Why do you even need a ceiling fan? If you can do so, just eliminate it altogether.

Fans are usually placed near the middle of seating areas. Aren’t they? How will your furniture be arranged?

Hi Karin, yes it is ridiculous, that’s why it’s coming down. My question is do I keep it in the same spot with down rod or move it toward the hanging electrical cords.

Are you replacing all the drywall? Moving electrical gets quite difficult if not. You may need to rewire all the way to the switch and also install a hefty box - fan rated and all. From the angle of the shot, the current placement looks too close to the windows even with a downrod. But either way, your pics don't really tell enough about the room to give a good answer.

I agree with David, but a down rod is the way to go. Get a more contemporary fan without a light and match it to your ceiling color. Don’t put a fan in the middle of a seating area if possible, it makes people uncomfortable.

Haiku L with leds could replace both. Here.

@David, amazingly, current fan, did not hit the windows. The wall separating kitchen from living/dining area was taken down. Our electrician is trying to figure out wiring and where to best place the fan.

@kate, I am thinking we can just use a downrod when we install new modern fan.

@Dan I’ll look at your link, thank you.

I would guess that the ceiling fan was installed against the sloped ceiling without a downrod to reduce or eliminate flicker. With a window or light located above a fan the shadow cast can cause problems.

@Mark, who knows why they put it that way. But, you are right, when ceiling fan was on, no flicker and haven’t noticed any shadow cast. Lots of quirky stuff in this house that’s for sure. But you are right, there is no flicker whatsoever when fan is turned on.

You will get much better air flow from the fan when it is on a down rod. Our ceiling is 18 ft. & our fan is on a 8 ft rod. The air circulation is wonderful here in hot Texas.

Here are more photos. If we use a downrod, will the fan flicker?