diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 2809cd6..20b3121 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/includes/admin/admin.php';
 require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/includes/shortcodes/shortcodes.php';
 
 // Additional sidebars
-require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/includes/sidebars/sidebars.php';
+require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/includes/widget-areas/widget-areas.php';
 
 // Plugin activation class
 require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/includes/classes/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php';
diff --git a/includes/sidebars/sidebars.php b/includes/sidebars/sidebars.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 72b377e..0000000
--- a/includes/sidebars/sidebars.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Trestle widget area registration and functionality
- *  
- * @since  1.0.0
- * 
- * @package Trestle
- */
-
-add_action( 'widgets_init', 'trestle_register_widget_areas' );
-/**
- * Register custom widget areas
- *
- * @since 1.0.0
- */
-function trestle_register_widget_areas() {
-
-}
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diff --git a/includes/widget-areas/widget-areas.php b/includes/widget-areas/widget-areas.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8602a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/widget-areas/widget-areas.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Trestle widget area registration and functionality
+ *  
+ * @since  1.0.0
+ * 
+ * @package Trestle
+ */
+
+//add_action( 'widgets_init', 'trestle_register_widget_areas' );
+/**
+ * Register custom widget areas
+ *
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+function trestle_register_widget_areas() {
+	genesis_register_widget_area( array(
+		'id'            => 'sample-widget-area',
+		'name'          => __( 'Sample Widget Area', 'trestle' ),
+		'description'   => __( 'This is the sample widget area', 'trestle' ),
+	) );
+}
+
+//add_action( 'genesis_header', 'trestle_output_sample_widget_area' );
+/**
+ * Output sample widget area.
+ *
+ * @since  1.2.0
+ */
+function trestle_output_sample_widget_area() {
+	genesis_widget_area( 'sample-widget-area', array(
+		'before' => '<aside class="sample-widget-area widget-area">',
+		'after' => '</aside>',
+	) );
+}
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