A few weeks in the past, I mentioned that I used to be contemplating a fandelier for our bed room and I requested for enter from all of you who had expertise with fandeliers. Since we reside in central Texas, it’s not an choice to go with out a ceiling fan in our bed room. I’ve saved ceiling followers out of each different room in our dwelling, however we wish to sleep in what quantities to a chilly wind tunnel, so a ceiling fan in right here is important. And we’re used to a giant, highly effective fan, so I had my doubts {that a} fandelier could be ample.
And honesty, after studying your whole feedback (which had been very divided), I made a decision that it was most likely greatest if we simply caught with our common ceiling fan. I’m prepared to compromise on some issues, however my high quality of sleep isn’t one among them. So after studying your whole feedback, I had determined that I used to be going to maintain the ceiling fan we had and doubtless paint the silver elements gold after which flip the blades in order that the lighter wooden shade on the opposite aspect of the blades reveals as an alternative of this actually darkish brown shade.
I had not solely learn your whole feedback and enter, however at that time, I had additionally prepared no less than 200 buyer evaluations on the fandeliers that I believed would possibly look good in our bed room. These buyer evaluations had been additionally combined, so that they didn’t assist persuade me {that a} fandelier would work for us. However then somebody posted a hyperlink to this Katia fandelier from Ballard Designs (affiliate hyperlink). And naturally, I instantly wished it. This was the prettiest fandelier I had seen.
I liked every thing about this, from the form to the beaded design. And whereas it doesn’t have many evaluations, all the evaluations it does have are five-star evaluations. Clearly, that caught my consideration. But it surely additionally has a fairly heft price ticket to go together with it. Whereas many of the fandeliers I had checked out had been within the $150-$300 vary, this one was simply over $1500.
As a lot as I liked it, I believe y’all know me properly sufficient to know that there’s no method I’d spend over $1500 for a lightweight or ceiling fan for our bed room. However I took be aware of the design to see why this one may be rated so excessive with all five-star evaluations whereas others appeared to have combined evaluations. And I believe the explanations are (1) the general measurement at 20″ broad, and (2) the fan is positioned on the backside of the design which permits for extra airflow than the designs the place the fan is positioned greater contained in the shade with the lights under the fan.
So I got down to search for one thing comparable — beaded, 20″ broad, and the fan positioned on the backside with the lights above. And that search led me to this 20″ beaded fandelier from Wayfair (affiliate hyperlink). It isn’t as fairly because the one from Ballard Designs, but it surely’s a fraction of the worth at $152. And it has a 4.9 score out of 20 evaluations. So we determined to provide it a strive.
Once I unboxed it, I used to be so excited as a result of it was lovely! However then upon nearer inspection, I believed it was damaged as a result of two of the wires that held the beads had been free. I believed they’d damaged, so I used to be ready to ship it again and get one other one. However first, I made a decision to take the steel cowl off and see if it was really damaged or if the wires had merely come free. Because it seems, the little steel items that maintain the wires in place had simply come free (or they weren’t tightened sufficient within the first place) and had slid off, however they had been nonetheless there. So I simply put these again on, tightened them, hooked them into the steel piece, after which put the duvet again on. It was an easy repair.
The set up was fairly simple. I needed to transfer the mattress out of the way in which in order that I might get the ladder in place contained in the mattress base. That was the toughest a part of the entire course of. So I took down the ceiling fan and put in the fandelier whereas Matt was on his train bike. The entire course of went very easily. And as soon as it was up, I liked the way in which it regarded.
However after all, I used to be very curious in regards to the fan. The fan seems so tiny, so I had my doubts that it will put out sufficient air circulate for our liking. However let me inform you, I used to be unsuitable to doubt! The fan has six speeds, and even on the lowest pace, it places out a variety of air circulate!
This fan may be tiny, however it’s mighty! And since the fan is positioned on the backside of the fixture, we don’t must be proper underneath it to really feel it. I can really feel it simply superb after I’m sitting in mattress leaning in opposition to the headboard. I may even really feel it after I’m sitting in my recliner.
I’m really so shocked at how properly this little fan works. Like I mentioned, we wish to sleep in a chilly wind tunnel at night time, but it surely’s even an excessive amount of for us when the fan is on excessive. It has six speeds, and we’ve been sleeping with it on 4. This little fan on 4 (out of six speeds) feels just like the equal of our large fan on medium (out of three speeds), which is the setting we all the time used on our large fan through the night time. So I can’t think about that we’ll ever even wants to make use of the 2 highest settings on this one.
I’m so impressed with this fandelier. We haven’t had it very lengthy, however thus far, this will get a strong five-star score from me. I’m additionally very impressed with how quiet the fan is, even on the best setting.
I wasn’t in a position to get photos of it from additional away as a result of simply as I completed up the set up, Matt was completed along with his train bike and wished to return to mattress and watch TV. I hoped he’d sit in his recliner for some time in order that I might get some good full-view photos, however he wasn’t feeling as much as that. So for now, I’ll simply share this one image from a distance the place you’ll be able to see a glimpse of it within the background.
I really like this little fandelier a lot that I’m contemplating getting the identical one for the lounge. So think about me a convert. I’m now a giant fan of fandeliers. However I do suppose the design makes all of the distinction. And if I purchase extra sooner or later, I’ll all the time search for those which have the lights on the prime of the fixture and the fan on the backside of the fixture in order that the shade doesn’t impede the air circulate. I actually suppose that’s the important thing to avoiding that wind tunnel impact that so many individuals complain about the place you’re feeling like you must be proper underneath the fandelier with the intention to really feel the air circulate.
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Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and adorn the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You’ll be able to study extra about me right here.
