Quote Originally Posted by wsk View Post
The problem with backgrounds like that is that you have to find just the right color of foreground (text usually). You have to make it easy for your customers to read what you have written or they'll go away.
No doubt. I only suggested using it in the same way, perhaps that the X-Marks tartan is used on this site -- to add visual interest and warmth (and in the case of wood grain). Points well taken. Design digression off.