diff --git a/app/.storybook/preview.tsx b/app/.storybook/preview.tsx
index 7faacfb7..a45b3b8b 100644
--- a/app/.storybook/preview.tsx
+++ b/app/.storybook/preview.tsx
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ const store = new Store();
 /**
  * Create dummy actions to use for stories
  */
+
 // mock the GRPC client to return sample data instead of making an actual request
 const grpc = {
   request: (methodDescriptor: any) => {
     const endpoint = `${methodDescriptor.service.serviceName}.${methodDescriptor.methodName}`;
     const data = sampleApiResponses[endpoint] || {};
     // the calling function expects the return value to have a `toObject` function
-    const response: any = {
-      toObject: () => data,
-    };
+    const response: any = { toObject: () => data };
     return Promise.resolve(response);
   },
 };
@@ -34,15 +33,25 @@ const actions = createActions(store, grpc);
 // execute actions to populate the store data with the sample API responses
 actions.node.getBalances();
 
+/**
+ * add the mobx store to Storybook parameters so that stories can manipulate it
+ */
 addParameters({ store });
 
 /**
  * decorator function to wrap all stories with the necessary providers
  */
-addDecorator(storyFn => (
+addDecorator((storyFn, ctx) => (
   <StoreProvider store={store} actions={actions}>
     <ThemeProvider>
-      <Background>{storyFn()}</Background>
+      <Background>
+        {/* wrap the component in a centered div for small components */}
+        {ctx.parameters.centered ? (
+          <div style={{ width: 300, margin: 'auto', paddingTop: 100 }}>{storyFn()}</div>
+        ) : (
+          storyFn()
+        )}
+      </Background>
     </ThemeProvider>
   </StoreProvider>
 ));
diff --git a/app/src/__stories__/NodeStatus.stories.tsx b/app/src/__stories__/NodeStatus.stories.tsx
index c534f370..a216af8b 100644
--- a/app/src/__stories__/NodeStatus.stories.tsx
+++ b/app/src/__stories__/NodeStatus.stories.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,31 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { StoryContext } from '@storybook/addons';
+import { Store } from 'store';
 import NodeStatus from 'components/NodeStatus';
 
 export default {
   title: 'Node Status',
   component: NodeStatus,
+  parameters: { centered: true },
 };
 
-export const Default = () => <NodeStatus />;
+export const Default = (ctx: StoryContext) => {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // grab the store from the Storybook parameter defined in preview.tsx
+    const store = ctx.parameters.store as Store;
+    const { channelBalance, walletBalance } = store.balances || {
+      channelBalance: 0,
+      walletBalance: 0,
+    };
+    store.balances = { channelBalance: 0, walletBalance: 0 };
+
+    // change back to sample data when the component is unmounted
+    return () => {
+      store.balances = { channelBalance, walletBalance };
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return <NodeStatus />;
+};
+
+export const WithBalances = () => <NodeStatus />;
diff --git a/app/src/__stories__/Tile.stories.tsx b/app/src/__stories__/Tile.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f56f6492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/__stories__/Tile.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import Tile from 'components/common/Tile';
+
+export default {
+  title: 'Tile',
+  component: Tile,
+  parameters: { centered: true },
+};
+
+export const Empty = () => <Tile title="Empty Tile" />;
+
+export const WithText = () => <Tile title="Tile With Text" text="Sample Text" />;
+
+export const WithChildren = () => (
+  <Tile title="Tile With Children">Sample child content</Tile>
+);
+
+export const InboundLiquidity = () => (
+  <Tile title="Inbound Liquidity" text="123,456,789 SAT" />
+);
diff --git a/app/src/__tests__/action/store.spec.ts b/app/src/__tests__/action/store.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b31651d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/__tests__/action/store.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { lndListChannels } from 'util/sampleData';
+import { createActions, StoreActions } from 'action';
+import { Store } from 'store';
+
+describe('SwapAction', () => {
+  let store: Store;
+  let actions: StoreActions;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    store = new Store();
+    actions = createActions(store);
+  });
+
+  it('should compute inbound liquidity', async () => {
+    const inbound = lndListChannels.channelsList.reduce(
+      (sum, chan) => sum + chan.remoteBalance,
+      0,
+    );
+
+    await actions.channel.getChannels();
+    expect(store.totalInbound).toBe(inbound);
+  });
+
+  it('should compute outbound liquidity', async () => {
+    const outbound = lndListChannels.channelsList.reduce(
+      (sum, chan) => sum + chan.localBalance,
+      0,
+    );
+    await actions.channel.getChannels();
+    expect(store.totalOutbound).toBe(outbound);
+  });
+});