diff --git a/structs/structs.go b/structs/structs.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81bce61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/structs/structs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Package structs provides a function to unmarshal properties to structs.
+//
+// Use Go struct tag to define property mappings. For example:
+//
+// 	type Data struct {
+//		String   string  `cfg:"string"`
+//		Integer  int     `cfg:"integer"`
+//		Uinteger uint    `cfg:"uinteger"`
+//		Bool     bool    `cfg:"bool"`
+//		Float    float64 `cfg:"float"`
+//	}
+//
+// See strconv package to see how string value is converted to int, bool
+// or float.
+package structs
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+const (
+	tagName = "cfg"
+)
+
+// Unmarshal unmarshals properties p into v.
+// v must be a pointer to a struct.
+func Unmarshal(p map[string]string, v interface{}) error {
+	rv := reflect.ValueOf(v)
+	if rv.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+		return fmt.Errorf("value must be pointer to a struct: %+v", reflect.TypeOf(v))
+	}
+	val := rv.Elem()
+
+	for i := 0; i < val.NumField(); i++ {
+		tag := val.Type().Field(i).Tag.Get(tagName)
+		if tag == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		strVal := p[tag]
+		if strVal == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		field := val.Field(i)
+		switch field.Kind() {
+		case reflect.String:
+			field.SetString(strVal)
+		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int8:
+			x, err := strconv.ParseInt(strVal, 10, 0)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			field.SetInt(x)
+		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint8:
+			x, err := strconv.ParseUint(strVal, 10, 0)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			field.SetUint(x)
+		case reflect.Bool:
+			x, err := strconv.ParseBool(strVal)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			field.SetBool(x)
+		case reflect.Float64, reflect.Float32:
+			x, err := strconv.ParseFloat(strVal, 0)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			field.SetFloat(x)
+		}
+
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/structs/structs_test.go b/structs/structs_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6024e2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/structs/structs_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package structs
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	in := map[string]string{
+		"string":   "a string",
+		"integer":  "-1234",
+		"uinteger": "1234",
+		"bool":     "true",
+		"float":    "1.234",
+	}
+	var out struct {
+		String   string  `cfg:"string"`
+		Integer  int     `cfg:"integer"`
+		Uinteger uint    `cfg:"uinteger"`
+		Bool     bool    `cfg:"bool"`
+		Float    float64 `cfg:"float"`
+	}
+
+	err := Unmarshal(in, &out)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if out.String != "a string" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected string: %v", out.String)
+	}
+	if out.Integer != -1234 {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected integer: %v", out.Integer)
+	}
+	if out.Uinteger != 1234 {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected uinteger: %v", out.Uinteger)
+	}
+	if out.Bool != true {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected bool: %v", out.Bool)
+	}
+	if math.Abs(out.Float-1.234) > 0.001 {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected float: %v", out.Float)
+	}
+}
+
+func ExampleUnmarshal() {
+	in := map[string]string{
+		"name":    "Foo Bar",
+		"age":     "54",
+		"married": "true",
+		"height":  "1.75",
+	}
+	var out struct {
+		Name    string  `cfg:"name"`
+		Age     int     `cfg:"age"`
+		Married bool    `cfg:"married"`
+		Height  float64 `cfg:"height"`
+	}
+	err := Unmarshal(in, &out)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("%+v\n", out)
+	// Output:
+	// {Name:Foo Bar Age:54 Married:true Height:1.75}
+}
+
+func TestUnmarshalInvalidInt(t *testing.T) {
+	in := map[string]string{
+		"integer": "abc",
+	}
+	var out struct {
+		Integer int `cfg:"integer"`
+	}
+	err := Unmarshal(in, &out)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("error expected")
+	}
+}