diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f129506..cd60056 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 app/views/branded/*
 app/assets/**/*
 config/locales/static_pages/*.yml
+app/assets/stylesheets/*-branded.scss
 
 # Ignore gemfile.lock
 #Gemfile.lock
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss
index df35cd6..848fba6 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss
@@ -19,14 +19,20 @@
 *= require jquery-ui-dist/jquery-ui.structure.min
 *= require jquery-ui-dist/jquery-ui.theme.min
 */
-
 @import "font-awesome";
 
+/* SASS Variables */
 @import "dmproadmap";
-@import "dmproadmap/base";
+@import "dmproadmap-branded"; /* Place your customizations to the SASS variables in this file */
 
+/* These will eventually go away once Boostrap is in place */
+@import "dmproadmap/base";
 @import "dmproadmap/tabs";
 @import "dmproadmap/accordions";
 @import "dmproadmap/modals";
 @import "dmproadmap/tables";
-@import "dmproadmap/forms";
\ No newline at end of file
+@import "dmproadmap/forms";
+
+/* Overrides to Bootstrap styling */
+@import "overrides";
+@import "overrides-branded"; /* Place your customizations to the general CSS in this file */
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/dmproadmap-branded.scss.example b/app/assets/stylesheets/dmproadmap-branded.scss.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ecace1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/dmproadmap-branded.scss.example
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/* This file is intended for you to use to override the sites SASS variables           */
+/*    This file is loaded immediately after dmproadmap.scss and before dmproadmap.scss */
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+$background-color: #FFF;
+$color: $dark-grey;          /* This example makes use of one of the variables defined in dmproadmap.scss */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/dmproadmap.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/dmproadmap.scss
index 86aec57..803f2f1 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/dmproadmap.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/dmproadmap.scss
@@ -44,4 +44,17 @@
 $header-logo-top-margin: 20px;
 $header-logo-left-margin: 10px;
 
-$body-background: $white;
\ No newline at end of file
+$body-background: $white;
+
+
+
+/* EVERYTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS SPECIFIC TO THE BOOSTRAP 3.x IMPLEMENTATION OF ROADMAP */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* SASS variables */
+$background-color: #FFF;
+
+$footer-background: $background-color;
+$footer-color: $medium-grey;
+$footer-margin-top: 40px;
+
+
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/overrides-branded.scss.example b/app/assets/stylesheets/overrides-branded.scss.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea1c275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/overrides-branded.scss.example
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/* Place your overrides to the generic site's styling here. */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------- */