diff --git a/src/BrailleBuffer.coffee b/src/BrailleBuffer.coffee
index 00f955e..1c8f27f 100644
--- a/src/BrailleBuffer.coffee
+++ b/src/BrailleBuffer.coffee
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ module.exports = class BrailleBuffer
   foregroundBuffer: null
   backgroundBuffer: null
 
+  globalBackground: null
+
   termReset: "\x1B[39;49m"
 
   constructor: (@width, @height) ->
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ module.exports = class BrailleBuffer
     @foregroundBuffer = []
     @backgroundBuffer = []
 
+  setGlobalBackground: (@globalBackground) ->
+
   setBackground: (x, y, color) ->
     return unless 0 <= x < @width and 0 <= y < @height
     idx = @_project x, y
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ module.exports = class BrailleBuffer
     cb idx, mask
 
   _termColor: (foreground, background) ->
+    background = background or @globalBackground
     if foreground and background
       "\x1B[38;5;#{foreground};48;5;#{background}m"
     else if foreground
diff --git a/src/Canvas.coffee b/src/Canvas.coffee
index b5cbea8..c022843 100644
--- a/src/Canvas.coffee
+++ b/src/Canvas.coffee
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ module.exports = class Canvas
       bresenham projected[i-1]..., projected[i]...,
         (x, y) => @buffer.setPixel x, y, color
 
+  setBackground: (color) ->
+    @buffer.setGlobalBackground color
+
   background: (x, y, color) ->
     point = @_project x, y
     @buffer.setBackground point[0], point[1], color
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ module.exports = class Canvas
       point = @_project point[0], point[1]
       point[0] = utils.clamp point[0], 0, @width
       point[1] = utils.clamp point[1], 0, @height
-      
+
       if point[0] isnt lastPoint[0] or point[1] isnt lastPoint[1]
         vertices = vertices.concat point[0], point[1]
         lastPoint = point
diff --git a/src/Renderer.coffee b/src/Renderer.coffee
index f3db953..6045ff1 100644
--- a/src/Renderer.coffee
+++ b/src/Renderer.coffee
@@ -85,10 +85,9 @@ module.exports = class Renderer
     @labelBuffer.clear()
 
     # TODO: better way for background color instead of setting filling FG?
-    # if color = @styler.styleById['background']?.paint['background-color']
-    #   @canvas.strokeStyle = x256 utils.hex2rgb(color)...
-    #   @canvas.fillRect 0, 0, @width, @height
-    # else
+    if color = @styler.styleById['background']?.paint['background-color']
+      @canvas.setBackground x256 utils.hex2rgb color
+
     @canvas.clear()
     @canvas.reset()
 
diff --git a/src/Termap.coffee b/src/Termap.coffee
index d4cd041..99a6e39 100644
--- a/src/Termap.coffee
+++ b/src/Termap.coffee
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ utils = require './utils'
 
 module.exports = class Termap
   config:
-    styleFile: __dirname+"/../styles/bright.json"
+    styleFile: __dirname+"/../styles/basic.json"
     zoomStep: 0.4
 
   width: null
diff --git a/styles/bright.json b/styles/bright.json
index 16cdde7..09ec750 100644
--- a/styles/bright.json
+++ b/styles/bright.json
@@ -1158,14 +1158,6 @@
       },
       "source-layer": "housenum_label"
     },
-    {
-      "type": "symbol",
-      "id": "water_label",
-      "paint": {
-        "text-color": "#333"
-      },
-      "source-layer": "housenum_label"
-    },
     {
       "type": "symbol",
       "id": "place_label_other",