Ceiling Fans

wstevens · 07-21-2005, 12:43 PM

I've been looking for a replacement ceiling fan for my master bedroom for like a year. All fans I see in stores and online are fugly. I need the fan because the bedroom can get warm in the summer (it's on the top floor of a 3-story townhouse).

Does anyone know someplace that sells cool, modern-looking ceiling fans? Or is that an oxymoron?

zeroday · 07-21-2005, 12:48 PM

Hunter makes great fans; you can usually find exactly what you want too:

http://www.hunterfan.com/index2.php

a bit more expensive than most of the crap you find at the local home depot.

mt6forlife · 07-21-2005, 12:50 PM

I have Hunters. They're good.

doopstr · 07-21-2005, 12:50 PM

I too like the Hunter.
You can get them at Home Depot/Lowes/etc. They are very quiet.

Also, look into a remote control for your fan. I believe they can all be fitted for that. I installed the fan in my living room by myself. So that means it must be pretty easy. I even did the remote control. The box and everything was already in the ceiling.

zeroday · 07-21-2005, 12:52 PM

I think this is more of what you're probably looking for but not sure if it'll be as high quality as you'd find in a hunter:

http://www.lumenslightandliving.com/...&dept_id=3036&

mt6forlife · 07-21-2005, 12:53 PM

Instead of a remote control, I had a 4 position (off-low-med-high) switch installed on the wall next to the light switch. The light switch controls the lights in the fan. No more tacky chains hanging off the fan.

wstevens · 07-21-2005, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by zeroday

I think this is more of what you're probably looking for but not sure if it'll be as high quality as you'd find in a hunter:

http://www.lumenslightandliving.com/...&dept_id=3036&

^^^ good find. thanks!

Thanks for all the responses. Actually, I dig one of the Hunter fans (the Lugano). I need to get one with a light, which seems to always add some extra ugliness to the fan. The Lugano isn't bad though.

soopa · 07-21-2005, 1:00 PM

http://www.fanimation.com/products/enigma/index.html

zeroday · 07-21-2005, 1:06 PM

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Originally Posted by soopa

http://www.fanimation.com/products/enigma/index.html

whoa...thats badass..hate to be a tall guy in a short room with one of those babies installed.

wstevens · 07-21-2005, 1:09 PM

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Originally Posted by soopa

http://www.fanimation.com/products/enigma/index.html

that's awesome!!

soopa · 07-21-2005, 1:19 PM

watch the video of it. and yes, it's the fan from irobot

wstevens · 07-21-2005, 1:22 PM

That's really cool.

I also liked this one from the same company.

mt6forlife · 07-21-2005, 1:32 PM

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Originally Posted by soopa

http://www.fanimation.com/products/enigma/index.html

How much air could it possibly move with only one blade?

soopa · 07-21-2005, 1:40 PM

mt6, they say it's as or more efficient then traditional 4-blades. i don't know if it's true.

but it should also be noted that it has a vertical turbo fan in the center.

mt6forlife · 07-21-2005, 1:47 PM

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Originally Posted by soopa

mt6, they say it's as or more efficient then traditional 4-blades. i don't know if it's true.

but it should also be noted that it has a vertical turbo fan in the center.

Yeah so you have to sit right under it to get any effect. I'll stick with my 5 blade Hunters than cool the entire room and make amost no noise.

wstevens · 07-21-2005, 1:55 PM

I think it would look better if you had two of those babies in one room anyway. it would look cool if you had them both at low RPMS and 180 degress out of phase.

soopa · 07-21-2005, 2:16 PM

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Originally Posted by wstevens

I think it would look better if you had two of those babies in one room anyway. it would look cool if you had them both at low RPMS and 180 degress out of phase.

That would be wickedly sick.

mt6, assuming their claims are indeed wrong. I'd submit that these fans would be stricly for looks anyway...

but look at the rest of their line, they do have alot of really cool fans that look like they move alot of air.

wstevens · 07-21-2005, 2:19 PM

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Originally Posted by soopa

That would be wickedly sick.

mt6, assuming their claims are indeed wrong. I'd submit that these fans would be stricly for looks anyway...

but look at the rest of their line, they do have alot of really cool fans that look like they move alot of air.

yeah, I like the other one I posted from Fanimation enough to buy it. I need to get the OK from the wifey and see if it's 60" blade circle is too big for our room.

soopa · 07-21-2005, 2:21 PM

yeah i like those others too.. do they come with a darker wood blade? or SS blades? i don't have any really light maple in the house as of yet, probably wont either if i buy new furniture.

VTEC11 · 07-21-2005, 2:24 PM

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Originally Posted by soopa

http://www.fanimation.com/products/enigma/index.html

That's definetly different. Saw the video, also looks like it dosn't turn as fast as normal fans. Unless it was on a slow setting or something.

wstevens · 07-21-2005, 2:27 PM

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Originally Posted by soopa

yeah i like those others too.. do they come with a darker wood blade? or SS blades? i don't have any really light maple in the house as of yet, probably wont either if i buy new furniture.

Yeah, they have darker wood blades. Apparently, no stainless steel. I'm looking at the lighter wood because the room it's going in has a light paint color and light-colored toothpick blinds.

60" blade circle seems huge to me, so I have to check it out.

soopa · 07-21-2005, 2:32 PM

Yeah I like light wood, currently I have all light maple furniture.

However, new house has a light of darker wood throughout, and old wood flooring... which never looks great with modern woods.

I'll probably do more traditional woods throughout, wiht stainless accents to modern it up.

wstevens · 07-21-2005, 2:36 PM

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Originally Posted by soopa

Yeah I like light wood, currently I have all light maple furniture.

However, new house has a light of darker wood throughout, and old wood flooring... which never looks great with modern woods.

I'll probably do more traditional woods throughout, wiht stainless accents to modern it up.

yep, SS will modern anything up. I put brushed SS wallplates on all the receptacles and switches in my living room/dining room. It now feels very modern.

First I replaced the dingy cream-colored switches and outlets (only requires minor electrical knowledge), with white ones. After I put on the SS wallplates, the room went from looking c. 1940's to modern.

soopa · 07-21-2005, 2:38 PM

alot of meant to say. heh. "a light of" wtf.

zeroday · 07-21-2005, 2:40 PM

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Originally Posted by wstevens

yep, SS will modern anything up. I put brushed SS wallplates on all the receptacles and switches in my living room/dining room. It now feels very modern.

First I replaced the dingy cream-colored switches and outlets (only requires minor electrical knowledge), with white ones. After I put on the SS wallplates, the room went from looking c. 1940's to modern.

I did the same thing; my house is 47 years old. I replaced all the switch plates with ss covers, outlets with white plates/fixtures (some dumb asses painted over the old ones), replaced the fridge and the oven with SS models, put SS lighting fixtures in...etc. Really makes a difference.

wstevens · 07-21-2005, 2:43 PM

I've done a lot of work on the place since I bought it 2 years ago. I'll post some before and after shots of my house later tonight.

wstevens · 07-21-2005, 9:05 PM

I found this fan that I liked also:

07-21-2005, 12:43 PM	#1
wstevens Interesting. Interesting. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NorCal Age: 36 Posts: 7,554	Ceiling Fans I've been looking for a replacement ceiling fan for my master bedroom for like a year. All fans I see in stores and online are fugly. I need the fan because the bedroom can get warm in the summer (it's on the top floor of a 3-story townhouse). Does anyone know someplace that sells cool, modern-looking ceiling fans? Or is that an oxymoron?

07-21-2005, 12:48 PM	#2
zeroday Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: DE Posts: 16,935	Hunter makes great fans; you can usually find exactly what you want too: http://www.hunterfan.com/index2.php a bit more expensive than most of the crap you find at the local home depot.

07-21-2005, 12:50 PM	#3
mt6forlife Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CA Posts: 1,648	I have Hunters. They're good.

07-21-2005, 12:50 PM	#4
doopstr Don't Disturb This Groove Join Date: Jan 2001 Age: 36 Posts: 10,099	I too like the Hunter. You can get them at Home Depot/Lowes/etc. They are very quiet. Also, look into a remote control for your fan. I believe they can all be fitted for that. I installed the fan in my living room by myself. So that means it must be pretty easy. I even did the remote control. The box and everything was already in the ceiling.

07-21-2005, 12:52 PM	#5
zeroday Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: DE Posts: 16,935	I think this is more of what you're probably looking for but not sure if it'll be as high quality as you'd find in a hunter: http://www.lumenslightandliving.com/...&dept_id=3036&

07-21-2005, 12:53 PM	#6
mt6forlife Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CA Posts: 1,648	Instead of a remote control, I had a 4 position (off-low-med-high) switch installed on the wall next to the light switch. The light switch controls the lights in the fan. No more tacky chains hanging off the fan.

07-21-2005, 1:00 PM	#8
soopa Alumni Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Albany, NY Age: 26 Posts: 137,694	http://www.fanimation.com/products/enigma/index.html

07-21-2005, 1:19 PM	#11
soopa Alumni Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Albany, NY Age: 26 Posts: 137,694	watch the video of it. and yes, it's the fan from irobot

07-21-2005, 1:22 PM	#12
wstevens Interesting. Interesting. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NorCal Age: 36 Posts: 7,554	That's really cool. I also liked this one from the same company.

07-21-2005, 1:40 PM	#14
soopa Alumni Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Albany, NY Age: 26 Posts: 137,694	mt6, they say it's as or more efficient then traditional 4-blades. i don't know if it's true. but it should also be noted that it has a vertical turbo fan in the center.

07-21-2005, 1:55 PM	#16
wstevens Interesting. Interesting. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NorCal Age: 36 Posts: 7,554	I think it would look better if you had two of those babies in one room anyway. it would look cool if you had them both at low RPMS and 180 degress out of phase.

07-21-2005, 2:21 PM	#19
soopa Alumni Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Albany, NY Age: 26 Posts: 137,694	yeah i like those others too.. do they come with a darker wood blade? or SS blades? i don't have any really light maple in the house as of yet, probably wont either if i buy new furniture.

07-21-2005, 2:32 PM	#22
soopa Alumni Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Albany, NY Age: 26 Posts: 137,694	Yeah I like light wood, currently I have all light maple furniture. However, new house has a light of darker wood throughout, and old wood flooring... which never looks great with modern woods. I'll probably do more traditional woods throughout, wiht stainless accents to modern it up.

07-21-2005, 2:38 PM	#24
soopa Alumni Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Albany, NY Age: 26 Posts: 137,694	alot of meant to say. heh. "a light of" wtf.

07-21-2005, 2:43 PM	#26
wstevens Interesting. Interesting. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NorCal Age: 36 Posts: 7,554	I've done a lot of work on the place since I bought it 2 years ago. I'll post some before and after shots of my house later tonight.

07-21-2005, 9:05 PM	#27
wstevens Interesting. Interesting. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NorCal Age: 36 Posts: 7,554	I found this fan that I liked also: