The pattern is much more visible in this one. It's very pretty! It's hard not to wash out the delicate detail with a flash. Some cameras let you set the flash to "fill" or 1/4 or 1/2. You can also bounce your flash by angling it at the ceiling. You might try those if your camera has those settings or if your flash is adjustable.
You could see the texture better but I didn't like the shadows.
Strangely, I like 'em both. I like today's better, but I'd keep the other one around too. It is just plain pretty..
I can see the raised weave much better in this one.
Lovely! It really does look better with more shadows to add textures.
Much better. I didn't realize that one of your rooms is a library.