Ceiling fan ideas welcome
When we bought this house in 1999, the ceiling fan was shiny black, similar design to the current one. It looked like a giant spider suspended overhead.
A year later we bought this one, off white to blend into the ceiling color.
I’m ready for a change, a more updated look, thinking matte black (the return of the spider) with maybe wood blades.
The ceiling goes from 9 ft. to 13 ft. at the vault. The current fan is about 50 in diameter and seems to be sized just right for air movement. I don't want a light.
I’d like to keep it under $700. Ideas welcome.
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Jilly
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoYou have such nice natural light! So pretty!
I‘m finding a lot of prospects, but they don’t have downrods as long as yours. Am I being ignorant? Can you just add a longer one with a fan you like? I’m not sure how that works, and Mr Jinx the Expert on all things electrical isn’t here.
I love this one, but is it too ornate? Too brown? I really like the shape of the blades.
This is really pretty, but again, the downrod length issue:
I’ll wait to hear about that darn rod before posting more. :D(ETA: I’ve ordered several things from Destination Lighting and have had all good experiences.)
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoThis one is more general in style. I like the simplicity:
https://www.houzz.com/products/52-5-blade-ceiling-fan-finished-forged-black-prvw-vr~48543549
This one came up randomly and made me shudder ... I had a strong visceral reaction to it. Like one of those blades would go flying off and be like a machete. 😬
ETA: This one is at HD, a Hunter, on sale for $120!
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czarinalex
2 years agoBunny.. I have this fan in my bedroom. I have the wood tone(kind of a British colonial look going). It really moves air. I've gotten lots of compliments on it.
I really like the look of it in black.
https://www.lampsplus.com/products/52-inch-minka-aire-wave-coal-ceiling-fan__73w82.htmlBunny thanked czarinalexBunny
2 years agoBritish Colonial! Something like that maybe with a more squared off housing. My current fan has five honking blades and really moves the air around. I never use it reverse in the winter because the moving air feels cold to me.
I thought mine was wider than 50". It really occupies enough upper visual space. Could it be fewer blades need a longer reach to be as effective? Any HVAC or aerospace engineers out there?
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badgergal
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoI have the same fan in my vaulted ceiling bedroom that czarinalex has. It is Minka Aire's Wave fan. My bedroom is 15x17 and I have the 52" fan which is more than than adequate for the room size at the second speed. I have it in the wood tone in the Distressed Koa finish. It comes in 4 finishes.
In my 22'x25' vaulted ceiling great room I have Minka Aire's Artimis 58" three blade fan. It comes with a light but can be installed without it. As with my bedroom fan, it moves the air so well that I never have to set it at more than the second speed. I like the style of it even more than the Wave fan. It also comes in a 62" 5 blade fan. The Artimis collection comes in 7 finishes.
Both of my Minka Aire fans are absolutely quiet and have been operating trouble free for 12 years. They look so much better than the builder grade fans they replaced. I still get compliments on them from visitors to my house.
Here is the Artimis fan in my great room.
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nutsaboutplants
2 years agoLove the suggestions so far. What do you think of this fan from Lamps Plus? It has a matte finish you Mentioned. It’s only $299.
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