Attention:

1. Contrast: Choose a subtle pattern for a background image
2. Text Color: Choose a right text color and make sure a legible content above the background.
3. Text Content: Copy/paste the content on this page or paste your own content.
4. Image Format: Vector based element (save for web: gif)
5. Site Root: Put the "texture-bg.gif" file into the image folder, then edit your site.

Using subtle and soft textures to create clean web designs with an impressive visual impact. The right image with a good use of typography can generate a simple and unique web layout.

Pattern as a page background

1. Create a subtle pattern from Illustrator.
2. Fill entire "pattern-bg.html" page with the pattern image.
   (may apply the pattern image for the body background image)
   
3. Use HTML and CSS to control the background, and repeat the value.

A pattern must go with the overall style of the website, or it could be rather distractvie and annoying.