A round-up of 20 beautiful ceiling fans to add modern style to a room while keeping the climate comfortable.
No matter if it’s July or January, we’re still clinging to our ceiling fans for dear life over here. I blame it on the fact that we live in the South.
The other week, when I shared Olivia’s bedroom refresh, the number one question I got was “Where did you get that ceiling fan?”
Every time I put a ceiling fan in a room, the number one comment I get is “Thank you for putting up ceiling fan!” Maybe it’s not what all the “cool kids” do (punny mom jokes…har har), but ceiling fans get more of a bad rap than they deserve.
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If you’re in the same fan must-have situation, this one’s for you. I rounded up all of my favorite ceiling fans that are seriously GORGEOUS! They’ve come a long way in the last 5-10 years.
We currently have 5 in our house (a must here in the usually hot, humid Carolinas even with adequate a/c).
I’m totally smitten over this modern matte brass fan in the guest bedroom. It comes in other colors too.
This modern rustic fan in our living room cost a little more than we’d normally spend on a fan, but I don’t regret it one bit.
This pair of white and light wood fans have helped soooo much for cooling our back porch on breeze-less days and also to keep the bugs away.
And I swear I wouldn’t sleep a wink without this black and brass fan in our master bedroom.
Most of our fans can be changed up by flipping the blades over to reveal a different color too, if we ever wanted to switch things up without spending anything. And every single one of them get serious breeze action happening when we need it.
Here are a few others that are totally design-worthy and come with great reviews. They’re not yo mama’s ceiling fans…
20 Gorgeous Modern Ceiling Fans:
Are you in Camp Ceiling Fan or Camp Chandelier in the bedroom?
As much as I would LOVE to be Camp Chandelier (because they’re so prettyyyyyyy), I have a feeling I’ll always and forever be a fan girl. (Get it? Fan girl? #MomJokes I’m sorry. Seriously, why do you read this totally lame blog?)
Got any other good fan recs to add to the list? We’re always fans of a good fan.
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Team ceiling fan for sure here in Arizona. Love the look of chandeliers, but need the air movement for comfort, no matter the air conditioning temp. Thanks for sharing your faves!
I love chandeliers, and I love ceiling fans (where they are needed). What I do not love is ceiling fans with light fixtures built into them.
Have you seen the chandelier/ceiling fans that are out now? I’m not sure if I’m a “fan” of these or not.
I am the same. I would rather have a clean, beautiful ceiling fan and a pretty lamp or two in the room. I do have recessed lights in the main areas as well but zero fans with light fixtures.
Ceiling fans are a must in AZ and I have them on all year especially in my family room and bedroom! Thanks for the fan inspirations as I was thinking of getting some new ones but without lights. You chose some really attractive options!
Ceiling fan girl, it’s hot and humid in SWFL. I’ve been told that a fan moves your AC air in your room/house. Just put one in the master bedroom a combination of a $5 fan from Habitat for Humanity and a light kit from one we had previously. So much cooler. For those who do not like a light with a fan you can buy fans without light (s) or remove a light from a fan you really like and cap where the light was attached. We have 3 ceiling fans now and will be installing a 4th. You can reverse the rotation of the blades in the colder months.
Yes, yes, yes! It irks me to no end on every single home show I watch, all the designers say…a fan…no way. And change it out to something else. I always wonder if the homeowners immediately change it back to a fan!! Fans are the best, wherever you live. We are in California so every room has a fan. Wouldn’t have it any other way.
THANKS so much for putting this out there!! Love your IG and Blog….!!
Definitely in Team Fan. Like you I need that air moving at night. Put the pretty Chandelier in the bathroom and the dining room. but a fan in the bedroom is a must for me!
I agree with an above commentor: I’m not a ‘fan’ – another mom pun 😉 of the ceiling fans with the 3,4,5,6 search lights glaring down. A ceiling fan with a single globe or drum light though I think is ok. I also tend to lean on the simple side with ceiling fans like classic all white. There are plenty of alternatives for southerners who are still team chandelier though; like the bed fans (a fan that fits under your sheets!) Or an oscillating pedestal fan in the corner of the room. Just my 2 cents 🙂
Team fan girl for sure !! We use them every night even in winter just for air….you should make one that incorporates both a fan and chandelier, I would buy it! 😀
Beautiful fans, Lauren, but can you send some of the heat up here to coastal Massachusetts. Its been really cool here this summer and fall!!!
Yes girl yes! Fan girl here for sure. We have them in all bedrooms and in living room and they are in almost year round. I do like that the appearance has improved over the past few years and we’ve upgraded all of ours.
I’ve looked and looked for a pretty chandelier that also has a small fan for circulation. If I could find a nice one, I’d buy it in a heartbeat. Thanks for researching the pretty ceiling fans!
They do exist but they are BIG bucks. Here’s a link to one: https://rstyle.me/+o-MAlUQruJBo1giaUcQNtg
I’m in Arizona too and ceiling fans are a must so I’m definitely a fan. The great thing is that fan designers have really upped their game and there are some attractive while practical options out there, even some with lights. I love the thought of chandeliers but they don’t seem right in my bungalow-style home with my style, and they don’t make sense, certainly not for my windowless laundry room that is the dark hole of Calcutta without the small lamp I keep on all day or my world’s smallest walk-in closet. There’s still the option for one in my D’office (my office which is the former dining room in my open LR/DR floorplan) if I one day find something just the right one. Thanks much for the list. I’m planning to replace the one in my master and the one on my patio.
Absolutely team ceiling fan! In every room except the kitchen and dinning room. With two dogs and sometimes three if my grand-dog is here, I don’t need any more dog hair flying! I saw this on a t-shirt – dog hair, not just a fashion statement, a condiment too! No thanks!
P.S. LOVE your bedroom colors!
Keep the jokes a comin – please!
A ceiling fan in my bedroom is a must. Even with the windows open, the air doesn’t circulate enough without one. I did replace a ceiling fan in the living room with a chandelier because we hardly use that room. I’m glad you wrote this post. People don’t have to settle for those ugly ceiling fans at the big box home improvement stores.
I am all about the ceiling fans! I live in East Tennessee and it’s humid as all get out! Gotta have that air moving around as much as possible.
This Mississippi girl is a fan of the fan also!!! They’ve come a long way baby…& thank you for putting this list of fabulous looking fans together!!!
Love your style and blog!
Fan girl- you bet! Kitchen, bedroom, living room.
Absolutely love the one in your living room. So disappointed it is out of my budget!
I live in NE Ohio and I’m still a ceiling fan girl in the bedroom because good sleep is so important and it’s proven by research that staying cool while you sleep produces more REM sleep 😉 Plus my hubby wouldn’t have it any other way….he’s like a furnace.
Definitely a fan girl! The So Cal temps make fans a must-have. I need to replace the fans in my Jack and Jill bedroom. They’re 30 years old and work well but they are small and look outdated. The accordion wall that divided the room is long gone but since its’ meant to be two bedrooms, I need two matching fans. I keep putting off replacing them since buying two fans is going to be a hit to my budget! Thanks for showing me great options!
Thank you for this post! Team ceiling fan all the way!
I agree!!!! Unfortunately our older home does not have a ceiling fan. However, I have a slim style vornado in our bedroom. It is isn’t very pretty but’s have to have it blowing on me all night. I cannot handle being hot. BTW where is fall?? Here in Memphis I am sweltering!!
I’m not too far from you, in Spartanburg, SC, and I absolutely could not live without ceiling fans. The bedroom fan is on year round. I get that chandeliers are pretty, but they are just not practical in certain climates. Team Ceiling Fan all the way!
I too am a fan of fans!!!! We have 5 in our home.
Use them all he time, so cool…………
We even have one in our bathroom – bathrooms can really get warm with humidity from the shower and the blow dryer going. Pretty globes with Edison bulbs make it look ‘fancy’.
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Altura 48 in. Indoor/Outdoor Matte Black Ceiling Fan
Is the very best ceiling fan available. It is about $140 for a 48 inch fan but is modern and beautiful in any decor. The blades are curved so it moves air beyond anything I’ve ever seen. We purchased three in our last home and plan to do the save in our new home in coastal SC.
Hope this is helpful!
Ceiling fan camp for sure! Here in Arizona we have fans in every room and use them all year. I did however take the fan down in the dining room over the table because I didn’t want dust in our food. It also cools off the food too quickly. I hung a beautiful chandelier in there instead.
Put me in the fan camp! I live in Montana – yes, I know it’s supposed to be cooler here – and it is much of the year, but I need that fan moving the air around every month of the year. When using our fireplace, it helps to circulate the warm air. We turn the furnace to a lower temperature at night, pull a nice quilt up over us and enjoy the breeze. So…even in a cooler state, we prefer a hard-working ceiling fan over a nice-to-look-at chandelier.
Another Montana girl here! Yes, I. too, love my ceiling fans. In fact, I have an outdoor fan out on my deck for those few days when the breeze doesn’t blow and we need to airs to move a bit around whilst enjoying our Big Sky. We run our fan in the bedroom almost year around, the gentle sound is a nice white noise.
We just got smacked with just under 20″ of snow this weekend, so there weren’t any fans running, just a scramble for the heavier down comforter a few weeks earlier than expected! Yet, the fan will be back on in a few days when we get back above 40 again.
Team ceiling fan here too. I am in Florida and we have 8 ceiling fans in our house. Once you get the big M (menopause), a ceiling fan is an absolute lifesaver.
I love fans! I live in Michigan – and yes we do have the same hot weather in the summer as everyone else. The humidity can be wicked as we are surrounded by the Great Lakes.
I’m almost 59 so a ceiling fan is a MUST!! Lol!!!
I’m an Aussie (where we often have 100 degrees plus in the summer). We have good air conditioning in all our rooms so I manage to survive our summers. I must admit I have seen very few ceiling fans that I like and only like them in rooms that have tall ceilings. If I had to have a fan I wouldn’t even consider one that has a light included as I think they look bulky and take up way too much room.🤷♀️
Broke recird temps here today – soooo odd in mid Ohio – even the city schools with no A/C closed down – this is unreal. I have fans. I like air to circulate all year – esp with such high ceilings.
Love pictures of chandys in bedrooms but no way – it isn’t economical or practical, at least in my way of thinking. All mine don’t have lights – would love the extra light but don’t like how they look for me.
Anyway there’s my nickle discussion on it, haha.
Hey! How’s it going!? We need a ceiling fan update. We need a fan with lights bc there isn’t any other form of lighting in the guest bedroom/ office.
Do you have enough light output from your fan in master bedroom?
Loved your ceiling fan picks! We have ceiling fans in all our bedrooms except for our girls’ shared attic-turned-bedroom. Slanted roofline with a small section in the middle. We are searching for a small but mighty ceiling fan that will fit, produce good airflow and not be dangerous when on, HA!
Great post! Thank you! 🙂