I happened to get a shot of the entire ceiling fan in one of the guest bedrooms from a while back, so I just enlarged it to show the fan. Both rooms (pretty small) had this giant ceiling fan/light combo set up. I rarely use overhead lights. I prefer lamps. But it is good to have the overhead light for emergency/finding something/vacuuming or some other projects once in a while. So, I did not want to remove the lights altogether and cap the end, which would have been easier. Replacing them would have been easier too, but much more expensive. I spent about $20 for paint and globes.
Instead, I just wanted to remove the middle "row" of 4 lights from each fan. I needed new globes for both. I used the globes in other fans in my house where I needed large 100w equiv LED bulbs. These 100W equiv LED bulbs are too big for a closed globe, which is all I was able to find these days for these 20+ year old fans. So, I moved these 2 open globes to master bath fan and utility room fan, where I needed bright lighting.
I put new closed glass globes ($7.00 each) on the bedroom fans, since I could get away with 60w equiv LED bulbs. DH helped me remove the "row" of lights and we rewired just for the single light. Before I replaced the light to ceiling fan, I painted the fans, the blades and the light housing a flat white. I don't mind the brass I have all over my house, but for these ceiling fans in small rooms, I thought the flat white might blend in better with the ceiling and minimize them, so I painted the brass flat white, along with the rest of the fan/light.
I got my inspiration from a blogger whose blog I just love. "In My Own Style". Diane Henkler. https://inmyownstyle.com/the-easy-way-to-paint-a-ceiling-fan.html
Here are the before and both afters.
Have a wonderful Monday!
I put a white fan in the small room, the bathroom. Somehow, a different color seemed overwhelming. You did a good job, nice makeover.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I had the courage to try it because of Diane's blog.
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