// Modifies only the box style of the current GUISkin
    var style : GUIStyle;
    function OnGUI() {
        GUI.skin.box = style;
        GUILayout.Box("This is a box.");
    }

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class example : MonoBehaviour {
    public GUIStyle style;
    void OnGUI() {
        GUI.skin.box = style;
        GUILayout.Box("This is a box.");
    }
}

import UnityEngine
import System.Collections

class example(MonoBehaviour):

    public style as GUIStyle

    def OnGUI():
        GUI.skin.box = style
        GUILayout.Box('This is a box.')