Paint or not...ceiling fan blades?
I'm slowly trying to finish up my kitchen and finally got my DH to put up the new ceiling fan last weekend. I'm not sure I like the wood look on the fan blades and am debating painting them white. The old fan that I had up had white blades and I really loved them.
My son has my camera this morning so I can't take a current photo of the island and fan. We hadn't planned to replace the countertops, but now I think we are. So probably the wood top on the island will be gone bye-bye. I think I'm also going to get new bar stools.
Opinions please...paint the blades white or leave them?
Here's a photo of the fan (I hate those bright white bulbs!).
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cliff_and_joann
14 years ago
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14 years agoWow, overwhelming "yes" on the white! Thank you everyone! I decided to go for it and painted them this afternoon. I used Krylon spray paint and I really should have put primer on them first. I lost count of how many coats of paint I sprayed on them.
I think it looks so much better now. What do ya'll think??
barb5, the pull chains do have faceted crystal balls on them. There's also a prism hanging from each arm on the light fixture.
Here's a close-up photo showing them.
I'm surprised that many of you said keep the wood on the island! When we decided to put an island in, I couldn't get a top to match my countertops because I've had them ever since dinosaurs roamed. LOL! The wood was just a desperate measure to have a top for the island. I've always thought I should have all the counters the same, but maybe I need to rethink that.
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