diff --git a/paisley/client.py b/paisley/client.py
index d56bcb0..5917154 100644
--- a/paisley/client.py
+++ b/paisley/client.py
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class CouchDB(object):
     CouchDB client: hold methods for accessing a couchDB.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, host, port=5984, dbName=None, username=None, password=None):
+    def __init__(self, host, port=5984, dbName=None,
+                 username=None, password=None):
         """
         Initialize the client for given host.
 
@@ -61,11 +62,17 @@ def __init__(self, host, port=5984, dbName=None, username=None, password=None):
         @param dbName: if specified, all calls needing a database name will use
             this one by default.
         @type dbName: C{str}
+
+        @param username: username to use while connecting to couchdb
+        @type username: C{str}
+
+        @param password: password to use while connection to couchdb
+        @type password: C{str}
         """
         self.host = host
         self.port = int(port)
         self.username = username
-        self.password =password
+        self.password = password
         self.url_template = "http://%s:%s%%s" % (self.host, self.port)
         if dbName is not None:
             self.bindToDB(dbName)
@@ -84,7 +91,7 @@ def bindToDB(self, dbName):
         """
         for methname in ["createDB", "deleteDB", "infoDB", "listDoc",
                          "openDoc", "saveDoc", "deleteDoc", "openView",
-                         "tempView"]:
+                         "tempView", "openList"]:
             method = getattr(self, methname)
             newMethod = partial(method, dbName)
             setattr(self, methname, newMethod)
@@ -235,11 +242,11 @@ def deleteDoc(self, dbName, docId, revision):
 
     # View operations
 
-    def openView(self, dbName, docId, viewId, **kwargs):
+    def openView(self, dbName, designId, viewId, **kwargs):
         """
-        Open a view of a document in a given database.
+        Open a view of a design document in a given database.
         """
-        uri = "/%s/_design/%s/_view/%s" % (dbName, quote(docId), viewId)
+        uri = "/%s/_design/%s/_view/%s" % (dbName, quote(designId), viewId)
 
         for arg in kwargs.keys():
             kwargs[arg] = json.dumps(kwargs[arg])
@@ -252,7 +259,7 @@ def openView(self, dbName, docId, viewId, **kwargs):
             keys = {'keys': options.pop('keys')}
             if options:
                 uri += "?%s" % (urlencode(options),)
-            return self.post(uri, body=keys)
+            return self.post(uri, body=keys).addCallback(self.parseResult)
         elif kwargs:
             # if not keys we just encode everything in the url
             uri += "?%s" % (urlencode(kwargs),)
@@ -281,6 +288,33 @@ def tempView(self, dbName, view):
         d = self.post("/%s/_temp_view" % (dbName,), view)
         return d.addCallback(self.parseResult)
 
+    # List operations
+
+    def openList(self, dbName, designId, listId, viewId, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Open a list for a design document in a given database.
+        """
+
+        uri = "/%s/_design/%s/_list/%s/%s" % \
+                        (dbName, quote(designId), quote(listId), viewId)
+
+        for arg in kwargs.keys():
+            kwargs[arg] = json.dumps(kwargs[arg])
+
+        if not kwargs:
+            return self.get(uri)
+        elif 'keys' in kwargs:
+            # couchdb is crazy and requires that keys be passed in a post body
+            options = kwargs.copy()
+            keys = {'keys': options.pop('keys')}
+            if options:
+                uri += "?%s" % (urlencode(options),)
+            return self.post(uri, body=keys)
+        elif kwargs:
+            # if not keys we just encode everything in the url
+            uri += "?%s" % (urlencode(kwargs),)
+            return self.get(uri)
+
 
     # Basic http methods