diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.BusyIndicator/Views/NavigationView.xaml b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.BusyIndicator/Views/NavigationView.xaml
index 9030f59b..cd511cde 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.BusyIndicator/Views/NavigationView.xaml
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.BusyIndicator/Views/NavigationView.xaml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <TreeViewItem x:Class="Samples.Modules.BusyIndicator.NavigationView"
               xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
               xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"  
+              xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Samples.Modules.BusyIndicator"
               Header="BusyIndicator" 
-              Tag="Samples.Modules.BusyIndicator.HomeView">
+              Tag="{x:Type local:HomeView}">
     
 </TreeViewItem>
diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Button/Views/NavigationView.xaml b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Button/Views/NavigationView.xaml
index 306f10c2..f1d277f3 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Button/Views/NavigationView.xaml
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Button/Views/NavigationView.xaml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <TreeViewItem x:Class="Samples.Modules.Button.Views.NavigationView"
              xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-              Header="Button Controls" Tag="Samples.Modules.Button.Views.HomeView">
+              xmlns:views="clr-namespace:Samples.Modules.Button.Views"
+              Header="Button Controls" Tag="{x:Type views:HomeView}">
 
-    <TreeViewItem Header="ButtonSpinner" Tag="Samples.Modules.Button.Views.ButtonSpinnerView"/>
-    <TreeViewItem Header="SplitButton" Tag="Samples.Modules.Button.Views.SplitButtonView"/>
+    <TreeViewItem Header="ButtonSpinner" Tag="{x:Type views:ButtonSpinnerView}"/>
+    <TreeViewItem Header="SplitButton" Tag="{x:Type views:SplitButtonView}"/>
 
 </TreeViewItem>
diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Caclulator/Views/NavigationView.xaml b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Caclulator/Views/NavigationView.xaml
index bb162dd6..5ba2d9ed 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Caclulator/Views/NavigationView.xaml
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Caclulator/Views/NavigationView.xaml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <TreeViewItem x:Class="Samples.Modules.Calculator.Views.NavigationView"
              xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-              Header="Calculator Controls" Tag="Samples.Modules.Calculator.Views.HomeView">
+              xmlns:views="clr-namespace:Samples.Modules.Calculator.Views"
+              Header="Calculator Controls" Tag="{x:Type views:HomeView}">
 
-    <TreeViewItem Header="Calculator" Tag="Samples.Modules.Calculator.Views.CalculatorView"/>
-    <TreeViewItem Header="CalculatorUpDown" Tag="Samples.Modules.Calculator.Views.CalculatorUpDownView"/>
+    <TreeViewItem Header="Calculator" Tag="{x:Type views:CalculatorView}"/>
+    <TreeViewItem Header="CalculatorUpDown" Tag="{x:Type views:CalculatorUpDownView}"/>
 
 </TreeViewItem>
diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.ChildWindow/Views/NavigationView.xaml b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.ChildWindow/Views/NavigationView.xaml
index 497eb83c..d3faffd7 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.ChildWindow/Views/NavigationView.xaml
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.ChildWindow/Views/NavigationView.xaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <TreeViewItem x:Class="Samples.Modules.ChildWindow.Views.NavigationView"
              xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-              Header="ChildWindow" Tag="Samples.Modules.ChildWindow.Views.HomeView">
+              xmlns:views="clr-namespace:Samples.Modules.ChildWindow.Views"
+              Header="ChildWindow" Tag="{x:Type views:HomeView}">
 
 </TreeViewItem>
diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Color/Views/NavigationView.xaml b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Color/Views/NavigationView.xaml
index d54b09af..515bc609 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Color/Views/NavigationView.xaml
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Color/Views/NavigationView.xaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <TreeViewItem x:Class="Samples.Modules.Color.Views.NavigationView"
              xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-              Header="Color" Tag="Samples.Modules.Color.Views.HomeView">
+              xmlns:views="clr-namespace:Samples.Modules.Color.Views"
+              Header="Color" Tag="{x:Type views:HomeView}">
 
 </TreeViewItem>
diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.DateTime/Views/NavigationView.xaml b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.DateTime/Views/NavigationView.xaml
index 1309e19c..0eac14cc 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.DateTime/Views/NavigationView.xaml
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.DateTime/Views/NavigationView.xaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <TreeViewItem x:Class="Samples.Modules.DateTime.Views.NavigationView"
              xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-              Header="DateTime" Tag="Samples.Modules.DateTime.Views.HomeView">
+              xmlns:views="clr-namespace:Samples.Modules.DateTime.Views"
+              Header="DateTime" Tag="{x:Type views:HomeView}">
 
 </TreeViewItem>
diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Numeric/Views/NavigationView.xaml b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Numeric/Views/NavigationView.xaml
index d806c6a3..7a0d7c17 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Numeric/Views/NavigationView.xaml
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Numeric/Views/NavigationView.xaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <TreeViewItem x:Class="Samples.Modules.Numeric.Views.NavigationView"
              xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-              Header="Numeric" Tag="Samples.Modules.Numeric.Views.HomeView">
+              xmlns:views="clr-namespace:Samples.Modules.Numeric.Views"
+              Header="Numeric" Tag="{x:Type views:HomeView}">
 
 </TreeViewItem>
diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.PropertyGrid/Views/NavigationView.xaml b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.PropertyGrid/Views/NavigationView.xaml
index 1c59039f..236d1800 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.PropertyGrid/Views/NavigationView.xaml
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.PropertyGrid/Views/NavigationView.xaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <TreeViewItem x:Class="Samples.Modules.PropertyGrid.Views.NavigationView"
              xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-              Header="ChildWindow" Tag="Samples.Modules.PropertyGrid.Views.HomeView">
+              xmlns:views="clr-namespace:Samples.Modules.PropertyGrid.Views"
+              Header="ChildWindow" Tag="{x:Type views:HomeView}">
 
 </TreeViewItem>
diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Text/Views/NavigationView.xaml b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Text/Views/NavigationView.xaml
index 72a69ada..28347a0f 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Text/Views/NavigationView.xaml
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Modules/Samples.Modules.Text/Views/NavigationView.xaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <TreeViewItem x:Class="Samples.Modules.Text.Views.NavigationView"
              xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-              Header="Text" Tag="Samples.Modules.Text.Views.HomeView">
+              xmlns:views="clr-namespace:Samples.Modules.Text.Views"
+              Header="Text" Tag="{x:Type views:HomeView}">
 
 </TreeViewItem>
diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples.Infrastructure/Commands/TreeViewCommandBehavior.cs b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples.Infrastructure/Commands/TreeViewCommandBehavior.cs
index bb7f9d84..782030c7 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples.Infrastructure/Commands/TreeViewCommandBehavior.cs
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples.Infrastructure/Commands/TreeViewCommandBehavior.cs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ namespace Samples.Infrastructure.Commands
         {
             //This treeview command is specfic to the navigation region, 
             //so I always want to pass the tag of the selected treeviewitem
-            //because it will conatin the fully qualified navigation path
-            CommandParameter = (e.NewValue as FrameworkElement).Tag;
+            //because it will conatin the Type of view to navigate to.
+            CommandParameter = ((e.NewValue as FrameworkElement).Tag as Type).FullName;
             ExecuteCommand();
         }
     }
diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples/Shell.xaml b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples/Shell.xaml
index 19e49e37..5e6f9b05 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples/Shell.xaml
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples/Shell.xaml
@@ -34,7 +34,14 @@
                 <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
             </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
-            <Border CornerRadius="3" BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="1"  >
+            <Border CornerRadius="5" BorderBrush="#FF666666" BorderThickness="1" >
+                <Border.Background>
+                    <LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.697,0.976" StartPoint="0.277,0.197">
+                        <GradientStop Color="#43000000" Offset="0"/>
+                        <GradientStop Color="#34394D" Offset="1"/>
+                    </LinearGradientBrush>
+                </Border.Background>
+                
                 <TreeView prism:RegionManager.RegionName="{x:Static inf:RegionNames.NavigationRegion}" 
                           infCommands:TreeViewSelected.Command="{Binding NavigateCommand}" 
                           BorderBrush="{x:Null}" Background="{x:Null}" 
@@ -43,6 +50,7 @@
                     <!-- TODO: Style the TreeViewItems-->
 
                 </TreeView>
+                
             </Border>
 
             <Border Grid.Column="1" Margin="10,0,10,0" BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="1" Background="White"