All the Best Rated Fandeliers We Own and Love
A round up of the best rated fandeliers and what rooms to use them in.
Even though the temperatures are cooling down outside, we’re a year-round fan-loving family. Maybe it’s a Southern thing, but here in South Carolina, it can be 25° one day and 75° the next.
So ceiling fans aren’t just for summer, they’re a daily comfort we can’t live without. (Because your girl does not glisten, she sweats. Mmkay?)
Several years ago, I rounded up my favorite fandeliers, those brilliant chandelier-meets-fan hybrids that combine style and function. Recently, we added two new fandeliers to our home that I absolutely love, so it felt like the perfect time to share an updated list of our favorites.
Our Living Room Fandelier
Linen Look Minimalist Style Ceiling Fan
We recently installed this minimalist linen-look fandelier, and it completely transformed our living room. The fabric shade gives it a soft, casual look that pairs beautifully with our traditional-meets-modern style, and the quiet motor keeps air circulating.
It’s perfect if you love understated design but still want the comfort of a fan year-round. And the best part is it’s HUGE! (A 30 inch diameter, to be exact.) So it’s well suited for large rooms.
Our Bedroom Fandelier
For our primary bedroom, we wanted something a little more glamorous. This crystal fandelier brings that subtle sparkle without feeling over the top.
The hidden blades tuck behind the crystals, so it looks like a flush mount light, but gives you a cool breeze while you sleep. It’s quiet, elegant, and makes the entire room feel elevated.
What is a Fandelier?
Fandeliers have come a long way from the clunky, noisy ceiling fans we grew up with. They’re a great solution when you want good air circulation without sacrificing design. Plus, many newer models are remote-controlled, dimmable, and energy-efficient.
If your home has a mix of styles or you’re trying to blend practicality with personality, a fandelier is the perfect middle ground. We had this fandelier that I spray painted gold in our living room for several years.
To be brutally honest, when I first saw the whole fandelier / bladeless ceiling fan idea hit the market, I was not cool with them (no pun intended).
They are hit or miss in my book when it comes to the “cute” factor. I look at some of them and think, “That has absolutely no business being in existence.”
Some of them cross the line into looking just plain weird. But a few really balance the line of function and beauty so well. So I’ve rounded up lots of chandelier ceiling fans of which interior designers would totally approve…
Other Fandeliers We Love
I spent weeks searching for the “perfect” chandelier ceiling fan in our living room, read more reviews than I should admit (because I’m a review junkie), and made a wishlist of my absolute favorite fandeliers.
All of them pass the “designer test” but, most importantly, they function well according to others who have used them first hand.
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Do fandeliers work as well as ceiling fans?
I get this question a lot. After years of owning several, we are very happy with all of our fandeliers. They move air every bit is well as our traditional ceiling fans with blades. (Air movement is very important to us.)
But I do think they’re best suited for placing directly over a bed or sofa where you can feel the maximum air output.
A nice added feature our old ceiling fans didn’t have before is most of the fandeliers we’ve owned have a dimming feature that creates a moody ambience in the evenings if we only want soft overhead lighting.
The remote controls allow us to reverse the fan directions in the winter months to pull warm air down from the ceiling too.
Where to Use Fandeliers
1. Home Gyms
We installed our first bladeless ceiling fan in our home gym shed five years ago to keep the air circulating during workouts. Having the ability to retract this ceiling fan’s blades when not in use creates ceiling space for the occasional pull-up or medicine ball toss.
We’ve been fans of fandeliers in the home gym ever since.
2. Bedrooms
Chandeliers are beautiful for creating ambience in bedrooms, but for those who need circulating air to sleep, fans are a must. So the chandelier fan can help bridge the gap between both for couples who can’t agree on their bedroom lighting.
This vintage style wicker caged fan we used in our oldest daughter’s room has been the best bedroom ceiling fan by far.
3. Kids’ Rooms
Especially in a kids’ room with bunk beds, a bladeless ceiling fan reduces risk of accidents. How many times did you whack your head on a ceiling fan blade climbing out of a top bunk when you were a kid?
This boho style woven caged fan (similar linked – the exact one is discontinued) created the perfect blend of style and function in this shared girls’ bunk room makeover.
3. Living Rooms
Since living rooms are usually the larger rooms of the house, choose a larger fandelier. Rooms meant for gathering can feel stuffy, so circulating the air when entertaining a crowd helps the room breathe.
4. Kitchens
If you can’t handle the heat, install a chandelier fan in the kitchen. When cooking, it can push heat, smoke, and food smells out of the room.
Choose one that is smaller in place of semi flush mount light fixtures. Traditional ceiling fans can look awkward in a kitchen, which is why a fandelier is the best kitchen ceiling fan.
If your laundry room or dining room gets overheated, they could be helpful there too. However, I personally don’t love fans of any kind above dining tables since they can make food cold.
Previously, we had this fandelier (that I spray painted gold) in our living room.
FAQs
If you don’t use your ceiling fan remote for a week or more, it sometimes loses connection to the ceiling fan. If the remote isn’t working even with new batteries, look for a reset button on the remote; press and hold the reset button for a few seconds until it connects.
Even though they look small, fandeliers are mighty in strength. We have used several fandeliers in room projects and never once were we disappointed in their air circulation. Many ceiling fans without blades work even better than traditional fans with blades.
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Do you have a fandelier somewhere in your house? What’s the final verdict for you? Love or hate?
It took a while for them to grow on me, but I think lighting designers are starting to get it right!
Not a “fan”. I never cared for ceiling fans with lights either. Actually, I never jumped on the chandelier craze for living rooms, bedrooms, etc. as I always think overhead lighting is glaring, harsh, and unflattering unless it’s dimmed so low why bother. The exception being dining room chandeliers which are hung lower and can be dimmed to a warm and flattering light while still be functional. Like you said, to each his own.
Lauren, Great article. I have been teetering on the fence post for the very same thing a “fandelier”. BTW, Great name for it. I am definitely going to look into it and she did a beautiful job making a gold. Also, your home is Beautiful. Thanks again, Patricia
Well. I see Lola approved of the new fixture! I laughed so hard when I saw her sound asleep in that one picture. 🙂 The fan looks very elegant as well. I love the light “shades” or whatever they are called.
Haha! Yep! 100% approves… only thing that she’d like better is if she were squished between us.
What a beautiful fixture you chose and I do love it in the gold, it really fits well in your room. 🙂 Brilliant to put one in the gym as well. I had never even heard of this style, so thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
It really is such a great solution! When the concept first came along in the beginning, they were too bulky and clunky for me, but they’re definitely getting better these days.
It doesn’t appear to be available in the gold finish any longer. ?
I spray painted this one. ?
hmmm….not a “fan” hehe – but I’m not on the “gold” ship either. Looks more appropriate on your shed ceiling, so for me, until they jazz up their styles, I’ll stick with the regular ceiling fans. I think that’s expensive too, plus I think your old one fit the room size better. But good for you for finding what you wanted in there! I did like the link post about gold colors, as those really do vary – so interesting to see side by side choices.
Totally understandable. It’s not for everyone and that’s okay. Differences are what make the world a more beautiful place. 🙂
Very pretty!! I have a family room that is 20×20. Since this fan is 34” it states that it would not provide enough air or would have to work too hard to cool a room of that size. Your room looks to be that size too. Does it cool the room? Does it proportionately look good in the room since the size is only 34”? Thank you!!
Yes, our room is about that size too. But we have found it cools the room perfectly! I don’t know how it would do in a room bigger than ours, but we’re very happy with it. In comparison to this fan and the traditional ceiling fan we used to have, we’ve found this one to work just as well.