How can you make a .net windows forms project look fresh?

Question

I\'m working on a visual studio 2005 vb.net windows forms project that\'s been around for several years. It\'s full of default textboxes, labels, dropdowns, datagrids, datetime

Answer 1

What would be the best approach to making this project look fresh and snazzy?

IMHO the best thing you can do is make sure the controls are logically ordered, and have ample spacing between them, and add groupboxes / labels / etc where appropriate.

If you try and change the 'sea of gray' that is the default color scheme, your app will just end up looking crap.