Angel Wings Wall Decoration

A pair of large wooden angel wings in an old, whitewashed finish, made to hang side by side on the wall. Put them above a bed, a sofa or a console table and the whole wall gets a soft, peaceful look.

Set of 2 wings, one left and one right.
About 40 to 45 inches tall each (100 to 115 cm), worked out against the door in the photo.
Wood with carved feathers on the top half.
Cream white finish with a distressed, aged look.
Flat back for hanging on the wall.

These wings are meant to hang as a pair. When you put them on the wall with a small gap between them, like in the second photo, they look like the 2 wings of an angel opening out behind something, maybe the head of your bed or a mirror placed in the middle.

Each wing is cut from wood, with a rounded top and a long body that becomes narrower toward the bottom. The top half is fully carved. At the very top there are small round feathers in layers, like fish scales and under them come 3 rows of long feathers. On each feather the center line and the small side lines are carved in, so in daylight you can see the shadows of every row of feathers.

The bottom half looks different. It is made of flat wooden planks set side by side and the end of each plank is cut at an angle, one longer than the next. Because of this, the lower edge of the wing comes down in steps, the same way long flight feathers hang on a real bird’s wing.

The whole piece is painted cream white and then rubbed back on purpose. On the carved feathers, dark brown shows through in the grooves. On the flat planks there are rows of small dark grey speckles, as if the paint has chipped with age. This finish gives the wings an old church or farmhouse look and no 2 sets come out with the speckles in the same places.

Where they look good:

Above the bed, with the headboard between the 2 wings.
On a dark wall, like the grey blue wall in the photo, where the cream really stands out.
Behind a console table or a mirror in the entrance.
In a prayer corner or a quiet reading area.

They are big pieces, so they need a wall with some open space around them. Fix 2 strong hooks or nails for each wing, as they are wooden and have some weight.