Well, I like wooden paper too and I sometimes fear my pages get boring but PLEASE don't stop including them! Everything goes out of fashion eventually but that doesn't bother me at all! It's cool to see how things/trends change
I admit I can't use buttons, staples, etc. I always try to include some when they're in a kit but usually I remove them from my page because I don't really like how I've placed them. Same with templates - I *almost* always remove the buttons.