diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e033bc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+lazy-lock.json
diff --git a/lua/clewis/lazy.lua b/lua/clewis/lazy.lua
index db49f6d..f678f85 100644
--- a/lua/clewis/lazy.lua
+++ b/lua/clewis/lazy.lua
@@ -11,4 +11,12 @@
 end
 vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
 
-require("lazy").setup("clewis.plugins")
+require("lazy").setup("clewis.plugins", {
+  checker = {
+    enabled = true,
+    notify = false,
+  },
+  change_detection = {
+    notify = false,
+  },
+})
diff --git a/lua/clewis/plugins/bufferline.lua b/lua/clewis/plugins/bufferline.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32b85d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/clewis/plugins/bufferline.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+return {
+  "akinsho/bufferline.nvim",
+  dependencies = {"nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons"},
+  version = "*",
+  opts = {
+    options = {
+      mode = "tabs",
+      separator_style = "slant",
+    },
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/clewis/plugins/lualine.lua b/lua/clewis/plugins/lualine.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b189081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/clewis/plugins/lualine.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+return {
+  "nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim",
+  dependencies = { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons" },
+  config = function()
+    local lualine = require("lualine")
+    local lazy_status = require("lazy.status")
+
+    local colors = {
+      blue = "#65D1FF",
+      green = "#3EFFDC",
+      violet = "#FF61EF",
+      yellow = "#FFDA78",
+      red = "#FF4A4A",
+      fg = "#C3CCDC",
+      bg = "#112638",
+      inactive_bg = "#2C3043",
+    }
+
+    local my_lualine_theme = {
+      normal = {
+        a = { bg = colors.blue, fg = colors.bg, gui = "bold" },
+        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+      },
+      insert = {
+        a = { bg = colors.green, fg = colors.bg, gui = "bold" },
+        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+      },
+      visual = {
+        a = { bg = colors.violet, fg = colors.bg, gui = "bold" },
+        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+      },
+      command = {
+        a = { bg = colors.yellow, fg = colors.bg, gui = "bold" },
+        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
+      },
+      inactive = {
+        a = { bg = colors.inactive_bg, fg = colors.semilightgray, gui = "bold" },
+        b = { bg = colors.inactive_bg, fg = colors.semilightgray},
+        c = { bg = colors.inactive_bg, fg = colors.semilightgray},
+      },
+    }
+
+    lualine.setup({
+      options = {
+        theme = my_lualine_theme,
+      },
+
+      sections = {
+        lualine_x = {
+          {
+            lazy_status.updates,
+            cond = lazy_status.has_updates,
+            color = { fg = "#FF9E64" },
+          },
+          { "encoding" },
+          { "fileformat" },
+          { "filetype" },
+        },
+      },
+    })
+  end,
+}