A $5.99 Owl Pillow and Repainted Artwork Took Our Guest Room Into Fall

The guest bedroom was the first room I changed for fall. The only new purchase was an owl pillow from Kirkland’s for $5.99; the World Market coverlet and most of the other pieces were already in the house.

The earlier spring-and-summer room

This photograph shows the room before the seasonal change, including the brighter DIY artwork.

Change the artwork with paint and wax

I painted the inner mat border with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Arles and lightly applied dark wax to the outer frame. I also removed the glass to avoid glare. The next photos show the artwork before and after.

Bring in the owl pillow

The small pillow added a fall detail without replacing the bedding. I liked how its colors worked with the coverlet I had bought at World Market a few years earlier.

The piece shown in the final photo was a Marshalls purchase from the year before.

The fall craft and decorating collection shows other ways I reused pieces through the season. The painted picture-frame makeover uses another paint-and-wax finish.