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|  Subject: Ceiling fans  Fri 29 Feb 2008, 10:04 pm | |
| My husband and I were at a Lowes store tonight and saw a display for ceiling fan blades.I think they were called sleeves for your ceiling fan.They made a cover out of material that slipped on the ceiling fan blade like a sock,It had a nice sturdy fit,,nothing hanging down.It was in different colors and themes to match rooms decor.It was really creative but I thought how easy to make,,just need to take one blade down and make a pattern of the one then dupplicate it for the other blades.This way you could make it match your window curtains or bedpread etc.They had some with a blue backround and stars for a moonlight night theme in a room.I thought a Barbie material would be good in a girls room,,or a cars theme for boys etc.You could go crazy on decorating these. |
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| | Subject: Re: Ceiling fans Sat 01 Mar 2008, 6:22 am | |
| Hmmm....that's a clever idea. We have lots of fans...but I like them wood  |
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| | Subject: Re: Ceiling fans Sat 01 Mar 2008, 8:05 am | |
| Neat idea but then it gives you something else to clean. I am a very basic person I guess. To me less is better.
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| | Subject: Re: Ceiling fans Sat 01 Mar 2008, 10:43 am | |
| That's a very novel and creative idea, one I hadn't heard before. Thanks for sharing it Donna.
I think busy patterns would get lost in a blur as the blades spun around though, plainer would be better.
I remember DS telling me about a school friend who had painted his ceiling fan blades with red splatters of paint to look like blood....what can i say?!?!?!  He was a drama student.
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| | Subject: Re: Ceiling fans Sat 01 Mar 2008, 12:58 pm | |
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| | Subject: Re: Ceiling fans Sat 01 Mar 2008, 1:30 pm | |
| | What a great idea to perk up an old fan that is still operational but looks a bit dated or shabby! |
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| | Subject: Re: Ceiling fans Sat 01 Mar 2008, 4:21 pm | |
| Oh now I would paint them.
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| | Subject: Re: Ceiling fans Sat 01 Mar 2008, 5:51 pm | |
| I like mine wood too.
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