6.15.2011

Transformed Fan

 Remember how I was THISCLOSE to finishing the girls room? Yeah....scratch that. So let's just pretend that I never mentioned the girls room. Sounds about right!

Let's talk ceiling fans! When we bought this house, every room had a ceiling fan. An ugly, hideous ceiling fan; but a ceiling fan, nonetheless. I remember seeing a revamped ceiling fan awhile back, and thought,"This'll be perfect for the uglies on our ceiling!" 

 So I took off the blades, painted THOSE, masked off the ceiling and spray painted the ceiling fan body with Oil Rubbed Bronze!


BEFORE
(Another room's fan, forgot to do a before pic)





AFTER!!!


Much better, right?!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE how they look now, and I'll be doing this in every room!



Remember to come back tomorrow night for the So You Think You Can Dance party! 
So So excited!
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Posted by Janet at 9:35 PM
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36 comments:

  1. KryJune 15, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    wish I had thought of this in my old house. Looks Great!

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  2. SarahJune 15, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    That is fabulous! Great job!

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  3. AnonymousJune 20, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    looks so much better but I love ORB. I am happy to be your newest follower. Please stop by for book club if you're interested--connie, measuredbytheheart.com

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  4. AsylumTanyaJune 20, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    Your redo is so classic and cute! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. MelodyJune 20, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    WOW! What an amazing transformation for the humble fan! Great job!

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  6. BethJune 20, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Love the oil rubbed bronze! I want to do this on my ceiling fans, door knobs, light fixtures and everything else bright brass in my house!
    Beth

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  7. ArouraJune 21, 2011 at 12:21 AM

    Looks fantastic!

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  8. LeslieJune 21, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Amazing!!! I would never think to do that. LOVE this!! I have a ceiling fan in my house that needs something like this. I love the colors you used.

    I found you blog via vintage wanna bee linky party

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  9. Just JaimeJune 21, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Looks great!

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  10. WhitJune 21, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    That looks so pretty. I am getting a ceiling fan for free and will for sure have to do a makeover like this thank you so so much for sharing. I am so excited to redo mine now. :) Come and say hi I love visitors :)

    A mommy's life...with a touch of YELLOW
    tyandwhitneyulrich.blogspot.com

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  11. CynthiaJune 22, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    This looks great. I have a couple of ceiling fans I might redo, too!

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  12. Sweet Peas and BumblebeesJune 22, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    I'm in love with your ceiling fans! I have some of my own "uglies" in our house and this idea would be perfect! I would also LOVE if you would link up your project to our {{What I Made Wednesday}} linky party...it's going on now! And, I'm your newest follower! =)

    ~Briana
    sweetpeasandbb.blogspot.com

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  13. AnonymousJune 22, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    This is a great idea! I've got a few ceiling fans & they have that 60's era look to them. A real damper in my happy kitchen especially...thanks for the inspiration!

    o and...great job! :)

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  14. J-MEJune 22, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    That looks so great. i have a few lights that need a little facelift as well!

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  15. MichelleJune 22, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    Wow, I love it! I am about to do the same kinda thing to mine!

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  16. Kim RosemaJune 22, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    That turned out great! I have a fan I should do that to. And it's ok that you didn't finish the girls room... it's not going anywhere, it will wait for you =)

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  17. LeanneJune 22, 2011 at 11:16 PM

    That looks amazing. I love the colors. Thanks for linking to the party.

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  18. LesleyJune 23, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    Yay! I did the same thing last year and I love the way my fan looks now! I think it was well over $200 to buy a new one so I saved lots of $$. Great going girl and thanks for linking this up!

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  19. AmandaJune 23, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    I LOVE THIS! I have several awful looking fans that need a makeover. Did you have to prep the fan body at all before painting, or did you just get right to it?

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  20. Decor & HarmonyJune 23, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    Very nice! I'm sure you have a big grin on your face everytime you walk in the room :) Don't cha?

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  21. ibshellJune 23, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    WAY TO GO IDAHO!! I'm amazed at your painting a ceiling fan! I'm intimidated by it! Thanks for the inspiration ;)

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  22. TracyJune 24, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    Amazing transformation :) Love it!!
    I hope you join us again to show us your stuff! :)

    Tracy
    <a href="http://www.craftjunkietoo.com>Craft Junkie Too</a>

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  23. Lauren @ 31diyJune 24, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    Your made-over fan looks fantastic! I've switched out the glass things before, but I've never painted the fan. Looks great!

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  24. TerryJune 26, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    We've spray painted two ceiling fans and they always look so much better! You've got an updated ceiling fan...great job!

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  25. Sanghamitra Bhattacherjee(Mukherjee)June 26, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    What a great idea! It looks fantastic now! Great job! Hope to see you on my blog:)
    Have a great week!

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  26. Ashley @ Domestic ImperfectionJune 26, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    Every time I go to post my front yard re-do on a linky party, I see your ceiling fan a few spaces ahead! It looks great, it always feels good to make something ugly (that you already have) into something you truly enjoy!

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  27. Tara NovakJune 26, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    Funny you mentioned this! I was just thinking about that yesterday! I'm gonna do it for sure now! Thanks for sharing!

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  28. annies homeJune 26, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    love the touch of black

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  29. Amanda @ Little House on the CornerJune 26, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    Looks great! So much more modern now!

    Stopping over from the Sugar & Spice link party. :)

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  30. LizJune 26, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    How did you keep the overspray off of the floor/little people under your feet? I have a fan that DESPERATELY needs this treatment. It's BLACK with that awful brass. How many coats of spray did you use?

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  31. ThumperJune 27, 2011 at 12:19 AM

    Your are just brilliant!!!

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  32. Kimberlee, The Spunky DivaJune 27, 2011 at 4:12 AM

    That makes a lot of difference. Nice change.
    ~Kimberlee
    www.TheSpunkyDiva.com

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  33. AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    Wow what a wonderful transformation! Thanks so much for liking up to the Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop.
    Crystal
    www.chocolatedroolandkisses.blogspot.com

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  34. EmileeJune 28, 2011 at 4:01 AM

    Wow what a great looking fan! And Im no fan of fans.... Great job!

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  35. Vanessa @ {nifty thrifty things}July 2, 2011 at 2:07 AM

    Great makeover on the fan!!
    Thank you so much for linking it up to {nifty thrifty sunday} last week!
    Hope to see more of your creativity tonight! :)
    xoxo,
    Vanessa

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  36. JillyOctober 20, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    Great makeover on the fan, your home looks too much attractive and beautiful. Thanks so much for liking up to the Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop.
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