diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Content/Admin/css/base.css b/src/Orchard.Web/Content/Admin/css/base.css
index 6aae18937..a73b60fa4 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Content/Admin/css/base.css
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Content/Admin/css/base.css
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ a:hover, a:active, a:focus {
 	margin:20px 20px 0 0;
 	white-space:nowrap;
 }
-#login a, #login a:visited, #login a:active {
+#login a, #login a:link, #login a:visited {
     color:#e2e4dd;
     padding:0;
 }
-#login a:hover, #login a:focus {
+#login a:hover, #login a:active, #login a:focus {
     color:#ffea9b;
 }
 
@@ -232,10 +232,22 @@ a:hover, a:active, a:focus {
     margin:0;
 }
 #navigation li h4 {
+    padding:0;
+}
+#navigation li h4 a, #navigation li h4 span {
 	background:#dddfcb url(images/tableHeaderBackground.gif) repeat-x top left;
+    display:block;
 	padding:6px 4px 8px 8px;
 }
-#navigation ul a {
+#navigation li h4 a, #navigation li h4 a:link, #navigation li h4 a:visited {
+    color:inherit;
+}
+#navigation li h4 a:hover, #navigation li h4 a:active, #navigation li h4 a:focus {
+    background:#8a8f7a;
+    color:#f6faea;
+    text-decoration:none;
+}
+#navigation ul a, #navigation ul a:link, #navigation ul a:visited {
 	color:#5a5b32;
 	display:block;
 	font-size:1.5em;
@@ -244,7 +256,7 @@ a:hover, a:active, a:focus {
 	padding:0 0 0 12px;
 	text-decoration:none;
 }
-#navigation ul a:hover, #navigation ul a:focus {
+#navigation ul a:hover, #navigation ul a:active, #navigation ul a:focus {
 	background:#f0ecd2;
 	color: #3e4301;
 	text-decoration:underline;
@@ -270,6 +282,9 @@ a:hover, a:active, a:focus {
 #main h2 {
     border-bottom:1px dashed #e4e7dc;
 }
+#main h3 {
+    border-bottom:1px solid #e4e7dc;
+}
 
 /* Confirmations, Messages and the like
 ----------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -383,6 +398,7 @@ a.button, a.button:link, a.button:visited {
     padding:.2em .6em;
 }
 button:hover, .button:hover,
+button:active, .button:active,
 button:focus, .button:focus {
     background:#8a8f7a;
     border-color:#666d51;
@@ -390,6 +406,7 @@ button:focus, .button:focus {
     text-decoration:none;
 }
 button.remove:hover, .remove.button:hover,
+button.remove:active, .remove.button:active,
 button.remove:focus, .remove.button:focus {
     background:#8f7c79;
     border-color:#6e5551;
@@ -431,7 +448,7 @@ button.remove:focus, .remove.button:focus {
 
 /* Icon buttons
 ----------------------------------------------------------*/
-a.ibutton {
+a.ibutton, a.ibutton:link, a.ibutton:visited {
     background:url(images/icons.png) 0 -20px;
     border:none;
     display:inline;
@@ -441,23 +458,27 @@ a.ibutton {
     padding:0 0 0 17px;
     width:0;
 }
-a.ibutton:hover,
-a.ibutton:focus { background-position:0 0; }
-a.ibutton.remove:hover,
-a.ibutton.remove:focus { background-position:-20px 0; }
-a.ibutton.remove { background-position:-20px -20px; }
-a.ibutton.view:hover,
-a.ibutton.view:focus { background-position:-40px 0; }
-a.ibutton.view { background-position:-40px -20px; }
-a.ibutton.add.page:hover,
-a.ibutton.add.page:focus { background-position:-60px 0; }
-a.ibutton.add.page { background-position:-60px -20px; }
-a.ibutton.edit:hover,
-a.ibutton.edit:focus { background-position:-80px 0; }
-a.ibutton.edit { background-position:-80px -20px; }
-a.ibutton.publish:hover,
-a.ibutton.publish:focus { background-position:-100px 0; }
-a.ibutton.publish { background-position:-100px -20px; }
+a.ibutton:hover, a.ibutton:active, a.ibutton:focus { background-position:0 0; }
+a.ibutton.remove,
+a.ibutton.remove:link,
+a.ibutton.remove:visited { background-position:-20px -20px; }
+a.ibutton.remove:hover, a.ibutton.remove:active, a.ibutton.remove:focus { background-position:-20px 0; }
+a.ibutton.view,
+a.ibutton.view:link,
+a.ibutton.view:visited { background-position:-40px -20px; }
+a.ibutton.view:hover, a.ibutton.view:active, a.ibutton.view:focus { background-position:-40px 0; }
+a.ibutton.add.page,
+a.ibutton.add.page:link,
+a.ibutton.add.page:visited { background-position:-60px -20px; }
+a.ibutton.add.page:hover, a.ibutton.add.page:active, a.ibutton.add.page:focus { background-position:-60px 0; }
+a.ibutton.edit,
+a.ibutton.edit:link,
+a.ibutton.edit:visited { background-position:-80px -20px; }
+a.ibutton.edit:hover, a.ibutton.edit:active, a.ibutton.edit:focus { background-position:-80px 0; }
+a.ibutton.publish,
+a.ibutton.publish:link,
+a.ibutton.publish:visited { background-position:-100px -20px; }
+a.ibutton.publish:hover, a.ibutton.publish:active, a.ibutton.publish:focus { background-position:-100px 0; }
 
 
 /* todo: (heskew) needs attention */
@@ -508,6 +529,7 @@ ul.contentItems li.last {
     border-bottom:0;
 }
 #main ul.contentItems li h3 {
+    border-bottom:0;
     margin:0 0 .1em;
 }
 #main ul.contentItems li .actions {
@@ -646,4 +668,9 @@ ul.contentItems, .message {
 	-moz-border-radius:4px;
 	-webkit-border-radius:4px;
 	border-radius:4px;
+}
+#navigation li h4 a {
+	-moz-border-radius:3px 3px 0 0;
+	-webkit-border-radius:3px 3px 0 0;
+	border-radius:3px 3px 0 0;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Orchard.Web.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Orchard.Web.csproj
index 4fb1e1794..102fa1dff 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Orchard.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Orchard.Web.csproj
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@
     <Content Include="Config\Diagnostics.config" />
     <Content Include="Content\Admin\css\base.css" />
     <Content Include="Content\Admin\css\images\icons.png" />
+    <Content Include="Content\Admin\css\images\tableHeaderBackgroundRed.gif" />
     <Content Include="Content\Admin\css\Site.css" />
     <Content Include="Content\Images\headerBackground.gif" />
     <Content Include="Content\Images\header_background.gif" />
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/AdminMenu.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/AdminMenu.cs
index deb71f4f2..c6a65f9a0 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/AdminMenu.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/AdminMenu.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Blogs {
             builder.Add("Blogs", "2",
                         menu => menu
                                     .Add("Manage Blogs", "1.0", item => item.Action("ListForAdmin", "Blog", new { area = "Orchard.Blogs" }))
-                                    .Add("Create a Blog", "1.1", item => item.Action("Create", "Blog", new { area = "Orchard.Blogs" })));
+                                    .Add("Add Blog", "1.1", item => item.Action("Create", "Blog", new { area = "Orchard.Blogs" })));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Create.aspx b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Create.aspx
index 0141bce64..5dbf21f47 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Create.aspx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Create.aspx
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Security" %>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.Html" %>
 <% Html.Include("AdminHead"); %>
-    <h2>Create a Blog</h2>
-    <p><a href="<%=Url.BlogsForAdmin() %>">Manage Blogs</a> &gt; Create a Blog</p>
+    <h2>Add Blog</h2>
     <% using (Html.BeginForm()) { %>
         <%=Html.ValidationSummary() %>
         <%=Html.EditorForModel() %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Edit.aspx b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Edit.aspx
index b3a8831e1..4b344a175 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Edit.aspx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Edit.aspx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.ViewModels"%>
 <% Html.Include("AdminHead"); %>
     <h2>Edit Blog</h2>
-    <p><a href="<%=Url.BlogsForAdmin() %>">Manage Blogs</a> &gt; Editing <strong><%=Html.Encode(Model.Name)%></strong></p>
     <% using (Html.BeginForm()) { %>
         <%=Html.ValidationSummary() %>
         <%=Html.EditorForModel() %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Create.aspx b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Create.aspx
index b5415bdd4..af837d50d 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Create.aspx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Create.aspx
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Security" %>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.Html" %>
 <% Html.Include("AdminHead"); %>
-    <h2>Create a Blog Post</h2>
-    <p><a href="<%=Url.BlogsForAdmin() %>">Manage Blogs</a> &gt; <a href="<%=Url.BlogForAdmin(Model.Blog.Slug) %>"><%=Html.Encode(Model.Blog.Name) %></a> &gt; Create a Blog Post</p>
+    <h2>Add Post</h2>
     <%using (Html.BeginForm()) { %>
         <%= Html.ValidationSummary() %>
         <%= Html.EditorForModel() %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Edit.aspx b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Edit.aspx
index 63c5ddde9..b443dcf97 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Edit.aspx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Edit.aspx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.ViewModels"%>
 <% Html.Include("AdminHead"); %>
     <h2>Edit Blog Post</h2>
-    <p><a href="<%=Url.BlogsForAdmin() %>">Manage Blogs</a> &gt; <a href="<%=Url.BlogForAdmin(Model.Blog.Slug) %>"><%=Html.Encode(Model.Blog.Name)%></a> &gt; <a href="<%=Url.BlogPostEdit(Model.Blog.Slug, Model.Post.Slug) %>"><%=Model.Title %></a></p>
     <% using (Html.BeginForm()) { %>
         <%=Html.ValidationSummary() %>
         <%=Html.EditorForModel() %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Views/Shared/AdminFoot.aspx b/src/Orchard.Web/Views/Shared/AdminFoot.aspx
index a64d05d48..ddd18bc7e 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Views/Shared/AdminFoot.aspx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Views/Shared/AdminFoot.aspx
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@
             </div><%-- .wrapper --%>
         </div><%-- #main --%>
         <ul id="navigation" role="navigation">
-            <li class="first"><h4>Dashboard</h4></li>
+            <li class="first"><h4><span>Dashboard</span></h4></li>
             <%if (Model.AdminMenu != null) {
-                  foreach (var menuSection in Model.AdminMenu) {%>
-                  <li><h4><%=Html.Encode(menuSection.Text)%></h4><ul><%foreach (var menuItem in menuSection.Items) { %>
+                  foreach (var menuSection in Model.AdminMenu) {
+                      // todo: (heskew) need some help(er)
+                      var firstSectionItem = menuSection.Items.FirstOrDefault();
+                      var sectionHeaderMarkup = firstSectionItem != null
+                          ? Html.ActionLink(menuSection.Text, (string)firstSectionItem.RouteValues["action"], firstSectionItem.RouteValues).ToHtmlString()
+                          : string.Format("<span>{0}</span>", Html.Encode(menuSection.Text));
+                      %>
+                  <li><h4><%=sectionHeaderMarkup%></h4><ul><%foreach (var menuItem in menuSection.Items) { %>
                   <li><%=Html.ActionLink(menuItem.Text, (string)menuItem.RouteValues["action"], menuItem.RouteValues)%></li>
                   <%} %></ul></li>
             <%