We have two of the Haiku fans (the "1.0" model without the iPhone integration) and cannot say enough about them. They are both in the gloss white finish, one is in our bedroom and the other in our living room. The fans are completely silent -- and I mean totally, completely silent. You will obviously hear the air at some of the higher settings, but the fan itself is really incredible at how silent it is. We ordered the fans together, one with a longer drop than the other, and somehow some of the pieces were mixed up between the two boxes, which caused me a bit of confusion when I first started installing them. Once I figured out what went where, they were relatively straightforward. We did get the LED light kits for both fans, but we very seldom turn them on and frankly are not too impressed with the lights (unlike most modern LEDs, you see each individual diode, and I just don't like the look). All in all, we love the look and functionality of these fans. The price is obviously on the high side, and as a result we are considering alternatives for our guest bedrooms (perhaps the Minka Artemis), but you can't go wrong with the Haiku. Also, just a note about the company/support: we received and installed our Haiku's a day or two before the announcement about the new version. I called their support line, and they had no problem taking back the fans and swapping them for the newer version. Ultimately, we decided it wasn't worth it to us, so we did not take them up on it, but I was impressed with that response. Also, upon installing the bedroom fan, I did hear a bit of noise when the unit was operating. I called their support line and the representative walked me through a few troubleshooting items, and was able to resolve the issue (basically, I had tightened the LED unit too much, and it was rubbing against the motor). All in all, excellent support. Let us know if you have any questions, happy to give you our thoughts!

Yeah, the hugger style mounts aren't very effective at all--much better to use the shortest down rod. One thing I would consider very carefully if you are planning cans and a fan is to be very sure that the fan blades won't be moving in the light beams from the cans. That kind of strobing effect can be incredibly annoying.

I just googled black ceiling fan and got listings that included several right here on Houzz.

Look at home depot or lowes. Here's a very contemporary fan for less than $100. There are others too. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hampton-Bay-Industrial-60-in-Indoor-Black-Ceiling-Fan-with-Wall-Control-26829/205791277