The IKEA Challenge
The first reveal: And the winner of CultureMap's grand art contest is ....
The people have spoken.
We put our fate in your able hands and the winner of our CulturePoll vote for what fine art would bedeck the walls of our nearly finished CultureLounge is (*drumroll please*) James Glassman's graphic take on the Astrodome.
The piece was an office and obvious fan favorite for its modern look at a Houston icon. Glassman also gets points for his happy adherence to our demand for bright yellow, altering a photograph of the dome ceiling to create an abstract black-and-yellow piece we think will go perfectly in our modern yet cozy room.
Kristi Hughes' striking map and artist Hahn Tran's lush oil painting mounted strong challenges to Glassman, though, and who knows — we might find another spot for them in our office yet.
Producing and hanging the Glassman piece will be the near-final step to our grand reveal, slated for Friday. It's been a long 30 days-plus of making over the odd-shaped room of our office into a hip lounge with furniture provided by IKEA, and we're ready to kick back and enjoy the fruits of our labor.
Check back for the final photos and let us know what you think of our attempt at amateur design.
Other articles in the IKEA Challenge series:
Creating a lounge in 30 days without killing each other
Sizing up the room specs, spots for the Shelby Hodge statue & kissing booth
The meddling begins: Our room makeover designers face opposition in the office
The room makeover duo hits the store and encounters a velvet divide
Paisley, accents & corkboard — design ideals from a flower child sorority girl hit the CultureLounge
Mastering the "Steven Aesthetic": Clean lines and objets trouvés for the CultureLounge
How long does it take two healthy, young adults to assemble IKEA furniture?
Is that IKEA furniture or a Rubik's Cube?
The mystery of the S-wrench and Swedish directions: Assembling our IKEA furniture
Office bribes, competitive jive & the mysterious James mark the IKEA assembly
We need YOU: To do a piece of artwork for us — Calling all artists
When the room makeover team needs professional help: Bringing in a guest designer
Curate the CultureLounge: Vote now to decide the winning Houston artwork