UI considerations

I am developing a desktop application in VB. I would like it to have a better looking User interface(UI).
Ideally i would like to have the UI like Microsoft Money.
Can anybody please tell me the techniques that microsoft has used for developing the UI of Microsoft Money.
Also is it possible to program IE, so that i can integrate IE with my VB application for UI.
Thanks in advance
Ravi Chand
rchand@graceworks.com