Each of us in childhood cut out butterflies from paper as crafts, but then we didn’t even think about the fact that they could become unusual element in interior design.

Butterflies on the wall - simple and original

The desire to update the interior often arises, and renovation is a very expensive and costly pleasure to do too often. In such cases, they come to the rescue design elements, capable of not only changing the look of any room, but also creating a special atmosphere in it. Such decor will cost mere pennies, but your family and guests will appreciate the original idea.

Decorating with paper butterflies - budget-friendly, but at the same time original version decorate any room, a little patience and imagination - and the room will be completely transformed!

Creating butterflies for interior decoration does not take much time, but it gives inspiration and is guaranteed to lift your spirits. It is worth noting the mobility of such decor, because if you wish, you can easily move or replace elements of the composition made of paper butterflies with others almost every day. With the right choice of shade, butterflies can become the main color accent rooms and unobtrusively complement the interior.

Many designers appreciate this method decorate space positively and use it to decorate not only residential areas, but also shop windows, restaurant interiors and offices.

With the help of butterflies you can attract the attention of visitors, be it your friends coming for tea or customers in the store.

For which room is decor with butterflies suitable?

Decor with paper butterflies can be called universal, but you still need to observe some nuances. Butterflies look harmonious in the bedroom, living room, corridors and halls; this design can be either permanent or seasonal. Professional designers claim that winged beauties are suitable for interiors of any style - high-tech, country, classic... making the right choice they will be appropriate everywhere. Paper butterflies on the wall will help give a boring room a festive or romantic look.

Designer butterflies in pastel colors blend harmoniously with the bedroom space. And by choosing bright shades that are not irritating to the eyes, and building a whirlwind of butterflies on the wall, you can create yourself a source of creative inspiration and cheerful mood. To create a romantic and relaxed atmosphere in the bedroom, you can choose laconic white butterflies, and if you want to add a little more magic, you should give preference to delicately cut models that will cast incredible whimsical shadows.

In the living room, butterfly decor can be created in different ways and serve different purposes. If the space is made in light colors, and you want to place bright accents in it, give preference to butterflies of saturated colors, while for decoration you can choose elements of the same shade or create a rainbow swirl. In the living room, paper figures can replace boring paintings or complement large wall mirrors. If you put a butterfly on the mirror, its reflection will add volume to the space. Therefore, such decorative elements look harmonious on mirrored wardrobes and glass partitions. You can also place them above the sofa in the living room, on the windows, and even hang them on a lampshade.

Butterflies on the wall in the hallway will help create an atmosphere of hospitality. It will be interesting to see a whirlwind of them, as if flying through front door.

With the help of paper figures you can not only decorate the wall, but also decorate various items interior, for example, a switch

Of course, butterflies can be considered one of the best options for decorating a nursery, and not necessarily a girl’s room - by choosing figures in dark shades, you can also decorate a boy’s room. Wall design in the form of butterflies will give you the feeling of a fairy tale.

Butterflies in the nursery will certainly bring joy to the baby

By placing such decor over a crib, you will give your child a magical awakening. And butterflies on the window will remind you of summer even in rainy autumn and cold winter.

Required tools and materials

So, you decided to diversify the interior with such elements. What do you need to create paper butterflies with your own hands? The set of tools and materials depends solely on your wishes and capabilities. Modern interior butterflies can be made not only from paper, but also from textiles, plastic and even leather or metal. But, since the most universal and budgetary are paper butterflies, we will tell you exactly about them. On the market for creative materials you can find metallized cardboard, corrugated paper, cardboard with a mirror or velvet surface, and even paper with the texture of wood or leather.

Paper or cardboard

When giving preference to cardboard, it is worth remembering that it should bend well without breaking

To create interior butterflies, first of all we need sheets of paper or cardboard. It is worth choosing a material that matches the shade and texture of your interior style. The number and format of sheets also depends on the size of the desired butterflies and their number. Therefore, before purchasing paper, we recommend making one template butterfly the right size and, applying it to the sheet, understand how many figures can be cut out of it. To the received quantity you need to add a few more in case of marriage.

You will also need sheets of ordinary thick cardboard to create fastenings for butterflies to the wall.

Scissors

When choosing scissors, you should give preference to medium-sized models with thin tips; with these you can easily cut out all kinds of curls on the wings of butterflies. It is also recommended to have small nail scissors in your arsenal. And if you want to make the wings especially delicate, you can use curly scissors with special attachments, which, when cut in a straight line, already form a pattern along the edge of the paper.

To create butterflies you will also need a simple pencil and double-sided tape. It is recommended to buy adhesive tape highest quality, so that it not only firmly glues the surfaces, but also comes off easily, without leaving marks on the wall.

Stencils

You can create a stencil for paper butterflies yourself, either by hand or in a graphics editor. You can also find a high-quality image of a butterfly on the Internet, and print it on photo paper using a high-quality color printer to get a blank that you just have to cut out and secure. If you still want to create a butterfly yourself to suit your taste, here are several stencils of various shapes and styles that need to be printed either directly on designer paper or on plain paper and transferred through glass or carbon paper on the selected material. You can find stencil options on the Internet or draw them yourself in various programs.

Step-by-step manufacturing instructions

Butterflies for interior decoration can be made as follows: universal instructions, which, depending on your wishes, can be changed and supplemented with optional items:

1. Come up with a sketch of the composition in advance, counting the approximate number of butterflies and the number of sheets of paper or cardboard.
2. Print or draw stencils.
3. Prepare all the materials necessary for creativity.
4. Transfer the stencils onto paper if necessary.
5. Cut out the shapes along the stencil lines.
6. Bend each of the butterflies so that the wings on both sides are symmetrical, and there is space between them for fastening.
7. Glue a small square to the butterfly's belly on the back side. double sided tape. If the figure is made of thin paper, it is recommended to first glue it to back side a small square of thick cardboard, and only then secure it with double-sided tape.
8. After production required quantity figures, start placing them on the wall. Mark the extreme points of the composition with small butterflies so as not to move from the desired zone, and then begin gradual design from the center.

If you want to change something in the composition, you can always re-glue the butterfly to a new place.

There are also more complex options creating these decorative elements - butterflies using the origami technique or openwork butterflies. Butterflies using the origami technique are made according to patterns that can be found on the Internet.

Various ways manufacturing decorative elements provide wide scope for imagination, because you can place them in the most in unusual ways in different places

Creating openwork butterflies is practically no different from making classic interior models, only in addition to cutting out a stencil and folding in half, you need to cut various patterns on the wings.

To cut out thin parts you will need a special knife with a thin and sharp blade

Such butterflies look great on the walls next to a sconce or floor lamp, and also cast magical shadows in diffused lighting.

Creating elegant figures is very painstaking work, but the result looks very worthy

Double or multi-layer interior butterflies are created by placing paper blanks of various sizes on top of each other - large on the bottom and small on top. This decor looks more voluminous and luxurious.

Made from two layers different color and size, such butterflies look very alive and voluminous. Usually only the bodies of butterflies are glued together, while the wings remain free and bend under different angles

A few ideas on how to decorate a wall with paper butterflies

Now let's talk about how to properly decorate a wall with butterflies so that they do not look pretentious, but only give the interior the necessary style and create the right positive mood.

White laconic butterflies

Such butterflies go harmoniously with monochromatic interiors dark or muted shades, and are also perfect for decorating a room in a country style, as from a distance they look like lace. They will look good in an office or a crowded office, and are suitable for decorating a high-tech space using metal, glass or plastic.

Moths made of white paper will look gentle and will refresh the interior

Compositions of white butterflies can be made both in a strict style and in a more romantic one, it all depends on the purpose of the room for which it is created. White butterflies decorated in black frames look original. This design looks formal and is suitable for office decoration. You can place swirls of white butterflies in such a room and in the recreation area; in this case, preference should be given to more chaotic asymmetrical compositions.

In living rooms, compositions of white butterflies can have various shapes- they can be used to decorate round Wall Clock, placing them around the dial, or you can decorate the fireplace area by gluing moths above it. White butterflies in the bedroom look good in compositions where they fly apart or, conversely, twist into a spiral.

Black strict butterflies

Black butterflies on a wall in a contrasting color look very advantageous

Black butterflies look quite strict and graphic in the interior. That's why best zones for their use are office rooms, living areas and work rooms. The composition can have a strict shape, form a square or rhombus with grid filling. Black butterflies can also be framed in contrasting white frames.

Gradient butterflies

They decorate anything with butterflies: walls and ceilings, pieces of furniture, pillows, lamps, they make paintings and panels with them

Butterflies of several shades of the same color look extremely unusual and elegant - from the darkest to almost white. Compositions of such interior butterflies allow you to visually change the volume of space, creating new depth and unusual shadows. It is recommended to arrange them in a large mass in the form of a symmetrical or asymmetrical vortex, since the required gradient effect in this case looks most advantageous.

Variegated butterflies

You can decorate any room with butterflies, because they bring positivity - it’s just important not to overdo it

Compositions of colorful butterflies help improve your mood, so they are best placed in children's rooms, hallways or living rooms. Colored butterflies look most harmonious in asymmetrical compositions, for example, in the form of a flying swarm. Remember that decorating with colorful elements really attracts attention to the area in which they are located. Use this effect to add accents to your interior.

On a large plain wall, colored butterflies can be glued in the form of a circle, placing them quite close to each other. This way you can achieve the appearance of additional volume. Variegated butterflies in multi-storey building can be located along the stairs, for example, as signposts to the children's room. Compositions of butterflies that seem to fly out of vases or bottles standing on a fireplace or shelf look interesting. And also with the help of these decorative elements you can create messages for your family and loved ones, arranging them in the shape of a heart or composing whole romantic phrases from them.

Butterflies of various sizes

Entering a room with moths, you want to take a deep breath; it seems that even the air here is unusual and saturated with the aroma of flowers.

The combination of butterflies of different sizes allows you to make the composition dynamic and light. In this case, you can arrange the figures either in a chaotic order or in a “gradient” from large models to small ones.

Butterfly design is trendy and stylish decorative solution for residential and office areas, traditional design who are quite bored. Butterflies create an atmosphere of joy, cheerfulness and freshness. This decor is appropriate in any room, the main thing is to choose the right model according to style and shades.

Good afternoon friends!

I know that many people like butterflies in the interior; such decor is always in fashion and in Lately this topic is relevant again.

I myself decorated the bedroom wall with butterflies last year after renovation. I made double butterflies from wallpaper and glued them to a free wall painted in White color. It turned out very well.

Butterflies are used to decorate anything: walls and ceilings, pieces of furniture, pillows, lamps; they make paintings and panels, various compositions.

DIY butterflies in the interior on the wall

There are interesting ideas in the photo, and you can decorate not only the wall with butterflies, but also the ceiling - very beautiful!

Making butterflies in the interior on the wall with your own hands is very interesting.

They are usually cut out of colored or black paper; also suitable.

Use your imagination and place butterflies on the wall at your discretion, flying in a flock in one direction or circling in a friendly round dance.

To arrange the butterflies in a circle, you can use a small plate. Attach it to the wall, trace it with a pencil, and then attach butterflies along the edge.

You can attach the butterflies to the wall using glue, or pieces of double-sided tape, or pins.

You can come up with additional decor in the form of a heart or a frame that gives the impression of a painting.

Stencils

Butterflies are made from paper, cardboard, plastic, fabric and other materials using stencils.

There is a wide variety of templates and stencils for cutting out butterflies on the Internet, of course. You can pick them up in magazines, in children’s coloring books, or even draw them yourself.

I will only offer a few photos as an example.

You need to download the template from the Internet to your computer, enlarge it to the desired size, print it on a printer and cut it out with scissors.

If you don't have a printer, just hold a piece of paper to the monitor screen and trace the template.

Paintings - butterflies and panels in the interior

It’s probably best to buy ready-made paintings. I especially like modern version in the form of a modular painting with butterflies in the interior, although you can try, for example, from photographs.

And to create panels there is unlimited scope for imagination.

A great option is to make a panel of paper butterflies on the wall using a piece of foam board or even.

And a very cute idea - framed butterflies. Look how original the passport made from newspaper was, it turned out very stylish and elegant.

By the way, panels can be made not only from paper butterflies, but, for example, also.

Paper butterflies in the interior on chandeliers and pendants

The simplest option is to decorate an old chandelier with butterflies, hanging them on a frame on chains.

Here is a very interesting chandelier made of butterflies on a wire frame, which you can try to make with your own hands.

Various butterfly pendants can be placed above the door or hung on the same chandelier.

Wallpaper with butterflies

Such positive wallpapers with butterflies are best suited for a nursery. But I also like the idea of ​​using them for the bathroom, as in the photo.

Nowadays photo wallpapers are back in fashion. You can also choose a pattern with butterflies.

Textiles and furniture with butterflies

Bed linen with butterflies is a dream! I love everything so beautiful.

And pillows can be easily decorated, even with fabric appliqués.

Unfortunately, curtains are not allowed, I wrote about this above.

Butterflies can be planted on shelves and cabinet doors, and used to decorate lamp shades, vases, and mirrors. Yes, and mirrors in the shape of butterflies can be found on sale.

Compositions with butterflies for the interior

Wonderful interior decor with butterflies can be created using a variety of simple compositions.

Composition with butterflies on the wall and a vase

A vase decorated with paper butterflies, placed next to the wall, on which the same butterflies are also pasted so that it seems as if they are flying out of the vase onto the wall, will look beautiful.

You can decorate a wall with a clock in a similar way: butterflies scatter across the wall and land on the edge of the clock.

Songs in a jar

1. Cut out a circle of cardboard with a diameter equal to the diameter of the jar (put the jar on the cardboard with the neck down and draw a pencil around it).
2. Glue moss onto the circle.
3. Place the circle on the bottom of the jar.
4. For an additional effect, we make a mound by crumbling pieces of foam.
5. We place and glue a twig on the embankment, or you can use ordinary wire to create a composition.
6. We hang butterflies on a branch.
7. We close the jar with a lid, after placing a piece of burlap under it.

Another option: make a composition on a piece of cardboard and cover it with a jar turned upside down.

Another method: pour some pebbles into the bottom of a jar or vase and place twigs in it.

We make holes on the butterflies with an awl, insert strings into them, and hang them on the branches.

Very interesting compositions in the following photos. Inside glass vessel lay wire with stringed beads in a random manner and attach butterflies to the wires. You can use an old CD disk as a base.

You can also make a tree of happiness with decorative butterflies - a topiary.

I have this in my plans, but for now I did it.

How to make butterflies for the interior with your own hands

The most convenient and easiest way to decorate the interior is with paper butterflies. Let's look at how they can be made.

We will need:

• stencils
• colored or black paper.

How to do:

1. We apply the stencil to colored paper and cut out the required number of butterflies.
   

   Fold the paper in half, just like the stencil, then when cutting out both halves of the butterfly will be perfectly identical, and the process will go faster.

2. We cut out small details and elements inside the butterflies using nail scissors.
3. The butterfly can be slightly bent in the middle so that it flutters its wings.

And here's another interesting ideas fashionable butterflies.

Spectacular paper butterfly

Let's create a three-layer paper butterfly.

In addition to the main butterfly cut out of paper, you will need two more blanks from newspaper. We make them using a stencil a little bigger size. To do this, when cutting, we retreat 0.5-0.7 cm from the contour line of the butterfly.

Glue two layers of newspaper in the middle using the usual office glue, and on top of them we glue a paper butterfly in the middle part.

This three-layer butterfly is voluminous and very impressive.

Graceful openwork butterfly

A very elegant butterfly will be made from two layers of paper; an openwork butterfly is cut out for the top layer. And the bottom layer of the base also creates a shadow effect.

Fabric butterfly

Again we use two layers of material. The bottom one is made of paper, and the top one is made of fabric. We carefully attach the fabric butterfly along the edge to the paper blank using a machine.

A checkered or floral fabric will help create butterflies with incredible, cheerful colors and a pleasant texture, while paper will add rigidity to the product.

A creative version of fashionable interior decor - with lace trim.

Butterflies from a plastic bottle

Such butterflies are not very suitable for a wall, but they are excellent for making compositions in jars, pendants for a chandelier, and can also be used to decorate flower beds.

Using a template, we cut out butterflies from the bottle and paint them with nail polish or regular paint. The butterflies will turn out bright and shiny.

This is how, using butterflies in the interior, you can not only update it, add a special twist, but also create a joyful atmosphere at home.

Butterflies in the interior according to Feng Shui

And for information - what is the significance of butterflies in the interior according to Feng Shui.

Butterflies bring joy and love, a positive mood. They personify freedom and are considered a symbol of the beginning of life and immortality.

Entering a room with butterflies, you want to take a deep breath; it seems that the air here is unusual.

In this case, they should be used in pairs and flocks; the more butterflies, the better.

It is believed that butterflies will help lonely people attract love.

Butterflies are very appropriate in a children's room; they look very beautiful and will bring joy to the baby.

In principle, you can decorate any room with butterflies, because they bring positivity. It's just important not to overdo it.

And you should also keep in mind that butterflies should be positioned so that they fly into the room, and not vice versa.

Therefore, you cannot use them on curtains so that love and happiness do not fly out the window.

Feng Shui does not recommend using live dried butterflies in the interior, as they spread the energy of death around themselves and destroy relationships.

More interesting ideas for the interior:

What to do if you are tired of decorating a room, but there is no money or energy for repairs? The fastest and least expensive way is to change textiles and decorative elements. Moreover, not all decor needs to be purchased. For example, decorative butterflies will help add an element of lightness. They are used to make panels and wall compositions. Larger and brighter ones “live” on curtains or flowers.

What are they made of?

Butterflies on the walls are made from different materials, sometimes even exotic. The spring appearance of the resulting decor depends on this choice. While you have no experience and you don’t really imagine the end result, you can make several different decorative butterflies for testing. They can be attached to the location of the planned decor. This will make it easier to evaluate the effect and choose the most suitable option.

Paper

Butterflies for decoration from paper are the easiest and cheapest to make. There are a few various techniques. If the product is flat and is glued entirely to the wall/panel, only the front surface is important. If a three-dimensional composition is intended, the paper should be double-sided - both sides should be colored, because the white “wrong side” often spoils the impression.

Instead of regular colored paper, you can use corrugated paper. The effect will be different - it is lighter, airier, translucent, with its help it is easy to make the decor with butterflies three-dimensional.

Butterflies for decoration made from corrugated paper are airy and light

You can make butterflies from an old magazine, newspaper, postcards, colored napkins, wallpaper of a suitable color, or any other printed material.

As you can see, there are a lot of options just from paper. If you consider that they can still be slightly tinted, combined, made multi-layered, it is clear that there is huge scope for imagination...

Cardboard

Cardboard is not very dense. It's more like a very thick paper. It is also colored and double-sided. It is often used to create voluminous decor - you can easily bend the wings relative to the body. This material even holds its shape better. Just remember that you can’t make corrugated wings - the material is too hard to make a small fold.

It is also easier to make openwork butterflies from cardboard. Having a sufficiently sharp knife, cut out the “extra” leaving only the partitions. Such decorations require perseverance, great patience and accuracy.

Cardboard is also used to make templates for “mass” production of identical butterflies. With the help of such stencils you can make insects of the same type and size and spend a minimum of time on it.

Textile

Having a template, you can make butterflies for wall decoration or a fabric chandelier lampshade. The fabric will need to be given additional rigidity, but the rest of the process is not much different: the outline is applied, cut out, decorated if necessary, and mounted on the wall.

It is more difficult to work with fabric, although very interesting decorative crafts are obtained. This is an option for more advanced decorators and needlework skills or sewing machine. With their help you can recreate the veins on the wings.

Exotic materials

Old vinyl records will also be an excellent raw material for making butterfly decor. Since vinyl is hard, you will have to heat it in the oven to cut a butterfly out of it. And in order not to spoil the baking sheet, you need to cover it with foil.

An outline is applied to the vinyl using chalk, the record is placed in a preheated oven, as soon as it begins to soften, it is taken out and quickly cut along the outline with scissors. Often the “workpiece” has to be heated several times. After cutting, heat it one last time and give it the desired shape.

Beer cans or any other relatively soft sheet metal also make excellent flying beauties. First you need to cut off the bottom and lid and level the piece of tin. Then, using an awl, transfer the contours from the template to the sheet metal, connect them with a marker and cut along the resulting contour.

Even beer cans can be used for “butterfly” wall decor.

You can decorate the back - the shiny part. To do this, you will need markers or felt-tip pens; you can try decorating with nail polish. The painted beauties are given the desired shape. One caveat: the edges are very sharp, you need to work carefully, otherwise cuts cannot be avoided.

How to make outline butterflies from paper

Let's start with the simplest, but most effective - contour butterflies. You will need colored paper or magazine pages, outline maps, etc. You can use old postcards or colored cardboard. You will also need regular cardboard to cut out the template.

These are contour butterflies for decoration - they are easy to make and look great

Preparing the template

We take a piece of cardboard - any kind, you can even use some kind of packaging (tea, breakfast cereals, cereals, etc.) the main thing is that the cardboard is dense and not porous. Find a butterfly silhouette that you like, transfer it to cardboard and cut it out. There are several silhouettes in the photo gallery. They can be printed, then cut out and transferred to cardboard.

A butterfly on the wall - it would be nice in color. The swallowtail is attractive with its “tail,” but the paper consumption is greater and the work requires more accuracy. Paper butterfly templates for interior decoration are made in half. The second is obtained “automatically” after unfolding a piece of paper folded in half

Some tips for working with templates. Many butterfly contours are given with two wings, but it is better to cut off one wing - you will definitely get it symmetrically.

Jewelry made from winged insects different sizes. Therefore, the same contour can be increased or decreased using the most simple functions graphic editors - the same Paint that is on any computer. Since in this case only the outline is important, the quality of the drawing is not so important, so feel free to experiment with sizes. We cut out the printed template, apply it to cardboard and trace it. We cut it out and get a hard working template with which you can make dozens of identical elements.

Cut and attach

Take a sheet of paper, fold it in half, attach a template, and trace it. Cut along the drawn line. Next, we bend the wings away from the “body” and get a workpiece. Having cut out a certain number of butterflies, we attach them to the chosen place - on the wall, a piece of cardboard, etc.

You can attach it with regular glue (PVA usually the best option), small strips of double-sided glue. Can be used wallpaper glue and so on. If you are in doubt about the result, stock up on sewing pins. They can be mounted on the wall several times without much risk of damaging the surface. When you have placed all the butterflies and you are satisfied with the result, you can glue or use tape.

Openwork

The situation is a little more complicated with openwork butterflies. They are made from paper or cardboard. It is important to have a good sharp knife and a template with lines marked on it along which you will need to cut out the excess paper. It’s worth saying right away that this is painstaking work.

Patterns of butterflies with openwork wings - a variant of medium complexity The second half is symmetrical

The process is the same as described above: prepare a template, then cut out the required number of elements from it. The peculiarity is that they first cut out and remove small fragments, and then cut out an outline from a piece of paper. With this sequence of actions, there is less chance of breaking thin jumpers, and it’s easier to work this way.

How to make an openwork butterfly from paper - the process in pictures

You need to work with a knife with a thin and sharp blade. It’s better not on the table, but by placing something quite hard - maybe a piece of plastic, etc. But you need to understand that grooves and cuts will remain on the surface, so it will be problematic to use this piece for any other purposes.

Multilayer volumetric

When making multilayer volumetric butterflies, several pieces of the same shape are cut out (size and color may vary). They are stacked one on top of the other, the “bodies” are glued together, and the wings are bent at different angles. This is how these butterflies turn out to be more voluminous.

You can make a combination of openwork and contour butterflies. Take paper of contrasting colors or find the same color, but different shades. Make them into butterflies of the same shape. Only some will be with openwork, others - without. Arrange them by placing a fragment without a pattern underneath. This produces an interesting effect.

There is a technique that allows you to immediately cut out three-dimensional butterflies from paper. You will need two rectangles of paper - a larger one (for large wings) and a smaller one. We fold them diagonally once, then a second time. You get two triangles different sizes. Now we bend the paper inward from two opposite sides so that we get a triangle like in the third photo (with the newspaper).

Draw wings on the resulting triangles. In larger ones, the openwork can be located only along the edge, in smaller ones - over the entire area. We cut out the blanks and put them one inside the other and glue them together. On top we glue a separately cut out “body” with antennae. Due to the fact that the paper is folded and the wings are double, the products have a larger volume.

Corrugated paper

WITH corrugated paper It’s easier to work with and butterflies for decoration are more airy and light, since the paper is translucent. We select suitable colors, take threads, scissors, glue. Nothing more is required. We cut out rectangles of approximately 7*10 cm from paper.

We sew the resulting rectangles in the middle with a needle and thread, tighten them, and make a couple of turns with the thread. It turns out something resembling a bow. We fold it in half, straighten the paper with our fingers, trying to leave as few folds as possible - we form wings.

When the result satisfies you, take scissors and cut off a strip of a few millimeters from that edge - into antennae. On the rest of the part we form a patterned edge reminiscent of a butterfly wing.

We twist the antennae strips with our fingers into thin tubes. Now they definitely resemble antennae. We unfold the wings and finally straighten them. The result was light butterflies.

From folded paper

You can make paper butterflies for decoration from double-sided colored paper or old magazines by folding them into a small accordion. We cut out two squares or rhombuses from paper (one a little larger, the second a little smaller), fold them into a small “accordion”, starting from one of the corners. The smaller the fold, the more interesting the product will be.

We put two folded rhombuses next to each other, tie them in the middle with thread or flexible wire in a sheath suitable color. We make antennae from the remnants of the wire, straighten the wings, and adjust the shape if desired.

Photo for inspiration

First, a little about how and what you can attach already made paper butterflies to. The easiest way is to apply glue to walls or panels. The second, no less simple way is to use double-sided tape. But to make the decoration more voluminous, it is best to glue it not directly to the wall, but to a small piece of foam rubber. The result will be a more airy composition, with clear shadows.

Paper butterflies are used to create three-dimensional decorative compositions on small hoops with a fishing line tied to them. Cut out paper insects are attached to the fishing line. You can’t hang them on the wall, but they look very original, although creating such a composition is more difficult than on the wall.

Hoops and fishing line are all you need to create this beauty

And several wall compositions in which butterflies are used for decoration, made from different types paper.

Another option with a large butterfly...

Colorful tornado...

The main thing is to find a bright picture and even a simple silhouette will look great

If you are bored with the interior and want to change something in your home, but you are not ready for drastic decisions, then decorating the walls with your own hands using decorative elements such as panels or appliqué would be an excellent option. Particularly popular among designers are decorative elements in the form of butterflies, which symbolize joy and natural beauty.

This decoration will look especially harmonious in a bedroom or nursery, but if used skillfully, it will fit into other rooms. This economical and rather unusual way of decorating walls will transform any room with minimal costs time and money.

Butterflies in the interior of the room

Butterfly decorations are rarely single. Usually entire groups of many moths are created. This creates wide scope for imagination, because they can be placed in the most unusual ways: on the walls, under the ceiling, around chandeliers, curtains or other interior items. Very interesting are the airy compositions that “come to life” with a light breeze.

White butterflies in the interior

Multi-colored butterflies on the wall

Butterflies will become bright accent for a monochrome interior. Their color can be absolutely any: from strict white or black tones to the brightest neon shade. The main thing is that they fit organically into the interior, and their color echoes the color of the walls and other elements.

According to Feng Shui, butterflies bring happiness and mutual understanding to the home, bring romance into relationships and contribute to the fulfillment of your most cherished desires.

Butterflies in the interior are also used for zoning. By hanging them from the ceiling or decorating a wall with them, you can easily create several functional zones in the room.

Beautiful butterflies in the interior

Room design with butterflies

What style are butterflies suitable for?

Moths are an absolutely non-binding decorative element. This decoration will suit almost any style of room:

• Provence;
• classic;
• eco style;
• minimalism;
• high tech;
• modern

The main thing is to make sure that the butterflies match the color of the room and are located appropriately. Usually their colors contrast with the color of the walls, otherwise they will become simply invisible.

Room design with butterflies

• Absolute contrast. We glue black butterflies to the white wall, white ones to the black one.
• Color accent. Bright butterflies on a monochrome background.
• Light green or scarlet moths will look great on a beige wall.
• The best decoration for a pink wall will be blue or scarlet appliqués.

Materials used

What are they used to make butterflies for decoration? The choice of materials is truly impressive.

Paper

The most economical and easy to use material. You can attach paper butterflies to the wall using glue or double-sided tape.

Cardboard

This material is stronger and more durable than paper, but it is more difficult to make appliques from. Since it is quite heavy, you will have to secure the cardboard moths to the wall more securely.

Butterflies in the bedroom interior

Bedroom with butterflies

Vinyl film

This option is ideal for wall decor. Cutting from it is a pleasure; besides, you don’t need to bother with glue and tape, you just need to peel it off protective layer. In addition, vinyl film has a very nice glossy shine and is more resistant to moisture than paper and cardboard.

Textile

Most often used to decorate curtains and various draperies. Fabric butterflies add coziness to the atmosphere of the room. They are attached with PVA glue. To give the butterflies the required shape, you can use a soap solution and glue. You will have to wet them first and give them the desired bend, which they will retain after drying.

Huge butterfly in the interior of the room

What butterflies look like in the interior of a children's room

Styrofoam

Butterflies made from this material are durable and voluminous. The desired color can be achieved using acrylic paint, and attaching it to the wall is not difficult with ordinary glue.

Gypsum

There is also nothing complicated in making butterflies from plaster: dilute the plaster with water, pour it into a mold, then wait until it dries and paint the resulting decoration with acrylic paint.

Mirrors and glass

Making wall decor elements from mirrors and glass is quite a labor-intensive task, but the result is definitely worth it. A butterfly-shaped mirror will look very original in any room.

Tree

Do you know how to carve wood? Your talent will definitely come in handy if you decide to decorate your apartment with your own butterfly-shaped decorations.

Pink butterflies in the interior

Circle with butterflies

Plastic

This is where improvised means come into play - plastic bottles. The butterfly is cut out of the bottle according to a template, the wings are given the necessary bend and color.

Old photos

Moths from your favorite photographs scattered across the wall can replace boring photo frames.

Fabric or painted composition

Textile moths are perfect for decorating walls covered with liquid wallpaper. On walls of this texture they can be easily fixed using PVA glue. For production, plain and variegated shreds are used.

Before cutting out the required shape, it is recommended to soak the pieces of fabric in a solution of PVA glue and dry. After this procedure, cutting will become easier, and the edges will not fray.

Butterflies with patterns in the interior of the room

Butterflies in the interior

To create a drawn composition you will need a few simple tools:

• cardboard stencil;
• acrylic paint;
• brush;
• sponge.

Drawing a picture on the wall is very simple. We apply a stencil, apply paint with a sponge, and outline the edge with a brush. It is not recommended to remove the stencil until the paint has dried, otherwise it may spread. For the same reason, paint must be applied to the wall in a thin layer.

Glowing butterflies

To create a magical corner in the room with butterflies fluttering in the dark, we will need phosphor paint.

Place the drawing on a white wall next to table lamp. Glue the stencils to the wall and apply phosphor paint with a sponge. The process is better controlled in dim light. After drying, the stencils are removed, and the butterflies remain on the wall, creating the illusion of them flying freely.

To enhance the effect, you can use blue paint around the wings.

Multi-colored butterflies in the interior

Butterflies in the interior

Moths made of colored paper

We will need several sheets of colored paper in the desired shades, a pencil, thick double-sided tape, scissors and stencils that you can make yourself by cutting them out of cardboard. A composition of butterflies of different sizes will look more impressive, so make several of them.

We trace the stencils and cut out the resulting figures. Their number depends on how large your idea is. To make the butterflies voluminous, fold the colored paper in half, but do it so that the fold line is not sharp.

Room design with butterflies

Beautiful butterflies in the interior of the room

The most enjoyable part of the job is placing butterflies on the wall. You can come up with many composition options.

Most popular:

• a flock of butterflies flying out of the room;
• a whirlwind with moths flying out from the center;
• butterflies folding into general figure(heart, big butterfly, spiral, etc.);
• chaotic arrangement all over the wall.

There should be no problems with fastening; paper butterflies are very light. Double-sided tape is ideal for this purpose, which will allow you to get rid of the decoration at any time without damaging the wallpaper.

Decor with butterflies: 7 exclusive ideas for handmade

Butterflies made of paper and cardboard are, of course, beautiful, but if the soul asks for originality, then completely different ideas will come to the rescue. We have collected 7 extraordinary ways to decorate your painting with butterflies using the most unexpected materials and design solutions.

1. Made from vinyl records

Don’t rush to throw away old vinyl discs, because they are an indispensable material for decorating a room with your own hands. The plates are also used to create decorations in the form of butterflies.

Butterflies in the interior of the room

Room design with butterflies

The process itself includes several stages.

• We apply the design to the plate according to the template.
• Heat it in the oven or microwave oven for about 1 minute until the edges begin to curl slightly.
• Cut out the shape.
• Sand the edges with sandpaper.
• We attach it to the wall using glue.

2. Multi-layered and voluminous

Made from several layers of different colors and sizes, they look very vibrant and truly three-dimensional. Usually only the bodies of butterflies are glued together, while the wings remain free and bend at different angles.

An unusual effect is achieved by combining ordinary butterflies with openwork ones. To do this, two butterflies are cut out according to a template of the same size, but different in color, with the wings of one butterfly being solid, and the other with patterns.

To avoid cutting out the same shape several times, fold the paper so that you get several butterflies at once.

Photo wallpaper with butterflies

Butterflies in the heart

3. Corrugated paper

Moths made from such paper are even easier to make than from regular paper. They are very easy to make even without the help of glue.

• Cut it out of paper desired color a rectangle slightly larger than the planned butterfly.
• We sew the rectangle with a thread in the middle, tighten it, resulting in a bow.
• Fold it in half and smooth out the wings.
• From one edge we cut off a small strip for antennae. Using scissors, cut out a pattern along the edge of the wings.
• We roll the cut strip into a tube, forming antennae.
• We turn the wings inside out and carefully smooth them, giving them the desired shape.

4. From tin cans

Butterflies for decoration are made even from such inconspicuous items as ordinary tin cans. When cutting out the moth silhouettes, extreme care must be taken to avoid cutting your hands. This design can be secured using thin wire. Freely moving butterflies will create a light chime at the slightest breath of wind

5. Accordion

The secret to the success of such a product is in the small accordion. You need to cut out 2 squares of paper, fold them like an accordion, then attach them to each other and wrap them with thread. We will make the antennae from flexible wire of the same color. Let's straighten the wings and give the butterfly the desired shape. The moth is ready!

6. Mobile

An elegant hanging arrangement of butterflies will look great both in a child’s room and in a bedroom. Building such beauty at home is as easy as shelling pears.

To implement this idea, we will need a hoop, fishing line, ribbons, and the butterflies themselves, numerous manufacturing options for which we have already considered. We secure the hoop under the ceiling using satin or chiffon ribbons, and evenly attach the fishing line to the hoop over the entire area. Place butterflies made of paper or cardboard on the fishing line. They can be made either plain or colored. Such a voluminous decorative composition looks very impressive in a woman’s bedroom and emphasizes the romance and femininity of the hostess.

Room design with butterflies

7. Paintings

The essence of the idea is that now the butterflies are not placed directly on the wall, but become part of a single application, enclosed in a limited frame.

Cutting out butterflies from old magazines ready-made template and place them on a single-color sheet, which will be the basis of the picture. We attach them using double-sided tape so that they rise above the level of the picture. If this is not available, then you can insert a piece of foam rubber between the tape.

We combine colors in such a way that they smoothly flow from one to another. We insert the finished picture into a frame.

Summing up

DIY butterflies for decoration are a very budget-friendly, but at the same time creative and original option to decorate the design of any room. A little time, patience, imagination and a lot of butterflies, and she will simply be unrecognizable!