diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d60e298..0417365 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ are saved from having to stop/restart your backend server manually.
 The following improvements need to be made:
 
   * Add a production build flag that removes source maps and minifies js/html.
-  * Add loaders to support SASS and introduce a base stylesheet as an example.
 
 I welcome pull requests, but I am trying to keep this skeleton relatively minimal.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2bce4ef..2dc1a59 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "express": "^4.13.3",
     "gulp": "^3.9.0",
     "html-webpack-plugin": "^1.6.1",
+    "node-sass": "^3.4.2",
     "nodemon": "^1.7.1",
     "react-hot-loader": "^1.3.0",
     "react-transform-catch-errors": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/src/frontend/Root.js b/src/frontend/Root.js
index 024e599..c0293f8 100644
--- a/src/frontend/Root.js
+++ b/src/frontend/Root.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ const reducer = combineReducers(reducers);
 const finalCreateStore = applyMiddleware(thunk)(createStore);
 const store = finalCreateStore(reducer);
 
+require('!style!css!sass!./scss/root.scss');
+
 export default class Root extends React.Component {
   render() {
     const { history } = this.props;
diff --git a/src/frontend/components/Application.js b/src/frontend/components/Application.js
index effaee7..07a5553 100644
--- a/src/frontend/components/Application.js
+++ b/src/frontend/components/Application.js
@@ -2,11 +2,21 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { fetchShouts } from '../actions';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
+const style = require('!style/useable!css!sass!../scss/application.scss');
+
 class Application extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
   }
 
+  componentDidMount() {
+    style.use();
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    style.unuse();
+  }
+
   componentWillMount() {
     this.props.dispatch(fetchShouts());
   }
diff --git a/src/frontend/scss/application.scss b/src/frontend/scss/application.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c543eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/scss/application.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+li {
+  color: gray;
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/scss/root.scss b/src/frontend/scss/root.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a16f6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/scss/root.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+h1 {
+  color: gray;
+}