If you’re sick of the fancy 3D, grunge and noisy patterns, take a look at this flat 2D brick wall.
Source Listvetra
Remixed from a drawing in 'Prehistoric Man: researches into the origin of civilisation in the old and the new world', Daniel Wilson, 1876.
Source Firkin
Floral patterns will never go out of style, so enjoy this one.
Source Lasma
Did anyone say The Hoff? This pattern is in no way related to Baywatch.
Source Josh Green
Remixed from a drawing in 'The Canadian horticulturist', 1892
Source Firkin
Remixed from a raster on Pixabay that was uploaded by ArtsyBee.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
The tile for this is based on a repeating unit close to a design on Pixabay. It can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Just like your old suit, all striped and smooth.
Source Alex Berkowitz
No, not the band but the pattern. Simple squares in gray tones, of course.
Source Atle Mo
Because I love dark patterns, here is Brushed Alum in a dark coating.
Source Tim Ward
Geometric lines are always hot, and this pattern is no exception.
Source Listvetra
Bright gray tones with a hint of some metal surface.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Like the name suggests, this background image consists of a pattern of dark bricks. It may be an option for you, if you are looking for something that looks like a brick wall for use as a background on web pages. It's not a masterpiece, but looks pretty nice when is tiled.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Artists and Arabs', Henry Blackburn, 1868
Source Firkin