diff --git a/source/WindowsFormsApplication1/SkinEngine/skins.cs b/source/WindowsFormsApplication1/SkinEngine/skins.cs
index 72f5021..f23a7b5 100644
--- a/source/WindowsFormsApplication1/SkinEngine/skins.cs
+++ b/source/WindowsFormsApplication1/SkinEngine/skins.cs
@@ -10,8 +10,18 @@
 
 namespace Skinning
 {
-    [Obsolete("ShiftOS is moving to the new ShiftUI framework which has a built-in skinning engine. This Skin class is mostly un-needed now.")]
-    public class Skin {
+    public class Skin : ShiftUI.ShiftOS.Skin
+    {
+        //ShiftUI inherits: Anything marked with 'public new' is inherited
+        //from ShiftUI.ShiftOS.Skin, and is marked this way to provide a
+        //default value that JSON.NET can deserialize but also have
+        //ShiftUI see it.
+
+        
+
+        public new Color ButtonBackColor_Pressed = Color.Black;
+
+        public new Color ProgressBar_BackgroundColor = Color.Black;
         //Widget Positions
         public string ALPosition = "Top";
         public string PanelButtonPosition = "Top";
@@ -19,65 +29,65 @@ public class Skin {
 
         //WINDOW SETTINGS/IMAGES
         //images
-        public int titlebarlayout = 3;
-        public int borderleftlayout = 3;
-        public int borderrightlayout = 3;
-        public int borderbottomlayout = 3;
-        public int closebtnlayout = 3;
-        public int rollbtnlayout = 3;
-        public int minbtnlayout = 3;
-        public int rightcornerlayout = 3;
-        public int leftcornerlayout = 3;
+        public new int titlebarlayout = 3;
+        public new int borderleftlayout = 3;
+        public new int borderrightlayout = 3;
+        public new int borderbottomlayout = 3;
+        public new int closebtnlayout = 3;
+        public new int rollbtnlayout = 3;
+        public new int minbtnlayout = 3;
+        public new int rightcornerlayout = 3;
+        public new int leftcornerlayout = 3;
         // Late entry: need to fix window code to include this
-        public int bottomleftcornerlayout = 3;
-        public int bottomrightcornerlayout = 3;
-        public Color bottomleftcornercolour = Color.Gray;
+        public new int bottomleftcornerlayout = 3;
+        public new int bottomrightcornerlayout = 3;
+        public new Color bottomleftcornercolour = Color.Gray;
 
-        public Color bottomrightcornercolour = Color.Gray;
+        public new Color bottomrightcornercolour = Color.Gray;
 
-        public bool enablebordercorners = false;
+        public new bool enablebordercorners = false;
         // settings
-        public Size closebtnsize = new Size(22, 22);
-        public Size rollbtnsize = new Size(22, 22);
-        public Size minbtnsize = new Size(22, 22);
-        public int titlebarheight = 30;
-        public int titlebariconsize = 16;
-        public int closebtnfromtop = 5;
-        public int closebtnfromside = 2;
-        public int rollbtnfromtop = 5;
-        public int rollbtnfromside = 26;
-        public int minbtnfromtop = 5;
-        public int minbtnfromside = 52;
-        public int borderwidth = 2;
-        public bool enablecorners = false;
-        public int titlebarcornerwidth = 5;
-        public int titleiconfromside = 4;
-        public int titleiconfromtop = 4;
+        public new Size closebtnsize = new Size(22, 22);
+        public new Size rollbtnsize = new Size(22, 22);
+        public new Size minbtnsize = new Size(22, 22);
+        public new int titlebarheight = 30;
+        public new int titlebariconsize = 16;
+        public new int closebtnfromtop = 5;
+        public new int closebtnfromside = 2;
+        public new int rollbtnfromtop = 5;
+        public new int rollbtnfromside = 26;
+        public new int minbtnfromtop = 5;
+        public new int minbtnfromside = 52;
+        public new int borderwidth = 2;
+        public new bool enablecorners = false;
+        public new int titlebarcornerwidth = 5;
+        public new int titleiconfromside = 4;
+        public new int titleiconfromtop = 4;
         //colours
-        public Color titlebarcolour = Color.Gray;
-        public Color borderleftcolour = Color.Gray;
-        public Color borderrightcolour = Color.Gray;
-        public Color borderbottomcolour = Color.Gray;
-        public Color closebtncolour = Color.Black;
-        public Color closebtnhovercolour = Color.Black;
-        public Color closebtnclickcolour = Color.Black;
-        public Color rollbtncolour = Color.Black;
-        public Color rollbtnhovercolour = Color.Black;
-        public Color rollbtnclickcolour = Color.Black;
-        public Color minbtncolour = Color.Black;
-        public Color minbtnhovercolour = Color.Black;
-        public Color minbtnclickcolour = Color.Black;
-        public Color rightcornercolour = Color.Gray;
-        public Color leftcornercolour = Color.Gray;
+        public new Color titlebarcolour = Color.Gray;
+        public new Color borderleftcolour = Color.Gray;
+        public new Color borderrightcolour = Color.Gray;
+        public new Color borderbottomcolour = Color.Gray;
+        public new Color closebtncolour = Color.Black;
+        public new Color closebtnhovercolour = Color.Black;
+        public new Color closebtnclickcolour = Color.Black;
+        public new Color rollbtncolour = Color.Black;
+        public new Color rollbtnhovercolour = Color.Black;
+        public new Color rollbtnclickcolour = Color.Black;
+        public new Color minbtncolour = Color.Black;
+        public new Color minbtnhovercolour = Color.Black;
+        public new Color minbtnclickcolour = Color.Black;
+        public new Color rightcornercolour = Color.Gray;
+        public new Color leftcornercolour = Color.Gray;
         // Text
-        public string titletextfontfamily = "Microsoft Sans Serif";
-        public int titletextfontsize = 10;
-        public FontStyle titletextfontstyle = FontStyle.Bold;
-        public string titletextpos = "Left";
-        public int titletextfromtop = 3;
-        public int titletextfromside = 24;
+        public new string titletextfontfamily = "Microsoft Sans Serif";
+        public new int titletextfontsize = 10;
+        public new FontStyle titletextfontstyle = FontStyle.Bold;
+        public new string titletextpos = "Left";
+        public new int titletextfromtop = 3;
+        public new int titletextfromside = 24;
 
-        public Color titletextcolour = Color.White;
+        public new Color titletextcolour = Color.White;
         //DESKTOP
         public Color desktoppanelcolour = Color.Gray;
         public Color desktopbackgroundcolour = Color.Black;
@@ -572,6 +582,7 @@ public static void loadskin()
                     {
                         string panels = File.ReadAllText(Paths.LoadedSkin + "panels.json");
                         loadedSkin.DesktopPanels = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<DesktopPanel>>(panels);
+                        Application.LoadSkin(loadedSkin); //Send the skin to ShiftUI so buttons and stuff get rendered with custom colors.
                         LoadPanels();
                     }
                     catch