diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb50116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<classpath>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
+</classpath>
diff --git a/src/BrowserException.java b/src/BrowserException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f4ea0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BrowserException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+public class BrowserException extends RuntimeException{
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1997753363232807009L;
+    
+    public BrowserException(){
+        
+    }
+    public BrowserException(String message){
+        super(message);
+    }
+    public BrowserException(Throwable cause){
+        super(cause);
+    }
+    public BrowserException(String message, Throwable cause){
+        super(message,cause);
+    }
+    public BrowserException(String message, Throwable cause, boolean enableSuppression, boolean writableStackTrace){
+        super(message,cause,enableSuppression,writableStackTrace);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/BrowserModel.java b/src/BrowserModel.java
index 9263bb3..cfb9932 100755
--- a/src/BrowserModel.java
+++ b/src/BrowserModel.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 
 
 /**
@@ -21,13 +22,15 @@ public class BrowserModel {
     private int myCurrentIndex;
     private List<URL> myHistory;
     private Map<String, URL> myFavorites;
+    private ResourceBundle myResources;
 
 
     /**
      * Creates an empty model.
      */
-    public BrowserModel () {
+    public BrowserModel (String language) {
         myHome = null;
+        myResources = ResourceBundle.getBundle(BrowserView.DEFAULT_RESOURCE_PACKAGE + language+"Error");
         myCurrentURL = null;
         myCurrentIndex = -1;
         myHistory = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -58,8 +61,9 @@ public URL back () {
 
     /**
      * Changes current page to given URL, removing next history.
+     * @throws BrowserException 
      */
-    public URL go (String url) {
+    public URL go (String url) throws BrowserException {
         try {
             URL tmp = completeURL(url);
             // unfortunately, completeURL may not have returned a valid URL, so test it
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ public URL go (String url) {
             return myCurrentURL;
         }
         catch (Exception e) {
-            return null;
+            throw new BrowserException(String.format(myResources.getString("ErrorLoad"),url));           
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/BrowserView.java b/src/BrowserView.java
index f9d591d..487d8ac 100644
--- a/src/BrowserView.java
+++ b/src/BrowserView.java
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import java.awt.Dimension;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public class BrowserView {
     // constants
     public static final Dimension DEFAULT_SIZE = new Dimension(800, 600);
     public static final String DEFAULT_RESOURCE_PACKAGE = "resources/";
-    public static final String STYLESHEET = "default.css";
+    public static final String STYLESHEET = "custom.css";
     public static final String BLANK = " ";
 
     // scene, needed to report back to Application
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ public class BrowserView {
     private Button myBackButton;
     private Button myNextButton;
     private Button myHomeButton;
+    private Button myFavButton;
     // favorites
     private ComboBox<String> myFavorites;
     // get strings from resource file
@@ -84,19 +86,19 @@ public BrowserView (BrowserModel model, String language) {
         enableButtons();
         // create scene to hold UI
         myScene = new Scene(root, DEFAULT_SIZE.width, DEFAULT_SIZE.height);
-        //myScene.getStylesheets().add(DEFAULT_RESOURCE_PACKAGE + STYLESHEET);
+        myScene.getStylesheets().add(DEFAULT_RESOURCE_PACKAGE + STYLESHEET);
     }
 
     /**
      * Display given URL.
      */
     public void showPage (String url) {
-        URL valid = myModel.go(url);
-        if (valid != null) {
+        try{
+            URL valid = myModel.go(url);
             update(valid);
         }
-        else {
-            showError("Could not load " + url);
+        catch(BrowserException e){      
+            showError(e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ private void home () {
     private void showFavorite (String favorite) {
         showPage(myModel.getFavorite(favorite).toString());
         // reset favorites ComboBox so the same choice can be made again
-        myFavorites.setValue(null);
+       // myFavorites.setValue(null);
     }
 
     // update just the view to display given URL
@@ -213,6 +215,8 @@ public void handle (ActionEvent event) {
         result.getChildren().add(myNextButton);
         myHomeButton = makeButton("HomeCommand", event -> home());
         result.getChildren().add(myHomeButton);
+        myFavButton = makeButton("AddFavoriteCommand",event-> addFavorite());
+        result.getChildren().add(myFavButton);
         // if user presses button or enter in text field, load/show the URL
         EventHandler<ActionEvent> showHandler = new ShowPage();
         result.getChildren().add(makeButton("GoCommand", showHandler));
@@ -226,6 +230,8 @@ private Node makePreferencesPanel () {
         HBox result = new HBox();
         myFavorites = new ComboBox<String>();
         // ADD REST OF CODE HERE
+        result.getChildren().add(myFavorites);
+        myFavorites.setOnAction(event->showFavorite(myFavorites.getValue()));
         result.getChildren().add(makeButton("SetHomeCommand", event -> {
             myModel.setHome();
             enableButtons();
@@ -234,7 +240,7 @@ private Node makePreferencesPanel () {
     }
 
     // makes a button using either an image or a label
-    private Button makeButton (String property, EventHandler<ActionEvent> handler) {
+    private Button makeButton (String property, String handler) {
         // represent all supported image suffixes
         final String IMAGEFILE_SUFFIXES = 
             String.format(".*\\.(%s)", String.join("|", ImageIO.getReaderFileSuffixes()));
@@ -247,7 +253,9 @@ private Button makeButton (String property, EventHandler<ActionEvent> handler) {
         } else {
             result.setText(label);
         }
-        result.setOnAction(handler);
+//        result.setOnAction(handler);
+        Method m = this.getClass().getDeclaredMethod(handler);
+        result.setOnAction(e->m.invoke());
         return result;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Main.java b/src/Main.java
index c258d02..60b2152 100755
--- a/src/Main.java
+++ b/src/Main.java
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ public class Main extends Application {
     // convenience constants
     public static final String TITLE = "NanoBrowser";
     public static final String DEFAULT_START_PAGE = "http://www.cs.duke.edu/rcd";
+    public static final String LANGUAGE = "English";
 
 
     @Override
     public void start (Stage stage) {
         // create program specific components
-        BrowserModel model = new BrowserModel();
-        BrowserView display = new BrowserView(model, "English");
+        BrowserModel model = new BrowserModel(LANGUAGE);
+        BrowserView display = new BrowserView(model, LANGUAGE);
         // give the window a title
         stage.setTitle(TITLE);
         // add our user interface components to Frame and show it
diff --git a/src/resources/English.properties b/src/resources/English.properties
index 5cb3530..0c19314 100755
--- a/src/resources/English.properties
+++ b/src/resources/English.properties
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ GoCommand=Go
 AddFavoriteCommand=Add Favorites
 FavoritePrompt=Enter name
 ErrorTitle=Browser Error
+ErrorLoad=Could not load %s today
 FavoritePromptTitle=Add Favorite
 FavoriteFirstItem=All Favorites
 SetHomeCommand=Set Home
diff --git a/src/resources/EnglishError.properties b/src/resources/EnglishError.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e76b1f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/resources/EnglishError.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ErrorTitle=Browser Error
+ErrorLoad=Could not load %s today
diff --git a/src/resources/custom.css b/src/resources/custom.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69d286d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/resources/custom.css
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+.root {
+    -fx-font-size: 14pt;
+    -fx-font-family: "Courier New";
+    -fx-base: red;
+    -fx-background: skyblue;
+}
+
+.button {
+    -fx-text-fill: #006464;
+    -fx-background-color: lightgreen;
+    -fx-border-radius: 20;
+    -fx-background-radius: 20;
+    -fx-padding: 8;
+}
+
+.button:hover {
+    -fx-background-color: #3a3a3a;
+}
+
+.combo-box-base {
+    -fx-text-base-color: #006464;
+    -fx-background-color: orange;
+    -fx-border-radius: 20;
+    -fx-background-radius: 20;
+}
+.combo-box-base:hover {
+    -fx-background-color: #3a3a3a;
+}
+
+.label {
+    -fx-font-size: 11pt;
+    -fx-font-family: "Segoe UI Semibold";
+    -fx-text-fill: #006464;
+    -fx-opacity: 0.6;
+}
+
+.text-field {
+    -fx-font-size: 14pt;
+    -fx-font-family: "Segoe UI Semibold";
+}