diff --git a/Perspex.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs b/Perspex.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs
index 5c2fd912dc..c7c5b5e263 100644
--- a/Perspex.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs
@@ -6,26 +6,42 @@
 
 namespace Perspex.Direct2D1
 {
+    using System;
     using Perspex.Direct2D1.Media;
-    using Perspex.Media;
     using Perspex.Platform;
     using Splat;
 
-    public static class Direct2D1Platform
+    public class Direct2D1Platform : IPlatformFactory
     {
+        private static Direct2D1Platform instance = new Direct2D1Platform();
+
+        private static SharpDX.Direct2D1.Factory d2d1Factory = new SharpDX.Direct2D1.Factory();
+
+        private static SharpDX.DirectWrite.Factory dwFactory = new SharpDX.DirectWrite.Factory();
+
+        private static TextService textService = new TextService(dwFactory);
+
         public static void Initialize()
         {
-            SharpDX.Direct2D1.Factory d2d1Factory = new SharpDX.Direct2D1.Factory();
-            SharpDX.DirectWrite.Factory dwFactory = new SharpDX.DirectWrite.Factory();
-            TextService textService = new TextService(dwFactory);
-
             var locator = Locator.CurrentMutable;
             locator.Register(() => d2d1Factory, typeof(SharpDX.Direct2D1.Factory));
             locator.Register(() => dwFactory, typeof(SharpDX.DirectWrite.Factory));
-            locator.Register(() => textService, typeof(ITextService));
+            locator.Register(() => instance, typeof(IPlatformFactory));
+        }
 
-            locator.Register(() => new Renderer(), typeof(IRenderer));
-            locator.Register(() => new StreamGeometryImpl(), typeof(IStreamGeometryImpl));
+        public IRenderer CreateRenderer(IntPtr handle, double width, double height)
+        {
+            return new Renderer(handle, width, height);
+        }
+
+        public IStreamGeometryImpl CreateStreamGeometry()
+        {
+            return new StreamGeometryImpl();
+        }
+
+        public ITextService GetTextService()
+        {
+            return textService;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Perspex.Direct2D1/Renderer.cs b/Perspex.Direct2D1/Renderer.cs
index f0f936fc40..337fb294f6 100644
--- a/Perspex.Direct2D1/Renderer.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Direct2D1/Renderer.cs
@@ -31,13 +31,8 @@ namespace Perspex.Direct2D1
         /// <param name="hwnd">The window handle.</param>
         /// <param name="width">The width of the window.</param>
         /// <param name="height">The height of the window.</param>
-        public void Initialize(IntPtr hwnd, double width, double height)
+        public Renderer(IntPtr hwnd, double width, double height)
         {
-            if (this.renderTarget != null)
-            {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot initialize Renderer more than once.");
-            }
-
             this.Direct2DFactory = Locator.Current.GetService<Factory>();
             this.DirectWriteFactory = Locator.Current.GetService<DwFactory>();
 
diff --git a/Perspex.Windows/Window.cs b/Perspex.Windows/Window.cs
index 8a65c93720..527447bd56 100644
--- a/Perspex.Windows/Window.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Windows/Window.cs
@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ namespace Perspex.Windows
 
         public Window()
         {
+            IPlatformFactory factory = Locator.Current.GetService<IPlatformFactory>();
+
             this.CreateWindow();
             Size clientSize = this.ClientSize;
             this.LayoutManager = new LayoutManager();
-            this.renderer = Locator.Current.GetService<IRenderer>();
-            this.renderer.Initialize(this.Handle, (int)clientSize.Width, (int)clientSize.Height);
+            this.renderer = factory.CreateRenderer(this.Handle, (int)clientSize.Width, (int)clientSize.Height);
             this.inputManager = Locator.Current.GetService<IInputManager>();
             this.Template = ControlTemplate.Create<Window>(this.DefaultTemplate);
 
diff --git a/Perspex/Application.cs b/Perspex/Application.cs
index 96cbadbb3e..18a300c086 100644
--- a/Perspex/Application.cs
+++ b/Perspex/Application.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 
 namespace Perspex
 {
-    using System.Reflection;
     using Perspex.Input;
-    using Perspex.Platform;
     using Perspex.Styling;
     using Splat;
 
@@ -19,6 +17,7 @@ namespace Perspex
         public Application()
         {
             Current = this;
+            this.InputManager = new InputManager();
         }
 
         public static Application Current
@@ -27,6 +26,12 @@ namespace Perspex
             private set;
         }
 
+        public InputManager InputManager
+        {
+            get;
+            private set;
+        }
+
         public Styles Styles
         {
             get
@@ -45,10 +50,11 @@ namespace Perspex
             }
         }
 
-        public static void RegisterPortableServices()
+        public void RegisterServices()
         {
-            InputManager inputManager = new InputManager();
-            Locator.CurrentMutable.Register(() => inputManager, typeof(IInputManager));
+            Styler styler = new Styler();
+            Locator.CurrentMutable.Register(() => this.InputManager, typeof(IInputManager));
+            Locator.CurrentMutable.Register(() => styler, typeof(IStyler));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Perspex/Controls/TextBlock.cs b/Perspex/Controls/TextBlock.cs
index 93758091f1..98848c479b 100644
--- a/Perspex/Controls/TextBlock.cs
+++ b/Perspex/Controls/TextBlock.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
         {
             if (this.Visibility != Visibility.Collapsed)
             {
-                ITextService service = Locator.Current.GetService<ITextService>();
+                IPlatformFactory factory = Locator.Current.GetService<IPlatformFactory>();
+                ITextService service = factory.GetTextService();
 
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(this.Text))
                 {
diff --git a/Perspex/Media/RectangleGeometry.cs b/Perspex/Media/RectangleGeometry.cs
index d4f13d56a8..9ebc3d39d4 100644
--- a/Perspex/Media/RectangleGeometry.cs
+++ b/Perspex/Media/RectangleGeometry.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ namespace Perspex.Media
     {
         public RectangleGeometry(Rect rect)
         {
-            IStreamGeometryImpl impl = Locator.Current.GetService<IStreamGeometryImpl>();
+            IPlatformFactory factory = Locator.Current.GetService<IPlatformFactory>();
+            IStreamGeometryImpl impl = factory.CreateStreamGeometry();
 
             using (IStreamGeometryContextImpl context = impl.Open())
             {
diff --git a/Perspex/Media/StreamGeometry.cs b/Perspex/Media/StreamGeometry.cs
index 8e114f049d..b249fdbd8f 100644
--- a/Perspex/Media/StreamGeometry.cs
+++ b/Perspex/Media/StreamGeometry.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ namespace Perspex.Media
     {
         public StreamGeometry()
         {
-            this.PlatformImpl = Locator.Current.GetService<IStreamGeometryImpl>();
+            IPlatformFactory factory = Locator.Current.GetService<IPlatformFactory>();
+            this.PlatformImpl = factory.CreateStreamGeometry();
         }
 
         public override Rect Bounds
diff --git a/Perspex/Perspex.csproj b/Perspex/Perspex.csproj
index 80527bacfd..65259fd5bd 100644
--- a/Perspex/Perspex.csproj
+++ b/Perspex/Perspex.csproj
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Input\Raw\RawInputEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Input\Raw\RawMouseEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Media\Brushes.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Platform\IPlatformFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Platform\IStreamGeometryContextImpl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Platform\IGeometryImpl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Platform\IStreamGeometryImpl.cs" />
diff --git a/Perspex/Platform/IPlatformFactory.cs b/Perspex/Platform/IPlatformFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26ec83855b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Perspex/Platform/IPlatformFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <copyright file="IPlatformFactory.cs" company="Steven Kirk">
+// Copyright 2014 MIT Licence. See licence.md for more information.
+// </copyright>
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace Perspex.Platform
+{
+    using System;
+
+    public interface IPlatformFactory
+    {
+        IStreamGeometryImpl CreateStreamGeometry();
+
+        IRenderer CreateRenderer(IntPtr handle, double width, double height);
+
+        ITextService GetTextService();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Perspex/Platform/IRenderer.cs b/Perspex/Platform/IRenderer.cs
index 9d69b77ed8..e251fe0f6e 100644
--- a/Perspex/Platform/IRenderer.cs
+++ b/Perspex/Platform/IRenderer.cs
@@ -10,17 +10,6 @@ namespace Perspex.Platform
 
     public interface IRenderer
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes the renderer to draw to the specified handle.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="handle">The window etc handle</param>
-        /// <param name="width">The initial viewport width.</param>
-        /// <param name="height">The initial viewport height.</param>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// TODO: This probably should be somewhere else...
-        /// </remarks>
-        void Initialize(IntPtr handle, double width, double height);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Renders the specified visual.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/TestApplication/App.cs b/TestApplication/App.cs
index ff715409fd..9826cb1c92 100644
--- a/TestApplication/App.cs
+++ b/TestApplication/App.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     {
         public App()
         {
-            RegisterPortableServices();
+            this.RegisterServices();
             Direct2D1Platform.Initialize();
             this.Styles = new DefaultTheme();
         }
diff --git a/TestApplication/Program.cs b/TestApplication/Program.cs
index 014a2e59ab..482b903d0f 100644
--- a/TestApplication/Program.cs
+++ b/TestApplication/Program.cs
@@ -18,28 +18,10 @@ using Splat;
 
 namespace TestApplication
 {
-    class TestLogger : ILogger
-    {
-        public LogLevel Level
-        {
-            get;
-            set;
-        }
-
-        public void Write(string message, LogLevel logLevel)
-        {
-            if ((int)logLevel < (int)Level) return;
-            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(message);
-        }
-    }
-
     class Program
     {
         static void Main(string[] args)
         {
-            Locator.CurrentMutable.Register(() => new Styler(), typeof(IStyler));
-            Locator.CurrentMutable.Register(() => new TestLogger(), typeof(ILogger));
-
             App application = new App();
 
             Window window = new Window