diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 49355e9..01b83bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,18 @@ Formatters:
 - `DefaultFormatter`
 - `ColouredFormatter`
 
-Example usage. Create a new package `log` in your app such that:
+## Configuration
+
+The logger can be configured using optional configuration functions:
+
+- `WithLogLevel(level Level)` - Sets the minimum log level to output (default: `INFO`)
+- `WithFormatter(formatter Formatter)` - Sets the log formatter (default: `DefaultFormatter`)
+
+## Example Usage
+
+### Basic Usage
+
+Create a new package `log` in your app:
 
 ```go
 package log
@@ -29,7 +40,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	logger = logging.New(nil, nil, new(logging.ColouredFormatter))
+	// Create logger with default configuration (INFO level, DefaultFormatter)
+	logger = logging.New(nil, nil)
 
 	// INFO ...
 	INFO = logger[logging.INFO]
@@ -42,6 +54,41 @@ var (
 )
 ```
 
+### Custom Configuration
+
+You can customize the logger using configuration options:
+
+```go
+package log
+
+import (
+	"github.com/RichardKnop/logging"
+)
+
+var (
+	// Create logger with coloured formatter and DEBUG level
+	logger = logging.New(
+		nil, 
+		nil, 
+		logging.WithLogLevel(logging.DEBUG),
+		logging.WithFormatter(new(logging.ColouredFormatter)),
+	)
+
+	// DEBUG ...
+	DEBUG = logger[logging.DEBUG]
+	// INFO ...
+	INFO = logger[logging.INFO]
+	// WARNING ...
+	WARNING = logger[logging.WARNING]
+	// ERROR ...
+	ERROR = logger[logging.ERROR]
+	// FATAL ...
+	FATAL = logger[logging.FATAL]
+)
+```
+
+### Using the Logger
+
 Then from your app you could do:
 
 ```go
@@ -53,5 +100,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	log.INFO.Print("log message")
+	log.WARNING.Printf("formatted %s", "message")
+	log.ERROR.Println("error message")
 }
 ```
diff --git a/coloured_formatter.go b/coloured_formatter.go
index c110500..48cb47b 100644
--- a/coloured_formatter.go
+++ b/coloured_formatter.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 // Colour map
-var colour = map[level]string{
+var colour = map[Level]string{
 	INFO:    fmt.Sprintf(colourSeq, 94), // blue
 	WARNING: fmt.Sprintf(colourSeq, 95), // pink
 	ERROR:   fmt.Sprintf(colourSeq, 91), // red
@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ type ColouredFormatter struct {
 }
 
 // GetPrefix returns colour escape code
-func (f *ColouredFormatter) GetPrefix(lvl level) string {
+func (f *ColouredFormatter) GetPrefix(lvl Level) string {
 	return colour[lvl]
 }
 
 // GetSuffix returns reset sequence code
-func (f *ColouredFormatter) GetSuffix(lvl level) string {
+func (f *ColouredFormatter) GetSuffix(lvl Level) string {
 	return resetSeq
 }
 
 // Format adds filename and line number before the log message
-func (f *ColouredFormatter) Format(lvl level, v ...interface{}) []interface{} {
+func (f *ColouredFormatter) Format(lvl Level, v ...interface{}) []interface{} {
 	return append([]interface{}{header()}, v...)
 }
diff --git a/coloured_formatter_test.go b/coloured_formatter_test.go
index 6074979..e25bcb6 100644
--- a/coloured_formatter_test.go
+++ b/coloured_formatter_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestColouredFormatter(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var (
 		out, errOut = bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{}), bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-		logger      = logging.New(out, errOut, new(logging.ColouredFormatter))
+		logger      = logging.New(out, errOut, logging.WithFormatter(new(logging.ColouredFormatter)))
 		now         time.Time
 		actual      []byte
 		expected    string
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..789b9aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package logging
+
+// Config holds configuration options for the logger.
+type Config struct {
+	// LogLevel sets the minimum log level to output. If not set, INFO level is used.
+	LogLevel Level
+
+	// Formatter sets the log formatter to use. If not set, DefaultFormatter is used.
+	Formatter Formatter
+}
+
+func defaultConfig() *Config {
+	return &Config{
+		LogLevel:  INFO,
+		Formatter: new(DefaultFormatter),
+	}
+}
+
+// ConfigOption defines a function type for configuring the logger.
+type ConfigOption func(*Config)
+
+// WithLogLevel sets the log level in the logger configuration.
+func WithLogLevel(lvl Level) ConfigOption {
+	return func(c *Config) {
+		c.LogLevel = lvl
+	}
+}
+
+// WithFormatter sets the log formatter in the logger configuration.
+func WithFormatter(f Formatter) ConfigOption {
+	return func(c *Config) {
+		c.Formatter = f
+	}
+}
diff --git a/default_formatter.go b/default_formatter.go
index e33d91e..9fed07a 100644
--- a/default_formatter.go
+++ b/default_formatter.go
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ type DefaultFormatter struct {
 }
 
 // GetPrefix returns ""
-func (f *DefaultFormatter) GetPrefix(lvl level) string {
+func (f *DefaultFormatter) GetPrefix(lvl Level) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
 // GetSuffix returns ""
-func (f *DefaultFormatter) GetSuffix(lvl level) string {
+func (f *DefaultFormatter) GetSuffix(lvl Level) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
 // Format adds filename and line number before the log message
-func (f *DefaultFormatter) Format(lvl level, v ...interface{}) []interface{} {
+func (f *DefaultFormatter) Format(lvl Level, v ...interface{}) []interface{} {
 	return append([]interface{}{header()}, v...)
 }
diff --git a/formatter_interface.go b/formatter_interface.go
index 5465699..ba116c7 100644
--- a/formatter_interface.go
+++ b/formatter_interface.go
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ const (
 
 // Formatter interface
 type Formatter interface {
-	GetPrefix(lvl level) string
-	Format(lvl level, v ...interface{}) []interface{}
-	GetSuffix(lvl level) string
+	GetPrefix(lvl Level) string
+	Format(lvl Level, v ...interface{}) []interface{}
+	GetSuffix(lvl Level) string
 }
 
 // Returns header including filename and line number
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 26e2e6a..bd0235f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 module github.com/RichardKnop/logging
 
+go 1.22
+
+require github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
+
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e03ee77..667b99b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZb
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2 h1:bSDNvY7ZPG5RlJ8otE/7V6gMiyenm9RtJ7IUVIAoJ1w=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1 h1:7s2iGBzp5EwR7/aIZr8ao5+dra3wiQyKjjFuvgVKu7U=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1/go.mod h1:wZwfW3scLgRK+23gO65QZefKpKQRnfz6sD981Nm4B6U=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index ff356c7..d3dfd6f 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -7,25 +7,25 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Level type
-type level int
+type Level int
 
 const (
-	// DEBUG level
-	DEBUG level = iota
-	// INFO level
+	// DEBUG Level
+	DEBUG Level = iota
+	// INFO Level
 	INFO
-	// WARNING level
+	// WARNING Level
 	WARNING
-	// ERROR level
+	// ERROR Level
 	ERROR
-	// FATAL level
+	// FATAL Level
 	FATAL
 
 	flag = log.Ldate | log.Ltime
 )
 
-// Log level prefix map
-var prefix = map[level]string{
+// Log Level prefix map
+var prefix = map[Level]string{
 	DEBUG:   "DEBUG: ",
 	INFO:    "INFO: ",
 	WARNING: "WARNING: ",
@@ -34,10 +34,25 @@ var prefix = map[level]string{
 }
 
 // Logger ...
-type Logger map[level]LoggerInterface
+type Logger map[Level]LoggerInterface
+
+// New returns instance of Logger.
+func New(out, errOut io.Writer, ops ...ConfigOption) Logger {
+	config := defaultConfig()
+
+	for _, op := range ops {
+		op(config)
+	}
+
+	// If log level is out of bounds, set to nearest valid level.
+	if config.LogLevel < DEBUG {
+		config.LogLevel = DEBUG
+	}
+
+	if config.LogLevel > FATAL {
+		config.LogLevel = FATAL
+	}
 
-// New returns instance of Logger
-func New(out, errOut io.Writer, f Formatter) Logger {
 	// Fall back to stdout if out not set
 	if out == nil {
 		out = os.Stdout
@@ -48,24 +63,26 @@ func New(out, errOut io.Writer, f Formatter) Logger {
 		errOut = os.Stderr
 	}
 
-	// Fall back to DefaultFormatter if f not set
-	if f == nil {
-		f = new(DefaultFormatter)
-	}
+	l := make(map[Level]LoggerInterface, 5)
 
-	l := make(map[level]LoggerInterface, 5)
-	l[DEBUG] = &Wrapper{lvl: DEBUG, formatter: f, logger: log.New(out, f.GetPrefix(DEBUG)+prefix[DEBUG], flag)}
-	l[INFO] = &Wrapper{lvl: INFO, formatter: f, logger: log.New(out, f.GetPrefix(INFO)+prefix[INFO], flag)}
-	l[WARNING] = &Wrapper{lvl: INFO, formatter: f, logger: log.New(out, f.GetPrefix(WARNING)+prefix[WARNING], flag)}
-	l[ERROR] = &Wrapper{lvl: INFO, formatter: f, logger: log.New(errOut, f.GetPrefix(ERROR)+prefix[ERROR], flag)}
-	l[FATAL] = &Wrapper{lvl: INFO, formatter: f, logger: log.New(errOut, f.GetPrefix(FATAL)+prefix[FATAL], flag)}
+	for level := DEBUG; level <= FATAL; level++ {
+		l[level] = NewNoOp()
+
+		if level >= config.LogLevel {
+			l[level] = &Wrapper{
+				lvl:       level,
+				formatter: config.Formatter,
+				logger:    log.New(out, config.Formatter.GetPrefix(level)+prefix[level], flag),
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
-	return Logger(l)
+	return l
 }
 
 // Wrapper ...
 type Wrapper struct {
-	lvl       level
+	lvl       Level
 	formatter Formatter
 	logger    LoggerInterface
 }
diff --git a/logger_test.go b/logger_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82af68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logger_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package logging_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/RichardKnop/logging"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		logLevel     logging.Level
+		expectedLogs int
+	}{
+		{"DEBUG", logging.DEBUG, 5},
+		{"INFO", logging.INFO, 4},
+		{"WARNING", logging.WARNING, 3},
+		{"ERROR", logging.ERROR, 2},
+		{"FATAL", logging.FATAL, 1},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		out := &stubWriter{}
+
+		t.Run("GIVEN a logging constructor configured with min log level "+tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			logger := logging.New(out, nil, logging.WithLogLevel(tt.logLevel))
+
+			t.Run("WHEN logging with all the log levels", func(t *testing.T) {
+				for level := logging.DEBUG; level <= logging.FATAL; level++ {
+					logger[level].Print("This is a test log")
+				}
+
+				t.Run("THEN only those allowed logs are performed", func(t *testing.T) {
+					require.Len(t, out.loggedMessages, tt.expectedLogs)
+					assert.Contains(t, out.loggedMessages[0], "This is a test log")
+				})
+			})
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+type stubWriter struct {
+	loggedMessages []string
+}
+
+func (s *stubWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	s.loggedMessages = append(s.loggedMessages, string(p))
+	return len(p), nil
+}
diff --git a/noop.go b/noop.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e63d06a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/noop.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package logging
+
+type noOp struct {
+}
+
+// NewNoOp creates a no-op logger that implements LoggerInterface but does nothing.
+// Useful for disabling logging. Also used with Config MinLogLevel on disabled levels.
+func NewNoOp() LoggerInterface {
+	return &noOp{}
+}
+
+func (n noOp) Print(i ...interface{}) {}
+
+func (n noOp) Printf(s string, i ...interface{}) {}
+
+func (n noOp) Println(i ...interface{}) {}
+
+func (n noOp) Fatal(i ...interface{}) {}
+
+func (n noOp) Fatalf(s string, i ...interface{}) {}
+
+func (n noOp) Fatalln(i ...interface{}) {}
+
+func (n noOp) Panic(i ...interface{}) {}
+
+func (n noOp) Panicf(s string, i ...interface{}) {}
+
+func (n noOp) Panicln(i ...interface{}) {}