diff --git a/application.go b/application.go
index e368cb9..c20ccef 100644
--- a/application.go
+++ b/application.go
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ func (application *Application) Run (callback func (application *Application)) {
 		color.RGBA { R: 0xD8, G: 0xDE, B: 0xE9, A: 0xFF },
 		color.RGBA { R: 0x2B, G: 0x30, B: 0x3C, A: 0xFF },
 	}
+	
+	application.config.padding = 4
 
 	// TODO: instead, return the error
 	var err error
diff --git a/backends/pixel/pixel.go b/backends/pixel/pixel.go
index 5e7d8f0..2eb3445 100644
--- a/backends/pixel/pixel.go
+++ b/backends/pixel/pixel.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/stone"
 type Backend struct {
 	window            *pixelgl.Window
 	boundsDirty       bool
-	previousBounds    pixel.Vec
+	windowBounds      pixel.Vec
 	fontFace          font.Face
 	application       *stone.Application
 	config            *stone.Config
@@ -166,19 +166,28 @@ func (backend *Backend) draw () {
 			if content < 32 { continue }
 			
 			//  draw cell
-			backend.textDrawer.Dot = backend.vectorAtPosition(x, y)
+			backend.textDrawer.Dot = backend.vectorAtPosition(x, y + 1)
 			backend.textDrawer.WriteRune(content)
 			backend.textDrawer.Draw(backend.window, pixel.IM)
 		}
 	}
+	
+	backend.backgroundStamper.Clear()
+	backend.backgroundStamper.Color =
+		backend.config.Color(stone.ColorBackground)
+	backend.backgroundStamper.Push (
+		backend.vectorAtPosition(0, 0),
+		backend.vectorAtPosition(width, height))
+	backend.backgroundStamper.Rectangle(1)
+	backend.backgroundStamper.Draw(backend.window)
 
 	backend.window.SwapBuffers()
 }
 
 func (backend *Backend) processEvents () {
 	newBounds := backend.window.Bounds().Max
-	backend.boundsDirty = backend.previousBounds != newBounds
-	backend.previousBounds = newBounds
+	backend.boundsDirty = backend.windowBounds != newBounds
+	backend.windowBounds = newBounds
 	
 	if backend.boundsDirty {
 		// TODO: set size of buffer
@@ -186,9 +195,12 @@ func (backend *Backend) processEvents () {
 }
 
 func (backend *Backend) vectorAtPosition (x, y int) (vector pixel.Vec) {
+	padding := backend.config.Padding() * backend.metrics.cellWidth
+
 	vector = pixel.V (
-		float64(x * backend.metrics.cellWidth),
-		float64(y * backend.metrics.cellHeight))
+		float64 (x * backend.metrics.cellWidth + padding),
+		backend.windowBounds.Y - float64 (
+			y * backend.metrics.cellHeight + padding))
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/hello/main.go b/examples/hello/main.go
index fd4b2d6..d0bbab2 100644
--- a/examples/hello/main.go
+++ b/examples/hello/main.go
@@ -20,8 +20,17 @@ func run (application *stone.Application) {
 			application.SetRune(6, 0, 'l')
 			application.SetRune(7, 0, 'd')
 			application.SetRune(8, 0, '!')
-			application.SetRune(4, 4, ':')
-			application.SetRune(5, 4, '3')
+			application.SetRune(4, 1, ':')
+			application.SetRune(5, 1, '3')
+			application.SetRune(0, 2, 'A')
+			application.SetRune(1, 2, 'A')
+			application.SetRune(2, 2, 'A')
+			application.SetRune(3, 2, 'A')
+			application.SetRune(4, 2, 'A')
+			application.SetRune(5, 2, 'A')
+			application.SetRune(6, 2, 'A')
+			application.SetRune(7, 2, 'A')
+			application.SetRune(8, 2, 'A')
 		}
 		
 		if !application.Await(0) { break }