diff --git a/app/views/home/_start_nav.haml b/app/views/home/_start_nav.haml
index bf516eaa..957a5556 100644
--- a/app/views/home/_start_nav.haml
+++ b/app/views/home/_start_nav.haml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-%h2 Direkt zu ...
-%ul
+%h3 Direkt zu ...
+%ul.list
   %li
     Foodcoop
     %ul
diff --git a/app/views/home/index.html.haml b/app/views/home/index.html.haml
index e4622142..3132008a 100644
--- a/app/views/home/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/home/index.html.haml
@@ -1,31 +1,36 @@
-%h1 Startseite
+- title "Startseite"
 
-#start_nav
-  = render :partial => 'start_nav'
+- content_for :sidebar do
+  .block
+    = render :partial => 'start_nav'
 
-.right_column{:style => "width:70%"}
-  - unless @unaccepted_tasks.empty? && @next_tasks.empty? && @unassigned_tasks_number == 0
-    .box_title 
-      %h2 Aufgaben
-    .column_content
-      -unless @next_tasks.empty?
-        %div{:style => "float:left, margin-bottom:2em"}
-          %h3 Deine Aufgaben für die nächste Woche:
-          %table{:style => "width:25em"}
-            -for task in @next_tasks
-              %tr
-                %td= format_date task.due_date
-                %td
-                  %b= task.name
+.block
+  .secondary-navigation
+    %ul
+      %li.active.first
+        %a Startseite
+  .content
+    %h2 Startseite
+    .inner
+      - unless @unaccepted_tasks.empty? && @next_tasks.empty? && @unassigned_tasks_number == 0
+        -unless @next_tasks.empty?
+          %div{:style => "float:left, margin-bottom:2em"}
+            %h3 Deine Aufgaben für die nächste Woche:
+            %table{:style => "width:25em"}
+              -for task in @next_tasks
+                %tr
+                  %td= format_date task.due_date
+                  %td
+                    %b= task.name
           
-      - unless @unaccepted_tasks.empty?
-        %h3 Aufgaben übernehmen
-        Du bis für Aufgaben verantwortlich.
-        = link_to "Aufgaben übernehmen/ablehnen", my_tasks_path
-      - unless @unassigned_tasks_number == 0
-        %h3 Offene Aufgaben
-        = "Es gibt #{@unassigned_tasks_number} #{link_to 'offene Aufage(n)', :controller => 'tasks'}"
-      %p{:style => "clear:both"}= link_to "Meine Aufgaben", my_tasks_path
+        - unless @unaccepted_tasks.empty?
+          %h3 Aufgaben übernehmen
+          Du bis für Aufgaben verantwortlich.
+          = link_to "Aufgaben übernehmen/ablehnen", my_tasks_path
+        - unless @unassigned_tasks_number == 0
+          %h3 Offene Aufgaben
+          = "Es gibt #{@unassigned_tasks_number} #{link_to 'offene Aufage(n)', :controller => 'tasks'}"
+        %p{:style => "clear:both"}= link_to "Meine Aufgaben", my_tasks_path
 
   - if @ordergroup
     // Current orders
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_main_tabnav.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_main_tabnav.html.erb
index f8b2ff38..b6cd6482 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_main_tabnav.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_main_tabnav.html.erb
@@ -57,15 +57,15 @@
 <ul>
   <% for tab in tabs -%>
     <% unless tab[:access_denied?] -%>
-      <li class="<%= 'current' if tab_is_active?(tab) %>">
+      <li class="<%= 'active' if tab_is_active?(tab) %>">
         <%= link_to tab[:name], tab[:url] %>
-        <ul>
+        <!--<ul>
           <% for subtab in tab[:subnav] -%>
             <% unless subtab[:access_denied?] -%>
               <li><%= link_to subtab[:name], subtab[:url] %></li>
             <% end -%>
           <% end -%>
-        </ul>
+        </ul>-->
       </li>
     <% end -%>
   <% end -%>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.haml
index e7f08e6d..d0087556 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.haml
@@ -3,35 +3,40 @@
   %head
     %meta{"http-equiv" => "content-type", :content => "text/html;charset=UTF-8"}
     %title= "FoodSoft - " + (yield(:title) or controller.controller_name)
-    = stylesheet_link_tag 'foodsoft'
-    = stylesheet_link_tag "print", :media => "print"
+    = stylesheet_link_tag 'base'
+    = stylesheet_link_tag 'style'
     = javascript_include_tag 'prototype'
     = javascript_include_tag 'effects'
     = javascript_include_tag 'controls'
     = javascript_include_tag 'application'
     = javascript_include_tag('ordering') if (controller.controller_name == "ordering")
   %body
-    #logininfo= render :partial => 'shared/loginInfo'
-    
-    #header
-      #logo
-        %a{:href => "/"}
-          <span>food</span>soft
-        %span{:style => "color:white; font-size:45%; letter-spacing: -1px;"}= APP_CONFIG[:name]
-      #nav= render :partial => 'layouts/main_tabnav'
-
-    #main
-      #content
-        - if flash[:notice]
-          %h3.notice#flashNotice= flash[:notice]
-        - if flash[:error]
-          %h3.error#flashError= flash[:error]
-        #loader{:style => "display:none;"}= image_tag("loader.gif", :border => 0)
-        - if yield(:title)
-          %h1= yield(:title)
-        = yield
-
-    - if flash[:notice]
-      = javascript_tag("new Effect.Highlight('flashNotice', {delay:0.8, duration:1});")
-    - if flash[:error]
-      = javascript_tag("new Effect.Highlight('flashError', {delay:0.8, duration:1});")
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+    #container
+      #header
+        %h1
+          %a{:href => "/"}= APP_CONFIG[:name]
+        #user-navigation
+          = render :partial => 'shared/loginInfo'
+          .clear
+        #main-navigation
+          = render :partial => 'layouts/main_tabnav'
+          .clear
+      #wrapper
+        #loader{:style => "display:none;"}
+          = image_tag("loader.gif", :border => 0)
+        #main
+          - if flash[:notice]
+            .flash-messages.notice
+              %p= flash[:notice]
+          - if flash[:error]
+            .flash-messages.error
+              %p= flash[:error]
+          = yield
+        #sidebar
+          = yield(:sidebar)
+        .clear
+      #footer
+        .block
+          %p= "#{APP_CONFIG[:name]} is powered by FoodSoft"
+    - if flash[:notice] or flash[:error]
+      = javascript_tag("new Effect.Highlight('flash-messages', {delay:0.8, duration:1});")
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/base.css b/public/stylesheets/base.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..851044da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/stylesheets/base.css
@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+* {margin:0;padding:0}
+.clear { clear: both; height: 0; }
+
+h1 { margin: 15px 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal; }
+h2 { font-size: 22px; margin: 15px 0; font-weight: normal;}
+h3 { font-size: 18px; margin: 10px 0; font-weight: normal;}
+h4 { font-size: 16px; margin: 10px 0; font-weight: normal;}
+hr {height: 1px; border: 0; }
+p { margin: 15px 0;}
+a img { border: none; }
+
+body {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-family: sans-serif;  
+}
+
+#container {
+  min-width: 960px;
+}
+
+#header, #wrapper, #footer {
+  padding: 0 20px;
+}
+
+#header {
+  position: relative;
+  padding-top: 1px;  
+}
+
+#header h1 {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 10px 0;  
+  font-size: 30px;
+}
+
+#header h1 a:link, #header h1 a:active, #header h1 a:hover, #header h1 a:visited {
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+#main {  
+  width: 70%;
+  float: left;    
+}
+
+.actions-bar {
+  padding: 10px 1px;
+}
+
+.actions-bar .actions {
+  float: left;
+}
+
+
+.actions-bar .pagination {
+  float: right;
+  padding: 1px 0;
+}
+
+#sidebar {
+  width: 25%;
+  float: right;      
+}
+
+#sidebar h3 {  
+  padding: 10px 15px;
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 13px;
+}
+
+#sidebar .block {
+  margin-bottom: 20px;
+  padding-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+#sidebar .block .content {
+  padding: 0 15px;
+}
+
+#sidebar ul.navigation li a:link, #sidebar ul.navigation li a:visited {
+  display: block;
+  padding: 10px 15px;
+}
+
+#sidebar .block .sidebar-block, #sidebar .notice {
+  padding:10px;
+}
+
+#wrapper {
+  padding-top: 20px;
+}
+
+#main .block {
+  margin-bottom: 20px;
+  padding-top: 1px;
+}
+
+#main .block .content .inner {
+  padding: 0 15px 15px;  
+}
+
+#main .main p.first {
+  margin-top: 0;
+}
+
+#user-navigation {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0px;
+  right: 20px;  
+}
+
+#user-navigation ul, #main-navigation ul, .secondary-navigation ul, #sidebar ul.navigation {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  list-style-type: none;
+}
+
+#user-navigation ul li, #main-navigation ul li, .secondary-navigation ul li {
+  float: left;  
+}
+
+#main-navigation ul li {
+  margin-right: 5px;
+}
+
+#user-navigation ul li {
+  padding: 5px 10px;
+}
+
+#main-navigation ul li a:link, #main-navigation ul li a:visited, #main-navigation ul li a:hover, #main-navigation ul li a:active,
+.secondary-navigation ul li a:link, .secondary-navigation ul li a:visited, .secondary-navigation ul li a:hover, .secondary-navigation ul li a:active,
+#user-navigation ul li a:link, #user-navigation ul li a:visited, #user-navigation ul li a:hover, #user-navigation ul li a:active {
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+#main-navigation ul li a {
+  font-size: 15px;
+  display: block;
+  padding: 8px 15px;
+}
+
+.secondary-navigation {
+  font-size: 13px;  
+  border-bottom-width: 10px;
+  border-bottom-style: solid;
+}
+
+.secondary-navigation ul li a {
+  display: block;
+  padding: 10px 15px;  
+}
+
+#footer {
+  padding-bottom: 20px;
+}
+
+/* pagination */
+
+.pagination a, .pagination span {
+  padding: 2px 5px;
+  margin-right: 5px; 
+  display: block;
+  float: left;
+  border-style: solid;
+  border-width: 1px;
+}
+
+.pagination span.current {
+  font-weight: bold;  
+}
+
+.pagination a {
+  text-decoration: none;  
+}
+
+/* tables */
+.table {
+  width: 100%;
+  border-collapse: collapse;  
+  margin-bottom: 15px;
+}
+
+.table th {
+  padding: 10px;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+.table th.first {
+  width: 30px;
+}
+
+.table th.last {
+  width: 200px;
+}
+
+.table .checkbox {
+  margin-left: 10px;
+}
+
+.table td {
+  padding: 10px;
+}
+
+/* forms */
+
+input.checkbox {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+.form .group {
+  margin-bottom: 15px;
+}
+
+.form div.left {
+  width: 20%;
+  float: left;
+}
+
+.form div.right {
+  width: 75%;
+  float: right;
+}
+
+.form .columns .column {
+  width: 48%;
+}
+
+.form .columns .left {
+  float: left;
+}
+
+.form .columns .right {
+  float: right;
+}
+
+.form label.label, .form input.text, .form textarea {
+  font-size: 1.2em;
+  padding: 1px 0;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.form label.right {
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+.form input.checkbox, .form input.radio {
+  margin-right: 5px;
+}
+
+.form label.checkbox, .form label.radio {
+  line-height: 1.5em;
+}
+
+.form label.label {
+  display: block;
+  padding-bottom: 2px;  
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.form input.text, .form textarea.textarea {
+  width: 100%;
+  border-width: 1px;
+  border-style: solid;
+}
+
+/* lists */
+
+ul.list {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  list-style-type: none;
+}
+
+ul.list li {
+  clear: left;
+  padding-bottom: 5px;
+}
+
+ul.list li .left {
+  float: left;  
+}
+
+ul.list li .left .avatar {
+  width: 50px;
+  height: 50px;
+}
+
+ul.list li .item {
+  margin-left: 80px;
+}
+
+ul.list li .item .avatar {
+  float: left;
+  margin: 0 5px 5px 0;
+  width: 30px;
+  height: 30px;
+}
+
+/* box */
+
+#box {
+  width: 500px;
+  margin: 50px auto;  
+}
+
+#box .block {
+  margin-bottom: 20px;
+}
+
+#box .block h2 {
+  padding: 10px 15px;
+  margin: 0;  
+}
+
+#box .block .content {
+  padding: 15px 20px;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/style.css b/public/stylesheets/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3024ad29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/stylesheets/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+.small { font-size:11px; }
+.gray { color:#999999; }
+.hightlight { background-color:#FFFFCC; }
+
+a:link, a:visited, a:hover, a:active, h1, h2, h3 { color: #c31515; }
+a { -moz-outline: none; }
+
+body {
+  color: #222;
+  background: #f0f0ee;
+  font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;
+}
+
+hr {
+  background: #f0f0ee; 
+  color: #f0f0ee;
+}
+
+#header {
+  background: #c31515;
+}
+
+#header h1 {
+  padding: 20px 0;
+}
+
+#header h1 a:link, #header h1 a:active, #header h1 a:hover, #header h1 a:visited {
+  color: #FFF;
+}
+
+#user-navigation {
+  top: auto;
+  bottom: 5px;
+  right: 25px;
+}
+
+#main .block .content {
+  background: #FFF;
+  padding-top: 1px;
+}
+
+#main .block .content h2 {
+  margin-left: 15px;
+}
+
+#sidebar .block {
+  background: #FFF;
+}
+
+#sidebar h3 {  
+  background: #c31515;
+  color: #FFF;
+  border-bottom: 10px solid #262626;
+}
+
+#main-navigation ul li {
+  padding-left: 15px;
+}
+
+#main-navigation ul li a {
+  padding: 8px 0;
+}
+
+#main-navigation ul li.active {
+  padding: 0;
+  margin-left: 15px;
+}
+
+#main-navigation ul li.active {
+  margin-left: 15px;
+}
+
+#main-navigation ul li.active a {
+  padding: 8px 15px;
+}
+
+#sidebar ul li a:link, #sidebar ul li a:visited {
+  background: #FFF;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #F0F0EE;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+#sidebar ul li a:hover, #sidebar ul li a:active {
+  background: #470E0E;
+  color: #FFF;
+}
+
+#main-navigation {
+  background: #262626;
+}
+
+#main-navigation ul li {
+  background: #262626;
+  margin-right: 0;
+}
+
+#main-navigation ul li.active {
+  background: #f0f0ee;
+}
+
+#main-navigation ul li a:link, #main-navigation ul li a:visited, #main-navigation ul li a:hover, #main-navigation ul li a:active,
+.secondary-navigation ul li a:link, .secondary-navigation ul li a:visited, .secondary-navigation ul li a:hover, .secondary-navigation ul li a:active,
+#user-navigation ul li a:link, #user-navigation ul li a:visited, #user-navigation ul li a:hover, #user-navigation ul li a:active {
+  text-decoration: none;
+  color: #FFF;
+}
+
+.secondary-navigation li a:hover {
+  background: #470E0E;
+}
+
+#main-navigation ul li.active a:link, #main-navigation ul li.active a:visited, #main-navigation ul li.active a:hover, #main-navigation ul li.active a:active {
+  color: #262626;
+}
+
+.secondary-navigation {
+  background: #c31515;
+  border-bottom-color: #262626;
+}
+
+.secondary-navigation ul li.active, .secondary-navigation ul li.active a:hover {
+  background-color: #262626;
+}
+
+#footer .block {  
+  color: #FFF;
+  background: #262626;
+  width: 70%;  
+}
+
+#footer .block p {      
+  margin: 0;  
+  padding: 10px;
+}
+
+/* pagination */
+
+.pagination span.current {
+  background: #262626;
+  color: #FFF;
+  border-color: #262626;
+}
+
+.pagination a {
+  color: #262626;
+  border-color: #262626;
+}
+
+.pagination a:hover {
+    color: #FFF;
+    background: #262626;
+}
+
+/* tables */
+
+.table th {
+  background: #262626;
+  color: #FFF;
+}
+
+.table td {
+  border-bottom:1px solid #F0F0EE;
+}
+
+/* forms */
+
+.form input.text, .form textarea {
+  width: 100%;
+  border: 1px solid #262626;
+}
+
+.form input.button {
+  background: #EEE;
+  color: #262626;
+  padding: 2px 5px;
+  border: 1px solid #262626;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.form .description {
+  font-style: italic;
+  color: #8C8C8C;
+  font-size: .9em;
+}
+
+/* flash-messages */
+.flash-messages {
+  -moz-border-radius: 3px;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
+  text-align:center;
+  margin:0 auto 5px;
+
+}
+.flash-messages p {
+  margin:8px;
+}
+.flash-messages.error {
+  border: 1px solid #fbb;
+  background-color: #fdd;
+}
+.flash-messages.warning {
+  border: 1px solid #fffaaa;
+  background-color: #ffffcc;
+}
+.flash-messages.notice {
+  border: 1px solid #1FDF00;
+  background-color: #BBFFB6;
+}
+
+/* lists */
+
+ul.list li {
+  border-bottom-color: #F0F0EE;
+  border-bottom-width: 1px;
+  border-bottom-style: solid;
+}
+
+ul.list li .item .avatar {
+  border-color: #F0F0EE;
+  border-width: 1px;
+  border-style: solid;
+  padding: 2px; 
+}
+
+/* box */
+
+#box .block {
+  background: #FFF;  
+}
+
+#box .block h2 {
+  background: #c31515;
+  color: #FFF;
+}
+
+
+/* rounded borders */
+
+#main, #main-navigation, #main-navigation li, .secondary-navigation, #main .block, #sidebar .block, #sidebar h3, ul.list li, 
+#footer .block, .form input.button, #box .block, #box .block h2 {
+  -moz-border-radius-topleft: 4px;
+  -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 4px;
+  -moz-border-radius-topright: 4px;
+  -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+.secondary-navigation li.first a, .secondary-navigation ul li.first, .table th.first, .table th.first {
+  -moz-border-radius-topleft: 4px;
+  -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+.table th.last {
+  -moz-border-radius-topright: 4px;
+  -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+.secondary-navigation ul li.first {
+  -moz-border-radius-topleft: 4px;
+  -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+#sidebar, #sidebar .block, #main .block, #sidebar ul.navigation, ul.list li, #footer .block, .form input.button, #box .block {
+  -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 4px;
+  -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 4px;
+  -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 4px;
+  -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 4px;
+}
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