diff --git a/grumble.go b/grumble.go
index 3fafa6b..45a4814 100644
--- a/grumble.go
+++ b/grumble.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"blobstore"
+	"grumble/blobstore"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
diff --git a/pkg/blobstore/Makefile b/pkg/blobstore/Makefile
index 62ad8a0..0487605 100644
--- a/pkg/blobstore/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/blobstore/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include $(GOROOT)/src/Make.inc
 
-TARG = blobstore
+TARG = grumble/blobstore
 GOFILES = \
 	blobstore.go \
 	blobreader.go \
diff --git a/pkg/blobstore/blobstore.go b/pkg/blobstore/blobstore.go
index 558db3b..0b914cd 100644
--- a/pkg/blobstore/blobstore.go
+++ b/pkg/blobstore/blobstore.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
+	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 )
 
@@ -30,6 +31,55 @@ var (
 	ErrInvalidKey      = os.NewError("invalid key")
 )
 
+var (
+	defaultStore *BlobStore
+	defaultMutex sync.Mutex
+)
+
+// Open an existing, or create a new BlobStore at path.
+// Path must point to a directory, and must already exist.
+// See NewBlobStore for more information.
+func Open(path string, makeall bool) (err os.Error) {
+	defaultMutex.Lock()
+	defer defaultMutex.Unlock()
+
+	if defaultStore != nil {
+		panic("Default BlobStore already open")
+	}
+
+	defaultStore, err = NewBlobStore(path, makeall)
+	return
+}
+
+// Close the open default BlobStore. This removes the lockfile allowing
+// other processes to open the BlobStore.
+func Close() (err os.Error) {
+	if defaultStore == nil {
+		panic("DefaultStore not open")
+	}
+
+	err = defaultStore.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	defaultStore = nil
+	return
+}
+
+// Lookup a blob by its key and return a buffer containing the contents
+// of the blob.
+func Get(key string) (buf []byte, err os.Error) {
+	return defaultStore.Get(key)
+}
+
+// Store a blob. If the blob was successfully stored, the returned key
+// can be used to retrieve the buf from the BlobStore.
+func Put(buf []byte) (key string, err os.Error) {
+	return defaultStore.Put(buf)
+}
+
+
 // Open an existing, or create a new BlobStore residing at path.
 // Path must point to a directory, and must already exist.
 //
diff --git a/pkg/blobstore/blobstore_test.go b/pkg/blobstore/blobstore_test.go
index 384ca70..c0fedf3 100644
--- a/pkg/blobstore/blobstore_test.go
+++ b/pkg/blobstore/blobstore_test.go
@@ -205,3 +205,33 @@ func TestReadInvalidKeyNonHex(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDefaultBlobStore(t *testing.T) {
+	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "blobstore")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf(err.String())
+		return
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
+
+	err = Open(dir, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf(err.String())
+	}
+
+	data := []byte{0xf, 0x0, 0x0, 0xb, 0xa, 0xf}
+
+	key, err := Put(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf(err.String())
+	}
+
+	fetchedData, err := Get(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf(err.String())
+	}
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(fetchedData, data) {
+		t.Errorf("stored data and retrieved data does not match: %v vs. %v", fetchedData, data)
+	}
+}