diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d008ad..9caa235 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # SwiftyAppearance Change Log
 
 ## [Version 1.1.0](https://github.com/victor-pavlychko/SwiftyAppearance/releases/tag/1.1.0)
-*Released on 2017-05-??.*
+*Released on 2018-03-07.*
 
 - moved `UIView.refreshSubviewAppearance` to `UIWindow` where it belongs and renamed to `refreshAppearance`
 - renamed `UIApplication.refreshApplicationAppearance` to `refreshAppearance`
-= added `AppearanceView` for application theming
+- added `AppearanceStyle` for application theming
+- cleaned up the API in favor of default parameters
 
 ## [Version 1.0.2](https://github.com/victor-pavlychko/SwiftyAppearance/releases/tag/1.0.2)
 *Released on 2016-11-27.*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5de9b02..e735f30 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,32 +103,27 @@ provide proxy object to configure its properties.
 
 ### Free Functions
 
-* `func appearance(for traits: UITraitCollection, _ block: () -> Void)` — adds traits from the collection to the scope
-* `func appearance(in containerType: UIAppearanceContainer.Type, _ block: () -> Void)` — adds nested container to the scope
-* `func appearance(inChain containerTypes: [UIAppearanceContainer.Type], _ block: () -> Void)` — adds chain of nested containers to the scope
-* `func appearance(inAny containerTypes: [UIAppearanceContainer.Type], _ block: () -> Void)` — defines a set of nested scopes for each provided container
+* `func appearance(for traitCollection: UITraitCollection? = nil, in containerTypes: [UIAppearanceContainer.Type] = [], _ block: () -> Void)` — adds traits and containers from the collection to the scope
+* `func appearance(for traitCollection: UITraitCollection? = nil, inAny containerTypes: [UIAppearanceContainer.Type], _ block: () -> Void)` — adds traits and defines a set of nested scopes for each provided container
 
-### UIAppearanceContainer Extensions
+### UIAppearance  and UIAppearanceContainer Extensions
 
-* `static func appearance(_ block: () -> Void)` — adds nested container to the scope, this is equivalent to one of free functions
+* `static func UIAppearanceContainer.appearance(style: AppearanceStyle = nil, for traitCollection: UITraitCollection? = nil, _ block: () -> Void)` — adds nested container to the scope optionally specifying style
+* `static func UIAppearance.appearance(style: AppearanceStyle = nil, for traitCollection: UITraitCollection? = nil, _ block: (_ proxy: Self) -> Void)` — adds traits from the collection to the scope, provides appearance proxy for class with an optional style class, then adds current class as a container
+    if applicable
 
-### UIAppearance Extensions
+### UIWindow and UIApplication Extensions
 
-This group of functions first extends scopes similar to what free functions do, then provides appearance proxy for `Self` class and finally defines
-new scope adding `Self` as a container when applicable.
+* `func UIWindow.refreshAppearance(animated: Bool)` — refreshes appearance for the window
+* `func UIApplication.refreshAppearance(animated: Bool)` — refreshes appearance for all windows in the application
 
-* `static func appearance(_ block: (_ proxy: Self) -> Void)` — provides appearance proxy for class, then adds current class as a container 
-    if applicable
-* `static func appearance(for traits: UITraitCollection, _ block: (_ proxy: Self) -> Void)` — adds traits from the collection to the scope,
-    provides appearance proxy for class, then adds current class as a container if applicable
-* `static func appearance(in containerType: UIAppearanceContainer.Type, _ block: (_ proxy: Self) -> Void)` — adds nested container to the scope,
-    provides appearance proxy for class, then adds current class as a container if applicable
-* `static func appearance(inChain containerTypes: [UIAppearanceContainer.Type], _ block: (_ proxy: Self) -> Void)` — adds chain of nested
-    containers to the scope, provides appearance proxy for class, then adds current class as a container if applicable
-* `static func appearance(inAny containerTypes: [UIAppearanceContainer.Type], _ block: (_ proxy: Self) -> Void)` — defines a set of nested scopes
-    for each provided container, provides appearance proxy for class, then adds current class as a container if applicable
-
-## Installation 
+### UIView and UIViewController Extensions
+
+* `@IBInspectable public var appearanceStyleName: String` — inspectable property to set appearance style from Interface Builder
+* `var appearanceStyle: AppearanceStyle` — appearance style accessor
+* `func setAppearanceStyle(_ style: AppearanceStyle, animated: Bool)` — sets appearance style optionally animating the update
+
+## Installation
 
 ### CocoaPods
 
diff --git a/SwiftyAppearance.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/SwiftyAppearance.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 4262731..c0c85f9 100644
--- a/SwiftyAppearance.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/SwiftyAppearance.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@
 				57296DC41EB8B4CD004E434C /* AppearanceStyleExtensions.swift */,
 				571E483D204EA18E001D9FD9 /* AppearanceStyleHelpers.swift */,
 				57FED3801D8F3B48008DB72E /* UIAppearanceExtensions.swift */,
-				57296DC61EB8F327004E434C /* UIWindowExtensions.swift */,
 				573B0E0D1F0A9BFF008609B1 /* UIApplicationExtensions.swift */,
+				57296DC61EB8F327004E434C /* UIWindowExtensions.swift */,
 				57FED3751D8F3A9F008DB72E /* Info.plist */,
 			);
 			path = SwiftyAppearance;
diff --git a/SwiftyAppearance/UIAppearanceExtensions.swift b/SwiftyAppearance/UIAppearanceExtensions.swift
index f67793e..7329c5c 100644
--- a/SwiftyAppearance/UIAppearanceExtensions.swift
+++ b/SwiftyAppearance/UIAppearanceExtensions.swift
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 
 import UIKit
 
-/// Nested appearance scope for specified trait collection
+/// Nested appearance scope for specified trait collection and container types
 ///
 /// - Parameters:
-///   - traits: trait collection
+///   - traitCollection: trait collection
+///   - containerTypes: list of container types
 ///   - block: appearance code block
 public func appearance(for traitCollection: UITraitCollection? = nil, in containerTypes: [UIAppearanceContainer.Type] = [], _ block: () -> Void) {
     AppearanceScope.main.push(traitCollection: traitCollection)
@@ -20,10 +21,11 @@ public func appearance(for traitCollection: UITraitCollection? = nil, in contain
     AppearanceScope.main.pop(count: 2)
 }
 
-/// Nested appearance scope for any of specified containers
+/// Nested appearance scope for specified trait collection any of specified containers
 ///
 /// - Parameters:
-///   - containerTypes: list of containers
+///   - traitCollection: trait collection
+///   - containerTypes: list of container types
 ///   - block: appearance code block
 public func appearance(for traitCollection: UITraitCollection? = nil, inAny containerTypes: [UIAppearanceContainer.Type], _ block: () -> Void) {
     AppearanceScope.main.push(traitCollection: traitCollection)
@@ -37,9 +39,12 @@ public func appearance(for traitCollection: UITraitCollection? = nil, inAny cont
 
 public extension UIAppearanceContainer {
     
-    /// Nested appearance scope for `Self` container
+    /// Nested appearance scope for `Self` container and trait collection
     ///
-    /// - Parameter block: appearance code block for current container
+    /// - Parameter
+    ///   - style: appearance style for this container
+    ///   - traitCollection: trait collection
+    ///   - block: appearance code block for current container
     public static func appearance(style: AppearanceStyle = nil, for traitCollection: UITraitCollection? = nil, _ block: () -> Void) {
         let cls = styleClass(self, styleName: style.name)
         AppearanceScope.main.push(traitCollection: traitCollection)
@@ -55,7 +60,8 @@ public extension UIAppearance {
     /// nested appearance scope for `Self` container with specified trait collection
     ///
     /// - Parameters:
-    ///   - traits: trait collections
+    ///   - style: appearance style for current class
+    ///   - traitCollection: trait collections
     ///   - block: appearance code block for current container
     ///   - proxy: appearance proxy to configure
     public static func appearance(style: AppearanceStyle = nil, for traitCollection: UITraitCollection? = nil, _ block: (_ proxy: Self) -> Void) {
@@ -80,7 +86,8 @@ public extension UIAppearance where Self: UIAppearanceContainer {
     /// nested appearance scope for `Self` container with specified trait collection
     ///
     /// - Parameters:
-    ///   - traits: trait collections
+    ///   - style: appearance style for current class
+    ///   - traitCollection: trait collections
     ///   - block: appearance code block for current container
     ///   - proxy: appearance proxy to configure
     public static func appearance(style: AppearanceStyle = nil, for traitCollection: UITraitCollection? = nil, _ block: (_ proxy: Self) -> Void) {
diff --git a/SwiftyAppearance/UIApplicationExtensions.swift b/SwiftyAppearance/UIApplicationExtensions.swift
index bab1877..30d01bd 100644
--- a/SwiftyAppearance/UIApplicationExtensions.swift
+++ b/SwiftyAppearance/UIApplicationExtensions.swift
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ import UIKit
 
 public extension NSNotification.Name {
     
-    /// <#Description#>
     public static let SwiftyAppearanceWillRefreshApplication = NSNotification.Name(rawValue: "SwiftyAppearanceWillRefreshApplicationNotification")
     
-    /// <#Description#>
     public static let SwiftyAppearanceDidRefreshApplication = NSNotification.Name(rawValue: "SwiftyAppearanceDidRefreshApplicationNotification")
 }
 
@@ -25,9 +23,9 @@ public extension UIApplication {
         }
     }
 
-    /// <#Description#>
+    /// Refreshes appearance for all windows in the application
     ///
-    /// - Parameter animated: <#animated description#>
+    /// - Parameter animated: if the refresh should be animated
     public func refreshAppearance(animated: Bool) {
         NotificationCenter.default.post(name: .SwiftyAppearanceWillRefreshApplication, object: self)
         UIView.animate(withDuration: animated ? 0.25 : 0, animations: {
diff --git a/SwiftyAppearance/UIWindowExtensions.swift b/SwiftyAppearance/UIWindowExtensions.swift
index d52a85e..9aaf3c4 100644
--- a/SwiftyAppearance/UIWindowExtensions.swift
+++ b/SwiftyAppearance/UIWindowExtensions.swift
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ import UIKit
 
 public extension NSNotification.Name {
     
-    /// <#Description#>
     public static let SwiftyAppearanceWillRefreshWindow = NSNotification.Name(rawValue: "SwiftyAppearanceWillRefreshWindowNotification")
  
-    /// <#Description#>
     public static let SwiftyAppearanceDidRefreshWindow = NSNotification.Name(rawValue: "SwiftyAppearanceDidRefreshWindowNotification")
 }
 
@@ -29,9 +27,9 @@ public extension UIWindow {
         addConstraints(constraints)
     }
 
-    /// <#Description#>
+    /// Refreshes appearance for the window
     ///
-    /// - Parameter animated: <#animated description#>
+    /// - Parameter animated: if the refresh should be animated
     public func refreshAppearance(animated: Bool) {
         NotificationCenter.default.post(name: .SwiftyAppearanceWillRefreshWindow, object: self)
         UIView.animate(withDuration: animated ? 0.25 : 0, animations: {