diff --git a/configtool.py b/configtool.py
index f9bef25..ccb5c36 100755
--- a/configtool.py
+++ b/configtool.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import inspect
 cmd_folder = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.split(inspect.getfile(
                               inspect.currentframe()))[0]))
 
+from configtool.decoration import Decoration
 from configtool.settings import Settings, SettingsDlg
 from configtool.printerpanel import PrinterPanel
 from configtool.boardpanel import BoardPanel
@@ -45,7 +46,10 @@ class ConfigFrame(wx.Frame):
     wx.Frame.__init__(self, None, -1, "Teacup Configtool", size = (880, 550))
     self.Bind(wx.EVT_CLOSE, self.onClose)
 
+    self.deco = Decoration()
+
     panel = wx.Panel(self, -1)
+    panel.Bind(wx.EVT_PAINT, self.deco.onPaintBackground)
 
     self.settings = Settings(self, cmd_folder)
     self.settings.font = wx.Font(8, wx.FONTFAMILY_SWISS, wx.FONTSTYLE_NORMAL,
diff --git a/configtool/background.png b/configtool/background.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc15d52
Binary files /dev/null and b/configtool/background.png differ
diff --git a/configtool/boardpanel.py b/configtool/boardpanel.py
index 3457672..8277fd8 100644
--- a/configtool/boardpanel.py
+++ b/configtool/boardpanel.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import wx
 import re
 
 from sys import platform
+from configtool.decoration import Decoration
 from configtool.data import (defineValueFormat,
                              defineBoolFormat, defineHeaterFormat, reCommDefBL,
                              reCommDefBoolBL, reHelpTextStart, reHelpTextEnd,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ class BoardPanel(wx.Panel):
     self.settings = settings
     self.protFileLoaded = False
 
+    self.deco = Decoration()
     self.configFile = None
 
     self.cfgValues = {}
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ class BoardPanel(wx.Panel):
     self.candThermPins = []
     self.dir = os.path.join(self.settings.folder, "config")
 
+    self.Bind(wx.EVT_PAINT, self.deco.onPaintBackground)
     sz = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
 
     self.nb = wx.Notebook(self, wx.ID_ANY, size = (21, 21),
diff --git a/configtool/decoration.py b/configtool/decoration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec500b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configtool/decoration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+
+import wx
+import os.path
+
+
+class Decoration(object):
+  def __new__(type, *args):
+    # Make it a Singleton.
+    if not '_the_instance' in type.__dict__:
+      type._the_instance = object.__new__(type)
+
+    return type._the_instance
+
+  def __init__(self):
+    if not '_ready' in dir(self):
+      self._ready = True
+      # It's a Singleton. Initialisations go in here.
+      self.backPic = None
+      self.backPicOffset = (0, -25)
+
+    if not self.backPic:
+      backPicPath = os.path.join("configtool", "background.png")
+      if os.path.exists(backPicPath):
+        backPic = wx.Bitmap(backPicPath)
+        if backPic.IsOk():
+          self.backPic = backPic
+        else:
+          print "Background picture %s damaged." % backPicPath
+      else:
+        print "Background picture %s doesn't exist." % backPicPath
+
+  # On wxFrames, bind this to wx.EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND
+  # On wxPanels, bind this to wx.EVT_PAINT
+  def onPaintBackground(self, evt):
+    client = evt.GetEventObject()
+    topLevel = client.GetTopLevelParent()
+
+    try:
+      dc = evt.GetDC()
+    except:
+      dc = wx.PaintDC(client)
+
+    if dc:
+      # Now draw the background picture with pseudo-transparency. This is,
+      # each background is drawn with the same picture, without transparency,
+      # and offsetted just right to have all backgrounds in the same position
+      # relative to the *toplevel* window, not relative to the current
+      # subwindow as usual.
+
+      # Align bottom right.
+      offX, offY = topLevel.GetClientSize() - self.backPic.GetSize() + \
+                   self.backPicOffset
+
+      if client != topLevel:
+        # Note: trying to figure this additional offset via various
+        #       .GetScreenPosition() or .GetPosition() or whatever is hopeless.
+        #       Of many many tries only this worked on Linux.
+        offX, offY = \
+          client.ScreenToClient(topLevel.ClientToScreen((offX, offY)))
+
+      if self.backPic:
+        dc.DrawBitmap(self.backPic, offX, offY)
+
+    evt.Skip()
diff --git a/configtool/page.py b/configtool/page.py
index 1fd8d31..293b236 100644
--- a/configtool/page.py
+++ b/configtool/page.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 import wx
 
+from configtool.decoration import Decoration
 from configtool.data import reInteger, reFloat, offsetChLabel, offsetTcLabel
 
 
@@ -14,8 +15,10 @@ class Page:
     self.radioButtons = {}
     self.radioButtonBoxes = {}
     self.choices = {}
+    self.deco = Decoration()
     self.font = font
 
+    self.Bind(wx.EVT_PAINT, self.deco.onPaintBackground)
 
   def enableAll(self, flag = True):
     for c in self.textControls.keys():
diff --git a/configtool/printerpanel.py b/configtool/printerpanel.py
index abccb49..4b0670f 100644
--- a/configtool/printerpanel.py
+++ b/configtool/printerpanel.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import wx
 import re
 
 from sys import platform
+from configtool.decoration import Decoration
 from configtool.data import (defineValueFormat, defineBoolFormat, reCommDefBL,
                              reCommDefBoolBL, reHelpTextStart, reHelpTextEnd,
                              reDefine, reDefineBL, reDefQS, reDefQSm,
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ class PrinterPanel(wx.Panel):
     wx.Panel.__init__(self, nb, wx.ID_ANY)
     self.parent = parent
 
+    self.deco = Decoration()
     self.configFile = None
     self.protFileLoaded = False
 
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ class PrinterPanel(wx.Panel):
     self.heaters = []
     self.dir = os.path.join(self.settings.folder, "config")
 
+    self.Bind(wx.EVT_PAINT, self.deco.onPaintBackground)
     sz = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
 
     self.nb = wx.Notebook(self, wx.ID_ANY, size = (21, 21),