Ceiling Fans - How to Choose?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNE5LAEn99znoy44UfT0sU2tVPglyw2QqfkWkKnLoBNa2XN4LCDc3neM2tG4JH6Lf45v4MNL_8bhRngisZ0D1VHHhxjLWc1JgKpyeU59W9TRA7LXLqlLGvob6VlKAb7PoB9sQECXsuHRNT/s1600/43768.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598192719267110514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNE5LAEn99znoy44UfT0sU2tVPglyw2QqfkWkKnLoBNa2XN4LCDc3neM2tG4JH6Lf45v4MNL_8bhRngisZ0D1VHHhxjLWc1JgKpyeU59W9TRA7LXLqlLGvob6VlKAb7PoB9sQECXsuHRNT/s400/43768.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 374px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#333333;"><em>Minka Aire's <a href="http://www.minka.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=4728&brand=Minka-Aire®&sku=F803-LN&name=Ceiling">Artemis </a>fan - beautiful, sleek, and minimal for a modern space</em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>Designers hate them, homeowners love them. What does a designer do when a client insists on ceiling fans in all the major rooms of the house? This is a common dilemma in hotter climates, especially when many homes have 2 story living/family room spaces and lots of windows. The heat just sits there and ceiling fans are just the thing to conserve energy and move the air around.<br /><br />When I remodeled my bathroom, I decided I wanted a small fan in the space. I was my own worst client! It is so hot in Houston and my husband is always turning the thermostat up to save energy costs. I hate to sit and do my make-up when it's hot and I'm perspiring, so I decided to go for the fan. I absolutely love it! I use it all the time. My bathroom has a 9' ceiling height and I didn't want it to hang down into the space so I chose a ceiling hugger, Minka-Aire, <a href="http://www.minka.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=4499&brand=Minka-Aire®&sku=F518-ORB&name=Ceiling">Concept II </a>fan in dark bronze.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMuyQ6lGkYBB7BFdq-gaC9Qbd0gZm__WiQyaNV7gWzvNXr9SaHTAuNY5MgYzGN-OoGnlAnd-kioKHhRa-T9ibQIaIeFytlBZ8YZvyzaq_b8Pjg6BDlu07X26_3jKJtb7fxEiunCr_4WgTa/s1600/F518-ORB.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598191937071838226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMuyQ6lGkYBB7BFdq-gaC9Qbd0gZm__WiQyaNV7gWzvNXr9SaHTAuNY5MgYzGN-OoGnlAnd-kioKHhRa-T9ibQIaIeFytlBZ8YZvyzaq_b8Pjg6BDlu07X26_3jKJtb7fxEiunCr_4WgTa/s400/F518-ORB.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXQgUtKh9lc7qRSbcNxBK6quy0TCZFGfEDS2F_6zd-78m6z-TbbAwFSN6QeR0aJgreQZU1EtiaJUaMrhxtFK-66RLLMaIM4iw86BmW79lMR-4fbUfzkphzHMmUaTAFf4dnfCXNPBtqwes/s1600/DSCF7230_1.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598191936020415250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXQgUtKh9lc7qRSbcNxBK6quy0TCZFGfEDS2F_6zd-78m6z-TbbAwFSN6QeR0aJgreQZU1EtiaJUaMrhxtFK-66RLLMaIM4iw86BmW79lMR-4fbUfzkphzHMmUaTAFf4dnfCXNPBtqwes/s400/DSCF7230_1.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />My bathroom with it's fan.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">This was hard, I'm not a big "fan" of ceiling fans....(sorry). I love beautiful light fixtures instead. When selecting a fan, I always tend to go plain and simple. I like fans to look like fans, preferably without a light kit attached.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS2JCdRkU7_6heI6BVx3kZh7IW89MoFAeNGnlWple0VBOZ7kliIkErFW30DVL6A3Epv1EX1xtcq0ND7iDPzfc91FgKYAX082dPenXbCzvkOBDGKlCkQ728IpfQtq5WLDF1GcD5ChLE9M9/s1600/bedroom+view.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598191102252923698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS2JCdRkU7_6heI6BVx3kZh7IW89MoFAeNGnlWple0VBOZ7kliIkErFW30DVL6A3Epv1EX1xtcq0ND7iDPzfc91FgKYAX082dPenXbCzvkOBDGKlCkQ728IpfQtq5WLDF1GcD5ChLE9M9/s400/bedroom+view.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 371px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />In this house with a lake view, I decided to use a <a href="http://www.fanimation.com/">Fanimation </a>fan with a wide, woven bamboo blade to accentuate the resort feeling of living on a lake.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfKA2dg2bXGLQRAA-UHmZ-NZ9t0FKGhArQ3OZDVApVfj06o58y3Zy-dSxf_xWbY1YqbTKxknjoppykfb3tdm4QkHSX6480QSteYzbx03K0din3F_mD75QVJeHL9WMhpqrdzRaBnZYIXN0/s1600/Fanimation+louvre.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598190863310450866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfKA2dg2bXGLQRAA-UHmZ-NZ9t0FKGhArQ3OZDVApVfj06o58y3Zy-dSxf_xWbY1YqbTKxknjoppykfb3tdm4QkHSX6480QSteYzbx03K0din3F_mD75QVJeHL9WMhpqrdzRaBnZYIXN0/s400/Fanimation+louvre.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnYM7AHvE-xh_BCOTvmouJ0erSnFe6NYGfqVL99VMd1nhDW_03SGkSrGQmD_lln0zFYzWoNYq5aY5SIjMT14763b1eIqEzrcSQ8lW9BJb0sUf7SRLxSkQrWXPmBPgWZjljXTen7nJNtOw/s1600/CA+BW+3.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598190866891577106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnYM7AHvE-xh_BCOTvmouJ0erSnFe6NYGfqVL99VMd1nhDW_03SGkSrGQmD_lln0zFYzWoNYq5aY5SIjMT14763b1eIqEzrcSQ8lW9BJb0sUf7SRLxSkQrWXPmBPgWZjljXTen7nJNtOw/s400/CA+BW+3.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />You can see the fan in the mirror.</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWPBC33J2kTErf8trMMHRpWvhkuNAOHBvb8dLXuhzeA8lTTo6_vohLVDFmdEG_6kzQVjbO5esGGazHeGqVFhE1ERwMQ2vDoq5XqTU4s464HdM_Jv3bI0o1gpYIlXuMo4qjODLl0vPY5tg/s1600/300018OBB_l.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598190237131487858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWPBC33J2kTErf8trMMHRpWvhkuNAOHBvb8dLXuhzeA8lTTo6_vohLVDFmdEG_6kzQVjbO5esGGazHeGqVFhE1ERwMQ2vDoq5XqTU4s464HdM_Jv3bI0o1gpYIlXuMo4qjODLl0vPY5tg/s400/300018OBB_l.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 350px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />I like the industrial look of this fan from <a href="http://www.kichler.com/consumer/products/catType/FANS">Kichler</a>, Hatteras Bay, in dark bronze.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Z4WmcvOHMj6mC4Y40KTziyvsLok-kJxOJJyPfa-d9ZqGYjEvHGRtpifFMwc_NC5Kx-BDBn4SXM4qQHTqxkKHeNQ4QEYzVnlJPKhPUvj4LdC0BYkYWMY2JElJqz8RKueTbAcxUoi2eme1/s1600/products_industry-full.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598188064426727186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Z4WmcvOHMj6mC4Y40KTziyvsLok-kJxOJJyPfa-d9ZqGYjEvHGRtpifFMwc_NC5Kx-BDBn4SXM4qQHTqxkKHeNQ4QEYzVnlJPKhPUvj4LdC0BYkYWMY2JElJqz8RKueTbAcxUoi2eme1/s400/products_industry-full.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.modern-fans.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=S&Category_Code=IND&gclid=CJabs_fdrqgCFRNl7AodZH6eHw">Industry</a> fan, from Modern Fans. I like its clean, tidy look.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yUcjVNt4EwpRAPTrdxER1QxM299RezZMV6o_UZoKDJxw_MIuxECYRBxdZdcBgWJ0sElPxRt4XhskblmK9kWnXOLY_pzYlvl_8mFiZJLX-A5xsKFjvPp3YA5CdHduyXQVDwTpjUURVbO6/s1600/F647-ORB-TS.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598187843032972034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yUcjVNt4EwpRAPTrdxER1QxM299RezZMV6o_UZoKDJxw_MIuxECYRBxdZdcBgWJ0sElPxRt4XhskblmK9kWnXOLY_pzYlvl_8mFiZJLX-A5xsKFjvPp3YA5CdHduyXQVDwTpjUURVbO6/s400/F647-ORB-TS.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Lights on ceiling fans like this spider set above provide easy access for bulb changing, but are really unattractive. I prefer to install can lights several feet away from the tips of the blades. Strobing occurs when you get a light source too close to the blade.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2dhAQZ_ynPDTaPzWPlHv-uzSJ2l_lAu1WhQpaW7wOM70o8vs6hvpsbupv-ZJZDpomoKHplNkSF1fo9rn2c6r3JmKXtRCmOz49SFDEpSIqN80giqCTkWGjD-ddcQkxGwOWWrVULQlDEzH/s1600/F722-CP.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598184732582327666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2dhAQZ_ynPDTaPzWPlHv-uzSJ2l_lAu1WhQpaW7wOM70o8vs6hvpsbupv-ZJZDpomoKHplNkSF1fo9rn2c6r3JmKXtRCmOz49SFDEpSIqN80giqCTkWGjD-ddcQkxGwOWWrVULQlDEzH/s400/F722-CP.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>This ceiling fan is just too heavy and tricked up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tea2x6-4zT6QaaIqgq6Oj7_2owLWCfibaapz5Esv8m158vrTcWcY-rID5TXuWo4IAu5P0mgG2KWbzp3fAXY2KMHZ9MDNQjtCh5MTeNU7F2F04RH7O73M5HxieHCxyDzwZsnkIOLwYzwr/s1600/2016.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598184727332219650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tea2x6-4zT6QaaIqgq6Oj7_2owLWCfibaapz5Esv8m158vrTcWcY-rID5TXuWo4IAu5P0mgG2KWbzp3fAXY2KMHZ9MDNQjtCh5MTeNU7F2F04RH7O73M5HxieHCxyDzwZsnkIOLwYzwr/s400/2016.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Is this a barrel????<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCShKbXRLcNJb50KSDrH6DDJRfwGvOrNAuNNR0lE68HuttdrckoePQzxwW8iwIt46lH5eGpK9-c8XE-7eAXj4Zt2gKn4rsc32nWS_Jcy7mpyFQ4jkTh471wRqS9RBRbBmVCtYRRY7a4UPs/s1600/Minka.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598182860446880882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCShKbXRLcNJb50KSDrH6DDJRfwGvOrNAuNNR0lE68HuttdrckoePQzxwW8iwIt46lH5eGpK9-c8XE-7eAXj4Zt2gKn4rsc32nWS_Jcy7mpyFQ4jkTh471wRqS9RBRbBmVCtYRRY7a4UPs/s400/Minka.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>When deciding on a ceiling fan for your space, I think it's best to err on the side of simplicity.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Keep cool!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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