diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f66e91e..d65f705 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ $ ln -s ~/dotfiles/tmux.conf ~/.tmux.conf
 
 ## Configure gnome-terminal
 
+Install the [Hack font](https://github.com/source-foundry/Hack).
+
 Run the following command:
 
 ```sh
-$ ~/dotfiles/style-gnome-terminal.sh gruvbox8
+$ ~/dotfiles/style-gnome-terminal.sh styles/gruvbox8.conf
 ```
diff --git a/style-gnome-terminal.sh b/style-gnome-terminal.sh
index 82276e9..27fe6f3 100755
--- a/style-gnome-terminal.sh
+++ b/style-gnome-terminal.sh
@@ -3,106 +3,246 @@
 
 set -eu
 
+# CONSTANTS
+# =========
+
+# DConf directory in which gnome-terminal profile configuration is stored.
 ROOT_DCONF_DIR='/org/gnome/terminal/legacy/profiles:/'
 
-# ansi_colors COLOR1 ... COLOR16
-function ansi_colors() {
-  echo -n "['$1'"
-  for i in {2..16}; do    
-    echo -n ",'${!i}'"
+# The names of ANSI color properties in config files.
+# Order matters. These correspond to the ANSI color codes.
+ANSI_COLOR_PROPERTIES=(
+  "ansi-colors-black"
+  "ansi-colors-red"
+  "ansi-colors-green"
+  "ansi-colors-yellow"
+  "ansi-colors-blue"
+  "ansi-colors-purple"
+  "ansi-colors-cyan"
+  "ansi-colors-white"
+  "ansi-colors-bright-black"
+  "ansi-colors-bright-red"
+  "ansi-colors-bright-green"
+  "ansi-colors-bright-yellow"
+  "ansi-colors-bright-blue"
+  "ansi-colors-bright-purple"
+  "ansi-colors-bright-cyan"
+  "ansi-colors-bright-white"
+)
+
+# LOGGING
+# =======
+
+# log ARGS...
+# echo for stderr
+function log() {
+  echo 1>&2 "$@"
+}
+
+# die ARGS...
+# log then exit with an error code
+function die() {
+  log "$@"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+
+# CONFIG
+# ======
+#
+# Configuration files have a very basic grammar:
+#
+#   PROPERTY_NAME = VALUE
+#
+# The functions below allow reading config file contents.
+
+# config_get_property FILE PROPERTY
+# Echoes the given property from the given config file.
+function config_get_property() {
+  FILE="$1"
+  PROPERTY="$2"
+
+  sed -n "s:^${PROPERTY} *= *\(\.*\):\1:p" < "${FILE}"
+}
+
+# config_get_property_or_die FILE PROPERTY
+# config_get_property, except dies if the property is not found.
+function config_get_property_or_die() {
+  FILE="$1"
+  PROPERTY="$2"
+
+  RESULT=$(config_get_property "${FILE}" "${PROPERTY}")
+  if [ -z "$RESULT" ]; then
+    die "Error: cannot find property '${PROPERTY}' in file '${FILE}'."
+  fi
+
+  echo "${RESULT}"
+}
+
+# config_get_font FILE
+function config_get_font() {
+  FILE="$1"
+  config_get_property "${FILE}" "font"
+}
+
+# config_get_foreground_color FILE
+function config_get_foreground_color() {
+  FILE="$1"
+  config_get_property "${FILE}" "foreground-color"
+}
+
+# config_get_background_color FILE
+function config_get_background_color() {
+  FILE="$1"
+  config_get_property "${FILE}" "background-color"
+}
+
+# join_ansi_colors COLOR1 ... COLOR16
+# Echoes "[${COLOR1}, ..., ${COLOR16}]".
+function join_ansi_colors () {
+  echo -n "[$1"
+  for i in {2..16}; do
+    echo -n ", ${!i}"  # Get the i-th argument to this function.
   done
   echo "]"
 }
 
-# colorscheme NAME FG_COLOR BG_COLOR ANSI_COLORS
-function colorscheme() {
-  NAME="$1"
-  FG_COLOR="$2"
-  BG_COLOR="$3"
-  ANSI_COLORS="$4"
+# config_get_ansi_colors FILE
+function config_get_ansi_colors() {
+  FILE="$1"
+
+  ANSI_COLORS=()
+  for PROPERTY in "${ANSI_COLOR_PROPERTIES[@]}"; do
+    COLOR=$(config_get_property_or_die "${FILE}" "${PROPERTY}")
+    ANSI_COLORS+=("${COLOR}")
+  done
 
-  echo "${NAME};${FG_COLOR};${BG_COLOR};${ANSI_COLORS}"
+  join_ansi_colors "${ANSI_COLORS[@]}"
 }
 
-function unpack_colorscheme_field(){
-  PACKED="$1"
-  FIELD="$2"
-  echo "${PACKED}" | cut -d ';' -f "${FIELD}"
+
+# PROFILE
+# =======
+#
+# Gnome-terminal profile preferences are read and written through dconf.
+#
+# In the following functions, profiles are referenced by their dconf directory
+# paths (ending in a '/' character).
+
+# profile_get_property PROFILE PROPERTY
+# Echoes the given property from the given gnome-terminal profile.
+function profile_get_property() {
+  PROFILE="$1"
+  PROPERTY="$2"
+
+  dconf read "${PROFILE}${PROPERTY}"
 }
 
-# colorscheme_name COLORSCHEME
-function colorscheme_name() {
-  unpack_colorscheme_field "$1" 1
+# profile_set_property PROFILE PROPERTY VALUE
+# Sets the given profile's given property to the given value.
+function profile_set_property() {
+  PROFILE="$1"
+  PROPERTY="$2"
+  VALUE="$3"
+
+  dconf write "${PROFILE}${PROPERTY}" "${VALUE}"
 }
 
-# colorscheme_fg_color COLORSCHEME
-function colorscheme_fg_color() {
-  unpack_colorscheme_field "$1" 2
+# profile_get_name PROFILE
+# Echoes the human-readable name for the given gnome-terminal profile.
+function profile_get_name() {
+  PROFILE="$1"
+  profile_get_property "${PROFILE}" "visible-name"
 }
 
-# colorscheme_bg_color COLORSCHEME
-function colorscheme_bg_color() {
-  unpack_colorscheme_field "$1" 3
+# profile_set_name PROFILE VALUE
+# Sets the human-readable name for the given gnome-terminal profile.
+function profile_set_name() {
+  PROFILE="$1"
+  VALUE="$2"
+  profile_set_property "${PROFILE}" "visible-name" "${VALUE}"
 }
 
-# colorscheme_ansi_colors COLORSCHEME
-function colorscheme_ansi_colors() {
-  unpack_colorscheme_field "$1" 4
+# profile_get_font PROFILE
+# Echoes the font for the given gnome-terminal profile.
+function profile_get_font() {
+  PROFILE="$1"
+  profile_get_property "${PROFILE}" "font"
 }
 
-GRUVBOX8_COLORSCHEME=$(colorscheme "gruvbox8" \
-    "#ebdbb2" \
-    "#1d2021" \
-    $(ansi_colors \
-        "#1d2021" \
-        "#cc241d" \
-        "#98971a" \
-        "#d79921" \
-        "#458588" \
-        "#b16286" \
-        "#689d6a" \
-        "#a89984" \
-        "#928374" \
-        "#fb4934" \
-        "#b8bb26" \
-        "#fabd2f" \
-        "#83a598" \
-        "#d3869b" \
-        "#8ec07c" \
-        "#ebdbb2"
-  )
-)
+# profile_set_font PROFILE VALUE
+# Sets the font for the given gnome-terminal profile.
+function profile_set_font() {
+  PROFILE="$1"
+  VALUE="$2"
+  profile_set_property "${PROFILE}" "font" "${VALUE}"
+}
 
-COLORSCHEMES=(
-  "${GRUVBOX8_COLORSCHEME}"
-)
+# profile_get_foreground_color PROFILE
+# Echoes the foreground color for the given gnome-terminal profile.
+function profile_get_foreground_color() {
+  PROFILE="$1"
+  profile_get_property "${PROFILE}" "foreground-color"
+}
 
-# log ARGS...
-# echo for stderr
-function log() {
-  echo 1>&2 "$@"
+# profile_set_foreground_color PROFILE VALUE
+# Sets the foreground color for the given gnome-terminal profile.
+function profile_set_foreground_color() {
+  PROFILE="$1"
+  VALUE="$2"
+  profile_set_property "${PROFILE}" "foreground-color" "${VALUE}"
 }
 
-# die ARGS...
-# log then exit with an error code
-function die() {
-  log "$@"
-  exit 1
+# profile_get_background_color PROFILE
+# Echoes the background color for the given gnome-terminal profile.
+function profile_get_background_color() {
+  PROFILE="$1"
+  profile_get_property "${PROFILE}" "background_color"
 }
 
-function get_profile_property() {
+# profile_set_background_color PROFILE VALUE
+# Sets the background color for the given gnome-terminal profile.
+function profile_set_background_color() {
   PROFILE="$1"
-  PROPERTY="$2" 
+  VALUE="$2"
+  profile_set_property "${PROFILE}" "background-color" "${VALUE}"
+}
 
-  dconf read "${PROFILE}${PROPERTY}"
+# profile_get_ansi_colors PROFILE
+# Echoes the ANSI color palette for the given gnome-terminal profile.
+function profile_get_ansi_colors() {
+  PROFILE="$1"
+  profile_get_property "${PROFILE}" "palette"
 }
 
-# get_profile_name PROFILE
-# Echoes the human-readable name for a gnome-terminal profile subdirectory.
-function get_profile_name() {
-  get_profile_property "$1" "visible-name"
+# profile_set_ansi_colors PROFILE VALUE
+# Sets the ANSI color palette for the given gnome-terminal profile.
+function profile_set_ansi_colors() {
+  PROFILE="$1"
+  VALUE="$2"
+  profile_set_property "${PROFILE}" "palette" "${VALUE}"
+}
+
+# profile_apply_config PROFILE CONFIG_FILE
+# Applies the given configuration to the given gnome-terminal profile.
+function profile_apply_config() {
+  PROFILE="$1"
+  CONFIG_FILE="$2"
+
+  FONT=$(config_get_font "${CONFIG_FILE}")
+  FOREGROUND_COLOR=$(config_get_foreground_color "${CONFIG_FILE}")
+  BACKGROUND_COLOR=$(config_get_background_color "${CONFIG_FILE}")
+  ANSI_COLORS=$(config_get_ansi_colors "${CONFIG_FILE}")
+
+  profile_set_font "${PROFILE}" "${FONT}"
+  profile_set_foreground_color "${PROFILE}" "${FOREGROUND_COLOR}"
+  profile_set_background_color "${PROFILE}" "${BACKGROUND_COLOR}"
+  profile_set_ansi_colors "${PROFILE}" "${ANSI_COLORS}"
 }
 
+# INTERACTIVE USE
+# ===============
+
 # choose_number BASE_PROMPT MIN MAX
 # Asks the user to choose a number between MIN and MAX, inclusive.
 # BASE_PROMPT should not end in a newline.
@@ -110,6 +250,7 @@ function choose_number() {
   PROMPT="$1"
   MIN_NUMBER="$2"
   MAX_NUMBER="$3"
+
   while true; do
     read -p "$1 [${MIN_NUMBER} to ${MAX_NUMBER}]: " CHOSEN_NUMBER
     if [ "${CHOSEN_NUMBER}" -lt "${MIN_NUMBER}" ]; then
@@ -133,81 +274,42 @@ function choose_profile() {
     PROFILES+=("${ROOT_DCONF_DIR}${PROFILE_SUBDIR}")
   done
   NUM_PROFILES="${#PROFILES[@]}"
-  
+
   if [ "${NUM_PROFILES}" -eq 0 ]; then
     die "Error: found no gnome-terminal profiles to style."
   fi
 
   if [ "${NUM_PROFILES}" -eq 1 ]; then
     PROFILE="${PROFILES[0]}"
-    PROFILE_NAME=$(get_profile_name "${PROFILE}")
+    PROFILE_NAME=$(profile_get_name "${PROFILE}")
     log "Found single gnome-terminal profile ${PROFILE_NAME}, using it."
     echo "${PROFILE}"
     return
   fi
 
   log "Available gnome-terminal profiles:"
-  
+
   for i in $(seq 1 "${NUM_PROFILES}"); do
     PROFILE="${PROFILES[$(($i - 1))]}"
-    PROFILE_NAME=$(get_profile_name "${PROFILE}")
+    PROFILE_NAME=$(profile_get_name "${PROFILE}")
     log "  #$i: ${PROFILE_NAME}"
   done
 
   choose_number "Choose a profile" 1 "${NUM_PROFILES}"
 }
 
-# find_colorscheme COLORSCHEME_NAME
-# Echoes the colorscheme if it exists.
-# Dies otherwise with a useful message.
-function find_colorscheme() {
-  COLORSCHEME_NAME="$1"
-
-  NAMES=()
-  for COLORSCHEME in "${COLORSCHEMES[@]}"; do
-    NAME=$(colorscheme_name ${COLORSCHEME})
-    NAMES+=("${NAME}")
-
-    if [ "${NAME,,}" == "${NAME,,}" ]; then
-      echo "${COLORSCHEME}"
-      return
-    fi
-  done
-
-  log "Error: no such colorscheme '${COLORSCHEME_NAME}'. Options are:"
-  for NAME in "${NAMES[@]}"; do
-    log " - ${NAME}"
-  done
-  exit 1
-}
-
-# apply_colorscheme PROFILE COLORSCHEME
-# Applies the given packed colorscheme to the given gnome-terminal profile.
-function apply_colorscheme() {
-  PROFILE="$1"
-  COLORSCHEME="$2"
-
-  FG_COLOR=$(colorscheme_fg_color "${COLORSCHEME}")
-  BG_COLOR=$(colorscheme_bg_color "${COLORSCHEME}")
-  ANSI_COLORS=$(colorscheme_ansi_colors "${COLORSCHEME}")
-
-  dconf write "${PROFILE}foreground-color" "'${FG_COLOR}'"
-  dconf write "${PROFILE}background-color" "'${BG_COLOR}'"
-  dconf write "${PROFILE}palette" "${ANSI_COLORS}"
-}
-
 function main() {
   if [ "$#" -le 0 ]; then
-    die "USAGE: style-gnome-terminal COLORSCHEME_NAME"
+    die "USAGE: style-gnome-terminal CONFIG_FILE"
   fi
 
   # TODO: Subcommands:
-  # 
+  #
   # Profiles:
-  # 
+  #
   #  - profile list
   #  - profile show NAME_OR_ID
-  # 
+  #
   # Styling:
   #
   # These all take an optional [profile NAME_OR_ID] clause to specify a profile
@@ -233,10 +335,9 @@ function main() {
   # arbitrary code (rules our source-ing .sh files containing variables), that
   # does not require onerous dependencies to parse.
 
-  COLORSCHEME_NAME="$1"
-  COLORSCHEME=$(find_colorscheme "${COLORSCHEME_NAME}")
+  CONFIG_FILE="$1"
   PROFILE=$(choose_profile)
-  apply_colorscheme "${PROFILE}" "${COLORSCHEME}"
+  profile_apply_config "${PROFILE}" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
 }
 
 main "$@"
diff --git a/styles/gruvbox8.conf b/styles/gruvbox8.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4748a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/styles/gruvbox8.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+font = "Hack Regular 12"
+
+foreground-color = "#ebdbb2"
+background-color = "#1d2021"
+
+ansi-colors-black  = "#1d2021"
+ansi-colors-red    = "#cc241d"
+ansi-colors-green  = "#98971a"
+ansi-colors-yellow = "#d79921"
+ansi-colors-blue   = "#458588"
+ansi-colors-purple = "#b16286"
+ansi-colors-cyan   = "#689d6a"
+ansi-colors-white  = "#a89984"
+ansi-colors-bright-black  = "#928374"
+ansi-colors-bright-red    = "#fb4934"
+ansi-colors-bright-green  = "#b8bb26"
+ansi-colors-bright-yellow = "#fabd2f"
+ansi-colors-bright-blue   = "#83a598"
+ansi-colors-bright-purple = "#d3869b"
+ansi-colors-bright-cyan   = "#8ec07c"
+ansi-colors-bright-white  = "#ebdbb2"