diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+The MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2016 Chris Penner
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/rasa-ext-style.cabal b/rasa-ext-style.cabal
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+name:                rasa-ext-style
+version:             0.1.0.0
+synopsis:            Rasa Ext managing rendering styles
+description:         Rasa Ext managing rendering styles
+homepage:            https://github.com/ChrisPenner/rasa/
+license:             MIT
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Chris Penner
+maintainer:          christopher.penner@gmail.com
+copyright:           2016 Chris Penner
+category:            Extension
+build-type:          Simple
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  exposed-modules:     Rasa.Ext.Style
+  build-depends:       base >= 4.7 && < 5
+                     , rasa
+                     , lens
+                     , data-default
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+
+  default-extensions:
+
+  ghc-options:         -Wall
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/ChrisPenner/rasa
diff --git a/src/Rasa/Ext/Style.hs b/src/Rasa/Ext/Style.hs
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+{-# language TemplateHaskell #-}
+module Rasa.Ext.Style (style, styles, addStyle, fg, bg, flair, Color(..), Flair(..),  Style(..)) where
+
+import Rasa.Ext
+import Control.Lens
+
+import Data.Default
+import Control.Applicative
+
+-- | These represent the possible colors for 'fg' or 'bg'.
+-- 'DefColor' represents the terminal's default color.
+data Color =
+    Black
+  | Red
+  | Green
+  | Yellow
+  | Blue
+  | Magenta
+  | Cyan
+  | White
+  | DefColor
+  deriving (Show, Eq)
+
+-- | These represent the possible extra attributes which may be applied.
+-- 'DefFlair' represents the terminal's default text attributes.
+data Flair =
+    Standout
+  | Underline
+  | ReverseVideo
+  | Blink
+  | Dim
+  | Bold
+  | DefFlair
+  deriving (Show, Eq)
+
+-- | A container which holds a foreground color, background color, and a flair.
+-- a 'Nothing' represents that we should not change that attribute.
+newtype Style = Style (Maybe Color, Maybe Color, Maybe Flair)
+  deriving (Show, Eq)
+
+instance Default Style where
+  def = Style (Just DefColor, Just DefColor, Just DefFlair)
+
+-- | The monoid instance replaces any attributes which have a 'Just' in the new 'Style'
+-- and persists any that are 'Nothing' in the new style (using 'Data.Alternative' for 'Data.Maybe')
+instance Monoid Style where
+  Style (a, b, c) `mappend` Style (a', b', c') = Style (a' <|> a, b' <|> b, c' <|> c)
+
+  mempty = Style (Nothing, Nothing, Nothing)
+
+newtype Styles =
+  Styles {
+  -- This list must always stay sorted by the index of the styles
+  _styles' :: [Span Style]
+         } deriving (Show, Eq)
+
+makeLenses ''Styles
+
+-- | A lens over the styles stored in the current buffer.
+styles :: Lens' Buffer [Span Style]
+styles = bufExt.styles'
+
+instance Default Styles where
+  def = Styles []
+
+-- | Create a new 'Style' with the given 'Color' as the foreground.
+fg :: Color -> Style
+fg a = Style (Just a, Nothing, Nothing)
+
+-- | Create a new 'Style' with the given 'Color' as the background.
+bg :: Color -> Style
+bg a = Style (Nothing, Just a, Nothing)
+
+-- Create a new 'Style' with the given 'Flair' as its flair.
+flair :: Flair -> Style
+flair a = Style (Nothing, Nothing, Just a)
+
+-- | Applies a style over a given range in the buffer's style list.
+addStyle :: Range -> Style -> BufAction ()
+addStyle r st = styles %= (Span r st:)
+
+-- | The main export for the style extension. Add this to your user config.
+--
+-- e.g.
+--
+-- > rasa [...] $ do
+-- >    style
+-- >    ...
+style :: Scheduler ()
+style = afterRender $ bufDo $ styles .= []