diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/CategoryTab.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/CategoryTab.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..246c1141e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/CategoryTab.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<script>
+  export let categories = []
+  export let selectedCategory = {}
+  export let onClick = category => {}
+</script>
+
+<ul class="tabs">
+  {#each categories as category}
+    <li
+      on:click={() => onClick(category)}
+      class:active={selectedCategory === category}>
+      {category.name}
+    </li>
+  {/each}
+
+</ul>
+
+<style>
+  .tabs {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    list-style: none;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+    padding: 0 30px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #d8d8d8;
+
+    font-size: 14px;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    letter-spacing: 0.14px;
+  }
+
+  li {
+    color: #808192;
+    margin: 0 5px;
+    padding: 0 8px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+
+  .active {
+    border-bottom: solid 3px #0055ff;
+    color: #393c44;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentPropertiesPanel.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentPropertiesPanel.svelte
index c4c57c8e0..84480b2d6 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentPropertiesPanel.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentPropertiesPanel.svelte
@@ -14,17 +14,33 @@
   import LayoutEditor from "./LayoutEditor.svelte"
   import EventsEditor from "./EventsEditor"
 
-  let current_view = "props"
+  import panelStructure from "./temporaryPanelStructure.js"
+  import CategoryTab from "./CategoryTab.svelte"
+  import DesignView from "./DesignView.svelte"
+
+  let current_view = "design"
   let codeEditor
+  let flattenedPanel = flattenComponents(panelStructure.categories)
+  let categories = [
+    { name: "Design" },
+    { name: "Settings" },
+    { name: "Actions" },
+  ]
+  let selectedCategory = categories[0]
 
-  $: component = $store.currentComponentInfo
-  $: originalName = component.name
-  $: name =
-    $store.currentView === "detail"
-      ? $store.currentPreviewItem.name
-      : component._component
-  $: description = component.description
   $: components = $store.components
+  $: componentInstance = $store.currentComponentInfo //contains prop values of currently selected component
+  $: componentDefinition = $store.components.find(
+    c => c.name === componentInstance._component
+  )
+
+  $: panelDefinition = flattenedPanel.find(
+    //use for getting controls for each component property
+    c => c._component === componentInstance._component
+  )
+
+  // OLD PROPS =============================================
+
   $: screen_props =
     $store.currentFrontEndType === "page"
       ? getProps($store.currentPreviewItem, ["name", "favicon"])
@@ -33,76 +49,46 @@
   const onPropChanged = store.setComponentProp
   const onStyleChanged = store.setComponentStyle
 
+  //May be able to remove some of the nested components in PropsView, PropsControl and StateBindingControl tree
+
+  function walkProps(component, action) {
+    action(component)
+    if (component.children) {
+      for (let child of component.children) {
+        walkProps(child, action)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  function flattenComponents(props) {
+    const components = []
+    props.forEach(comp =>
+      walkProps(comp, c => {
+        if ("_component" in c) {
+          components.push(c)
+        }
+      })
+    )
+    return components
+  }
+
   function getProps(obj, keys) {
     return keys.map((k, i) => [k, obj[k], obj.props._id + i])
   }
 </script>
 
 <div class="root">
-  <ul>
-    <li>
-      <button
-        class:selected={current_view === 'props'}
-        on:click={() => (current_view = 'props')}>
-        <PaintIcon />
-      </button>
-    </li>
-    <li>
-      <button
-        class:selected={current_view === 'layout'}
-        on:click={() => (current_view = 'layout')}>
-        <LayoutIcon />
-      </button>
-    </li>
-    {#if !component._component.startsWith('##')}
-      <li>
-        <button
-          class:selected={current_view === 'code'}
-          on:click={() => codeEditor && codeEditor.show()}>
-          {#if component._code && component._code.trim().length > 0}
-            <div class="button-indicator">
-              <CircleIndicator />
-            </div>
-          {/if}
-          <TerminalIcon />
-        </button>
-      </li>
-      <li>
-        <button
-          class:selected={current_view === 'events'}
-          on:click={() => (current_view = 'events')}>
-          <EventsIcon />
-        </button>
-      </li>
-    {/if}
-  </ul>
-  <div class="component-props-container">
 
-    {#if current_view === 'props'}
-      {#if $store.currentView === 'detail'}
-        {#each screen_props as [k, v, id] (id)}
-          <div class="detail-prop" for={k}>
-            <label>{k}:</label>
-            <input
-              id={k}
-              value={v}
-              on:input={({ target }) => store.setMetadataProp(k, target.value)} />
-          </div>
-        {/each}
-        <PropsView {component} {components} {onPropChanged} />
-      {:else}
-        <PropsView {component} {components} {onPropChanged} />
-      {/if}
-    {:else if current_view === 'layout'}
-      <LayoutEditor {onStyleChanged} {component} />
-    {:else if current_view === 'events'}
-      <EventsEditor {component} {components} {onPropChanged} />
-    {/if}
+  <CategoryTab
+    onClick={category => (selectedCategory = category)}
+    {categories}
+    {selectedCategory} />
 
-    <CodeEditor
-      bind:this={codeEditor}
-      code={component._code}
-      onCodeChanged={store.setComponentCode} />
+  <div class="component-props-container">
+    {#if current_view === 'design'}
+      <!-- <PropsView {component} {components} {onPropChanged} /> -->
+      <DesignView {panelDefinition} {componentInstance} {componentDefinition} />
+    {/if}
 
   </div>
 
@@ -146,7 +132,6 @@
 
   .root {
     height: 100%;
-    padding: 20px;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
   }
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentSelectionList.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentSelectionList.svelte
index eb2755993..139dd65c5 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentSelectionList.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentSelectionList.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   import { splitName } from "./pagesParsing/splitRootComponentName.js"
   import components from "./temporaryPanelStructure.js"
   import ConfirmDialog from "components/common/ConfirmDialog.svelte"
+  import CategoryTab from "./CategoryTab.svelte"
   import {
     find,
     sortBy,
@@ -85,15 +86,12 @@
 </script>
 
 <div class="root">
-  <ul class="tabs">
-    {#each categories as category}
-      <li
-        on:click={() => (selectedCategory = category)}
-        class:active={selectedCategory === category}>
-        {category.name}
-      </li>
-    {/each}
-  </ul>
+
+  <CategoryTab
+    onClick={category => (selectedCategory = category)}
+    {selectedCategory}
+    {categories} />
+
   <div class="panel">
     <Tab
       list={selectedCategory}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/DesignView.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/DesignView.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60a6dc8bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/DesignView.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<script>
+  import PropertyGroup from "./PropertyGroup.svelte"
+  export let panelDefinition = {}
+  export let componentInstance = {}
+  export let componentDefinition = {}
+  const getProperties = prop => panelDefinition.props[prop]
+
+  $: props = !!panelDefinition.props && Object.keys(panelDefinition.props)
+</script>
+
+{#each props as prop}
+  <PropertyGroup
+    title={prop}
+    content={getProperties(prop)}
+    {componentDefinition}
+    {componentInstance} />
+{/each}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/PropertyGroup.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/PropertyGroup.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b424dcd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/PropertyGroup.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+<script>
+  export let title = ""
+  export let content = {}
+  export let componentInstance = {}
+  export let componentDefinition = {}
+
+  let show = false
+
+  const propExistsOnComponentDef = prop => prop in componentDefinition.props
+
+  const capitalize = title => title[0].toUpperCase() + title.slice(1)
+
+  $: propertyKeys = Object.keys(content)
+  $: icon = show ? "ri-arrow-down-s-fill" : "ri-arrow-right-s-fill"
+</script>
+
+<div class="property-group-container" on:click={() => (show = !show)}>
+  <div class="property-group-title">
+    <div class="icon">
+      <i class={icon} />
+    </div>
+    <div class="title">{capitalize(title)}</div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="property-panel" class:show>
+    <ul>
+      {#each propertyKeys as key}
+        <!-- {#if propExistsOnComponentDef(key)} -->
+        <li>{content[key].displayName || capitalize(key)}</li>
+        <!-- {/if} -->
+      {/each}
+    </ul>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .property-group-container {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    height: auto;
+    background: #fbfbfb;
+    margin: 5px;
+    padding: 5px;
+  }
+
+  .property-group-title {
+    cursor: pointer;
+    flex: 0 0 20px;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-flow: row nowrap;
+  }
+
+  .icon {
+    flex: 0 0 20px;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+
+  .title {
+    flex: 1;
+    text-align: left;
+  }
+
+  .property-panel {
+    height: 0px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    /* transition: height 2s ease-in-out; */
+  }
+
+  .show {
+    overflow: auto;
+    height: auto;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/propertyCategories.js b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/propertyCategories.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b662d443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/propertyCategories.js
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+
+/* 
+  TODO: all strings types are really inputs and could be typed as such
+  TODO: Options types need option items
+  TODO: Allow for default values for all properties
+*/
+
+export const layout = {
+  flexDirection: { displayName: "Direction", type: "string" },
+  justifyContent: { displayName: "Justify", type: "string" },
+  alignItems: { displayName: "Align", type: "string" },
+  flexWrap: { displayName: "Wrap", type: "options" },
+}
+
+export const spacing = {
+  padding: { type: "string" },
+  margin: { type: "string" },
+}
+
+export const size = {
+  width: { type: "string" },
+  height: { type: "string" },
+  minWidth: { displayName: "Min W", type: "string" },
+  minHeight: { displayName: "Min H", type: "string" },
+  maxWidth: { displayName: "Max W", type: "string" },
+  maxHeight: { displayName: "Max H", type: "string" },
+  overflow: { type: "string" }, //custom
+}
+
+export const position = {
+  position: { type: "options" },
+}
+
+export const typography = {
+  font: { type: "options" },
+  weight: { type: "options" },
+  size: { type: "string" },
+  lineHeight: { displayName: "Line H", type: "string" },
+  color: { type: "colour" },
+  align: { type: "string" }, //custom
+  transform: { type: "string" }, //custom
+  style: { type: "string" }, //custom
+}
+
+export const background = {
+  backgroundColor: { displayName: "Background Color", type: "colour" },
+  image: { type: "string" }, //custom
+}
+
+export const border = {
+  radius: { type: "string" },
+  width: { type: "string" }, //custom
+  color: { type: "colour" },
+  style: { type: "options" },
+}
+
+export const effects = {
+  opacity: "string",
+  rotate: "string",
+  shadow: "string",
+}
+
+export const transitions = {
+  property: { type: "options" },
+  duration: { type: "string" },
+  ease: { type: "options" },
+}
+
+export function excludeProps(props, propsToExclude) {
+  const modifiedProps = {}
+  for (const prop in props) {
+    if (!propsToExclude.includes(prop)) {
+      modifiedProps[prop] = props[prop]
+    }
+  }
+  return modifiedProps
+}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/temporaryPanelStructure.js b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/temporaryPanelStructure.js
index 5c4188d31..07facd4e2 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/temporaryPanelStructure.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/temporaryPanelStructure.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { layout, background } from "./propertyCategories.js"
+
 export default {
   categories: [
     {
@@ -10,7 +12,8 @@ export default {
           description: 'This component contains things within itself',
           icon: 'ri-layout-row-fill',
           commonProps: {},
-          children: []
+          children: [],
+          props: { layout, background },
         },
         {
           name: 'Text',
@@ -24,12 +27,8 @@ export default {
               description: "A component for displaying heading text",
               icon: "ri-heading",
               props: {
-                type: {
-                  type: "options",
-                  options: ["h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "h5", "h6"],
-                  default: "h1",
-                },
-                text: "string",
+                layout,
+                background,
               },
             },
             {
@@ -82,15 +81,15 @@ export default {
           name: 'Button',
           description: 'A basic html button that is ready for styling',
           icon: 'ri-radio-button-fill',
-          commonProps: {},
-          children: []
+          children: [],
+          props: {},
         },
         {
           _component: "@budibase/standard-components/icon",
           name: 'Icon',
           description: 'A basic component for displaying icons',
           icon: 'ri-sun-fill',
-          commonProps: {},
+          props: {},
           children: []
         },
         {
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ export default {
           name: 'Link',
           description: 'A basic link component for internal and external links',
           icon: 'ri-link',
-          commonProps: {},
+          props: {},
           children: []
         }
       ]
@@ -112,14 +111,14 @@ export default {
           name: 'Card',
           description: 'A basic card component that can contain content and actions.',
           icon: 'ri-layout-bottom-line',
-          commonProps: {},
+          props: {},
           children: []
         },
         {
           name: 'Login',
           description: 'A component that automatically generates a login screen for your app.',
           icon: 'ri-login-box-fill',
-          commonProps: {},
+          props: {},
           children: []
         },
         {
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ export default {
           _component: "@budibase/standard-components/Navigation",
           description: "A component for handling the navigation within your app.",
           icon: "ri-navigation-fill",
-          commonProps: {},
+          props: {},
           children: []
         }
       ]
@@ -140,15 +139,15 @@ export default {
           name: 'Table',
           description: 'A component that generates a table from your data.',
           icon: 'ri-archive-drawer-fill',
-          commonProps: {},
+          props: {},
           children: []
         },
         {
           name: 'Form',
           description: 'A component that generates a form from your data.',
           icon: 'ri-file-edit-fill',
-          commonProps: {},
-          component: "@budibase/materialdesign-components/Form",
+          props: {},
+          _component: "@budibase/materialdesign-components/Form",
           template: {
             component: "@budibase/materialdesign-components/Form",
             description: "Form for saving a record",