diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/FileNode.js b/client/modules/IDE/components/FileNode.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d4d8bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/FileNode.js
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
+import * as FileActions from '../actions/files';
+import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import InlineSVG from 'react-inlinesvg';
+const downArrowUrl = require('../../../images/down-arrow.svg');
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+
+export class FileNode extends React.Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.renderChild = this.renderChild.bind(this);
+    this.handleKeyPress = this.handleKeyPress.bind(this);
+    this.handleFileNameChange = this.handleFileNameChange.bind(this);
+    this.validateFileName = this.validateFileName.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  handleFileNameChange(event) {
+    this.props.updateFileName(this.props.id, event.target.value);
+  }
+
+  handleKeyPress(event) {
+    if (event.key === 'Enter') {
+      this.props.hideEditFileName(this.props.id);
+    }
+  }
+
+  validateFileName() {
+    const oldFileExtension = this.originalFileName.match(/\.[0-9a-z]+$/i);
+    const newFileExtension = this.props.name.match(/\.[0-9a-z]+$/i);
+    if (oldFileExtension && !newFileExtension) {
+      this.props.updateFileName(this.props.id, this.originalFileName);
+    }
+    if (oldFileExtension && newFileExtension && oldFileExtension[0] !== newFileExtension[0]) {
+      this.props.updateFileName(this.props.id, this.originalFileName);
+    }
+  }
+
+  renderChild(childId) {
+    return (
+      <li key={childId}>
+        <ConnectedFileNode id={childId} parentId={this.props.id} />
+      </li>
+    );
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    let itemClass = classNames({
+      'sidebar__file-item': true,
+      'sidebar__file-item--selected': this.props.isSelected,
+      'sidebar__file-item--open': this.props.isOptionsOpen,
+      'sidebar__file-item--editing': this.props.isEditingName
+    });
+    return (
+      <div className={itemClass}>
+        <a className="sidebar__file-item-name">{this.props.name}</a>
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          className="sidebar__file-item-input"
+          value={this.props.name}
+          onChange={this.handleFileNameChange}
+          ref="fileNameInput"
+          onBlur={() => {
+            this.validateFileName();
+            this.props.hideEditFileName(this.props.id);
+          }}
+          onKeyPress={this.handleKeyPress}
+        />
+        <button
+          className="sidebar__file-item-show-options"
+          aria-label="view file options"
+          onClick={() => this.props.showFileOptions(this.props.id)}
+        >
+          <InlineSVG src={downArrowUrl} />
+        </button>
+        <div ref="fileOptions" className="sidebar__file-item-options">
+          <ul title="file options">
+            <li>
+              <a
+                onClick={() => {
+                  console.log('before show edit file name');
+                  this.originalFileName = this.props.name;
+                  this.props.showEditFileName(this.props.id);
+                  setTimeout(() => this.refs.fileNameInput.focus(), 0);
+                }}
+              >
+                Rename
+              </a>
+            </li>
+            <li>
+              <a
+                onClick={() => {
+                  if (window.confirm(`Are you sure you want to delete ${this.props.name}?`)) {
+                    this.props.deleteFile(this.props.id);
+                    this.props.resetSelectedFile();
+                  }
+                }}
+              >
+                Delete
+              </a>
+            </li>
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+        {(() => { // eslint-disable-line
+          console.log(this.props.children);
+          if (this.props.children) {
+            return (
+              <ul>
+                {this.props.children.map(this.renderChild)}
+              </ul>
+            );
+          }
+        })()}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+FileNode.propTypes = {
+  id: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  children: PropTypes.array,
+  name: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  isSelected: PropTypes.bool,
+  isOptionsOpen: PropTypes.bool,
+  isEditingName: PropTypes.bool,
+  setSelectedFile: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  fileIndex: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+  showFileOptions: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  hideFileOptions: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  deleteFile: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  resetSelectedFile: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  showEditFileName: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  hideEditFileName: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  updateFileName: PropTypes.func.isRequired
+};
+
+function mapStateToProps(state, ownProps) {
+  return state.files.find((file) => file.id === ownProps.id);
+}
+
+function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
+  return bindActionCreators(FileActions, dispatch);
+}
+
+const ConnectedFileNode = connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(FileNode);
+export default ConnectedFileNode;
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/Sidebar.js b/client/modules/IDE/components/Sidebar.js
index f472189b..7fae0857 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/Sidebar.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/Sidebar.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import InlineSVG from 'react-inlinesvg';
 import SidebarItem from './SidebarItem';
 const rightArrowUrl = require('../../../images/right-arrow.svg');
 const leftArrowUrl = require('../../../images/left-arrow.svg');
+import ConnectedFileNode from './FileNode';
 
 class Sidebar extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ class Sidebar extends React.Component {
             />
           )}
         </ul>
+        <ConnectedFileNode id={'0'} />
       </nav>
     );
   }
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/reducers/files.js b/client/modules/IDE/reducers/files.js
index 0f19f511..ab4ee3e7 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/reducers/files.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/reducers/files.js
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ const initialState = [
     name: 'style.css',
     content: defaultCSS,
     id: '3'
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'root',
+    id: '0',
+    children: ['1', '2', '3']
   }];
 
 
diff --git a/server/models/project.js b/server/models/project.js
index 3ae5c195..520ef75c 100644
--- a/server/models/project.js
+++ b/server/models/project.js
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ const defaultCSS =
 const fileSchema = new Schema({
   name: { type: String, default: 'sketch.js' },
   content: { type: String },
-  url: { type: String }
+  url: { type: String },
+  children: { type: [Schema.Types.ObjectId], default: [] },
+  fileType: { type: String }
 }, { timestamps: true, _id: true });
 
 fileSchema.virtual('id').get(function(){