diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples/Images/Background.jpg b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples/Images/Background.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cdfe3d03
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diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples/Samples.csproj b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples/Samples.csproj
index 4c5af6dc..24e67d72 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples/Samples.csproj
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples/Samples.csproj
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
     </Page>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Resource Include="Images\Background.jpg" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples/Shell.xaml b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples/Shell.xaml
index 5288693d..19e49e37 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples/Shell.xaml
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Samples/Samples/Shell.xaml
@@ -4,23 +4,53 @@
         xmlns:inf="clr-namespace:Samples.Infrastructure;assembly=Samples.Infrastructure"
         xmlns:infCommands="clr-namespace:Samples.Infrastructure.Commands;assembly=Samples.Infrastructure"
         xmlns:prism="http://www.codeplex.com/CompositeWPF"
-        Title="Shell" Height="600" Width="800">
-    
+        Title="Extended WPF Toolkit - Samples" Height="768" Width="1024" >
+    <Window.Background>
+        <ImageBrush ImageSource="/Images/Background.jpg" />
+    </Window.Background>
+
     <Window.Resources>
-        
+
+        <!--<Style TargetType="TreeViewItem">
+
+        </Style>-->
+
     </Window.Resources>
-    
-    <Grid>
-        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
-            <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
-        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-
-        <TreeView prism:RegionManager.RegionName="{x:Static inf:RegionNames.NavigationRegion}"
-                  infCommands:TreeViewSelected.Command="{Binding NavigateCommand}"
-                  MinWidth="150"  />
-        
-        <ContentControl Grid.Column="1" prism:RegionManager.RegionName="{x:Static inf:RegionNames.ContentRegion}" Margin="10" />
+
+    <Grid Margin="15" >
+        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+            <RowDefinition Height="Auto"  />
+            <RowDefinition />
+        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+
+
+        <Grid Margin="10,0,10,10">
+            <TextBlock Text="Extended WPF Toolkit" Foreground="WHite" FontSize="28" FontWeight="Bold"   />
+        </Grid>
+
+        <Grid Grid.Row="1">
+            <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+                <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+            </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+
+            <Border CornerRadius="3" BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="1"  >
+                <TreeView prism:RegionManager.RegionName="{x:Static inf:RegionNames.NavigationRegion}" 
+                          infCommands:TreeViewSelected.Command="{Binding NavigateCommand}" 
+                          BorderBrush="{x:Null}" Background="{x:Null}" 
+                          MinWidth="150" Margin="3">
+                    
+                    <!-- TODO: Style the TreeViewItems-->
+
+                </TreeView>
+            </Border>
+
+            <Border Grid.Column="1" Margin="10,0,10,0" BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="1" Background="White"
+                CornerRadius="3">
+                <ContentControl prism:RegionManager.RegionName="{x:Static inf:RegionNames.ContentRegion}" Margin="5" />
+            </Border>
+
+        </Grid>
 
     </Grid>
 </Window>