Background images as patterns and textures, when used properly and tastefully, really make a difference in your overall design scheme. Here are a couple of our favorite hand picked sites that offer free background images and seamless patterns for your website design. Enjoy!
1. Template Yes
http://www.templateyes.com/web-backgrounds
2. GR Sites
http://www.grsites.com/textures/
A good list of backgrounds broken down by color and texture.
3. Kollermedia
http://www.kollermedia.at/pattern4u/
Awesome selection of cleverly designed background images including lined, dotted, squared, classic, dirty, funky, and real seamless repeats.
4. Grunge Textures
http://www.grungetextures.com/
High resolution photos that serve as backgrounds and textures for web designs.
5. 2Textured
http://www.2textured.com/main.php
Photos and textures split into categories such as fabric, wood, anatomy, animals, ornaments, metal, and ground among others.
6. Texture Vault
http://www.texturevault.net/
A collection of royalty free textures that include abstract, clouds, grunge, scratches, smoke, and wood.
7. ava7patterns
http://patterns.ava7.com/
Beautfiul site featuring a beautiful mix of patterns. A special color and shape picker on the top of the site allows you to search for your perfect pattern in no time.
8. Squidfinfers / Patterns
http://www.squidfingers.com/patterns/
Another lovely set of patterns to choose from. Over 150 patterns are available.
9. CitrusMoon
http://citrusmoon.typepad.com/
Free patterns, tiles and backgrounds.
10. Pattern Cooler
http://www.patterncooler.com/
A cool set of contemporary and retro patterns, perfect for your web design.
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