diff --git a/internal/ui/statusbar.go b/internal/ui/statusbar.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9772ae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ui/statusbar.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rivo/tview"
+)
+
+type statusbarLogLevel int
+
+const (
+	infoLevel statusbarLogLevel = iota
+	errorLevel
+)
+
+type statusbar struct {
+	*tview.TextView
+	duration time.Duration
+}
+
+func newStatusbar() *statusbar {
+	value := statusbar{
+		TextView: tview.NewTextView(),
+		duration: 5 * time.Second,
+	}
+
+	value.SetDynamicColors(true).SetBorder(false).SetBorderPadding(0, 0, 1, 1)
+
+	return &value
+}
+
+func (s *statusbar) displayMessage(level statusbarLogLevel, message string) {
+	go func() {
+		var colour string
+
+		switch level {
+		case infoLevel:
+			colour = "green"
+		case errorLevel:
+			colour = "red"
+		}
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(s, "[%s::b]%s[-:-:-:-]", colour, message)
+
+		time.Sleep(s.duration)
+
+		s.Clear()
+	}()
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/ui.go b/internal/ui/ui.go
index a457f83..90df79a 100644
--- a/internal/ui/ui.go
+++ b/internal/ui/ui.go
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ type UI struct {
 	*tview.Application
 
 	columns         []*column
-	flex            *tview.Flex
+	baseFlex        *tview.Flex
+	columnFlex      *tview.Flex
 	pages           *tview.Pages
 	focusedColumn   int
 	board           board.Board
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ type UI struct {
 	deleteCardModal *tview.Modal
 	statusSelection statusSelection
 	view            *cardView
+	statusbar       *statusbar
 }
 
 // NewUI returns a new UI value.
@@ -57,7 +59,8 @@ func NewUI(path string) (UI, error) {
 	userInterface := UI{
 		Application:     tview.NewApplication(),
 		pages:           tview.NewPages(),
-		flex:            tview.NewFlex(),
+		baseFlex:        tview.NewFlex(),
+		columnFlex:      tview.NewFlex(),
 		quitModal:       tview.NewModal(),
 		cardForm:        newCardForm(),
 		focusedColumn:   0,
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ func NewUI(path string) (UI, error) {
 		mode:            normal,
 		statusSelection: statusSelection{0, 0, 0},
 		view:            newCardView(),
+		statusbar:       newStatusbar(),
 	}
 
 	if err := userInterface.init(); err != nil {
@@ -83,14 +87,19 @@ func (u *UI) closeBoard() {
 
 // init initialises the UI.
 func (u *UI) init() error {
-	err := u.initColumns()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := u.initColumns(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error initialising the status columns; %w", err)
 	}
 
-	u.flex.SetInputCapture(u.inputCapture())
+	u.columnFlex.SetInputCapture(u.inputCapture())
 
-	u.pages.AddPage(mainPage, u.flex, true, true)
+	u.initStatusbar()
+
+	u.baseFlex.SetDirection(tview.FlexRow)
+	u.baseFlex.AddItem(u.columnFlex, 0, 1, true)
+	u.baseFlex.AddItem(u.statusbar, 2, 1, false)
+
+	u.pages.AddPage(mainPage, u.baseFlex, true, true)
 
 	u.initQuitModal()
 	u.pages.AddPage(quitPage, u.quitModal, false, false)
@@ -106,9 +115,7 @@ func (u *UI) init() error {
 
 	u.SetRoot(u.pages, true)
 
-	if err := u.refresh(false); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error refreshing the board; %w", err)
-	}
+	u.refresh(false)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -139,7 +146,12 @@ func (u *UI) inputCapture() func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 		case letter == 'e':
 			if u.mode == normal {
 				u.cardForm.mode = edit
-				card, _ := u.getFocusedCard()
+
+				card, ok := u.getFocusedCard()
+				if !ok {
+					break
+				}
+
 				u.cardForm.updateInputFields(card.Title, card.Description)
 				u.cardForm.frame.SetTitle(" Edit Card ")
 				u.pages.ShowPage(cardFormPage)
@@ -147,7 +159,11 @@ func (u *UI) inputCapture() func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 			}
 		case key == tcell.KeyCtrlD:
 			if u.mode == normal {
-				card, _ := u.getFocusedCard()
+				card, ok := u.getFocusedCard()
+				if !ok {
+					break
+				}
+
 				text := fmt.Sprintf("Do you want to delete '%s'?", card.Title)
 				u.deleteCardModal.SetText(text)
 				u.pages.ShowPage(deleteCardModalPage)
@@ -165,7 +181,11 @@ func (u *UI) inputCapture() func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 		case key == tcell.KeyEnter:
 			switch u.mode {
 			case normal:
-				card, _ := u.getFocusedCard()
+				card, ok := u.getFocusedCard()
+				if !ok {
+					break
+				}
+
 				status := u.focusedStatusName()
 				u.view.print(card.ID, card.Title, status, card.Created, card.Description)
 				u.pages.ShowPage(viewPage)
@@ -178,7 +198,7 @@ func (u *UI) inputCapture() func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 
 				u.statusSelection = statusSelection{0, 0, 0}
 				u.mode = normal
-				_ = u.refresh(false)
+				u.refresh(false)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -192,9 +212,9 @@ func (u *UI) initCardForm() {
 		if success {
 			switch mode {
 			case create:
-				_ = u.newCard(title, description)
+				u.saveCard(title, description)
 			case edit:
-				_ = u.editFocusedCard(title, description)
+				u.editFocusedCard(title, description)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -210,7 +230,7 @@ func (u *UI) initDeleteCardModal() {
 	doneFunc := func(_ int, buttonLabel string) {
 		if buttonLabel == "Confirm" {
 			u.deleteFocusedCard()
-			_ = u.refresh(true)
+			u.refresh(true)
 		}
 
 		u.pages.HidePage(deleteCardModalPage)
@@ -255,24 +275,35 @@ func (u *UI) initView() {
 	u.view.setDoneFunc(doneFunc)
 }
 
-// newCard creates and saves a new card to the database.
-func (u *UI) newCard(title, description string) error {
+func (u *UI) initStatusbar() {
+	changedFunc := func() {
+		u.Draw()
+	}
+
+	u.statusbar.SetChangedFunc(changedFunc)
+}
+
+// saveCard creates and saves a new card to the database.
+func (u *UI) saveCard(title, description string) {
 	args := board.CardArgs{
 		NewTitle:       title,
 		NewDescription: description,
 	}
 
-	if _, err := u.board.CreateCard(args); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create card, %w", err)
+	_, err := u.board.CreateCard(args)
+	if err != nil {
+		u.statusbar.displayMessage(errorLevel, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create card: %v.", err))
+
+		return
 	}
 
-	_ = u.refresh(false)
+	u.statusbar.displayMessage(infoLevel, "Card created successfully.")
 
-	return nil
+	u.refresh(false)
 }
 
 // editFocusedCard saves and edited card to the database.
-func (u *UI) editFocusedCard(title, description string) error {
+func (u *UI) editFocusedCard(title, description string) {
 	cardID := u.focusedCardID()
 
 	args := board.UpdateCardArgs{
@@ -284,24 +315,31 @@ func (u *UI) editFocusedCard(title, description string) error {
 	}
 
 	if err := u.board.UpdateCard(args); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to edit card with ID: %d; %w", cardID, err)
+		u.statusbar.displayMessage(errorLevel, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to edit card: %v.", err))
+
+		return
 	}
 
-	_ = u.refresh(true)
+	u.statusbar.displayMessage(infoLevel, "Card edited successfully.")
 
-	return nil
+	u.refresh(true)
 }
 
 // getFocusedCard retrieves the details of the focused card.
-func (u *UI) getFocusedCard() (board.Card, error) {
+func (u *UI) getFocusedCard() (board.Card, bool) {
 	cardID := u.focusedCardID()
 
 	card, err := u.board.Card(cardID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return board.Card{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve the card with card ID %d, %w", cardID, err)
+		u.statusbar.displayMessage(
+			errorLevel,
+			fmt.Sprintf("Failed to retrieve the card with card ID %d, %v.", cardID, err),
+		)
+
+		return card, false
 	}
 
-	return card, nil
+	return card, true
 }
 
 // deleteFocusedCard deletes the focused card from the board.
@@ -311,12 +349,18 @@ func (u *UI) deleteFocusedCard() {
 		StatusID: u.focusedStatusID(),
 	}
 
-	_ = u.board.DeleteCard(args)
+	if err := u.board.DeleteCard(args); err != nil {
+		u.statusbar.displayMessage(errorLevel, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to delete card: %v.", err))
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	u.statusbar.displayMessage(infoLevel, "Card deleted successfully.")
 }
 
 // initColumns initialises the columns of the Kanban board.
 func (u *UI) initColumns() error {
-	u.flex.Clear()
+	u.columnFlex.Clear()
 
 	statusList, err := u.board.StatusList()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -327,7 +371,7 @@ func (u *UI) initColumns() error {
 
 	for i := range statusList {
 		column := newColumn(statusList[i].ID, statusList[i].Name, u.boardMode)
-		u.flex.AddItem(column, 50, 1, true)
+		u.columnFlex.AddItem(column, 50, 1, true)
 		columns[i] = column
 	}
 
@@ -378,20 +422,28 @@ func (u *UI) setColumnFocus() {
 }
 
 // refresh refreshes the UI.
-func (u *UI) refresh(updateFocusedColumnOnly bool) error {
+func (u *UI) refresh(updateFocusedColumnOnly bool) {
 	if updateFocusedColumnOnly {
 		if err := u.updateColumn(u.focusedColumn); err != nil {
-			return err
+			u.statusbar.displayMessage(
+				errorLevel,
+				fmt.Sprintf("Failed to update status column %q: %v", u.focusedStatusName(), err),
+			)
+
+			return
 		}
 	} else {
 		if err := u.updateAllColumns(); err != nil {
-			return err
+			u.statusbar.displayMessage(
+				errorLevel,
+				fmt.Sprintf("Failed to update status columns: %v", err),
+			)
+
+			return
 		}
 	}
 
 	u.setColumnFocus()
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 // shutdown shuts down the application.