I am always flirting with the idea of taking the ceiling fans down to swap them out for pretty lighting. Light fixtures are my weakness. Jewelry…meh. A pretty chandelier…swoooooon.

But then, I’m far too Southern-at-heart practical to remove a ceiling fan and I’m fairly confident that would be the nail in my DIY coffin. (Right, honey? Yeah. I thought so.)

When I took Ada to her new dance class at The Studio last weekend, I was crushing pretty hard on the ceiling fans. Part of the space is Sweet Matriach, an amazing little bakery. In that section, the fans had these lights that looked like chandeliers. I used to work in the building when it was a coffee shop, so I knew the fans were old. What I didn’t know was how they added those glam lights and I was determined to figure it out.

After a little sleuthing, I discovered that you can buy ceiling fan light kits. This kit is like the ones installed on the fans at the bakery and it’s available at a discount at the Lamps Plus Open Box outlet. It’s just $95!

And this is the one I’ve got my eye on for our living room.

Or maybe this one, which is only $80!

Here’s some other creative ways to add character to your boring ceiling fans:

Use Edison bulbs to give your fan a fast industrial look.

Do a gray or white-wash using chalk paint. You won’t have to take the fan down or do any priming.

Trim the blades for a look that is more modern.

How do you feel about ceiling fans? Are you a fan?
I’m sorry…I couldn’t stop myself.