Here's a totally fun little dowel decor project:  DIY modern printables frames.  These are what you see hanging above that spiffy Smart $40 Canvas Drop Cloth Headboard.
What's great about this project"  You get completely custom, customized frames, no one will have the same as you, they're darn cheap to make, plus you can make them in under fifteen minutes.  Give or take on that timeframe, but generally.
Fast, easy, modern, chic, did I mention custom...this project checks all the boxes.  Dowels, they're fun!
Plus, as a bonus, I'll teach you how to make your own photo corners which is a fantastic little DIY that will save you from buying (and losing) a large quantity of the store-bought version.  If you've used photo corners before, you'll understand the losing part.   Though nowadays, it looks like they're stickers* rather than in the olden days when they were loose and you had to dampen them and they scattered like roaches when you sighed.  Huh. 
Well, save yourself some money anyway and make them!  Custom!
Ok!  What do you need for these DIY dowel decor modern printables frames"  Not much!acrylic sheets*dowels*picture hanging hardware*hot glue*hot glue gun*or, super glue* or some kind of really sticky glue like Fuze It Perfect Glue*printablesPick up the dowels at a dollar store,* at a hardware store, craft and hobby store like Michaels* or over at Joann Fabrics,* a home improvement store...