This will show you how to change the background wallpaper of the dashboard in osx lion.
- open finder
- goto /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources
- find the file pirelli.png
- rename it to pirelli_backup.png
- copy the image that you want for the dashboard background to the folder and name it pirelli.png
- find the file mini_pirelli.png
- rename it to mini_pirelli_backup.png
- copy the image that you want for the dashboard preview background in mission control to the folder and name it pirelli.png
- the mini_pirelli.png file is 200×125 pixles
- open terminal and type
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killall Dock
now your dashboard will have a new background