diff --git a/Colors.qml b/Colors.qml
index 541f5b5..ed31b48 100644
--- a/Colors.qml
+++ b/Colors.qml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Singleton {
         watchChanges: true
         onAdapterUpdated: reload()
         onAdapterChanged: reload()
-        blockLoading: true
+        blockLoading: true   // colors resolved before first paint, no flash of defaults
         property alias base00: palette.base00
         property alias base01: palette.base01
         property alias base02: palette.base02
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Singleton {
 
         JsonAdapter {
             id: palette
+            // strings, not colors — QML coerces "#rrggbb" -> color at the readonly props above
             property string base00
             property string base01
             property string base02
diff --git a/modules/bar/ActiveWindow.qml b/modules/bar/ActiveWindow.qml
index 389cf47..39e8ede 100644
--- a/modules/bar/ActiveWindow.qml
+++ b/modules/bar/ActiveWindow.qml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 import Quickshell.Widgets
 import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import QtQuick
@@ -6,24 +5,13 @@ import QtQuick.Layouts
 import qs
 import qs.widgets
 import qs.settings
-import QtQuick.Effects
 
 Rectangle {
     id: root
     required property double moduleHeight
-    layer.enabled: true
-    layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-        id: dropShadow
-        source: root
-        shadowEnabled: true
-        shadowHorizontalOffset: 4
-        shadowVerticalOffset: 2
-        shadowOpacity: 0.5
-        shadowColor: "#020202"
-    }
     implicitHeight: moduleHeight
     implicitWidth: titleLayout.width + 32
-    color: Colors.base02
+    color: Colors.base01
     radius: Config.rounding
     RowLayout {
         id: titleLayout
diff --git a/modules/bar/Bar.qml b/modules/bar/Bar.qml
index ef05e9d..c694e2e 100644
--- a/modules/bar/Bar.qml
+++ b/modules/bar/Bar.qml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import Quickshell.Wayland
 
 import qs
 import qs.settings
-import qs.modules.wallpaper
 
 Variants {
     model: Quickshell.screens
@@ -46,17 +45,13 @@ Variants {
                     moduleHeight: root.moduleHeight
                 }
             }
-            Item {
-                id: middleItem
+
+            RowLayout {
+                id: centerLayout
                 anchors.centerIn: parent
-                implicitWidth: centerLayout.width
-                implicitHeight: centerLayout.height
-                RowLayout {
-                    id: centerLayout
-                    spacing: 5
-                    Clock {
-                        moduleHeight: root.moduleHeight
-                    }
+                spacing: 5
+                Clock {
+                    moduleHeight: root.moduleHeight
                 }
             }
 
@@ -64,7 +59,7 @@ Variants {
                 id: rightLayout
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                spacing: 15
+                spacing: 5
                 anchors.rightMargin: Config.floating ? (Config.barHeight - root.moduleHeight) / 2 : Config.rounding
                 Mpris {
                     moduleHeight: root.moduleHeight
@@ -78,10 +73,6 @@ Variants {
                 Tray {
                     moduleHeight: root.moduleHeight
                 }
-                WallpaperPicker {
-                    moduleHeight: root.moduleHeight
-                    screenHeight: root.modelData.height
-                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/modules/bar/Bat.qml b/modules/bar/Bat.qml
index 3c2e751..1803202 100644
--- a/modules/bar/Bat.qml
+++ b/modules/bar/Bat.qml
@@ -1,25 +1,15 @@
+import Quickshell.Widgets
 import Quickshell.Services.UPower
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Layouts
-import QtQuick.Effects
 import qs
 import qs.widgets
 import qs.settings
 
 Rectangle {
     id: root
-    layer.enabled: true
-    layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-        id: dropShadow
-        source: root
-        shadowEnabled: true
-        shadowHorizontalOffset: 4
-        shadowVerticalOffset: 2
-        shadowOpacity: 0.5
-        shadowColor: "#020202"
-    }
     clip: true
-    color: Colors.base02
+    color: Colors.base01
     visible: UPower.displayDevice.isLaptopBattery
     property double percent: UPower.displayDevice.percentage * 100
     property bool hasBattery: UPower.displayDevice.isLaptopBattery
diff --git a/modules/bar/Clock.qml b/modules/bar/Clock.qml
index 94251cf..f706fb7 100644
--- a/modules/bar/Clock.qml
+++ b/modules/bar/Clock.qml
@@ -1,28 +1,16 @@
-pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 import Quickshell
 import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Effects
 import qs
 import qs.widgets
 import qs.settings
 
 Rectangle {
     id: root
-    layer.enabled: true
-    layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-        id: dropShadow
-        source: root
-        shadowEnabled: true
-        shadowHorizontalOffset: 4
-        shadowVerticalOffset: 2
-        shadowOpacity: 0.5
-        shadowColor: "#020202"
-    }
     clip: true
     required property double moduleHeight
     implicitHeight: moduleHeight
     implicitWidth: clockText.implicitWidth + 32
-    color: Colors.base02
+    color: Colors.base01
     radius: Config.rounding
     SystemClock {
         id: clock
@@ -31,6 +19,6 @@ Rectangle {
     StyledText {
         id: clockText
         anchors.centerIn: root
-        text: Qt.formatDateTime(clock.date, "d.M.yy - hh:mm:ss")
+        text: Qt.formatDateTime(clock.date, "d.M.yy - hh:mm:s")
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/bar/Mpris.qml b/modules/bar/Mpris.qml
index 4fec34b..02026e6 100644
--- a/modules/bar/Mpris.qml
+++ b/modules/bar/Mpris.qml
@@ -1,24 +1,13 @@
-pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 import Quickshell.Services.Mpris
+import Quickshell.Widgets
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Layouts
-import QtQuick.Effects
 import qs
 import qs.widgets
 import qs.settings
 
 Rectangle {
     id: root
-    layer.enabled: true
-    layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-        id: dropShadow
-        source: root
-        shadowEnabled: true
-        shadowHorizontalOffset: 4
-        shadowVerticalOffset: 2
-        shadowOpacity: 0.5
-        shadowColor: "#020202"
-    }
     required property double moduleHeight
     implicitHeight: moduleHeight
     implicitWidth: songLayout.implicitWidth + 32
@@ -31,7 +20,7 @@ Rectangle {
     }
     visible: spotify !== null && spotify.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing
     clip: true
-    color: Colors.base02
+    color: Colors.base01
     radius: Config.rounding
     RowLayout {
         id: songLayout
diff --git a/modules/bar/Pw.qml b/modules/bar/Pw.qml
index 3094f2e..9b24542 100644
--- a/modules/bar/Pw.qml
+++ b/modules/bar/Pw.qml
@@ -1,26 +1,14 @@
-pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 import Quickshell.Services.Pipewire
 import Quickshell.Io
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Layouts
-import QtQuick.Effects
 import qs
 import qs.widgets
 import qs.settings
 
 Rectangle {
     id: root
-    layer.enabled: true
-    layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-        id: dropShadow
-        source: root
-        shadowEnabled: true
-        shadowHorizontalOffset: 4
-        shadowVerticalOffset: 2
-        shadowOpacity: 0.5
-        shadowColor: "#020202"
-    }
-    color: clickHandler.containsMouse ? Colors.base03 : Colors.base02
+    color: clickHandler.containsMouse ? Colors.base02 : Colors.base01
     property PwNode defaultAudio: Pipewire.ready ? Pipewire.defaultAudioSink : null
     property bool mute: Pipewire.ready ? defaultAudio?.audio.muted : null
     radius: Config.rounding
diff --git a/modules/bar/Tray.qml b/modules/bar/Tray.qml
index 03ccc03..83f8668 100644
--- a/modules/bar/Tray.qml
+++ b/modules/bar/Tray.qml
@@ -4,28 +4,17 @@ import Quickshell.Services.SystemTray
 import Quickshell.Widgets
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Layouts
-import QtQuick.Effects
 import qs
 import qs.settings
 
 Rectangle {
     id: root
-    layer.enabled: true
-    layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-        id: dropShadow
-        source: root
-        shadowEnabled: true
-        shadowHorizontalOffset: 4
-        shadowVerticalOffset: 2
-        shadowOpacity: 0.5
-        shadowColor: "#020202"
-    }
     visible: iconRepeater.count != 0
     Layout.fillHeight: true
     required property double moduleHeight
     implicitHeight: moduleHeight
     implicitWidth: iconlayout.width + 16
-    color: Colors.base02
+    color: Colors.base01
     radius: Config.rounding
 
     RowLayout {
diff --git a/modules/corners/ScreenCorners.qml b/modules/corners/ScreenCorners.qml
index 9d524c8..2fae0a9 100644
--- a/modules/corners/ScreenCorners.qml
+++ b/modules/corners/ScreenCorners.qml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import qs.settings
 */
 Variants {
     model: Quickshell.screens
-    delegate: WlrLayershell {
+    delegate: PanelWindow {
         id: root
         required property ShellScreen modelData
         screen: modelData
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@ Variants {
             left: true
             right: true
         }
-        margins {
-            top: Config.floating ? 0 : Config.barHeight
-        }
+        margins.top: Config.floating ? 0 : Config.barHeight
         mask: Region {
-            item: Item {}
+            item: root
         }
         color: 'transparent'
         exclusionMode: ExclusionMode.Ignore
diff --git a/modules/ipc/Ipc.qml b/modules/ipc/Ipc.qml
index e7f74a4..3abb6eb 100644
--- a/modules/ipc/Ipc.qml
+++ b/modules/ipc/Ipc.qml
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ IpcHandler {
     function floating(toggle: bool) {
         Config.floating = toggle
     }
-    function reload(hard: bool) {
-        Quickshell.reload(hard)
-    }
 
     function setWall(newWall: string) {
         if (newWall.startsWith("/")) {
diff --git a/modules/notifications/NotiPopup.qml b/modules/notifications/NotiPopup.qml
index ac509e8..24798cd 100644
--- a/modules/notifications/NotiPopup.qml
+++ b/modules/notifications/NotiPopup.qml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ WlrLayershell {
         for (let i = 0; i < Quickshell.screens.length; i++) {
             current = Quickshell.screens[i];
             if (Hyprland.monitorFor(current) == Hyprland.focusedMonitor) {
+                console.log(current.name);
                 return current;
             }
         }
diff --git a/modules/wallpaper/WallpaperPicker.qml b/modules/wallpaper/WallpaperPicker.qml
deleted file mode 100644
index c510645..0000000
--- a/modules/wallpaper/WallpaperPicker.qml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
-import Quickshell
-import Quickshell.Wayland
-import Quickshell.Widgets
-import Quickshell.Hyprland
-import QtQuick
-import Qt.labs.folderlistmodel 2.11
-import QtQuick.Effects
-
-import qs
-import qs.settings
-import qs.widgets
-
-Rectangle {
-    id: main
-
-    layer.enabled: true
-    layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-        id: dropShadow
-        source: main
-        shadowEnabled: true
-        shadowHorizontalOffset: 4
-        shadowVerticalOffset: 2
-        shadowOpacity: 0.5
-        shadowColor: "#020202"
-    }
-    required property real moduleHeight
-    required property int screenHeight
-    color: Colors.base02
-    radius: Config.rounding
-    implicitWidth: moduleHeight
-    implicitHeight: moduleHeight
-    MaterialIcon {
-        anchors.centerIn: main
-        text: "\ue1bc"
-        font.pixelSize: 16
-        font.bold: true
-    }
-    MouseArea {
-        id: clickHandler
-        anchors.fill: main
-        acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton
-        cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-        onClicked: {
-            wallPicker.visible = !wallPicker.visible;
-        }
-    }
-    WlrLayershell {
-        id: wallPicker
-        visible: false
-        exclusionMode: ExclusionMode.Ignore
-        keyboardFocus: WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand
-        implicitHeight: main.screenHeight / 8
-        color: 'transparent'
-        anchors {
-            bottom: true
-            left: true
-            right: true
-        }
-        margins {
-            bottom: 20
-            left: 20
-            right: 20
-        }
-        HyprlandFocusGrab {
-            id: grabber
-            active: wallPicker.visible
-            windows: [wallPicker]
-            onCleared: wallPicker.visible = false
-        }
-        onVisibleChanged: {
-            if (wallPicker.visible)
-                container.forceActiveFocus();
-        }
-        ClippingRectangle {
-            id: container
-            focus: true
-            Keys.onEscapePressed: {
-                wallPicker.visible = false;
-            }
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            color: Colors.base01
-            radius: Config.rounding
-            border.width: 2
-            border.color: Colors.base0D
-            GridView {
-                id: wallpaperLayout
-                clip: true
-                snapMode: GridView.SnapOneRow
-                flow: GridView.FlowTopToBottom
-                cellHeight: container.height
-                cellWidth: container.width / 8
-                anchors.fill: parent
-                anchors.rightMargin: 10
-                model: wallpaperList
-                delegate: ClippingWrapperRectangle {
-                    id: wallTile
-                    margin: 10
-                    required property var modelData
-                    color: 'transparent'
-                    implicitWidth: wallPicker.width / 8
-                    implicitHeight: wallPicker.height
-                    child: ClippingRectangle {
-                        id: wpRounder
-                        color: 'transparent'
-                        radius: Config.rounding / 1.5
-                        Image {
-                            id: wallpaper
-                            anchors.fill: parent
-                            source: wallTile.modelData.filePath
-                            sourceSize.width: 16 * 30
-                            sourceSize.height: 9 * 30
-                            asynchronous: true
-                            cache: true
-                        }
-                        MouseArea {
-                            id: wpClickHandler
-                            anchors.fill: parent
-                            cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-                            acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton
-                            hoverEnabled: true
-                            onClicked: {
-                                Config.wallpaper = wallTile.modelData.filePath;
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            FolderListModel {
-                id: wallpaperList
-                folder: Config.wallDir
-                nameFilters: ["*.png"]
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/settings/Config.qml b/settings/Config.qml
index 329982a..135ac96 100644
--- a/settings/Config.qml
+++ b/settings/Config.qml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Quickshell
 
 Singleton {
     id: root
-    property string font: "Maple Mono"
+    property string font: "Adwaita Mono Nerd Font Propo"
     property int fontSize: 12
     property int iconSize: 14
     property int barHeight: 30
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ Singleton {
     property bool floating: false
     property double opacity: 1.0
     property string primaryMon: "eDP-1"
-    property string wallDir: "file://" + Quickshell.env("HOME") + "/.walls"
     Settings {
 
         location: Qt.resolvedUrl("file:///home/lucy/.config/quickshell/settings/settings.ini")
@@ -26,6 +25,5 @@ Singleton {
         property alias opacity: root.opacity
         property alias primaryMon: root.primaryMon
         property alias floating: root.floating
-        property alias wallDir: root.wallDir
     }
 }
diff --git a/shell.qml b/shell.qml
index 7c4816d..ebaff3f 100644
--- a/shell.qml
+++ b/shell.qml
@@ -12,5 +12,4 @@ ShellRoot {
     Ipc {}
     Wallpaper {}
     NotiPopup {}
-    WallpaperPicker {}
 }
diff --git a/widgets/MaterialIcon.qml b/widgets/MaterialIcon.qml
index 6db34c6..c7e8a62 100644
--- a/widgets/MaterialIcon.qml
+++ b/widgets/MaterialIcon.qml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import QtQuick
 
 Text {
     font.family: "Material Symbols Rounded"
-    color: Colors.base05
+    color: Colors.base07
     font.pixelSize: Config.iconSize
     property bool fill: true
     renderType: Text.NativeRendering
diff --git a/widgets/StyledText.qml b/widgets/StyledText.qml
index 8f3cd00..6ee74f2 100644
--- a/widgets/StyledText.qml
+++ b/widgets/StyledText.qml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ import qs.settings
 Text {
     font.family: Config.font
     font.pixelSize: Config.fontSize
-    color: Colors.base05
+    color: Colors.base07
 }