diff --git a/d2warehouse/db.py b/d2warehouse/db.py
index 9708622..0db15bc 100644
--- a/d2warehouse/db.py
+++ b/d2warehouse/db.py
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ def close_db() -> None:
         _db = None
 
 
+def init_db() -> None:
+    db = get_db()
+    count = db.execute("SELECT count(*) FROM sqlite_master").fetchone()[0]
+    if count == 0:
+        create_db()
+
+
 def create_db() -> None:
     db = get_db()
     with open(_schema_path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
diff --git a/d2warehouse/item.py b/d2warehouse/item.py
index 2a175d5..7861076 100644
--- a/d2warehouse/item.py
+++ b/d2warehouse/item.py
@@ -122,6 +122,62 @@ class Item:
     quantity: int | None = None
     stats: list[Stat] | None = None
 
+    @property
+    def basename(self) -> str:
+        return lookup_basetype(self.code)["name"]
+
+    @property
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        match self.quality:
+            case Quality.LOW:
+                return f"{self.low_quality} {self.basename}"
+            case Quality.NORMAL | None:
+                return self.basename
+            case Quality.HIGH:
+                return f"Superior {self.basename}"
+            case Quality.MAGIC:
+                return f"<prefix> {self.basename} <suffix>"
+            case Quality.SET:
+                assert self.set_id is not None
+                return lookup_set_item(self.set_id)["name"]
+            case Quality.RARE:
+                # FIXME
+                return "<rare> <name>"
+            case Quality.UNIQUE:
+                assert self.unique_id is not None
+                return lookup_unique(self.unique_id)["name"]
+            case Quality.CRAFTED:
+                # FIXME
+                return "<crafted> <name>"
+            case _:
+                # TODO: In 3.11 replace this with assert_never
+                assert False, "Should be unreachable"
+
+    @property
+    def color(self) -> str:
+        if self.is_runeword:
+            return "runeword"
+        match self.quality:
+            case Quality.LOW:
+                return "low"
+            case Quality.NORMAL | None:
+                return "normal"
+            case Quality.HIGH:
+                return "normal"
+            case Quality.MAGIC:
+                return "magic"
+            case Quality.SET:
+                return "set"
+            case Quality.RARE:
+                return "rare"
+            case Quality.UNIQUE:
+                return "unique"
+            case Quality.CRAFTED:
+                return "crafted"
+            case _:
+                # TODO: In 3.11 replace this with assert_never
+                assert False, "Should be unreachable"
+
     def print(self, indent=5, with_raw=False):
         properties = []
         base_name = lookup_basetype(self.code)["name"]
@@ -235,7 +291,9 @@ class Item:
                 reqs["lvl"] = max(reqs["lvl"], socket_reqs["lvl"])
         return reqs
 
-    def write_to_db(self, socketed_into=None, commit=True) -> int:
+    def write_to_db(self, socketed_into=None, commit=True, db=None) -> int:
+        if db is None:
+            db = get_db()
         name = lookup_basetype(self.code)["name"]
         # FIXME: handle magic & rare names
         if self.is_runeword:
@@ -250,7 +308,6 @@ class Item:
         )
 
         req = self.requirements()
-        db = get_db()
         cur = db.cursor()
         cur.execute(
             """INSERT INTO item (itembase_name, socketed_into, raw_data, raw_version,
@@ -343,8 +400,9 @@ class Item:
 
         return item_id
 
-    def load_from_db(id: int) -> "Item":
-        db = get_db()
+    def load_from_db(id: int, db=None) -> "Item":
+        if db is None:
+            db = get_db()
         row = db.execute(
             """SELECT raw_data, raw_version, is_identified, is_socketed,
             is_beginner, is_simple, is_ethereal, is_personalized, is_runeword, code,
diff --git a/d2warehouse/schema.sql b/d2warehouse/schema.sql
index 1b39447..5f3400b 100644
--- a/d2warehouse/schema.sql
+++ b/d2warehouse/schema.sql
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS item_stat;
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS item_affix;
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS item_extra;
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS item;
+--DROP TABLE IF EXISTS item_stat;
+--DROP TABLE IF EXISTS item_affix;
+--DROP TABLE IF EXISTS item_extra;
+--DROP TABLE IF EXISTS item;
 
 CREATE TABLE item (
     id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,