diff --git a/application.go b/application.go
index 5d1e5aa..3c62c81 100644
--- a/application.go
+++ b/application.go
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ func RunApplication (application Application) {
 	if err != nil { log.Fatalln("nasin: could not register backend:", err) }
 	err = tomo.Run(func () {
 		err := registrar.SetTheme()
+		err := registrar.SetIconSet()
 		if err != nil { log.Fatalln("nasin: could not set theme:", err) }
 		err = application.Init()
 		if err != nil { log.Fatalln("nasin: could not run application:", err) }
diff --git a/internal/registrar/registrar_unix.go b/internal/registrar/registrar_unix.go
index e3adceb..be01bfd 100644
--- a/internal/registrar/registrar_unix.go
+++ b/internal/registrar/registrar_unix.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import "log"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/backend/x"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/nasin/internal/icons/xdg"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/nasin/internal/style/tss"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/nasin/internal/icons/fallback"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/nasin/internal/style/fallback"
-// import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/nasin/internal/style/aluminum"
 
 func RegisterBackend () error {
 	tomo.Register(1, x.New)
@@ -16,28 +16,35 @@ func RegisterBackend () error {
 }
 
 func SetTheme () error {
-	var styl *tomo.Style
 	// TODO eventually get rid of this when we make a file format for
 	// storing visual styles
-	// TODO migrate aluminum
-	// if os.Getenv("TOMO_USE_ALUMINUM_STYLE") != "" {
-		// styl = aluminumStyle.New()
-	// } else {
-		styl, _ = fallbackStyle.New()
-	// }
-	icons := fallbackIcons.New()
-	
-	iconThemeName := os.Getenv("TOMO_XDG_ICON_THEME")
-	if iconThemeName != "" {
-		xdgIconTheme, err := xdgIcons.FindThemeWarn(iconThemeName, icons)
+	styleSheetName := os.Getenv("TOMO_STYLE_SHEET")
+	if styleSheetName != "" {
+		styl, _, err := tss.LoadFile(styleSheetName)
 		if err == nil {
-			icons = xdgIconTheme
+			tomo.SetStyle(styl)
 		} else {
-			log.Printf("nasin: could not load icon theme '%s': %v", iconThemeName, err)
+			log.Printf("nasin: could not load style sheet '%s': %v", styleSheetName, err)
 		}
 	}
 	
+	styl, _ := fallbackStyle.New()
 	tomo.SetStyle(styl)
-	tomo.SetIconSet(icons)
-	return nil	
+	return nil
+}
+
+func SetIconSet () error {
+	iconSet := fallbackIcons.New()
+	iconSetName := os.Getenv("TOMO_XDG_ICON_THEME")
+	if iconSetName != "" {
+		xdgIconSet, err := xdgIcons.FindThemeWarn(iconSetName, iconSet)
+		if err == nil {
+			iconSet = xdgIconSet
+		} else {
+			log.Printf("nasin: could not load icon theme '%s': %v", iconSetName, err)
+		}
+	}
+	
+	tomo.SetIconSet(iconSet)
+	return nil
 }