diff --git a/tui.py b/tui.py
index 6201ac7..c136f96 100644
--- a/tui.py
+++ b/tui.py
@@ -1,2 +1,46 @@
 import curses
+import curses.textpad
+import curses.ascii
 
+class GUI():
+    def __init__(self, root, h, w, y, x):
+        self.root = root
+        self.window = root.subwin(h, w, y, x)
+
+    def create_gui(self):
+        self.create_search_bar()
+        self.create_search_results()
+    
+    def create_search_bar(self):
+        self.search_box = self.window.subwin(3, self.root.getmaxyx()[1], 0, 0)
+        self.search_box.border()
+        self.search_bar = self.window.subwin(1, self.root.getmaxyx()[1] - 2, 1, 1)
+        self.search_in = curses.textpad.Textbox(self.search_bar)
+
+    def create_search_results(self):
+        self.results_box = self.window.subwin(self.root.getmaxyx()[0] - 3, self.root.getmaxyx()[1] // 3, 3, 0)
+        self.results_box.border()
+
+        
+
+class App():
+    def __init__(self, root):
+        self.root = root
+        self.gui = GUI(self.root, *self.root.getmaxyx(), 0, 0)
+
+    def show_gui(self):
+        self.root.clear()
+        self.gui.create_gui()
+
+def main(w):
+    app = App(w)
+    app.show_gui()
+    w.refresh()
+    app.gui.search_in.edit()
+    search_string = app.gui.search_in.gather()
+    app.gui.results_box.addstr(1, 1, search_string)
+    app.gui.results_box.refresh()
+    w.getch()
+    return search_string
+
+print(curses.wrapper(main))