diff --git a/chip-list.js b/chip-list.js
index 7bf7e08..780ef7b 100644
--- a/chip-list.js
+++ b/chip-list.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class ChipList extends IgniteElement {
                 border: solid 0.13rem transparent;
                 border-radius: 0.3rem;
                 padding: 0.2rem;
+                margin-left: calc((0.13rem + 0.2rem) * -1);
             }
 
             mt-chip-list:hover {
@@ -66,10 +67,7 @@ class ChipList extends IgniteElement {
             search: true,
             searching: false,
             showSearchResults: true,
-            searchResults: [
-                { id: 502, corporation: "Starbucks", content: "Starbucks #1, Spokane WA" },
-                { id: 503, corporation: "Starbucks", content: "Starbucks #2, Spokane WA" }
-            ],
+            searchResults: null,
             searchPlaceholder: "No results found.",
             searchFooter: null,
             blurTimeout: null,
@@ -94,8 +92,8 @@ class ChipList extends IgniteElement {
                 new list(this.items, (item) => {
                     return new Chip()
                         .id(item.id)
-                        .property("color", this.chipColor)
-                        .property("background", this.chipBackground)
+                        .property("color", item.chipColor ? item.chipColor : this.chipColor)
+                        .property("background", item.chipBackground ? item.chipBackground : this.chipBackground)
                         .property("onDelete", () => { this.items = this.items.filter(needle => needle != item); })
                         .child(item.content);
                 }),
@@ -206,7 +204,7 @@ class ChipList extends IgniteElement {
             this.items = [];
         }
 
-        this.items.push({ content: item.content });
+        this.items.push(item);
         this.searching = false;
         this.input.innerHTML = "";
         this.input.focus();
diff --git a/chip.js b/chip.js
index 45b6ad9..c1fadc5 100644
--- a/chip.js
+++ b/chip.js
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ class Chip extends IgniteElement {
                 padding-bottom: 0.3em;
                 padding-left: 0.6em;
                 padding-right: 0.6em;
+                display: flex;
+                flex-direction: row;
+                align-items: center;
+                justify-content: center;
             }
 
             mt-chip:hover {