Five Cool Dark Minimalist Wallpapers

Note: if you’re interested in cool wallpapers, please check out our other round-ups, Six Cool Cheat-Sheet Wallpapers, 20 Stunning Sunset Wallpapers, The Minimalist Collection July – 12 Stylish New Wallpapers and of course our regular wallpaper of the week.

Sometimes I wonder if people need to be shown the dictionary definition of the word minimalistic. Browse through any of the popular wallpaper sites and you’ll find thousands of wallpapers in that category that are about as minimalistic as a renaissance oil painting.

I’ve scoured the wallpaper sites and are happy to present to you, five incredibly cool wallpapers that are the very essence of minimalistic. For this first round-up I’ve chosen five dark wallpapers, these show off icons like the default OSX and Windows 7 variety to great effect. Just click on the links below to download the archives and then install the appropriate resolution for your desktop.

Noire

This is a really nicely done wallpaper with antique echoes and a tasteful vignette to
blend to your screen edges.

 

Bluri

Clean, crisp, black, modern. What more could you ask for?

 

Dark Wood

Beautiful high resolution wood textures and a cool black palette make this wallpaper
a winner.

 

Pixel

Crispy and white in tone, this is a deceptively tricksy wallpaper that makes fine use
of pixelated blocks.

 

Real Collection

Not one but three very cool antique styled walls to sit in an understated fashion
on your desktop.