DIY Butterfly Wall Art (Nursery Decor)

Please bear with the sub-par photos, it's nearly impossible to take good pictures in Noodle's room-- especially on this wall.  The photos do not do these cute butterflies justice.  I promise they aren't neon orange as they appear, but rather a sweet peach that matches the apricot stripe on her wall!

My husband took the kids away for the day so I finally have a minute to show you one of the new additions to Noodle's new "big-girl" room.  This particular project was whimsical and fun, the only problem is I keep finding her climbing on the nightstand underneath to play with them.  Whoops.

If you've spent some time blog hopping, you've probably seen those those adorable faux butterfly "collections" made with paper butterflies {like this one, cut from vintage magazines}.  So when I saw a set of handpainted butterflies made from feathers while shopping in NYC I knew I had to have them.  For $12, they were the perfect color and size for something fun.  As much as I love the symmetry of the other versions, I knew my butterflies wanted to fly free.  ;-)

But first things first.  It started out as a $3 painting from the thrift store.  Don't worry, I'm pretty sure it's a paint-by-number and not a priceless work of art.

I spray painted the entire piece white and let it dry.

Once dry, I painted the middle with leftover Misty Aqua from Noodle's room makeover.  After THAT dried, all I had to do was hot glue the butterflies, hang it up, and then glue a few to the wall and moulding in strategic places.

Now it sits right above her basket of bedtime stories.

For some reason these butterflies make me happy.  At some point, I'll add other works of "art" to fill in the space next to it-- but for now, it makes the room feel fresh and fun.

I've updated a few other things in here, but I'll save those for next week.  Noodle's room is definitely my new favorite in the house because it's so whimsical, colorful, and amazingly easy to keep clean-- even when she makes it not easy to clean, my little refluxer.

A parting shot, you can kinda see the paper butterflies perching on these lanterns from her first birthday party.  I'm nothing if not a re-puposer. {is that a word?  it is now, haha!)

Now that I've had a chance to show what's been going on in our home this week, I'll be back in a few minutes with a post for Refresh Your Nest Friday #6 so you can do the same.  In the meantime, what do you think about the butterflies?  Too over-the-top?  Would you put something on the bare wall above the bed, or keep it as-is?  I always love to hear your opinions!

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