I'll be using window air conditioners in the living room and bedroom (ideally in the tops of the windows). In order to circulate cool air through the apartment and into the galley kitchen and bathroom, I need to put a ceiling fan on my dining balcony - more-or-less right over the table.
I know, I know, every right-minded designer anathemizes ceiling fans in the dining room. You're supposed to have a chandelier. (I have a fabulous chandelier - which my cousins will recognize! - for the entry foyer.) But I really need the fan here.
So I'm looking for a ceiling fan that's not too ugly, too country, too bedroom, too tacky - something with a bit of style and decent CFM. It also needs to have a bright dimmable light (since I don't just use the table for eating). I'm open to modern or traditional styles, but not to insanely expensive.
Ideas so far --
1. I saw this one in the store with all three lights pointing down - very striking. But the bottom light hangs 31" from the ceiling, which might be striking your head.
2. This one is canvas! It comes with grey and white blades (you can switch them out - I wonder if you can wash them). You can attach whatever "light kit" you like to the bottom - like the one you see on the right.
3. This is the basic, clean, modern look, on which there are many variations:
4. And this is a fantasy. Super-cool (and surprisingly efficient), but you don't want to ask how much it costs:
What do you think?
