diff --git a/resources/celerity/map.php b/resources/celerity/map.php
--- a/resources/celerity/map.php
+++ b/resources/celerity/map.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 return array(
   'names' => array(
-    'conpherence.pkg.css' => '5f3eb99c',
+    'conpherence.pkg.css' => '1bc6cd0d',
     'conpherence.pkg.js' => '11f3e07e',
     'core.pkg.css' => '3fa66cb3',
     'core.pkg.js' => '30185d95',
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     'rsrc/css/application/config/config-template.css' => '8f18fa41',
     'rsrc/css/application/config/setup-issue.css' => 'f794cfc3',
     'rsrc/css/application/config/unhandled-exception.css' => '4c96257a',
-    'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/durable-column.css' => '6127de1b',
+    'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/durable-column.css' => '44bcaa19',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/header-pane.css' => '517de9fe',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/menu.css' => '78c7b811',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/message-pane.css' => '0d7dff02',
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
     'conduit-api-css' => '7bc725c4',
     'config-options-css' => '0ede4c9b',
     'config-page-css' => '8798e14f',
-    'conpherence-durable-column-view' => '6127de1b',
+    'conpherence-durable-column-view' => '44bcaa19',
     'conpherence-header-pane-css' => '517de9fe',
     'conpherence-menu-css' => '78c7b811',
     'conpherence-message-pane-css' => '0d7dff02',
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceDurableColumnView.php b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceDurableColumnView.php
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceDurableColumnView.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceDurableColumnView.php
@@ -150,13 +150,14 @@
 
     $icon_bar = null;
     if ($this->conpherences) {
-      $icon_bar = phutil_tag(
-        'div',
-        array(
-          'class' => 'conpherence-durable-column-icon-bar',
-        ),
-        $this->buildIconBar());
+      $icon_bar = $this->buildIconBar();
     }
+    $icon_bar = phutil_tag(
+      'div',
+      array(
+        'class' => 'conpherence-durable-column-icon-bar',
+      ),
+      $icon_bar);
 
     $transactions = $this->buildTransactions();
 
@@ -198,19 +199,6 @@
     );
   }
 
-  private function getPolicyIcon(
-    ConpherenceThread $conpherence,
-    array $policy_objects) {
-
-    assert_instances_of($policy_objects, 'PhabricatorPolicy');
-
-    $icon = $conpherence->getPolicyIconName($policy_objects);
-    $icon = id(new PHUIIconView())
-      ->addClass('mmr')
-      ->setIcon($icon);
-    return $icon;
-  }
-
   private function buildIconBar() {
     $icons = array();
     $selected_conpherence = $this->getSelectedConpherence();
@@ -222,12 +210,10 @@
         $classes[] = 'selected';
       }
       $data = $conpherence->getDisplayData($this->getUser());
-      $icon = $this->getPolicyIcon($conpherence, $this->getPolicyObjects());
       $thread_title = phutil_tag(
         'span',
         array(),
         array(
-          $icon,
           $data['title'],
         ));
       $image = $data['image'];
@@ -324,17 +310,18 @@
       ->addMenuItem($minimize)
       ->addClass('phabricator-application-menu');
 
-    $header = null;
     if ($conpherence) {
       $data = $conpherence->getDisplayData($this->getUser());
       $header = phutil_tag(
         'span',
         array(),
-        array(
-          $this->getPolicyIcon($conpherence, $this->getPolicyObjects()),
-          $data['title'],
-        ));
-      }
+        $data['title']);
+    } else {
+      $header = phutil_tag(
+        'span',
+        array(),
+        pht('Conpherence'));
+    }
 
     $status = new PhabricatorNotificationStatusView();
 
@@ -406,22 +393,22 @@
       if (!$this->getVisible() || $this->getInitialLoad()) {
         return pht('Loading...');
       }
-      return array(
+      $view = array(
         phutil_tag(
           'div',
           array(
-            'class' => 'mmb',
+            'class' => 'column-no-rooms-text',
           ),
-          pht('You are not in any rooms yet.')),
+          pht('You have not joined any rooms yet.')),
         javelin_tag(
           'a',
           array(
-            'href' => '/conpherence/new/',
+            'href' => '/conpherence/search/',
             'class' => 'button grey',
-            'sigil' => 'workflow',
           ),
-          pht('Create a Room')),
+          pht('Find Rooms')),
       );
+      return phutil_tag_div('column-no-rooms', $view);
     }
 
     $data = ConpherenceTransactionRenderer::renderTransactions(
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/durable-column.css b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/durable-column.css
--- a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/durable-column.css
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/durable-column.css
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@
     padding: 10px 8px 10px 8px;
 }
 
-.conpherence-durable-column-header-text .phui-icon-view {
-  color: #fff;
-  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.6);
-}
-
 .conpherence-durable-column-icon-bar {
   width: 36px;
   background-color: {$lightgreybackground};
@@ -171,6 +166,16 @@
   overflow-x: hidden;
 }
 
+.conpherence-durable-column .column-no-rooms {
+  padding: 12px 8px;
+}
+
+.conpherence-durable-column .column-no-rooms-text {
+  color: {$greytext};
+  font-style: italic;
+  margin-bottom: 16px;
+}
+
 .conpherence-durable-column-transactions {
   padding: 8px 12px 0;
 }
@@ -319,12 +324,6 @@
 }
 
 .minimize-column .conpherence-durable-column
-  .conpherence-durable-column-header-text .phui-icon-view {
-    color: {$darkbluetext};
-    text-shadow: none;
-}
-
-.minimize-column .conpherence-durable-column
   .conpherence-durable-column-header .phabricator-application-menu
   .phui-list-item-icon.phui-font-fa {
     color: {$bluetext};