Houzz Voters Pick a Moody Bathroom to Update Cluedo Board Game
The votes are in. The Cluedo board game’s mansion will feature a new space inspired by designer Ann Lowengart’s work
In the case of which Houzz photo will inspire a new room in the Cluedo board game’s stately mansion, thousands of voters have solved the mystery. An elegant new bathroom based on California, USA, interior designer Ann Lowengart’s work will replace the classic game’s existing hall.
Cluedo’s illustration team will expand Lowengart’s original powder-room vision into a full bathroom on the board to allow more space for famous characters, such as Miss Scarlet and Professor Plum, to commit their crimes.
The new room, shown here, features a stand-alone bathtub, a walk-in shower with brass hardware, an upholstered bench, a potted plant, shaded sconces inspired by Lowengart’s original design and a double vanity. On the new herringbone-patterned floor, an ominous spilled decanter could be the clue that leads players to uncover the killer at the centre of the game.
The new room, shown here, features a stand-alone bathtub, a walk-in shower with brass hardware, an upholstered bench, a potted plant, shaded sconces inspired by Lowengart’s original design and a double vanity. On the new herringbone-patterned floor, an ominous spilled decanter could be the clue that leads players to uncover the killer at the centre of the game.
The other three inspirational rooms voters considered for the game board honour received their share of attention from voters as well. Aside from the winning bathroom, a cosy drawing room designed by USA-based Michael Abrams; a Gothic-style bedroom designed by Tineke Triggs of Artistic Designs for Living; and the dramatic hall seen here, designed by the team at Archer & Buchanan Architecture, were in the running. Archer & Buchanan’s hall in particular was popular among international voters, earning the most votes in Germany, India, Japan, Italy and New Zealand. Available in more than 30 countries, Cluedo is one of Hasbro’s most popular international brands.
Find out more about the updated Cluedo game featuring the winning bathroom design
Find out more about the updated Cluedo game featuring the winning bathroom design
Lowengart says she’s eager to see the new room that her project inspired on the board, and plans to give the revamped game to clients as holiday gifts this year. The board game’s update is a full-circle moment, she says. Her win got her thinking about how fitting it is that Cluedo was her favourite game growing up; she loved the game’s emphasis on a beautiful old home and all its design details. Looking back now as a professional interior designer, she says, her love for the game while she was growing up makes perfect sense.
With the new room’s design chosen and the Cluedo mansion’s renovation almost underway, deciding who murdered the game’s host – and how – just became even more intriguing.
Read more about Houzz and Hasbro’s partnership to revamp the Cluedo mansion
With the new room’s design chosen and the Cluedo mansion’s renovation almost underway, deciding who murdered the game’s host – and how – just became even more intriguing.
Read more about Houzz and Hasbro’s partnership to revamp the Cluedo mansion
Several Cluedo fans noted that in addition to a style upgrade, the house was also in need of a functional makeover. Namely, commenters pointed out after reading about the planned redesign that the mansion was missing a bathroom – a problem that voters have now remedied.
Out of the four possible inspirational photos from Houzz that could drive the new design, the one of Lowengart’s vibrant bathroom stood out to voters. With its saturated blue walls, formal finishes and pops of warmth, the space fits right in with the Cluedo mansion’s grand, old-fashioned aesthetic while adding an updated twist.
“I think it’s perfect, because it has gravitas. That wallpaper really speaks to that formality,” says Lowengart of Ann Lowengart Interiors. “It has a little bit of a continental feel, so it definitely speaks to that era, but it’s a fresh take on it.”
The photo that voters loved comes from a real-life renovation that Lowengart and her team took on, in which the homeowners were looking to carve out a formal powder room in the centre of their historical home. “The rest of the house is really light and bright and airy, but they wanted their powder room to be a real jewellery box,” says Lowengart.
See the Cluedo board game’s new room