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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Image Credits
+=============
+dvsup.png and rough_diagonal.png authored by "Cody L." and "Jorick van Hees"
+respectively; courtesy of subtlepatterns.com.
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diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
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--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
  */
 
 html, body {
-  background-color: #eeeeec;
+  background-color:  #eeeeec;
+  background-image:  url( 'images/rough_diagonal.png' );
+  background-repeat: both;
 
   margin:  0px 0px 1.5em 0px;
   padding: 0;
@@ -17,8 +19,10 @@ html, body {
 #header {
   position: relative;
 
-  background-color: #2e3436;
-  color:            #babdb6;
+  background-color:  #2e3436;
+  background-image:  url( 'images/dvsup.png' );
+  background-repeat: both;
+  color:             #babdb6;
 }
 
 #header-content {