WPF: TabControl Series - Part 1: Colors and Sizes

Introduction The out-of-the-box TabControl is pretty ugly (is that just my personal opinion?). Attempting to KISS, meaning i.e. simply changing the colors used for rendering the TabControl itself and/or the TabItems however will not give you all too much of a chance to "remedy" its appearance. Instead, you'll have to completely replace the control's Style (that is, its default template). I'll try