diff --git a/ThinkPink/mainwindow.cpp b/ThinkPink/mainwindow.cpp
index 4503eec..d23f581 100644
--- a/ThinkPink/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/ThinkPink/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -18,23 +18,51 @@ void MainWindow::clearConnected(std::set<std::vector<int>> *connected) {
         game->deleteCell((*i)[0], (*i)[1]);
     }
     refreshButtonGrid();
+    qApp->processEvents();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::refreshButtonGrid() {
+    QSize button_size(max_width/columns, max_height/rows);
+    QLayoutItem *wItem;
+    while ((wItem = ui->gameGridLayout->takeAt(0)) != 0)
+        delete wItem;
     for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
         for (int j = 0; j < columns; j++) {
             buttonGrid[i][j]->setStyleSheet("color: #FFFFFF; Font : 30pt; background-color: " + game->getCell(i,j) + "; border: none;");
             buttonGrid[i][j]->setText("");
+            buttonGrid[i][j]->setFixedSize(button_size);
+            ui->gameGridLayout->addWidget(buttonGrid[i][j], i, j);
         }
     }
 }
 
+void MainWindow::bubbleUp(int row, int column) {
+    if (row > 0) {
+        QPushButton *tbutton = std::move(buttonGrid[row][column]);
+        buttonGrid[row][column] = std::move(buttonGrid[row-1][column]);
+        buttonGrid[row-1][column] = std::move(tbutton);
+
+        QString tcolor = game->getCell(row, column);
+        game->setCell(row, column, game->getCell(row-1, column));
+        game->setCell(row-1, column, tcolor);
+        bubbleUp(row-1, column);
+    }
+}
+void MainWindow::bubbleBoxes(std::set<std::vector<int>> *connected) {
+    usleep(400000);
+    for (auto i = connected->begin(); i != connected->end(); i++) {
+        bubbleUp((*i)[0], (*i)[1]);
+    }
+    refreshButtonGrid();
+}
+
 // slots
 void MainWindow::buttonPressed(int row, int column) {
     std::set<std::vector<int>> connected;
     game->getConnected(&connected, game->getCell(row, column), row, column);
     if ( connected.size() > 1) {
         clearConnected(&connected);
+        bubbleBoxes(&connected);
     } else
         ui->statusBar->showMessage("Only friends get Stars!", 2000);
 }
@@ -87,22 +115,31 @@ void MainWindow::initialiseWindow() {
 
 void MainWindow::initialiseMenuBar() {
     QAction *new_game_action = ui->menuPlay->addAction("New Game");
-
     connect(new_game_action, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(newGame()));
     ui->menuPlay->addSeparator();
 }
 
+void MainWindow::refreshSizes() {
+    max_width = MainWindow::width();
+    max_height = MainWindow::height() - ui->menuBar->height() - ui->lcdScore->height() - ui->statusBar->height();
+}
+
 MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     : QMainWindow(parent)
     , ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
     , rows(settings->value("size/rows", 9).toInt())
     , columns(settings->value("size/columns", 9).toInt())
     , max_width(800)
-    , max_height(544)
+    , max_height(519)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
-    this->setStyleSheet("color: #DB7093;");
-
+    QPalette pal = QPalette();
+    pal.setColor(QPalette::Window, 0xfff0f3);
+    pal.setColor(QPalette::Text, 0xa4133c);
+    this->setPalette(pal);
+    ui->menuPlay->setPalette(pal);
+    ui->menuBar->setStyleSheet("QMenuBar::item {color: #a4133c}");
+    refreshSizes();
     game = new SameGame(rows, columns);
     initialiseGame();
     initialiseWindow();
diff --git a/ThinkPink/mainwindow.h b/ThinkPink/mainwindow.h
index 41996b5..56ddd8e 100644
--- a/ThinkPink/mainwindow.h
+++ b/ThinkPink/mainwindow.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ public:
     void initialiseMenuBar();
     void clearConnected(std::set<std::vector<int>> *connected);
     void refreshButtonGrid();
+    void refreshSizes();
+    void bubbleUp(int row, int column);
+    void bubbleBoxes(std::set<std::vector<int>> *connected);
 
 private slots:
     void buttonPressed(int row, int column);
@@ -40,8 +43,8 @@ private:
     Ui::MainWindow *ui;
     const int rows;
     const int columns;
-    const double max_width;
-    const double max_height;
+    double max_width;
+    double max_height;
     SameGame *game;
     std::vector<std::vector<QPushButton *>> buttonGrid;
 };
diff --git a/ThinkPink/samegame.cpp b/ThinkPink/samegame.cpp
index 7a04350..d95b07b 100644
--- a/ThinkPink/samegame.cpp
+++ b/ThinkPink/samegame.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ QString SameGame::getCell(int row, int column) {
     return gameMatrix[row][column];
 }
 
+void SameGame::setCell(int row, int column, QString color) {
+    gameMatrix[row][column] = color;
+}
+
 void SameGame::checkNeighbour(std::set<std::vector<int>> *connectedSet, QString color, int row, int column) {
     // check for grid boundaries
     if (row > -1 && column > -1 && (unsigned long) row < gameMatrix.size() && (unsigned long) column < gameMatrix[0].size()) {
diff --git a/ThinkPink/samegame.h b/ThinkPink/samegame.h
index 62a1738..3b1af82 100644
--- a/ThinkPink/samegame.h
+++ b/ThinkPink/samegame.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public:
     void initialiseGameMatrix(int rows, int columns);
     SameGame(int rows, int columns);
     QString getCell(int row, int column);
+    void setCell(int row, int column, QString color);
     void checkNeighbour(std::set<std::vector<int>> *connectedSet, QString color, int row, int column);
     void getConnected(std::set<std::vector<int>> *connectedSet, QString color, int row, int column);
     void deleteCell(int row, int column);