diff --git a/star.c b/star.c
index 5db1976..2f8458e 100644
--- a/star.c
+++ b/star.c
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@
 #define LEVEL_HEIGHT 9
 #define LEVEL_WIDTH 16
 
+enum { color_BALL = 1,
+	   color_CUBE,
+	   color_VOID,
+	   color_GIFT,
+	   color_WALL,
+	   color_BALL_SELECTED,
+	   color_CUBE_SELECTED,
+};
+
 typedef enum {
    WALL ='#',
    BALL ='@',
@@ -396,14 +405,22 @@ void display_level( struct state *s )
       for( j = 0 ; j < LEVEL_WIDTH ; j++ ) {
          switch( get_cell( s, j, i ) ) {
             case WALL:
+			   attron( COLOR_PAIR( color_WALL ));
                mvprintw( i+1, j*2, "##" );
+			   attroff( COLOR_PAIR( color_WALL ));
                break;
             case VOID:
+			   attron( COLOR_PAIR( color_VOID ));
                mvprintw( i+1, j*2, "  " );
+			   attroff( COLOR_PAIR( color_VOID ));
                break;
             case BALL:
 			   if ( s->moving == BALL ) {
 				  attron( A_BOLD );
+				  attron( COLOR_PAIR( color_BALL_SELECTED ));
+			   }
+			   else {
+				  attron( COLOR_PAIR( color_BALL ));
 			   }
                mvprintw( i+1, j*2, "()" );
 			   if ( s->moving == BALL ) {
@@ -413,14 +430,24 @@ void display_level( struct state *s )
             case CUBE:
 			   if ( s->moving == CUBE ) {
 				  attron( A_BOLD );
+				  attron( COLOR_PAIR( color_BALL_SELECTED ));
+			   }
+			   else {
+				  attron( COLOR_PAIR( color_BALL ));
 			   }
                mvprintw( i+1, j*2, "[]" );
 			   if ( s->moving == CUBE ) {
 				  attroff( A_BOLD );
+				  attroff( COLOR_PAIR( color_CUBE_SELECTED ));
+			   }
+			   else {
+				  attroff( COLOR_PAIR( color_CUBE ));
 			   }
                break;
             case GIFT:
+			   attron( COLOR_PAIR( color_GIFT ));
                mvprintw( i+1, j*2, "<>" );
+			   attroff( COLOR_PAIR( color_GIFT ));
                break;
             default: break;     /* ignore newlines */
          }
@@ -444,6 +471,16 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
    nonl();
    intrflush( w_main, FALSE );
    keypad( w_main, TRUE );
+   /* if ( has_colors(  ) == TRUE ) { */
+   start_color(  );
+   init_pair( color_CUBE,          COLOR_RED,    COLOR_BLACK  );
+   init_pair( color_BALL,          COLOR_BLUE,   COLOR_BLACK  );
+   init_pair( color_GIFT,          COLOR_YELLOW, COLOR_BLACK  );
+   init_pair( color_WALL,          COLOR_WHITE,  COLOR_WHITE  );
+   init_pair( color_VOID,          COLOR_BLACK,  COLOR_BLACK  );
+   init_pair( color_CUBE_SELECTED, COLOR_RED,    COLOR_YELLOW );
+   init_pair( color_BALL_SELECTED, COLOR_BLUE,   COLOR_YELLOW );
+   /* } */
 
    /* load the first level to start the loop in a correct state */
    load_level( s, levels[ lvl ] );