Although this post is going to read like a spam post, it really isn’t (promise). The other day a friend of mine asked me to recommend a web site for desktop wallpapers. The only good one I knew of at the time was Mandolux. But after reading a recent post on digg I came across a lot more. This is that list…

From More Creative and Beautiful Wallpapers (click for full write up)

• Assaf Ben-Ari’s Wallpapers Website: http://www.geocities.com/comixgraphics/
• XSHOCK: http://www.xshock.de/html/inc/list_wp.php
• GUI MODS: http://www.guimods.com/index.php?tag=wallpapers
• Desktop Wallpapers.co.uk: http://www.desktopwallpapers.co.uk/desktop_wallpaper/3d.html
• Jerykhologic: http://www.jerykhologic.fr/
• Franto.com: http://www.franto.com/blog2/wallpaper-for-you
• FreezeWall: http://www.freezewall.com/w
• MoodFlow: http://www.moodflow.com/Wallpapers.html
• Looroll Wallpapers Utra: http://looroll.com/thesheets/
• Firefox & Thunderbird Wallpapers Gallery: http://users.otenet.gr/~fiotakis/Gallery.html
• Abstract Wallpapers: http://www.freephotosandvideos.com/photos/artwork/abstract_wallpapers.php
• Car Wallpapers: http://tunedcarwallpapers.blogspot.com/2007/02/aston-martin.html
• Computer Wallpaper: http://supak.squarespace.com/computer-wallpaper-pictures/
• CrystalXP: http://www.crystalxp.net/galerie/en.cat.2.htm
• Desktop it.: http://desktop-it.blogspot.com/
• Desktop Wallpaper: http://dimkin.df.ru/wallpapers/wall_show.html?cat=100000001&start=120
• Don Synstelien: http://www.synstelien.com/2005_desktops/desktops.html
• Duckfarm: http://www.duckfarm.net/desktops.html
• Fantasy Art Design: http://fantasyartdesign.com/3dgallery/a-digital/01pictures-3d.htm
• The FWA Favourite Website Awards – Wallpapers: http://www.thefwa.com/?app=wallpapers
• Flickr HDR Wallpaper: http://www.flickr.com/groups/wallpapers/pool/tags/hdr/
• Gnome-Look: http://www.gnome-look.org/
• John Howe: http://www.john-howe.com/goodies/
• Lifesessions: http://lifesessions.com/wallpaper_free_desktop/free_desktop_wallpaper.html
• mandolux: http://www.mandolux.com/
• Maurice’ Airplanes wallpaper collection: http://www.xs4all.nl/~ruwestra/wallpapers/airplanes.html
• MobiusCo: http://www.mobiusco.com/wall_page.php
• Moving Insect: http://www.moving-insect.com/
• Sensitive Light: http://www.sensitivelight.com/wallpaper/
• Space wallpapers: http://www.spacewallpapers.net/wallpapers/index.php?cat=0
• AdAdesign by oooAdAooo: http://adadesign.webpal.info/dotclear/index.php?Wallpapers
• Amazing Wallpapers: http://www.jeffreymunro.com/amazingpics/index.php?x=browse&category=9
• Taschen: http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/downloads/index/1/wallpaper.htm
• The Fractal Bargain Bin: http://www.sgeier.net/fractals/indexe.php
• Veer: http://www.veer.com/ideas/wallpaper/
• Wallpaper-Area: http://www.wallpaper-area.de/
• WallpaperFirst: http://www.wallpaperfirst.com/wallpapers/Trains1.htm
• Wallpaper Joe: http://www.joeprice.co.uk/wallpaperjoe/php/index.php
• Wallpaper Junkie: http://www.wallpaperjunkie.com/coppermine/
• Wallpapers & Pictures: http://wallpics.blogspot.com/
• wstaylor.net: http://www.wstaylor.net/vista.html
• YourWallpaper: http://yourwallpaper.com/

From Digg

• deviantArt – http://www.deviantart.com/
• Digital Blasphemy – http://digitalblasphemy.com/freegallery.shtml
• Flickr Wallpaper Pool – http://www.flickr.com/groups/wallpapers/pool/
• Socks Off – http://www.socksoff.co.uk/
• Interface Lift – http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/
• 3D Sceneries – http://www.3dsceneries.com/startbig.html
• Pixel Girl – http://pixelgirlpresents.com/desktops.php
• Desktop Wallpapers – http://www.desktopwallpapers.co.uk/desktop_wallpaper/3d.html

For those of you that want backgrounds that look like they came with Windows, here is the official set that was considered to go into Windows Vista.

Is this list missing any other good websites? Leave a comment and I will add it.