Something was missing from Jack’s bedroom. I had known it for a long time; but, I couldn’t for the life of me figure out what to put over his upholstered headboard. The area was too small for frames yet too big for shelves. And I didn’t want to spend much money. So when I saw these 3-D butterflies I knew I wanted them for Jack’s room. You see, Jack’s room is meant to be a neutral nursery. I’ve written about it here and here before. But, we plan to have another kid and this will be their nursery, and Jack will move to either the guest room or share a room with B. So we want to make sure we keep it as gender neutral as possible.
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Here’s what Jack room looked like before:
See how it looks bare above his bed? The rest of the nursery looked good; but, something was missing!
So I ordered a pack of 50 3-D hand painted butterflies and popped them up on the wall! *They did take about three weeks to ship, so factor that in! Doesn’t it look so much better?
To map out the design, I used these. I wanted something that looked organic but would give movement to the space. Creating a general arch with a few detours achieved that. I would advise using a darker post-it than I did because they were a little hard to see on the wall.
Since the butterflies are all different sizes, I adjusted the spacing as I went along, placing the butterflies in different orientations but the same general direction. I placed the big ones first and then added in the smaller ones.
They all have a small back with adhesive and they are really light so they don’t need much to hold them up. I will let you know how they hold up!
Have you ever considered putting up a 3-D butterfly wall, even in a boy’s nursery?
If you liked this post, make sure to check out all of the resources for our gender neutral nursery and all the DIY projects in there–curtains, headboard, changing table, bookcases! And if you want to know all of the products I would register for again (and one’s I would exchange) check out my updated Ultimate Registry Checklist (click the picture below!)
Ok. This is such gorgeous. Seriously gorgeous. I love you added the butterflies to his bedroom. It balances things out. Plus, who said butterflies had to be for girls only? That doesn’t make sense. They’re insects! Haha
Can you seriously come and spruce up my home?! I love that they add texture to the wall too AND that they’re in a boys room. Don’t be scared of having B and J share a room – mine do and they love it! I honestly think they sleep better having the other one in there with them.
This looks amazing! Just the extra special touch you were looking for. I love all of the details of this nursery and want you to design my next home.
This looks SO cool! I wish we could put stuff on our walls, I’d butterfly the hell out of them haha
This is SO lovely!
I adore this and kind of want it for my room 😉 I know Mark would never go but maybe for my office when that some day happens 😉 Such a beautiful touch of color and whimsical feel.
I love the texture this adds! SO fun and whimsical. I was going for gender neutral in EJ’s nursery, but it ended up my more blue than I expected, so I went with it.
This looks wonderful; I love the whole room, but this really does add the finishing touch!
I love this! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Really sweet addition to the baby’s room, love it! Now I’s love to see another larger butterfly somewhere, maybe even a pillow, or a rug…..thanks for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!
I did this in a room I decorated in my home for my granddaughters. I got mine from Amazon. They have many different sets at low prices. I found a 24-pc. set for less than $7.
My granddaughters love them and like your adorable room, they add a nice dimension.
Love the nursery!