Lion Finder sidebar color?

Hey!
I've just upgraded to Lion and I'm kinda dissapointed of many reasons, like the grey aweful sidebar icons in the finder app.
Is there any solution to change it back to the normal like it was in Snow Leopard?
The other thing is the Mail app. The new surface looks horrible as well, even if I change it to "classical view".
I want the older back! It was good as it was!

But there is an option in CandyBar to change the icons from the side bar, those are different ones than the folders in normal view, you have to change specifically the sidebar icons.

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This procedure is a diagnostic test. It won’t solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
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