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Post by grammanisi on Jul 20, 2016 3:47:10 GMT
We had some water damage in our living room so we have been totally redoing it. While we really need the fan, I have always hated it's ugliness! My husband took it out of a house he was tearing down, many years ago. The whole makeover cost $5 for the white fan blades that I got at the Habitat For Hum    anity Restore. We already had the gray paint and the vintage egg basket for the light. We both love how it turned out. |
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Post by YooHoot on Jul 20, 2016 3:49:01 GMT
Nice job! Huge improvement. I like the egg basket idea!
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Post by alexa11 on Jul 20, 2016 3:49:46 GMT
Looks good- neat idea!
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Post by trollie on Jul 20, 2016 4:25:50 GMT
awesome!
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Post by kate on Jul 20, 2016 4:29:19 GMT
Wow, nice redo!
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Post by cawoman on Jul 20, 2016 4:37:44 GMT
It looks great! Very creative.
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Jul 20, 2016 4:56:41 GMT
Love it!
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Post by tanya2 on Jul 20, 2016 5:07:34 GMT
very nice!!
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Post by anniefb on Jul 20, 2016 5:29:07 GMT
Great idea!
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 20, 2016 10:37:37 GMT
Very clever idea. If you've done any other neat DIYs I hope you'll share those too.
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Post by momto4kiddos on Jul 20, 2016 11:55:28 GMT
That looks awesome, it's so funny how easy it is to turn something ugly into something you love.
Wish I had before and after pics, but Dad had some wall hangings that were a gold type color, faded, etc - just ugly. I took them and spray painted them and they look awesome! My sister was amazed that all I did was take a can of spray paint to them.
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Post by Peamac on Jul 20, 2016 12:34:26 GMT
How cute! Is that an old-fashioned-looking bulb you used? It looks great with the egg basket!
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Post by scrappert on Jul 20, 2016 12:49:38 GMT
That looks great! Love it.
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Post by anonrefugee on Jul 20, 2016 12:54:45 GMT
Nice change!
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Post by pastlifepea on Jul 20, 2016 13:24:03 GMT
I love it! I'm in total DIY mode since we just bought a home last week. We've been in it for about a month but were finally able to close last Tuesday. There has been a lot of general maintenance and updating going on and on our very long project list is either replacing or refacing some ceiling fans.
Right now I am in the process of removing metal door handles and mechanisms that are a fantastic shiny gold color and spray painting them brushed nickel. I did the first one as an experiment and it turned out great. Our realtor saw it and was amazed...she said she had no idea you could do that. I figured a couple of $6 cans of spray paint was a lot cheaper than replacing all the door hardware. I'm trying to decide if I am brave enough to pull the ornate ones of our front double doors but I'm a gambler so I'll probably do it.
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Post by malibou on Jul 20, 2016 13:44:29 GMT
What a transformation. Good on you.
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Post by KikiPea on Jul 20, 2016 14:05:44 GMT
Very pretty!
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Post by mom on Jul 20, 2016 14:06:30 GMT
Great job! And only $5!
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Post by oldcrow on Jul 20, 2016 15:45:40 GMT
Looks fan = tastic.  |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 20, 2016 16:01:53 GMT
That's so cool! Love the egg basket on there. DH brought home an old metal double wash basin from a house he'd done some work in, and told me he wanted to put it in the garage sale our neighborhood is having soon. He thought it could be cleaned up to make a "shabby chic planter, or something..." I said, "Great idea! But instead of putting it in the garage sale, why don't you just do it for our house? I love stuff like that!" His response was --->   |
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Post by red88 on Jul 20, 2016 17:18:41 GMT
 How cool is that egg basket!! I love it! Great job!
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 20, 2016 17:30:09 GMT
Beautiful job!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 18:32:26 GMT
What a great transformation!
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Post by jayfab on Jul 20, 2016 20:35:32 GMT
That is so cool. What a great idea, I love it.
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Post by hosschick on Jul 20, 2016 21:56:02 GMT
It looks great! Amazing what some paint will do, isn't it? Great use of the egg basket, too! I'm not sure I would've thought to paint a ceiling fan but am filing this idea away for future use.
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Post by grammanisi on Jul 21, 2016 3:23:43 GMT
Wish I had before and after pics, but Dad had some wall hangings that were a gold type color, faded, etc - just ugly. I took them and spray painted them and they look awesome! My sister was amazed that all I did was take a can of spray paint to them My husband says I have a love affair with spray paint!! |
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Post by grammanisi on Jul 21, 2016 3:28:26 GMT
Is that an old-fashioned-looking bulb you used? It looks great with the egg basket! I bought an Edison bulb to use in it, but it doesn't put out enough light so I bought a clear 60W bulb. |
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Post by grammanisi on Jul 21, 2016 3:30:13 GMT
If you've done any other neat DIYs I hope you'll share those too. You might be sorry you said that!! I have tons of DIYs that I have been doing!! |
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Post by grammanisi on Jul 21, 2016 3:31:18 GMT
DH brought home an old metal double wash basin from a house he'd done some work in, and told me he wanted to put it in the garage sale our neighborhood is having soon. He thought it could be cleaned up to make a "shabby chic planter, or something..." I said, "Great idea! But instead of putting it in the garage sale, why don't you just do it for our house? I love stuff like that!" His response was --->  I would love to find something like that. |
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Post by jp1989 on Jul 21, 2016 17:05:50 GMT
Very nice redo!
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anity Restore. We already had the gray paint and the vintage egg basket for the light. We both love how it turned out.
How cool is that egg basket!! I love it! Great job!
