diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index a88cbc8..e27dfbf 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ include README.md
 include requirements.txt
 include CHANGELOG.md
 include LICENSE
+include hues/.hues.yml
diff --git a/hues/.hues.yml b/hues/.hues.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5032e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hues/.hues.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+colors:
+  default: white
+themes:
+  powerline:
+    right_sep: 
diff --git a/hues/console.py b/hues/console.py
index 0b76c1a..43ab6eb 100644
--- a/hues/console.py
+++ b/hues/console.py
@@ -1,7 +1,54 @@
 # Unicorns
 '''Helper module for all the goodness.'''
+import os
+import sys
+import yaml
+
 from .huestr import Hues
 
-class Console(object):
-  def __init__(self):
-    pass
+CONFIG_FNAME = '.hues.yml'
+
+
+class InvalidConfiguration(Exception):
+  '''Raise when configuration is invalid.'''
+
+
+class _Console(object):
+  def __init__(self, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr):
+    self.stdout = stdout
+    self.stderr = stderr
+    self.config = self._load_config()
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def _load_config():
+    '''Find and load configuration params.
+    Config files are loaded in the following order:
+    - Beginning from current working dir, all the way to the root.
+    - User home (~).
+    - Module dir (defaults).
+    '''
+    def _load(cdir, recurse=False):
+      confl = os.path.join(cdir, CONFIG_FNAME)
+      try:
+        with open(confl, 'r') as fp:
+          conf = yaml.safe_load(fp)
+          if type(conf) is not dict:
+            raise InvalidConfiguration('Configuration at %s is not a dictionary.' % confl)
+          return conf
+      except OSError:
+        parent = os.path.dirname(cdir)
+        if recurse and parent != cdir:
+          return _load(parent, recurse=True)
+        else:
+          return dict()
+      except yaml.YAMLError:
+        raise InvalidConfiguration('Configuration at %s is an invalid YAML file.' % confl)
+
+    conf = _load(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+    home_conf = _load(os.path.expanduser('~'))
+    local_conf = _load(os.path.abspath(os.curdir), recurse=True)
+
+    conf.update(home_conf)
+    conf.update(local_conf)
+    return conf
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 097e65b..4e3a371 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 codeclimate-test-reporter==0.1.2
+coverage==4.2
+extras==1.0.0
+fixtures==3.0.0
+linecache2==1.0.0
+mox3==0.18.0
+pbr==1.10.0
 py==1.4.31
+pyfakefs==2.7
 pytest==3.0.2
 pytest-cov==2.3.1
 pytest-runner==2.9
+python-mimeparse==1.5.2
+PyYAML==3.12
 requests==2.11.1
+six==1.10.0
+testtools==2.2.0
+traceback2==1.4.0
+unittest2==1.1.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 438c981..63af253 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
   vtp = re.search(rex, fp.read(), re.M).groups()
   __version__ = '.'.join(vtp)
 
-install_requires = []
+install_requires = ['PyYAML',]
 setup_requires = ['pytest-runner',]
-test_requirements = ['pytest', 'coverage',]
+test_requirements = ['pytest', 'coverage', 'pyfakefs']
 
 
 setup(
diff --git a/tests/test_console.py b/tests/test_console.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7a090d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_console.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import os
+import pyfakefs.fake_filesystem_unittest as fake_fs_unittest
+
+CONFIG_FNAME = '.hues.yml'
+usr_conf = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), CONFIG_FNAME)
+mod_conf = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'hues', CONFIG_FNAME)
+
+with open(mod_conf, 'r') as fp:
+  default_conf = fp.read()
+
+home_conf = '''
+colors:
+  default: red
+'''
+local_conf = '''
+colors:
+  default: green
+'''
+invalid_conf = '''Invalid Conf, but valid YAML.'''
+invalid_yaml = '''Nested: Dicts: Are: Invalid!'''
+
+from hues.console import _Console, InvalidConfiguration
+
+
+class Test_Console(fake_fs_unittest.TestCase):
+  def setUp(self):
+    self.setUpPyfakefs()
+    self.fs.CreateFile(mod_conf, contents=default_conf)
+    self.fs.CreateFile(usr_conf, contents=home_conf)
+    self.fs.CreateFile('/var/foo/.hues.yml', contents=local_conf)
+    self.fs.CreateFile('/var/invalid/.hues.yml', contents=invalid_conf)
+    self.fs.CreateFile('/var/invalidyml/.hues.yml', contents=invalid_yaml)
+    self.fs.CreateDirectory('/var/foo/bar/baz')
+    self.fs.CreateDirectory('/var/doom/baz')
+
+  def test_home_config(self):
+    os.chdir('/var/doom/baz')
+    cs = _Console()
+    assert cs.config['colors']['default'] == 'red'
+
+  def test_local_config(self):
+    os.chdir('/var/foo')
+    cs = _Console()
+    assert cs.config['colors']['default'] == 'green'
+
+  def test_local_nested_config(self):
+    os.chdir('/var/foo/bar/baz')
+    cs = _Console()
+    assert cs.config['colors']['default'] == 'green'
+
+  def test_invalid_config(self):
+    os.chdir('/var/invalid')
+    with self.assertRaises(InvalidConfiguration) as e:
+      cs = _Console()
+    assert 'not a dictionary' in str(e.exception)
+
+  def test_invalid_yaml(self):
+    os.chdir('/var/invalidyml')
+    with self.assertRaises(InvalidConfiguration) as e:
+      cs = _Console()
+    assert 'invalid YAML' in str(e.exception)