diff --git a/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css b/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
index 7c17aaf..07dd446 100644
--- a/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
+++ b/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
@@ -13,3 +13,8 @@
 @import url("shared.css");
 
 @import url("widgets/menu.css");
+@import url("widgets/button.css");
+@import url("widgets/checkbox.css");
+@import url("widgets/popover.css");
+@import url("widgets/notebook.css");
+
diff --git a/.config/gtk-3.0/widgets/button.css b/.config/gtk-3.0/widgets/button.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe99d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/gtk-3.0/widgets/button.css
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/* buttons, also headings from table views like thunar
+ */
+
+button,
+switch slider {
+    background: @bg_color;
+    color: @fg_color;
+
+    border-radius: 1px;
+    padding: 0.5em;
+    border-width: 1px;
+}
+
+button.flat {
+    background: none;
+    border-color: transparent;
+}
+
+button:hover,
+button:focus
+switch:hover slider,
+switch:focus slider {
+    color: @bg_color;
+    background-color: @acc1_color;
+}
+
+button:backdrop,
+button:disabled,
+switch:backdrop slider,
+switch:disabled slider {
+    background: @bg_color;
+}
diff --git a/.config/gtk-3.0/widgets/checkbox.css b/.config/gtk-3.0/widgets/checkbox.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9fb7df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/gtk-3.0/widgets/checkbox.css
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+radio,
+check {
+    background-color: @bg_color;
+    border-color: @fg_color;
+}
+
+radio:hover,
+check:hover {
+    border-color: @fg_color;
+    color: @fg_color;
+}
diff --git a/.config/gtk-3.0/widgets/notebook.css b/.config/gtk-3.0/widgets/notebook.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9b7b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/gtk-3.0/widgets/notebook.css
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * for menu popups, at least the headers
+ */
+
+notebook,
+notebook tab:checked {
+    background: @acc1_color;
+    color: @bg_color;
+}
+
+notebook tab,
+notebook header {
+    background: @bg_color;
+}
+
diff --git a/.config/gtk-3.0/widgets/popover.css b/.config/gtk-3.0/widgets/popover.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..724f2e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/gtk-3.0/widgets/popover.css
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * not sure yet whats up here
+ */
+
+popover.background,
+toolbar.osd {
+    background: #ff0000;
+}
+
+popover modelbutton {
+    background: #00ff00;
+}
+
+popover modelbutton:hover {
+    background: #0000ff;
+}
+