It looks very nice I think.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'Incidents on a Journey through Nubia to Darfoor', F. Ensor, 1891.
Source Firkin
Honestly, who does not like a little pipe and mustache?
Source Luca Errico
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Colour version of the original pattern inspired by the front cover of 'Old and New Paris', Henry Edwards, 1894.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background 2
Source GDJ
Retro Circles Background 8 No Black
Source GDJ
Orange-red pattern for tiled backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
You know I love paper patterns. Here is one from Stephen. Say thank you!
Source Stephen Gilbert
Green Background Pattern
Source V. Hartikainen
Inspired by a pattern I saw in a 19th century book. This seamless pattern was created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the pattern in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
I’m guessing this is related to the Sony Vaio? It’s a nice pattern no matter where it’s from.
Source Zigzain
A slightly grainy paper pattern with small horizontal and vertical strokes.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless pattern with wide vertical stripes colored in pale yellow.
Source V. Hartikainen
Actually remixed from a pattern on Pixabay. But then noticed a very similar one on Openclipart.org uploaded by btj51q2.
Source Firkin
ZeroCC tileable stone texture, edited from pixabay. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
This is a semi-dark pattern, sort of linen-y.
Source Sagive SEO
From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin
A bit strange this one, but nice at the same time.
Source Diogo Silva
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Here's a new paper-like background for free use on personal and commercial projects (this applies to all background patterns here).
Source V. Hartikainen