Cooling off

We finally went out and ordered new ceiling fans for the house. We visited one store that had a ton of fans but the majority were very unattractive. The place we ordered from had a smaller selection but had really cute fans. The only unfortunate result is that we have to wait TWO weeks for the order to come in and get installed. Oy! I think the Hubs thought they'd have the fans in stock and that they could just install them this week (which is what happened when we lived in our old house). Ummm...NO!

For the upstairs bedrooms and loft, we ordered the same style fan. The entire 2nd floor only has an 8 foot ceiling so we went with something basic. Off white. Simple. For the Hubs den, we got something a little more elaborate details. It's got cherry blades with a brushed nickel finish.

Here's what we got for the family room and the master bedroom. It's got this exact brushed nickel finish but the blades will be a mahogany finish. It was the closest color to our cabinets. We also got an uplight on both of them. This way we can have a little bit of light in the rooms -- nothing glaring and bright.

Then we chose a dark finished one for the backyard covered patio area. We've got two since the patio cover is so long. We didn't get any lights for it but I'm thinking we should probably get something. Like a dome thing. Not those flower looking lights.

I just can't believe we bought 9 ceiling fans at one time. Crazy? But with the temps expected to be in the 100s this week, we SHOULD have ordered these things a month ago. But at least we'll be getting them by July! Can't wait to feel the soft breeze of ceiling fans throughout the house!