Using a Trigger to modify the appearance of any Control
<Page xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"> <Page.Resources> <Style x:Key="Triggers"> <Style.Triggers> <Trigger Property="Control.IsMouseOver" Value="true"> <Setter Property = "Control.Foreground" Value="Green"/> <Setter Property = "Control.Background" Value="Red"/> </Trigger> </Style.Triggers> </Style> </Page.Resources> <StackPanel> <Button Style="{StaticResource Triggers}" Content="My Button" /> <TextBox Style="{StaticResource Triggers}">My Text</TextBox> </StackPanel> </Page>