diff --git a/src/api/models/Activity.php b/src/api/models/Activity.php
index 6973f8d..9302e61 100644
--- a/src/api/models/Activity.php
+++ b/src/api/models/Activity.php
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ class Activity extends BaseModel {
     public function updateBean() {
     }
 
-    public abstract function loadFromBean($container, $bean) {
+    public function loadFromBean($container, $bean) {
     }
 
-    public abstract function loadFromJson($container, $obj) {
+    public function loadFromJson($container, $obj) {
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api/models/Attachment.php b/src/api/models/Attachment.php
index 0c65101..cef987b 100644
--- a/src/api/models/Attachment.php
+++ b/src/api/models/Attachment.php
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ class Attachment extends BaseModel {
     public function updateBean() {
     }
 
-    public abstract function loadFromBean($container, $bean) {
+    public function loadFromBean($container, $bean) {
     }
 
-    public abstract function loadFromJson($container, $obj) {
+    public function loadFromJson($container, $obj) {
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/api/models/AutoAction.php b/src/api/models/AutoAction.php
index bf5ec57..39cdbd9 100644
--- a/src/api/models/AutoAction.php
+++ b/src/api/models/AutoAction.php
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ class AutoAction extends BaseModel {
     public function updateBean() {
     }
 
-    public abstract function loadFromBean($container, $bean) {
+    public function loadFromBean($container, $bean) {
     }
 
-    public abstract function loadFromJson($container, $obj) {
+    public function loadFromJson($container, $obj) {
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/api/models/Board.php b/src/api/models/Board.php
index 8b1759e..e59131d 100644
--- a/src/api/models/Board.php
+++ b/src/api/models/Board.php
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ class Board extends BaseModel {
     public $auto_actions = [];
     public $users = [];
 
+    private $container;
+
     public function __construct($container, $id = 0, $internal = false) {
         parent::__construct('board', $id, $container);
+        $this->container = $container;
 
         if ($internal) {
             return;
@@ -54,6 +57,34 @@ class Board extends BaseModel {
 
         $this->loadPropertiesFrom($obj);
 
+        if (isset($obj->columns)) {
+            foreach($obj->columns as $item) {
+                $this->columns[] = Column::fromJson($this->container,
+                    json_encode($item));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (isset($obj->categories)) {
+            foreach($obj->categories as $item) {
+                $this->categories[] = Category::fromJson($this->container,
+                    json_encode($item));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (isset($obj->auto_actions)) {
+            foreach($obj->auto_actions as $item) {
+                $this->auto_actions[] = AutoAction::fromJson($this->container,
+                    json_encode($item));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (isset($obj->users)) {
+            foreach($obj->users as $item) {
+                $this->users[] = User::fromJson($this->container,
+                    json_encode($item));
+            }
+        }
+
         $this->updateBean();
     }
 
@@ -62,11 +93,5 @@ class Board extends BaseModel {
         $this->name = $obj->name;
         $this->is_active = $obj->is_active;
     }
-
-    private function loadColumnsFrom($cols) {
-        foreach($cols as $col) {
-            $this->columns[] = Column::fromObject($col);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api/models/Column.php b/src/api/models/Column.php
index 2cbbbce..6c612da 100644
--- a/src/api/models/Column.php
+++ b/src/api/models/Column.php
@@ -1,19 +1,30 @@
 <?php
 class Column extends BaseModel {
 
-    public function __construct($container, $id = 0) {
+    public function __construct($container, $id = 0, $internal = false) {
         parent::__construct('column', $id, $container);
 
+        if ($internal) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         $this->loadFromBean($this->bean);
     }
 
+    public static function fromJson($container, $json) {
+        $instance = new self($container, 0, true);
+        $instance->loadFromJson($container, $json);
+
+        return $instance;
+    }
+
     public function updateBean() {
     }
 
-    public abstract function loadFromBean($container, $bean) {
+    public function loadFromBean($container, $bean) {
     }
 
-    public abstract function loadFromJson($container, $obj) {
+    public function loadFromJson($container, $json) {
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/api/models/Comment.php b/src/api/models/Comment.php
index 17c8f17..6e75b5a 100644
--- a/src/api/models/Comment.php
+++ b/src/api/models/Comment.php
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ class Comment extends BaseModel {
     public function updateBean() {
     }
 
-    public abstract function loadFromBean($container, $bean) {
+    public function loadFromBean($container, $bean) {
     }
 
-    public abstract function loadFromJson($container, $obj) {
+    public function loadFromJson($container, $obj) {
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/api/models/User.php b/src/api/models/User.php
index 74d6923..fd2a723 100644
--- a/src/api/models/User.php
+++ b/src/api/models/User.php
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ class User extends BaseModel {
     public function updateBean() {
     }
 
-    public abstract function loadFromBean($container, $bean) {
+    public function loadFromBean($container, $bean) {
     }
 
-    public abstract function loadFromJson($container, $obj) {
+    public function loadFromJson($container, $obj) {
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/test/api/BoardTest.php b/test/api/BoardTest.php
index 850c1b6..409817e 100644
--- a/test/api/BoardTest.php
+++ b/test/api/BoardTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 require_once 'Mocks.php';
 
 class BoardTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
+    private $json = '{ "id": 1, "name": "test", "is_active": true }';
 
     public static function setupBeforeClass() {
         try {
@@ -33,5 +34,20 @@ class BoardTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
         $this->assertArraySubset($board->columns, []);
     }
 
+    public function testCreateFromJson() {
+        $board = Board::fromJson(new ContainerMock(), null);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($board->id === 0);
+        $this->assertTrue($board->name === '');
+        $this->assertTrue($board->is_active === true);
+        $this->assertArraySubset($board->columns, []);
+
+        $board = Board::fromJson(new ContainerMock(), $this->json);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($board->id === 1);
+        $this->assertTrue($board->name === 'test');
+        $this->assertTrue($board->is_active === true);
+    }
+
 }