When we are decorating for Halloween, we often incorporate black bats as they are symbolic and traditional. But if you don’t like them much or consider them a bit cheesy, there’s a beautiful alternative that will elevate the style of any space: butterflies. Black butterflies are an adorable alternative to bats, they can be implemented literally anywhere and you can make as many as you need in minutes. Butterflies bring ultimate sophistication being quite a simple craft, and they set the tone in the space at once. Let me share some gorgeous ways to rock them in your home, and I bet you will want them not only for Halloween but for any other season!
Butterfly Halloween Wreaths
A wreath is one of the most popular decorations for any holiday and season, and Halloween is no exception. Make a wreath of black butterflies or just accent an existing one with some, and you beautiful Halloween decor is ready! The craft can be realized in some minutes: take a vine form and hot glue butterflies all over it, and voila! You can also take a black feather, leaf or bloom wreath, even a moody one, and add black butterflies to make it wow.
This beautiful Halloween wreath is made of fronds, pampas grass, faux leaves and berries and black feathers and butterflies.
A bold and lovely black feather wreath screams Halloween, and butterflies added to it make it even cooler.
This black butterfly wreath is a lovely decoration for Halloween, it will add a refined feel to any space.
Butterfly Halloween Art
Butterfly Wall Art
Create beautiful wall art with butterflies! You can take some ready witchy or moody painting and attach butterflies, or create your own one painting a butterfly if you feel like it. Here you can also see a unique gold artpiece with a crack, of which butterflies fly out, looks jaw-dropping!
White table decor done with a skull, a cloche with a pumpkin and a black butterfly, a candle and a spider is lovely for Halloween.
This refined black butterfly art can become a nice decoration or part of your Halloween gallery wall.
Halloween decor is done with a witch art, black butterflies, twigs in black urns and black candles.
The bold butterfly artwork is made with brushstrokes and black paper butterflies plus a single gold one.
The black wall art is done with a skull and black and white butterflies and it looks amazing.
This refined and moody art shows off some flowers and a large butterfly, it's a great idea for a sophisticated space.
Unique Halloween wall decor done with a cat artwork, some grasses and blooms and elegant dark butterflies.
The gold artwork features a crack and some black butterflies coming out, this is a gorgeous solution.
Butterfly Cloches
Use a cloche to decorate for Halloween, and place there pumpkins and butterflies, it will work both for the fall and Halloween. You can also make a cloche terrarium using moss or grass, a skull, some branches and butterflies. If you use not just black butterflies but moody colored one, you can create a piece not only for Halloween but for all year round.
The pretty art is made of a cloche, a piece of wood, some blooms and a faux butterfly on top, it will be perfect for moody Halloween decor.
Make your decor sophisticated with a cloche with black and gold butterflies on sticks, and the mouse skeleton is fun.
The vintage decor is done with books, colorful butterflies, a cloche with pumpkins and a pendant lamp.
This terrarium will look nice as part of Halloween decor, it includes moss, twigs, a skull and some butterflies.
Halloween mantel decor done with a cloche with black butterflies and moss, a black garland with lights, black butterflies on the wall.
Butterfly Specimen
Butterfly specimen is a popular decoration for Halloween, especially if you want to pull off somewhat Victorian vibes. You can also make one easily using frames and faux butterflies.
This vintage stand with paper butterflies is a cool way to bring Victorian vibes and a vintage feel to the space.
The moody black Halloween artwork shows off dried blooms and a bold butterfly, it can be used for console and mantel styling.
Framed butterfly specimen are adorable Halloween decor for a console table, they will bring Victorian vibes to the space.
Butterfly Halloween Pumpkins
Decorate a pumpkin with butterflies – that’s an easy last-minute way to style a pumpkin without carving or painting. Grab a hot glue gun and black butterflies and attach them to the pumpkin. If you feel like painting, you can also paint some butterflies or even find proper stickers.
This cool glass pumpkin luminarie is styled with black butterflies, it's a cool and creative way to decorate for Halloween.
These adorable painted butterfly luminaries will deliver Halloween vibes and a refined feel at the same time.
The pumpkin is decorated with large black butterflies and looks amazing - no carving or painting is required, just some hot glue.
Butterfly Halloween Decor
Decorating with butterflies for Halloween is very easy: make a lot of black paper butterflies or moths and attach them everywhere you want using some tape. You can gather together with your family and craft a lot of butterflies and then have fun attaching them where you want. Such an idea will instantly elevate the style of the space and make it wow. It works not only for sophsiticated rooms but also for more informal ones making them exquisite.
Attach a bunch of black butterflies over the bed and your bedroom will instantly feel like a Halloween one.
The mantel is styled with a mirror and black mudcloth, floating candles, black butterflies, a gold glitter skull and a little ghost.
The chic decor is done with white roses, a skull, a candle, a bust and black butterflies on the wall.
Covering the whole space with black butterflies will instantly bring Halloween vibes without any outdated or cheesy decor, you won't need anything else.
Elegant Halloween mantel styling with a mirror in a gold ornated frame, black candleholders and black butterflies plus a black grass and butterfly garland.
Pretty Halloween decor done with cheesecloth, black lace butterflies, a skull, some candle lights and crows.
A black moth garland is always a good idea for Halloween, it will make your mantel look eye-catchy and exquisite.
Chic moody Halloween decor done with stacked pumpkins and colored butterflies is amazing for a mantel.
Beautiful Halloween mantel with vintage books, pumpkins, a skull and black butterflies is adorable.
Bold Halloween space done with pastel pumpkins in cloches, a pastel print on the wall, black skulls, black butterflies on the walls.
The bold Halloween space done with orange roses, black feathers, a black and orange butterfly installation, some candles and orange glasses.
Refined and chic Halloween wall done with a vintage frame and black butterflies is a lovely solution for any space.
This rustic Halloween mantel is done with black butteflies, a potted succulent, some wooden beads, candles and eucalyptus.
This whimsical centerpiece is made of neutral roses, black butterlies on twigs, dried grasses and faux flytraps.
The stylish Halloween mantel is decorated with greenery, black candles, a cheesecloth ghost and black paper butterflies.
The beautiful modern decoration of a glass coffin filled with disco balls and dried flowers plus black butterflies.
The exquisite space is decorated with only black butterflies and that's enough for chic and refined Halloween decor.
The lovely Halloween decor is done with witches' hats, black butterflies, pastel bead garlands, pastel pumpkins, a mirror with spiders.
Halloween credenza decor with dark blooms, butterflies on the wall and pumpkin dishes.
Black glitter butterflies are great to make Halloween decor cooler and catchier.
Beautiful Halloween decor created with butterflies on the wall and a skeleton holding one on its hand.
The black skull decorated with black butterflies is always a good idea to style a space for Halloween.
Chic arrangement with black butterflies, a black bust, white roses, a skull with a butterfly is adorable for a monochromatic space.
The refined table decor is created using a bust with butterflies and greenery, black candles, a black runner and gold touches.
This tombstone is accented with a single black butterfly, and blooms and disco balls around add interest to it.
The neutral Halloween decor is created with a large doily, black butterflies and a spider, a ghost with faux blooms and candles.
The white space shows off elegant candles, a skull, black butterflies over the mantel.
This witchy mantel is styled with black tulle, a bat bunting, black butterflies, a skeleton, a plush spider and hats.