diff --git a/examples/consumer.rs b/examples/consumer.rs
index b9bce60..677d7c5 100644
--- a/examples/consumer.rs
+++ b/examples/consumer.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ extern crate amqp;
 extern crate env_logger;
 
 use amqp::{Session, Options, Table, Basic, protocol, Channel};
+use amqp::QueueBuilder;
+use amqp::ConsumeBuilder;
 use amqp::TableEntry::LongString;
 use amqp::protocol::basic;
 use std::default::Default;
@@ -45,15 +47,16 @@ fn main() {
     println!("Openned channel: {:?}", channel.id);
 
     let queue_name = "test_queue";
-    //queue: &str, passive: bool, durable: bool, exclusive: bool, auto_delete: bool, nowait: bool, arguments: Table
-    let queue_declare = channel.queue_declare(queue_name, false, true, false, false, false, Table::new());
+    let queue_builder = QueueBuilder::named(queue_name).durable();
+    let queue_declare = queue_builder.declare(&mut channel);
 
     println!("Queue declare: {:?}", queue_declare);
     channel.basic_prefetch(10).ok().expect("Failed to prefetch");
     //consumer, queue: &str, consumer_tag: &str, no_local: bool, no_ack: bool, exclusive: bool, nowait: bool, arguments: Table
     println!("Declaring consumers...");
 
-    let consumer_name = channel.basic_consume(consumer_function, queue_name, "", false, false, false, false, Table::new());
+    let consume_builder = ConsumeBuilder::new(consumer_function, queue_name);
+    let consumer_name = consume_builder.basic_consume(&mut channel);
     println!("Starting consumer {:?}", consumer_name);
 
     let my_consumer = MyConsumer { deliveries_number: 0 };
diff --git a/src/builders.rs b/src/builders.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6b21bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/builders.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+use basic::Basic;
+use amqp_error::AMQPResult;
+use amq_proto::Table;
+use channel::{Channel, Consumer};
+use protocol;
+
+pub struct ConsumeBuilder<T>
+    where T: Consumer + 'static
+{
+    _callback: T,
+    _queue_name: String,
+    _tag: String,
+    _no_local: bool,
+    _no_ack: bool,
+    _exclusive: bool,
+    _nowait: bool,
+    _arguments: Table,
+}
+
+impl <T: Consumer + 'static> ConsumeBuilder<T>
+{
+    pub fn new<S>(callback: T, name: S) -> ConsumeBuilder<T>
+        where S: Into<String>
+    {
+        ConsumeBuilder {
+            _callback: callback,
+            _queue_name: name.into(),
+            _tag: "".into(),
+            _no_local: false,
+            _no_ack: false,
+            _exclusive: false,
+            _nowait: false,
+            _arguments: Table::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn tag<S>(mut self, tag: S) -> ConsumeBuilder<T>
+        where S: Into<String>
+    {
+        self._tag = tag.into();
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn no_local(mut self) -> ConsumeBuilder<T> {
+        self._no_local = true;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn no_ack(mut self) -> ConsumeBuilder<T> {
+        self._no_ack = true;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn exclusive(mut self) -> ConsumeBuilder<T> {
+        self._exclusive = true;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn nowait(mut self) -> ConsumeBuilder<T> {
+        self._nowait = true;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn basic_consume(self, channel: &mut Channel) -> AMQPResult<String> {
+        channel.basic_consume(
+            self._callback,
+            self._queue_name,
+            self._tag,
+            self._no_local,
+            self._no_ack,
+            self._exclusive,
+            self._nowait,
+            self._arguments)
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct QueueBuilder {
+    _name: String,
+    _passive: bool,
+    _durable: bool,
+    _exclusive: bool,
+    _auto_delete: bool,
+    _nowait: bool,
+    _arguments: Table,
+}
+
+impl QueueBuilder {
+    pub fn named<S>(name: S) -> QueueBuilder
+        where S: Into<String> {
+        QueueBuilder {
+            _name: name.into(),
+            _passive: false,
+            _durable: false,
+            _exclusive: false,
+            _auto_delete: false,
+            _nowait: false,
+            _arguments: Table::new()
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn passive(mut self) -> QueueBuilder {
+        self._passive = true;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn durable(mut self) -> QueueBuilder {
+        self._durable = true;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn exclusive(mut self) -> QueueBuilder {
+        self._exclusive = true;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn auto_delete(mut self) -> QueueBuilder {
+        self._auto_delete = true;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn nowait(mut self) -> QueueBuilder {
+        self._nowait = true;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn arguments(mut self, table: Table) -> QueueBuilder {
+        self._arguments = table;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn declare(&self, channel: &mut Channel) ->
+        AMQPResult<protocol::queue::DeclareOk> {
+        channel.queue_declare(
+            self._name.clone(),
+            self._passive,
+            self._durable,
+            self._exclusive,
+            self._auto_delete,
+            self._nowait,
+            self._arguments.clone())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8ff8edc..7847abb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ mod channel;
 mod session;
 mod basic;
 mod amqp_error;
+mod builders;
 
 pub const VERSION: &'static str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
 
@@ -103,3 +104,4 @@ pub use basic::{Basic, GetResult};
 pub use session::AMQPScheme;
 pub use amqp_error::AMQPError;
 pub use amq_proto::{protocol, Table, TableEntry};
+pub use builders::{QueueBuilder, ConsumeBuilder};