diff --git a/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/Desktop.cs b/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/Desktop.cs
index a33461e..25d01f2 100644
--- a/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/Desktop.cs
+++ b/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/Desktop.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,29 @@ namespace ShiftOS
 
         private void UpdateTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
+            // Update current time of day.
             this.CurrentTime.Text = CurrentSystem.GetTimeOfDay();
+
+            // We get our background colors from the skin.
+            this.BackColor = this.CurrentSystem.GetSkinContext().GetSkinData().DesktopBackgroundColor;
+            this.DesktopPanel.BackColor = this.CurrentSystem.GetSkinContext().GetSkinData().DesktopPanelBackgroundColor;
+
+            // Desktop panel must get its height from the skin.
+            this.DesktopPanel.Height = this.CurrentSystem.GetSkinContext().GetSkinData().DesktopPanelHeight;
+
+            // Set up the panel clock's position.
+            this.CurrentTime.Top = this.CurrentSystem.GetSkinContext().GetSkinData().PanelClockFromTop;
+            this.CurrentTime.Left = (DesktopPanel.Width - CurrentTime.Width) - this.CurrentSystem.GetSkinContext().GetSkinData().PanelClockFromSide;
+
+            // Determine the desktop panel dock
+            if(this.CurrentSystem.GetSkinContext().GetSkinData().IsDesktopPanelAtTop)
+            {
+                this.DesktopPanel.Dock = DockStyle.Top;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                this.DesktopPanel.Dock = DockStyle.Bottom;
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/ShiftOS.csproj b/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/ShiftOS.csproj
index cc47277..d8e4c7b 100644
--- a/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/ShiftOS.csproj
+++ b/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/ShiftOS.csproj
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Skin.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="SkinContext.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SystemContext.cs" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Desktop.resx">
       <DependentUpon>Desktop.cs</DependentUpon>
diff --git a/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/Skin.cs b/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/Skin.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8aa3329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/Skin.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace ShiftOS
+{
+    public class Skin
+    {
+        public int DesktopPanelHeight = 24;
+        public Color DesktopPanelBackgroundColor = Color.Gray;
+        public Color DesktopBackgroundColor = Color.Black;
+        public int PanelClockFromTop = 2;
+        public int PanelClockFromSide = 4;
+        public bool IsDesktopPanelAtTop = true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/SkinContext.cs b/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/SkinContext.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbab213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/SkinContext.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace ShiftOS
+{
+    public class SkinContext
+    {
+        private Skin _skin = null;
+
+        public SkinContext()
+        {
+            _skin = new Skin();
+        }
+
+        public Skin GetSkinData()
+        {
+            return _skin;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/SystemContext.cs b/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/SystemContext.cs
index 2dc70da..13c7561 100644
--- a/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/SystemContext.cs
+++ b/ShiftOS/ShiftOS/SystemContext.cs
@@ -10,8 +10,15 @@ namespace ShiftOS
     public class SystemContext : IDisposable
     {
         private Desktop _desktop = null;
+        private SkinContext _skinContext = null;
         private int _codepoints = 0;
 
+        private void LoadCurrentSkin()
+        {
+            // TODO: Load it from a filesystem of some sort.
+            _skinContext = new SkinContext();
+        }
+
         public void Dispose()
         {
             _desktop = null;
@@ -22,16 +29,27 @@ namespace ShiftOS
             return this._codepoints;
         }
 
+        public SkinContext GetSkinContext()
+        {
+            return this._skinContext;
+        }
+
         public void Initialize()
         {
             // We can't initialize the game twice.
             if (_desktop != null)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("ShiftOS is already initialized.");
 
+            Console.WriteLine("Bootstrapping WinForms...");
+
             // Set up WinForms to run normally.
             Application.EnableVisualStyles();
             Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
 
+            Console.WriteLine("Loading current skin...");
+            this.LoadCurrentSkin();
+
+            Console.WriteLine("Loading desktop...");
             using (_desktop = new Desktop(this))
             {
                 // Run Windows Forms.