Comments on: Burning Question: Spin Cycle?

By: caligurl

caligurl — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:03:01 +0000

i wish there was a way to revive the old “burning question” posts so that new readers that don’t go back and read old posts would answer, too! (something like bumping a forum post would be so awesome!!!!)

for me ceiling fans are a must for some rooms not for others. we’ve had one in our dining room for years????? dining room? to cool the food when you eat? we only ever used it when we mopped the floor to help them dry more quickly…. in our recent makeover that’s one of the first things we replaced! with a triple pendant… LOVE it!

as for the three bedrooms (2 of which are used as a (1)computer room and (2) Xbox room… they are a must! the MB gets warm in the summer (we’re in the desert) and it’s wonderful to sleep under! the other 2 rooms also get warm… even moreso from the electonics… computers… tv…. etc…. so in the spring, summer, and fall the fans get used a LOT!

we just replaced the Xbox room fan with a very cool, modern style that matches the room and use the room perfectly! the other 2 rooms we’re working on getting less of eyesores!

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:39:03 +0000

We just got a beautiful ceiling fan for our bedroom. It is a dark wood with four blades and a soft frosted glass globe. It is comtemporary enough to match our dark wooden bedroom suite and dosen’t look like the fans in my parents house. We love it too for the remote for the light and the fan speeds. We got it at a Ferguson store for super cheap too!

By: Kristy

Kristy — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:26:00 +0000

They are necessary in the Tampa Bay area of Florida where i live. However, spend some cash on something well built and designed I say. If I see yet another $19.99 ugly white Walmart type fan in a house I will scream. There are nice neutral options (like the one you picture here) and people need to put some more effort into the fan choice.

I replaced brand new white fans in my house because they were the cheapest things ever and they looked it. Sure they were white and neutral but they were cheap and we all knew it.

By: April Z

April Z — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:20:54 +0000

I actually don’t think ceiling fans are that bad. There are a lot of really stylish ones. Unfortunately, the one in our kitchen is not stylish. It is definitely an eyesore, but very helpful for circulating the air and keeping our electric bill down.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:18:17 +0000

We love sleeping with our fans on – however we’ve been in our house for 1 1/2 years and I haven’t put one in the Master yet, because I haven’t found one that I love. My husband would kill me if we didn’t get one, after all, we already paid for the wiring.

By: Rowan

Rowan — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:13:40 +0000

@Ryan – why can’t someone have both? I use table lamps as well at the overhead light which came with this rental. Same could be done with a light/fan ensemble.

In the house I did own I had spotlights flush mounted to light between the stacks of my library shelves, the ceiling mount on a rheostat to create ambience, and a freestanding light beside the overstuffed armchair where i sat for reading. Nowhere is it written that there has to be a single light source in a room whether it is part of a ceiling ceiling fan or a mounted light fixture.

By: Allison

Allison — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:09:01 +0000

Yes. a must here in Texas with it being so warm all year. Still searching for sleeker, more modern fans (that don’t resmble airplane propellers) to replace the 5 dated ones that came with my house.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:03:50 +0000

Ryan~Funny you say that about the wart or bell light fixture. My cousin calls our fans “madre con leche” fans. She says the light fixture reminds her of a breast full of milk. I still crack up every time I think about it. But sadly, we use them for lighting too!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:25:12 +0000

See, there is a difference between a ceiling fan (like you pictured) and a ceiling fan/light fixture. Ceiling fans do not look bad and can even add a little british colonial vibe depending on your style. However a ceiling fan that includes a light fixture? Horrible. The light looks like a wart stuck on the bottom of the fan or the even worse glass bell shades. I understand the need for a fan but (excepting renters) can’t we make a little effort and add additional electricity for a separate ambient light source. Or lamps, or sconces, or recessed lights.

And in the kitchen and dining room…ridiculous.

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:41:46 +0000

I don’t think they’re all that bad, really. Yes, the older ones can be ugly, but nowadays they are making some that look nice. But, I’ve always lived in the south and I’ve never been in a house that didn’t have them.