diff --git a/src/rendering/mod.rs b/src/rendering/mod.rs
index d73d29c..a7644a0 100644
--- a/src/rendering/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rendering/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ use crate::{
     data::{load_page, FolderData},
 };
 
+mod style;
+
 // renders content using the given template folder
 pub struct ContentRenderer {
     template_glob: String,
diff --git a/src/rendering/style.rs b/src/rendering/style.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd9c7fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rendering/style.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use std::{collections::HashMap, path::PathBuf};
+
+use async_walkdir::WalkDir;
+use futures::StreamExt;
+use miette::{IntoDiagnostic, Result};
+
+pub struct Stylesheets {
+    pub default_style: Option<PathBuf>,
+    pub page_styles: HashMap<String, PathBuf>,
+}
+
+pub async fn load_stylesheets(base_dir: &PathBuf) -> Result<Stylesheets> {
+    let mut entries = WalkDir::new(base_dir);
+    let mut page_styles = HashMap::new();
+
+    while let Some(res) = entries.next().await {
+        match res {
+            Ok(entry) => {
+                let entry_path = entry.path();
+                if entry_path.is_file() {
+                    if let Some(file_name) = entry_path.file_stem() {
+                        let file_name = file_name.to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+                        page_styles.insert(file_name, entry_path.to_owned());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => return Err(e).into_diagnostic(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut default_style = None;
+    for name in ["style", "default", "stylesheet", "index"] {
+        if let Some(style) = page_styles.remove(name) {
+            default_style = Some(style);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(Stylesheets {
+        default_style,
+        page_styles,
+    })
+}