Java Code

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class ImgBackground extends JApplet
{
    JLabel myplay, name;
    Image img;
    ImgPanel ipanel;
    public void init( )
    {
        myplay = new JLabel( "My Fun Playground" );
        name = new JLabel( "Java Rules" );
        myplay.setForeground( Color.YELLOW );
        name.setForeground( Color.RED );
        img = getImage( getCodeBase( ), "houseLake.png" );
        ipanel = new ImgPanel( img );

        myplay.setFont( new Font( "Serif", Font.BOLD, 20 ) );
        ipanel.setLayout( new GridLayout( 2,1 ) );
        ipanel.add( myplay );
        ipanel.add( name );
        add( ipanel );
    }
}

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class ImgPanel extends JPanel
{
        Image img;
        public ImgPanel( Image ic )
        {
		img=ic;
	}
        public void paintComponent( Graphics g )
        {
                super.paintComponent(g);
                if ( img != null )  
	{       
                    int imgWidth = img.getWidth(this);  	// find the width of the image
                    int panelWidth = this.getWidth( );	// find the width of the panel
                    int x = (panelWidth - imgWidth ) / 2;	// calculate x to center the img
   
                    int imgHeight = img.getHeight( this );	// find height of image
                    int panelHeight = this.getHeight( );	// find height of panel
                    int y = (panelHeight - imgHeight ) / 2;	// calculate y to center the img
                    g.drawImage(img,x,y,img.getWidth(this),img.getHeight(this),this);	// paint the image
            }
    }
}