diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 92cf997..12e5c9c 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 require('plugins')
+require('themes')
diff --git a/lua/plugins.lua b/lua/plugins.lua
index ff2d988..785c34a 100644
--- a/lua/plugins.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ return require('packer').startup(function(use)
   -- Let Packer manage itself
   use('wbthomason/packer.nvim')
 
+  -- Themes
+  use('altercation/vim-colors-solarized')
+
   -- git commands
   use('tpope/vim-fugitive')
 
diff --git a/lua/themes.lua b/lua/themes.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..676b966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/themes.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+-- source file everytime it changes
+vim.cmd([[
+  augroup user_theme_config
+    autocmd!
+    autocmd BufWritePost themes.lua source <afile>
+  augroup end
+]])
+
+vim.cmd [[colorscheme solarized]]
+vim.opt.background = 'dark'