Example

• Home
• About
• Archive
• Lab
• Reviews
• Contact

#nav {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	background:#808259 url(nav_bg.jpg) 0 0 repeat-x;
	width:100%;
	float:left;
	border:1px solid #42432d;
	border-width:1px 0;
}
#nav li {
	display:inline;
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
}
#nav a:link,
#nav a:visited {
	color:#000;
	background:#b2b580;
	padding:20px 40px 4px 10px;
	float:left;
	width:auto;
	border-right:1px solid #42432d;
	text-decoration:none;
	font:bold 1em/1em Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #555;
}
#nav a:hover {
	color:#fff;
	background:#727454;
}
#nav li:first-child a {
	border-left:1px solid #42432d;
}
#home #nav-home a,
#about #nav-about a,
#archive #nav-archive a,
#lab #nav-lab a,
#reviews #nav-reviews a,
#contact #nav-contact a {
	background:#e35a00;
	color:#fff;
	text-shadow:none;
}
#home #nav-home a:hover,
#about #nav-about a:hover,
#archive #nav-archive a:hover,
#lab #nav-lab a:hover,
#reviews #nav-reviews a:hover,
#contact #nav-contact a:hover {
	background:#e35a00;
}
#nav a:active {
	background:#e35a00;
	color:#fff;
}

<ul id="nav">
  <li id="nav-home"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
  <li id="nav-about"><a href="#">About</a></li>
  <li id="nav-archive"><a href="#">Archive</a></li>
  <li id="nav-lab"><a href="#">Lab</a></li>
  <li id="nav-reviews"><a href="#">Reviews</a></li>
  <li id="nav-contact"><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
</ul>

Images

1. nav_bg.jpg

Extras