diff --git a/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/GUISettings.java b/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/GUISettings.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3aab890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/GUISettings.java
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package de.sogomn.rat;
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+
+import javax.swing.Painter;
+import javax.swing.UIDefaults;
+
+final class GUISettings {
+	
+	private static final Color BACKGROUND = new Color(255, 245, 245);
+	
+	private static final Color BASE = new Color(240, 160, 100);
+	private static final Color BRIGHTER = new Color(250, 170, 110);
+	private static final Color DARKER = new Color(230, 150, 90);
+	
+	private static final Color ALTERNATIVE = new Color(255, 240, 220);
+	private static final Color ALTERNATIVE_DARKER = new Color(245, 230, 210);
+	private static final Color SELECTION = new Color(205, 170, 160);
+	
+	private static final Painter<?> BASE_PAINTER = (g, object, width, height) -> {
+		g.setColor(BASE);
+		g.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
+	};
+	
+	private static final Painter<?> BRIGHTER_PAINTER = (g, object, width, height) -> {
+		g.setColor(BRIGHTER);
+		g.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
+	};
+	
+	private static final Painter<?> DARKER_PAINTER = (g, object, width, height) -> {
+		g.setColor(DARKER);
+		g.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
+	};
+	
+	private GUISettings() {
+		//...
+	}
+	
+	public static void setDefaults(final UIDefaults defaults) {
+		defaults.put("control", BACKGROUND);
+		defaults.put("MenuBar[Enabled].backgroundPainter", BASE_PAINTER);
+		
+		defaults.put("Button[Enabled].backgroundPainter", BASE_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("Button[Default].backgroundPainter", BASE_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("Button[Focused].backgroundPainter", BASE_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("Button[Default+Focused].backgroundPainter", BASE_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("Button[MouseOver].backgroundPainter", BRIGHTER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("Button[Default+MouseOver].backgroundPainter", BRIGHTER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("Button[Focused+MouseOver].backgroundPainter", BRIGHTER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("Button[Default+Focused+MouseOver].backgroundPainter", BRIGHTER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("Button[Pressed].backgroundPainter", DARKER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("Button[Default+Pressed].backgroundPainter", DARKER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("Button[Focused+Pressed].backgroundPainter", DARKER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("Button[Default+Focused+Pressed].backgroundPainter", DARKER_PAINTER);
+		
+		defaults.put("ToggleButton[Enabled].backgroundPainter", BRIGHTER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ToggleButton[Focused].backgroundPainter", BRIGHTER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ToggleButton[MouseOver].backgroundPainter", BRIGHTER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ToggleButton[Focused+MouseOver].backgroundPainter", BRIGHTER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ToggleButton[Pressed].backgroundPainter", BRIGHTER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ToggleButton[Focused+Pressed].backgroundPainter", BRIGHTER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ToggleButton[Selected].backgroundPainter", DARKER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ToggleButton[Focused+Selected].backgroundPainter", DARKER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ToggleButton[MouseOver+Selected].backgroundPainter", DARKER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ToggleButton[Focused+MouseOver+Selected].backgroundPainter", DARKER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ToggleButton[Pressed+Selected].backgroundPainter", DARKER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ToggleButton[Focused+Pressed+Selected].backgroundPainter", DARKER_PAINTER);
+		
+		defaults.put("Table:\"Table.cellRenderer\".background", ALTERNATIVE);
+		defaults.put("Table.alternateRowColor", ALTERNATIVE_DARKER);
+		defaults.put("Table[Enabled+Selected].textBackground", SELECTION);
+		defaults.put("TableHeader:\"TableHeader.renderer\"[Enabled].backgroundPainter", BASE_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("TableHeader:\"TableHeader.renderer\"[MouseOver].backgroundPainter", BASE_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("TableHeader:\"TableHeader.renderer\"[Enabled+Sorted].backgroundPainter", BASE_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("TableHeader:\"TableHeader.renderer\"[Enabled+Focused].backgroundPainter", BASE_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("TableHeader:\"TableHeader.renderer\"[Enabled+Focused+Sorted].backgroundPainter", BASE_PAINTER);
+		
+		defaults.put("ScrollBar:ScrollBarTrack[Enabled].backgroundPainter", DARKER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ScrollBar:ScrollBarThumb[Enabled].backgroundPainter", BASE_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ScrollBar:ScrollBarThumb[MouseOver].backgroundPainter", BRIGHTER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ScrollBar:ScrollBarThumb[Pressed].backgroundPainter", BRIGHTER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ScrollBar:\"ScrollBar.button\"[Enabled].foregroundPainter", BASE_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ScrollBar:\"ScrollBar.button\"[MouseOver].foregroundPainter", BRIGHTER_PAINTER);
+		defaults.put("ScrollBar:\"ScrollBar.button\"[Pressed].foregroundPainter", BRIGHTER_PAINTER);
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/Ratty.java b/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/Ratty.java
index c400e33..81b8d20 100644
--- a/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/Ratty.java
+++ b/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/Ratty.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 import javax.swing.JDialog;
 import javax.swing.JFrame;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+import javax.swing.UIDefaults;
 import javax.swing.UIManager;
 import javax.swing.plaf.nimbus.NimbusLookAndFeel;
 
@@ -54,9 +55,11 @@ public final class Ratty {
 	
 	private static void setLookAndFeel() {
 		final NimbusLookAndFeel nimbus = new NimbusLookAndFeel();
+		final UIDefaults defaults = nimbus.getDefaults();
 		
 		JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
 		JDialog.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
+		GUISettings.setDefaults(defaults);
 		
 		try {
 			UIManager.setLookAndFeel(nimbus);