diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bdb27ec..1d7068e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ qt_add_executable(${AppExec}
     static/resources.qrc
     src/gui/main.cpp
     src/gui/Interface.cpp
+    src/gui/UtilWidgets/Splitter.cpp
     src/gui/viewport/Viewport.cpp
     src/gui/viewport/ViewportGLWidget.cpp
     src/gui/viewport/GLCamera.cpp
diff --git a/src/gui/Interface.cpp b/src/gui/Interface.cpp
index 4da24d4..ba56a45 100644
--- a/src/gui/Interface.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/Interface.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <qpushbutton.h>
 #include <qsplitter.h>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <gui/UtilWidgets/Splitter.h>
 
 EnzoUI::EnzoUI()
 {
@@ -22,8 +23,13 @@ EnzoUI::EnzoUI()
     Viewport* viewport = new Viewport();
     Network* network = new Network(this);
 
+    constexpr int margin = 2;
+    viewport->layout()->setContentsMargins(margin, margin, margin, margin);
+    network->layout()->setContentsMargins(margin, margin, margin, margin);
+    mainLayout_->setContentsMargins(margin, margin, margin, margin);
 
-    viewportSplitter_ = new QSplitter(this);
+
+    viewportSplitter_ = new Splitter(this);
 
 
 
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ EnzoUI::EnzoUI()
     viewportSplitter_->addWidget(network);
     // viewportSplitter_->addWidget(new QPushButton("hello world"));
 
-    viewportSplitter_->setStretchFactor(0, 10);
+    viewportSplitter_->setStretchFactor(0, 20);
     viewportSplitter_->setStretchFactor(1, 1);
 
     mainLayout_->addWidget(viewportSplitter_);
diff --git a/src/gui/Interface.h b/src/gui/Interface.h
index 684d037..0b551bf 100644
--- a/src/gui/Interface.h
+++ b/src/gui/Interface.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <QBoxLayout>
 #include <QSplitter>
+#include <gui/UtilWidgets/Splitter.h>
 
 class EnzoUI
 : public QWidget
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ class EnzoUI
     private:
         QVBoxLayout* mainLayout_;
         QVBoxLayout* viewportSplitLayout_;
-        QSplitter* viewportSplitter_;
+        Splitter* viewportSplitter_;
 
 
 };
diff --git a/src/gui/UtilWidgets/Splitter.cpp b/src/gui/UtilWidgets/Splitter.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23134ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/UtilWidgets/Splitter.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <gui/UtilWidgets/Splitter.h>
+
+Splitter::Splitter(QWidget *parent)
+: QSplitter(parent)
+{
+    setHandleWidth(0);
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/UtilWidgets/Splitter.h b/src/gui/UtilWidgets/Splitter.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc02b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/UtilWidgets/Splitter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <QSplitter>
+
+class Splitter
+: public QSplitter
+{
+public:
+    Splitter(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+};