diff --git a/app/components/Contacts/ContactModal.js b/app/components/Contacts/ContactModal.js
index 58a760ab..77f41fc3 100644
--- a/app/components/Contacts/ContactModal.js
+++ b/app/components/Contacts/ContactModal.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const ContactModal = ({
     },
     content: {
       top: 'auto',
-      left: '20%',
+      left: '0',
       right: '0',
       bottom: 'auto',
       width: '40%',
diff --git a/app/components/Contacts/ContactsForm.scss b/app/components/Contacts/ContactsForm.scss
index 19123176..977195f9 100644
--- a/app/components/Contacts/ContactsForm.scss
+++ b/app/components/Contacts/ContactsForm.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   margin: 50px auto;
   position: absolute;
   top: auto;
-  left: 20%;
+  left: 0;
   right: 0;
   bottom: auto;
   background: $white;
diff --git a/app/components/Contacts/Network.js b/app/components/Contacts/Network.js
index fd0b6c99..58ced5e1 100644
--- a/app/components/Contacts/Network.js
+++ b/app/components/Contacts/Network.js
@@ -1,56 +1,165 @@
-import React from 'react'
+import React, { Component } from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
+import find from 'lodash/find'
 import Isvg from 'react-inlinesvg'
-import { FaAngleDown, FaCircle } from 'react-icons/lib/fa'
+import { FaAngleDown, FaCircle, FaRepeat } from 'react-icons/lib/fa'
 import { btc } from 'utils'
 import plus from 'icons/plus.svg'
 import search from 'icons/search.svg'
 import styles from './Network.scss'
 
-const Network = ({ channels, balance, currentTicker }) => {
-  console.log('channels: ', channels)
-
-  return (
-    <div className={styles.network}>
-      <header className={styles.header}>
-        <section>
-          <h2>My Network</h2>
-          <span className={styles.channelAmount}>
-            {btc.satoshisToBtc(balance.channelBalance)}BTC ≈ ${btc.satoshisToUsd(balance.channelBalance, currentTicker.price_usd).toLocaleString()}
-          </span>
-        </section>
-        <section className={styles.addChannel}>
-          <Isvg src={plus} />
-        </section>
-      </header>
-
-      <div className={styles.channels}>
-        <header className={styles.listHeader}>
-          <div>
-            <span>All <FaAngleDown /></span>
-          </div>
-          <div>
-            <span>Refresh</span>
-          </div>
+class Network extends Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props)
+
+    this.state = {
+      refreshing: false
+    }
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const {
+      channels: {
+        searchQuery,
+        filterPulldown,
+        filter,
+        loadingChannelPubkeys,
+        closingChannelIds
+      },
+      currentChannels,
+      balance,
+      currentTicker,
+
+      nodes,
+
+      fetchChannels,
+      openContactsForm,
+
+      nonActiveFilters,
+      toggleFilterPulldown,
+      changeFilter,
+
+      updateChannelSearchQuery
+    } = this.props
+
+
+    const refreshClicked = () => {
+      // turn the spinner on
+      this.setState({ refreshing: true })
+
+      // store event in icon so we dont get an error when react clears it
+      const icon = this.repeat.childNodes
+
+      // fetch channels
+      fetchChannels()
+
+      // wait for the svg to appear as child
+      const svgTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        if (icon[0].tagName === 'svg') {
+          // spin icon for 1 sec
+          icon[0].style.animation = 'spin 1000ms linear 1'
+          clearTimeout(svgTimeout)
+        }
+      }, 1)
+
+      // clear animation after the second so we can reuse it
+      const refreshTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        icon[0].style.animation = ''
+        this.setState({ refreshing: false })
+        clearTimeout(refreshTimeout)
+      }, 1000)
+    }
+
+    const displayNodeName = (channel) => {
+      const node = find(nodes, node => channel.remote_pubkey === node.pub_key)
+
+      if (node && node.alias.length) { return node.alias }
+
+      return channel.remote_pubkey ? channel.remote_pubkey.substring(0, 10) : channel.remote_node_pub.substring(0, 10)
+    }
+
+    const channelStatus = (channel) => {
+      if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(channel, 'confirmation_height')) { return 'pending' }
+      if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(channel, 'closing_txid')) { return 'closing' }
+      if (!channel.active) { return 'offline' }
+
+      return 'online'
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <div className={styles.network}>
+        <header className={styles.header}>
+          <section>
+            <h2>My Network</h2>
+            <span className={styles.channelAmount}>
+              {btc.satoshisToBtc(balance.channelBalance)}BTC ≈ ${btc.satoshisToUsd(balance.channelBalance, currentTicker.price_usd).toLocaleString()}
+            </span>
+          </section>
+          <section className={styles.addChannel} onClick={openContactsForm}>
+            <Isvg src={plus} />
+          </section>
         </header>
 
-        <ul>
-          {
-            channels.channels.map(channel => {
-              console.log('channel: ', channel)
-            })
-          }
-        </ul>
-      </div>
+        <div className={styles.channels}>
+          <header className={styles.listHeader}>
+            <section>
+              <h2 onClick={toggleFilterPulldown} className={styles.filterTitle}>
+                {filter.name} <span className={filterPulldown && styles.pulldown}><FaAngleDown /></span>
+              </h2>
+              <ul className={`${styles.filters} ${filterPulldown && styles.active}`}>
+                {
+                  nonActiveFilters.map(f => (
+                    <li key={f.key} onClick={() => changeFilter(f)}>
+                      {f.name}
+                    </li>
+                  ))
+                }
+              </ul>
+            </section>
+           
+            <section className={styles.refreshContainer}>
+              <span className={styles.refresh} onClick={refreshClicked} ref={(ref) => { this.repeat = ref }}>
+                {
+                  this.state.refreshing ?
+                    <FaRepeat />
+                    :
+                    'Refresh'
+                }
+              </span>
+          </section>
+          </header>
 
-      <footer className={styles.search}>
-        <label htmlFor='search' className={`${styles.label} ${styles.input}`}>
-          <Isvg src={search} />
-        </label>
-        <input id='search' type='text' className={`${styles.text} ${styles.input}`} placeholder='search by alias or pubkey' />
-      </footer>
-    </div>
-  )
+          <ul className={filterPulldown && styles.fade}>
+            {
+              currentChannels.length > 0 && currentChannels.map((channelObj, index) => {
+                const channel = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(channelObj, 'channel') ? channelObj.channel : channelObj
+                return (
+                  <li key={index} className={styles.channel}>
+                    <span>{displayNodeName(channel)}</span>
+                    <span className={styles[channelStatus(channelObj)]}><FaCircle /></span>
+                  </li>
+                )
+              })
+            }
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+
+        <footer className={styles.search}>
+          <label htmlFor='search' className={`${styles.label} ${styles.input}`}>
+            <Isvg src={search} />
+          </label>
+          <input
+            id='search'
+            type='text'
+            className={`${styles.text} ${styles.input}`}
+            placeholder='search by alias or pubkey'
+            value={searchQuery}
+            onChange={event => updateChannelSearchQuery(event.target.value)}
+          />
+        </footer>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
 }
 
 Network.propTypes = {}
diff --git a/app/components/Contacts/Network.scss b/app/components/Contacts/Network.scss
index 4b0c071d..39598abb 100644
--- a/app/components/Contacts/Network.scss
+++ b/app/components/Contacts/Network.scss
@@ -21,30 +21,78 @@
     font-size: 14px;
     font-weight: bold;
     letter-spacing: 1.2px;
+    margin-bottom: 5px;
   }
 
   .channelAmount {
     font-size: 10px;
     opacity: 0.5;
   }
+
+  .addChannel {
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: all 0.25s;
+
+    &:hover {
+      color: $darkestgrey;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .channels {
   padding: 20px;
 
   .listHeader {
+    position: relative;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: row;
     justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: baseline;
+
+    h2, h2 span {
+      color: $white;
+      cursor: pointer;
+      transition: color 0.25s;
+
+      &:hover {
+        color: $darkestgrey;
+      }
+    }
+
+    h2, .filters li {
+      font-size: 12px;
+    }
+
+    .filters {
+      display: none;
+      
+      &.active {
+        display: block;
+        position: absolute;
+        bottom: -80px;
+        z-index: 10;
+
+        li {
+          margin: 5px 0;
+          cursor: pointer;
+          color: $white;
+
+          &:hover {
+            color: $darkestgrey;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
 
     span {
-      color: white;
-      opacity: 0.5;
+      color: $white;
+      opacity: 1;
       font-size: 10px;
       cursor: pointer;
-      
-      &:nth-child(1) {
-        opacity: 1;
+      transition: all 0.25s;
+
+      &:hover {
+        opacity: 0.5;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -53,6 +101,10 @@
     margin-top: 20px;
   }
 
+  .fade {
+    opacity: 0.15;
+  }
+
   .channel {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: row;
diff --git a/app/components/Wallet/ReceiveModal.js b/app/components/Wallet/ReceiveModal.js
index 02498160..8a02f0db 100644
--- a/app/components/Wallet/ReceiveModal.js
+++ b/app/components/Wallet/ReceiveModal.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const ReceiveModal = ({
     },
     content: {
       top: 'auto',
-      left: '20%',
+      left: '0',
       right: '0',
       bottom: 'auto',
       width: '40%',
diff --git a/app/reducers/channels.js b/app/reducers/channels.js
index f38c4ae3..6c255519 100644
--- a/app/reducers/channels.js
+++ b/app/reducers/channels.js
@@ -512,13 +512,13 @@ const initialState = {
   viewType: 0,
 
   filterPulldown: false,
-  filter: { key: 'ALL_CHANNELS', name: 'All Contacts' },
+  filter: { key: 'ALL_CHANNELS', name: 'All' },
   filters: [
-    { key: 'ALL_CHANNELS', name: 'All Contacts' },
-    { key: 'ACTIVE_CHANNELS', name: 'Online Contacts' },
-    { key: 'NON_ACTIVE_CHANNELS', name: 'Offline Contacts' },
-    { key: 'OPEN_PENDING_CHANNELS', name: 'Pending Contacts' },
-    { key: 'CLOSING_PENDING_CHANNELS', name: 'Closing Contacts' }
+    { key: 'ALL_CHANNELS', name: 'All' },
+    { key: 'ACTIVE_CHANNELS', name: 'Online' },
+    { key: 'NON_ACTIVE_CHANNELS', name: 'Offline' },
+    { key: 'OPEN_PENDING_CHANNELS', name: 'Pending' },
+    { key: 'CLOSING_PENDING_CHANNELS', name: 'Closing' }
   ],
 
   loadingChannelPubkeys: [],
diff --git a/app/routes/activity/components/components/Activity.scss b/app/routes/activity/components/components/Activity.scss
index 07cc2b56..2eca71a2 100644
--- a/app/routes/activity/components/components/Activity.scss
+++ b/app/routes/activity/components/components/Activity.scss
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@
     position: relative;
     width: 20px;
     height: 20px;
-    background: $main;
+    background: #31343f;
     border-radius: 50%;
     margin-right: 5px;
 
     svg {
-      color: $spaceblue;
+      color: $white;
       font-size: 10px;
       vertical-align: middle;
       display: flex;
diff --git a/app/routes/activity/components/components/Modal/Modal.js b/app/routes/activity/components/components/Modal/Modal.js
index 4e040aef..349dde3a 100644
--- a/app/routes/activity/components/components/Modal/Modal.js
+++ b/app/routes/activity/components/components/Modal/Modal.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const Modal = ({
     },
     content: {
       top: 'auto',
-      left: '20%',
+      left: '0',
       right: '0',
       bottom: 'auto',
       width: '40%',
diff --git a/app/routes/app/components/App.js b/app/routes/app/components/App.js
index 791ea8ba..79cbb9e4 100644
--- a/app/routes/app/components/App.js
+++ b/app/routes/app/components/App.js
@@ -5,17 +5,19 @@ import LoadingBolt from 'components/LoadingBolt'
 import Form from 'components/Form'
 import ModalRoot from 'components/ModalRoot'
 import Network from 'components/Contacts/Network'
+import ContactsForm from 'components/Contacts/ContactsForm'
 import styles from './App.scss'
 
 class App extends Component {
   componentWillMount() {
-    const { fetchTicker, fetchInfo, newAddress, fetchChannels, fetchBalance } = this.props
+    const { fetchTicker, fetchInfo, newAddress, fetchChannels, fetchBalance, fetchDescribeNetwork } = this.props
 
     fetchTicker()
     fetchInfo()
     newAddress('np2wkh')
     fetchChannels()
     fetchBalance()
+    fetchDescribeNetwork()
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -35,6 +37,10 @@ class App extends Component {
       error: { error },
       clearError,
 
+      contactsFormProps,
+
+      networkTabProps,
+
       children
     } = this.props
 
@@ -52,16 +58,15 @@ class App extends Component {
           currency={ticker.currency}
         />
 
+        <ContactsForm {...contactsFormProps} />
+
         <Form formType={form.formType} formProps={formProps} closeForm={closeForm} />
 
         <div className={styles.content}>
           {children}
         </div>
-        <Network
-          channels={channels}
-          balance={balance}
-          currentTicker={currentTicker}
-        />
+        
+        <Network {...networkTabProps} />
       </div>
     )
   }
diff --git a/app/routes/app/containers/AppContainer.js b/app/routes/app/containers/AppContainer.js
index 148c191e..e5180c5a 100644
--- a/app/routes/app/containers/AppContainer.js
+++ b/app/routes/app/containers/AppContainer.js
@@ -17,9 +17,32 @@ import { createInvoice, fetchInvoice } from 'reducers/invoice'
 
 import { fetchBlockHeight, lndSelectors } from 'reducers/lnd'
 
-import { fetchChannels } from 'reducers/channels'
+import {
+  fetchChannels,
+  openChannel,
+  channelsSelectors,
+  currentChannels,
+
+  toggleFilterPulldown,
+  changeFilter,
+
+  updateChannelSearchQuery
+} from 'reducers/channels'
+
+import {
+  openContactsForm,
+  closeContactsForm,
+  updateContactFormSearchQuery,
+  updateManualFormSearchQuery,
+  updateContactCapacity,
+  contactFormSelectors,
+  updateManualFormErrors
+} from 'reducers/contactsform'
+
 import { fetchBalance } from 'reducers/balance'
 
+import { fetchDescribeNetwork } from 'reducers/network'
+
 import { clearError } from 'reducers/error'
 
 
@@ -53,8 +76,23 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = {
   fetchBlockHeight,
   clearError,
 
+  fetchBalance,
+
   fetchChannels,
-  fetchBalance
+  openChannel,
+  toggleFilterPulldown,
+  changeFilter,
+  updateChannelSearchQuery,
+  
+  openContactsForm,
+  closeContactsForm,
+  updateContactFormSearchQuery,
+  updateManualFormSearchQuery,
+  updateContactCapacity,
+  contactFormSelectors,
+  updateManualFormErrors,
+
+  fetchDescribeNetwork
 }
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
@@ -65,7 +103,9 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   info: state.info,
   payment: state.payment,
   transaction: state.transaction,
+  peers: state.peers,
   channels: state.channels,
+  contactsform: state.contactsform,
   balance: state.balance,
 
   form: state.form,
@@ -77,6 +117,8 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
 
   error: state.error,
 
+  network: state.network,
+
   currentTicker: tickerSelectors.currentTicker(state),
   isOnchain: payFormSelectors.isOnchain(state),
   isLn: payFormSelectors.isLn(state),
@@ -84,7 +126,17 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   inputCaption: payFormSelectors.inputCaption(state),
   showPayLoadingScreen: payFormSelectors.showPayLoadingScreen(state),
   payFormIsValid: payFormSelectors.payFormIsValid(state),
-  syncPercentage: lndSelectors.syncPercentage(state)
+  syncPercentage: lndSelectors.syncPercentage(state),
+
+  filteredNetworkNodes: contactFormSelectors.filteredNetworkNodes(state),
+  showManualForm: contactFormSelectors.showManualForm(state),
+  manualFormIsValid: contactFormSelectors.manualFormIsValid(state),
+
+  currentChannels: currentChannels(state),
+  activeChannelPubkeys: channelsSelectors.activeChannelPubkeys(state),
+  nonActiveChannelPubkeys: channelsSelectors.nonActiveChannelPubkeys(state),
+  pendingOpenChannelPubkeys: channelsSelectors.pendingOpenChannelPubkeys(state),
+  nonActiveFilters: channelsSelectors.nonActiveFilters(state)
 })
 
 const mergeProps = (stateProps, dispatchProps, ownProps) => {
@@ -180,16 +232,57 @@ const mergeProps = (stateProps, dispatchProps, ownProps) => {
     return {}
   }
 
+  const networkTabProps = { 
+    currentChannels: stateProps.currentChannels,
+    channels: stateProps.channels,
+    balance: stateProps.balance,
+    currentTicker: stateProps.currentTicker,
+    contactsform: stateProps.contactsform,
+    nodes: stateProps.network.nodes,
+    nonActiveFilters: stateProps.nonActiveFilters,
+
+    fetchChannels: dispatchProps.fetchChannels,
+    openContactsForm: dispatchProps.openContactsForm,
+    contactFormSelectors: dispatchProps.contactFormSelectors,
+    updateManualFormError: dispatchProps.updateManualFormErrors,
+    toggleFilterPulldown: dispatchProps.toggleFilterPulldown,
+    changeFilter: dispatchProps.changeFilter,
+    updateChannelSearchQuery: dispatchProps.updateChannelSearchQuery
+  }
+
+  const contactsFormProps = {
+    closeContactsForm: dispatchProps.closeContactsForm,
+    updateContactFormSearchQuery: dispatchProps.updateContactFormSearchQuery,
+    updateManualFormSearchQuery: dispatchProps.updateManualFormSearchQuery,
+    updateContactCapacity: dispatchProps.updateContactCapacity,
+    openChannel: dispatchProps.openChannel,
+    updateManualFormErrors: dispatchProps.updateManualFormErrors,
+
+    contactsform: stateProps.contactsform,
+    filteredNetworkNodes: stateProps.filteredNetworkNodes,
+    loadingChannelPubkeys: stateProps.channels.loadingChannelPubkeys,
+    showManualForm: stateProps.showManualForm,
+    manualFormIsValid: stateProps.manualFormIsValid,
+    activeChannelPubkeys: stateProps.activeChannelPubkeys,
+    nonActiveChannelPubkeys: stateProps.nonActiveChannelPubkeys,
+    pendingOpenChannelPubkeys: stateProps.pendingOpenChannelPubkeys
+  }
+
   return {
     ...stateProps,
     ...dispatchProps,
     ...ownProps,
 
+    // props for the network sidebar
+    networkTabProps,
+    // props for the contacts form
+    contactsFormProps,
     // Props to pass to the pay form
     formProps: formProps(stateProps.form.formType),
     // action to close form
     closeForm: () => dispatchProps.setFormType(null)
 
+
   }
 }