As promised, photos of my ceiling fan makeover
Well, I'm finished with the fan project and just put the blades back on this morning. As you can see in the "before" picture below, our living room fan was a standard fake wood grain/yellow brass ceiling fan. With a couple of coats of anodized bronze metal paint, it is remarkably changed with a whole different style.
Before:
After:
Yet another After:
16 comments:
What an amazing difference! Now you have an awesome new fan. Good job.
Fantastic! Love the change.
Much better. Great idea!
Muuuuch better ;)
Thanks, you all! I'll never look at brass the same way again, lol!
~Kim
Omigoodness, that looks terrific. A much cleaner, sleeker look. Most excellent!
We have been wanting to do this with our brass fireplace insert (I can't stand it). Do you know if anodized bronze metal paint is heat safe?
Thankee, Bev!
I know that Rustoleum makes high heat paint but this particular paint that I used is only suggested for use up to 200 degrees. I spent some time yesterday online trying to see what paint could or should be used for that purpose (our insert is brass, too) but I didn't come across anyone that has actually used the high heat paint for inserts. I'm sure someone out there has tried it and I'd love to know how well it works before I decide if I should leave well enough alone, lol. I'll let you know if I find anything:)
Wow, thanks Kim for checking. How sweet! :) I'll think I'll get Rem to ask the hardware store guy too, and see what he suggests.
Thanks, dearie!
Wow! Amazing how just a little work can make such a huge difference!
Amazing the difference - it looks fab!
I did the same with our bedroom fan awhile back - a nice cheapie done previously in primary colors - *ack*
Your fan looks amazing. Question, how did you paint the housing without getting paint in the motor? Could you explain a little what you used, paint wise.
Hi Anonymous! I just used a quart sized can of Rustoleum *anodized bronze paint*. It also comes in a spray.
I used two or three thin coats of it (it's an oil based paint, btw). I used a little foam roller for the blades (which I removed) to ensure that the paint went on smoothly and evenly. For the rest of fan, I left hanging on the ceiling as is (the pole and motor,etc) so that I wouldn't have to awkwardly handle it. I used a small foam brush and didn't have any problems with paint getting into the motor. Just two or three thin coats and voila!
It might be easier for some to just remove the fan and spray the blades and pole, and then foam brush the motor part (to avoid getting paint inside of it). At the time, I didn't know that the anodized bronze came in a spray. Hope this helps!
What a super transformation! I would like to do the same with the brass in our home. We lost our home in a tornado and I (stupidly) wanted my home like it was before the tornado...including brass everywhere! We bought high dollar ceiling fans, door levers, light fixtures - get the picture :( The trauma is now over and we still have brass! Can you explain how to paint the door levers (since they will be touched daily). How about bathroom faucets - seems like that would be tricky.
Your cottage is awesome :)
I just wanted to thank you for posting this. I totally copied off of you, and it turned out beautifully! If you care to see my before and after pics, I posted them on my blog. Thank you again for the great idea!
Look great!! I am wanting to do the same thing to my brass ceiling fan without taking it down. I have looked everywhere for the paint. I have found rustoleum anodized bronze paint online. It is a gloss finish. Is that what you used? the model # is 7754-502. Stock #20-564336. I don't want to buy the wrong product.
Thanks
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