diff --git a/config/nvim/lua/chadrc.lua b/config/nvim/lua/chadrc.lua
index 1469e2f..79629dd 100644
--- a/config/nvim/lua/chadrc.lua
+++ b/config/nvim/lua/chadrc.lua
@@ -4,33 +4,28 @@
 ---@type ChadrcConfig
 local M = {}
 
-M.ui = {
-  theme = "monekai",
-
+M.base46 = {
   hl_override = {
     ColorColumn     = { bg = "#770000" },
     Comment         = { italic = true, },
     DiffChange      = { bg = "NONE", fg = "#e7c547" },
     DiffText        = { bg = "NONE", fg = "#ff8700" },
-    FoldColumn      = { bg = "NONE" },
-    NonText         = { bg = "NONE" },
-    Normal          = { bg = "NONE" },
-    NormalFloat     = { bg = "NONE" },
-    SignColumn      = { bg = "NONE" },
     SpellBad        = { bg = "#770000", fg = "#ffffff" },
-    TelescopeNormal = { bg = "NONE" },
     Visual          = { bg = "#0094d8", fg = "#ffffff" },
   },
+  theme = "monekai",
+  transparency = false
+}
 
+M.ui = {
   statusline = {
     theme = "vscode_colored",
   }
-
 }
 
 M.mason = {
   cmd = true,
-  pkgs = {"lua-language-server"}
+  pkgs = { "lua-language-server" }
 }
 
 return M
diff --git a/config/nvim/lua/init.lua b/config/nvim/lua/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1af498a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/nvim/lua/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+vim.g.base46_cache = vim.fn.stdpath "data" .. "/base46_cache/"
+dofile(vim.g.base46_cache .. "defaults")
+dofile(vim.g.base46_cache .. "statusline")
diff --git a/config/nvim/lua/plugins/init.lua b/config/nvim/lua/plugins/init.lua
index b3c5aea..0888475 100644
--- a/config/nvim/lua/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/config/nvim/lua/plugins/init.lua
@@ -1,12 +1,28 @@
 return {
   {
-    "stevearc/conform.nvim",
-    -- event = 'BufWritePre', -- uncomment for format on save
-    config = function()
-      require "configs.conform"
-    end,
+    "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
+    {
+      "nvchad/ui",
+      config = function()
+        require "nvchad"
+      end
+    },
+    {
+      "nvchad/base46",
+      lazy = true,
+      build = function()
+        require("base46").load_all_highlights()
+      end,
+    },
+    "nvchad/volt", -- optional, needed for theme switcher
+  },
+  {
+    "stevearc/conform.nvim",
+      -- event = 'BufWritePre', -- uncomment for format on save
+      config = function()
+        require "configs.conform"
+      end,
   },
-
   {
     "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
     opts = {
@@ -21,6 +37,7 @@ return {
       },
     },
   },
+}
 
   -- These are some examples, uncomment them if you want to see them work!
   -- {
@@ -53,4 +70,3 @@ return {
   --   "mg979/vim-visual-multi",
   --   lazy = false,
   -- }
-}