diff --git a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItem.java b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItem.java
index 655d825..a1dea54 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItem.java
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 package com.booleanuk.core;
 
 public class TodoItem {
-    public String title;
-    public String detail;
-    public String status;
+    private String title;
+    private String detail;
+    private String status;
 
     public TodoItem(String title, String detail, String status) {
         this.title = title;
         this.detail = detail;
         this.status = status;
+
     }
 
     public void setStatus(String status) {
@@ -18,4 +19,20 @@ public void setStatus(String status) {
     public String getStatus() {
         return this.status;
     }
+
+    public void setDetail(String detail) {
+        this.detail = detail;
+    }
+
+    public String getDetail() {
+        return this.detail;
+    }
+
+    public void setTitle(String title) {
+        this.title = title;
+    }
+
+    public String getTitle() {
+        return this.title;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItemTest.java b/src/test/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItemTest.java
index 095af82..b2080fa 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItemTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItemTest.java
@@ -5,4 +5,51 @@
 
 class TodoItemTest {
 
+    @Test
+    public void setStatusOnItem(){
+        TodoItem todoItem = new TodoItem("Clean", "vacuum the apartment", "Not done");
+
+        todoItem.setStatus("Done");
+
+        Assertions.assertSame("Done", todoItem.getStatus());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getStatusOnItem(){
+        TodoItem todoItem = new TodoItem("Clean", "vacuum the apartment", "Not done");
+
+        Assertions.assertSame("Not done", todoItem.getStatus());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void setTitleOnItem(){
+        TodoItem todoItem = new TodoItem("Clean", "vacuum the apartment", "Not done");
+
+        todoItem.setTitle("Wash");
+
+        Assertions.assertSame("Wash", todoItem.getTitle());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getTitleOnItem(){
+        TodoItem todoItem = new TodoItem("Run", "vacuum the apartment", "Not done");
+
+        Assertions.assertSame("Run", todoItem.getTitle());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void setDetailOnItem(){
+        TodoItem todoItem = new TodoItem("Clean", "vacuum the apartment", "Not done");
+
+        todoItem.setDetail("Clean the kitchen");
+
+        Assertions.assertSame("Clean the kitchen", todoItem.getDetail());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getDetailOnItem(){
+        TodoItem todoItem = new TodoItem("Clean", "clean the floors", "Not done");
+
+        Assertions.assertSame("clean the floors", todoItem.getDetail());
+    }
 }