Ceiling Fans

We ordered two of our five or so ceiling fans for the house today.  The master bedroom and the great room.

We did the rough-in in the master, but didn't think about the Great Room ahead of time.  This will likely be one of the first of my project posts to demonstrate how we go about installing it.  The nice thing for the fan we chose is that the wall switches aren't much use and it is all digitally controlled from a remote.

In the great room, we are installing the Harbor Breeze Slinger 72-in Brushed Nickel Downrod Mount Ceiling Fan with Light Kit and Remote Control (9-Blade).  We bought the fan from Lowe's and used a 10% coupon for a bit of a discount.  Check it out here.

 The fan is large and moves a ton of air.  It should be perfect for the space.  We hate the light dome cover and will either replace it with a different dome shape or remove the light kit altogether since we will have the recessed lights in the great room.


In the master bedroom we are installing the Hampton Bay Sussex II 52 in. Brushed Nickel Ceiling Fan.  We like the look of this fan and the reviews are solid.  We needed a fan with a light since we won't have the recessed lights in the bedroom yet (installing them when we get to it).  We bought the fan from Home Depot with no sale/coupon.  It was middle-of-the-pack in terms of price but we really wanted to look.  I'll be keeping an eye on price changes for the next 90 days and would get a price match during the return policy if that happens.  Check it out here.

An important thing to mention about this fan is that it uses candelabra base bulbs.  We'll be getting adapters on Amazon to convert to the typical Edison socket and will be using LED bulbs inside this.

We still need to pick the fans (with lights) for the three other bedrooms - but since they won't be occupied anytime soon that isn't high on the priority list.

Now to order a garage door opener!