As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
Simple gray checkered lines, in light tones.
Source Radosław Rzepecki
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This is a semi-dark pattern, sort of linen-y.
Source Sagive SEO
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This is a seamless pattern of a woody texture.The original image is here:https://pixabay.com/ja/users/ClassicallyPrinted-1302233/
Source Yamachem
Scanned some rice paper and tiled it up for you. Enjoy.
Source Atle Mo
Inspired by a 1930s wallpaper pattern I saw on TV.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Luxury pattern, looking like it came right out of Paris.
Source Daniel Beaton