Butterflies on the wall

The decoration of the walls by butterflies is surprising in its simplicity and expressiveness. A simple silhouette that allows you to experiment with the form of the embodiment, can organically fit into the interiors of different styles. In addition, butterflies on the walls are able to make a spectacular even the most simple and ingenious design.

Wall decoration with butterflies

1. An alternative to paintings and photographs on the walls - boxes with butterflies behind the glass (in this form they are collected). Exotic and fragile insects with wings of beautiful colors best fit into nostalgic interiors: vintage, Victorian, can become elements of fusion or provence styles. True, the decoration of the walls with real butterflies is unlikely to appeal to animal lovers.
2. In many stores you can buy artificial butterflies from wire and feathers - they are also perfect for decorating walls. Usually their color is variegated, imitates natural, but the interior is more stylishly look monochrome butterflies. Recolor them in the right color is not difficult to use aerosol paint. Butterfly of feathers attach in such a way that the wings remain free - with the help of mounting glue or liquid nails. Important: as a background for them, smooth monochrome walls are best suited, as on the textured, colorful surface of the butterfly on the wall will simply get lost.
3. To decorate the walls with voluminous butterflies, you can cut out figures from thick cardboard, or thin plastic. You can easily find a template for drawing on the Internet. Taurus of carved butterflies should be wide enough - so that it was convenient to paste them, leaving the wings free.
4. Also on the wall you can paste butterflies cut from the arakala - but such a decor will last only a very long time on a very smooth surface.
5. The desired pattern can be applied with a stencil. In particular, this is how the trend decor is reproduced - black butterflies on the wall. About this technique, we will now talk in more detail.

Master class "Butterflies on the wall"

The screen decoration of the walls by butterflies with their own hands is very simple - it can easily be implemented even by a beginner in design.

You will need: tight cardboard or thin plastic for the stencil; a knife for paper; acrylic paint the right color (or white water-emulsion + pigment), a sponge, a brush. Instead of acrylic paint, you can use aerosol. Also, the stencil applied by transparent fluorescent paint looks spectacular (it is visible only in the dark).

1. Choose a pattern that will become a template for the future decor, copy it to cardboard or plastic. You can use several different drawings to decorate the wall - but they must be expressive, large enough, without small details.
2. Cut out the stencil with a sharp clerical knife.
3. Mark on the wall a line of "flight" of butterflies - for example, in the form of a wave band, a frieze, a spiral. Think about how tightly they should be located, try to create a harmonious composition, organically fit it into the interior. Mark in advance the places to which you will translate the stencil.
4. Dilute the paint to the desired consistency, make a sponge, attaching a sponge to the handle of the brush.
5. When applying the stencil to the marked places, with the help of sponge move the picture to the wall. Do not regret the paint, but be careful - be careful not to go beyond the contours. For reliability, the stencil can be fixed on the wall with adhesive tape. If the edges are uneven, adjust them with a brush.