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Updating A Ceiling Fan

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: antique, ceiling fan, ceiling fan update, gold paint, how to update a ceiling fan, sanded, spray painting, vintage, vintage ceiling fan

When we bought our house, this was the only ceiling fan in the house that I really liked. I had mentioned to Trav that I was going to use all chandeliers and take out the ceiling fans in the new house. While he wasn’t excited about it, he was going to let me do that, if that’s what I desired. What a sweet guy! I decided that I liked the look of this fan in our bedroom enough to look for another like it for the living room, just for Trav.

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This existing fan that I liked is an older fan and the name brand of it wasn’t coming up with anything when I searched it.

I did find this other fan with a different name brand. I’m guessing they changed the name and this is the new version. I hung this fan in my son’s room, but wanted to change it up a little for our living room. The photo below shows how it looks in my son’s room. It’s a nice, very large fan!

Before our living room fan was assembled, I sanded all of the blades. I thought that maybe I would ruin it because I didn’t know what was under the finish. It said it was real wood which made me curious enough to sand them down. This is what they looked like before.

I used my orbital sander with 120 grit sandpaper. The wood was very light weight and porous so I wanted to make sure I didn’t damage the wood. 120 grit seemed to be the perfect grit. Can you even believe your eyeballs?! I can’t believe that beautiful wood was under there hiding under all of that faux wood finish!!

There is so much character now! I love all of the natural wood showing!

After I used steel wool to sand, and automotive self etching primer, I used Rustoleum “Metallic Champagne Bronze” spray paint which basically looks like a toned down gold. It’s a beautiful color. I’ve used it many times in the past too.

We went ahead and added a light kit to the fan for more lighting in this room. The light kit works but comes with a plastic bowl like fixture. It was super ugly and cheap, in my opinion.

But that’s OK, we just needed the light kit to add the lighting. I then found a cool vintage glass globe at a thrift store and it worked perfect! I love the details on the glass!

I know it’s still a boob light like fan but at least it’s a vintage boob, haha. I think it turned out pretty cute and I guess if I have to have a fan, I might as well make it look cute.

This still doesn’t make me a fan of fans, but I guess I’ll take this one over others I’ve seen.

Have you ever sanded fan blades? Is this something you would try? We are going to try the light kit and if we feel we don’t use it a lot, we will take it out.

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  1. Jan Martinez says

    June 4, 2022 at 3:35 pm

    Natalie it looks great ????????

  2. Kemberly McLain says

    June 4, 2022 at 3:40 pm

    I’m not a fan of fans either but it looks great!!!!

  3. Jeanne says

    June 4, 2022 at 4:06 pm

    The vintage boob looks good on the fan! I’m also not a fan of fans but they do serve a purpose when it’s hot ????

  4. Starr says

    June 4, 2022 at 4:25 pm

    Not a fan of fans either but they do serve a good purpose. Love what you did with yours and it looks great!

  5. Ann says

    June 4, 2022 at 5:09 pm

    A lighting distributor told me a clear or semi transparent shade should have clead bulbs. Use white bulbs on frosted lights. You may like it better.it doesn’t look bad, Trav has to get a choice in once in awhile.

    • My Vintage Porch says

      June 5, 2022 at 9:23 am

      Oh yes, good idea! I may try that ???????? Trav should have say once a year ????

  6. Robyn Lawrence says

    June 4, 2022 at 10:05 pm

    Natalie, once again you worked a miracle! Love it!!

    • My Vintage Porch says

      June 5, 2022 at 9:22 am

      Thank you! It was a fun little project

  7. DirtyMartiniQueen says

    June 5, 2022 at 5:26 am

    I also I’m not a fan of fans especially ones with light kits but I may have to try your trick to see if I can make it more my style. We’ve never sanded the blades before but have painted them to match decor a little better.

    • My Vintage Porch says

      June 5, 2022 at 9:22 am

      Paint is a good option too ????????

  8. Amy says

    June 5, 2022 at 5:57 am

    Ceiling fans are a must in warm climates, in my opinion. You want your home to be comfortable, after all. We still have the ones that came with the house. They are white and match the ceiling and I just don’t notice them anymore.

    • My Vintage Porch says

      June 5, 2022 at 9:21 am

      It will be nice for a breeze

  9. Donna Singleton says

    June 5, 2022 at 6:21 am

    I don’t love fans either but you made that blend right in. Love the vintage book light.

    • My Vintage Porch says

      June 5, 2022 at 9:21 am

      Thank you Donna! I’m glad it looks cuter than it did before

  10. Vanessa Farina says

    June 5, 2022 at 6:27 am

    Please keep us posted on this platform of your journey I don’t have Facebook or Instagram anymore and I love your style and story.

    • My Vintage Porch says

      June 5, 2022 at 9:20 am

      Oh sweet! I will! And good to know, I will try to blog more here about it all

  11. Marilyn McClarence says

    June 5, 2022 at 8:05 am

    What brand is the fan please? Thanks.

    • My Vintage Porch says

      June 5, 2022 at 9:20 am

      Hi, Marilyn! If you tap on the underlined link in the post, it will take you there ♥️

      • Marilyn McClarence says

        June 5, 2022 at 9:30 am

        Thanks much!

  12. Melissa Kieckbusch says

    June 5, 2022 at 8:59 am

    This is fantastic!

  13. Melanie Baker says

    June 5, 2022 at 2:25 pm

    Love it! The only fan I have ever had, and I use all the time, is the one in my kitchen. It helps a lot when I’m scrubbing dishes at the sink which is always hot and uncomfortable. Don’t know what I’d do without it!

  14. Crystal says

    June 6, 2022 at 2:00 pm

    It looks wonderful! Here, in Florida, fans are a must. I’ve removed the one from our living room, but can’t live without them in the bedroom and family room which is small and the heat from the TV and cable boxes is unbelievable, in addition to the residual heat from our gas fireplace which must have the pilot light on 24/7. I LOVE the vintage boob light. While I’m not a fan of boob lights, I’m less a fan of those stupid light kits that we have with the hanging globes. I’m going to see if one of my vintage lamp shades will work. Thanks for the great idea! None of my fan blades are real wood because we cheaped out, but if I can change the light fixture….. 🙂

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