I’d like to extend a big welcome to Mandy from The Unhinged Home. She has this ridiculous
ability to bring new life to ordinary things like these Nautical
Flags made from MDF. I’m happy to have her here
at Black and White Obsession. Today, she’s here to share how to update an old
fan.
Enough
of my blabbering, on with the show…
Hello Back and White Obsession readers! I’m Mandy from The Unhinged Home! I blog about all
things D.I.Y. around the house and more. I’m excited to share with you guys my
ceiling fan redo that I did back in July. The best part? It cost me less than
$10 to do!
First of all here are some
before shots:
Notice the the oak? I’m not
a fan of oak (get it fan?.... the post is about a fan? Clever isn’t it... no?).
If you like oak wood then good for you, I just find it super 90’s? I feel old
saying that like the 90’s is bygone era, but it is. So this fan and your beanie
baby collection need to move on.
I didn’t want to buy a new
fan because I would rather spend $100 on something cooler than a fan (fans also
make you cooler... I’m full of puns today, I’ll stop now). So I thought I could
try to give it a makeover and if it ends up terrible, at that point I would buy
another one.
Here are the steps for the
fan’s makeover.
Step 1: I carefully took
down the bulb covers and washed and dried them in the sink. Once they were dry
I took them outside and sprayed them down with some white spray paint.
Step 2: Head back to the
kitchen and take out every screw you see on the fan. Maybe not every screw,
just the ones that look like they are attaching things. It only took me about
15 minutes to have all the pieces down.
Step 3: Wash everything
off, there will be dust. Unless you dust your fan every other day. In that case
give yourself a pat on the back and skip step 3.
Step 4: This step like step
3 is optional. I wanted my fan blades to be a darker wood like my floors and
cabinets. I was lucky enough to discover that my fan blades had a different
wood color on the opposite side. If you were not as lucky, you can sand down
the blades and then paint or stain them the color you want.
Step 5: lay out all the
pieces to the fan on a board and tape up anything that you do not want painted,
then get to painting. I painted over the gold with a bronze colored spray
paint.
Step 6: Let everything dry
over night and then reinstall it the next day.
Doesn't the fan look
refreshed?! I kind of wish I would have chosen more of an oil rubble bronze to
paint the fan so it would be a little bit darker, but overall I think it is a
fantastic change.
You could always paint or
stain the fan in any colors you would like based on your room. Maybe even make
your own unique fan blades? I might be getting ahead of myself there.
Here is a before and after
shot:
Hope this inspires
some great ideas!

For
a full rundown on how she made this update possible, check out her original
post here.
Don’t you just want to give a little update to your existing fans? Who's ready to admit they still have a beanie baby collection? Oh wait those went bye bye at a garage sale in 2006. I'm sure I'll regret that decision when beanie babies are worth $15,000 a pop.






Nice idea...I think I will do that to our rec room fan. It is out dated. Thanks for sharing! Pinned your post on my DIY Board.
ReplyDeletegreat job, looks like a whole new ceiling fan!
ReplyDeleteI love it, you did a great job! I never thought of doing this.
ReplyDeletelooks TONS better. love the painted glass!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Looks great!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, that looks awesome! Love that you shared this.. I honestly would never think to do this.. but I just might now! TY!
ReplyDeleteI'm super lazy, but your results are making me rethink my laziness about that! Looks awesome.
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! I have an older fan in my house that I can't stand and I think I'll try these tips!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great re-do and it looks pretty easy. I can handle that.
ReplyDeleteWhat a difference that made!
ReplyDeleteWhat an easy way to update a ceiling fan. I need to update our fans too.
ReplyDeleteIt looks amazing. You have given me inspiration to do some updates to my living room one.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great makeover! My MIL is bored of her fan, so I have to mention this DIY idea to her!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great. I'm all about repainting and utilizing what you have rather than spending money on new.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing... I do this all the time with the kids rooms..when we change decor we change the color of the fan and it always work great..
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post!! I'm always wondering what to do with my old, ugly, outdated ceiling fan!! I am going to try this!!!
ReplyDeleteThey look great! I have changed a chandelier up myself! Way cheaper than buying a new one!
ReplyDeleteDoes look updated.....and you made it look so easy to do. Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteGreat transformation! I always want to redo our fans.
ReplyDeleteExcellent transformation! Looks great now :)
ReplyDeleteI love the painted white glass!
ReplyDeleteI really like the way you made something old look new. Good job!
ReplyDeleteVery cute! I never thought about redoing a fan!
ReplyDeleteI never thought about re vamping my ceiling fan.. but love the new look.. I have 3 and this just gave me some great ideas...
ReplyDeleteWhat a great DIY project- love it!!
ReplyDeleteIt's great how little changes really make a difference!
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