I'm trying to buy a ceiling fan for a good-sized room (about 15x17 ft) and I'd like it to provide the main lighting too. I'm thinking somewhere in the 52-60" range. I find those light kits with 4 bulbs (each with its own shade pointing out in four different directions) to be really tacky. I'm looking for something with a more "contemporary" or "modern" style. After searching some of the big online vendors, this one seems to be significantly brighter than anything else (two 75-watt halogen bulbs), but I'm not all that crazy about the styling:
http://www.build.com/minkaaire-como-ceiling-fan/s459969?uid=293048
There is another one:
http://www.build.com/quorum-international-98604-ceiling-fan/s778581?uid=2008229
... that I think is incredibly cool-looking, but it just has one 18-watt CFL bulb, so not all that bright. Worse, there apparently is not much clearance, so the CFL is a "squat" style one - very short - so difficult to imagine putting something brighter in there, maybe even difficult to find one when that one burns out.
But the only thing limiting that is the shade glass that goes over the bottom of the light kit. If only there was some way to replace it with one that has more clearance. But how one earth to manage to get a shade that fits the thing bulb has a bowl shape ? There's also the issue of how much wattage can be put into the thing, but since I intend to stick with CFL or LED, I'm thinking I can get a lot brighter and still have a reasonable wattage, maybe 30 watts or so.
Any ideas on this, or pointers to a modern-styled fan with a brighter light ?
http://www.build.com/minkaaire-como-ceiling-fan/s459969?uid=293048
There is another one:
http://www.build.com/quorum-international-98604-ceiling-fan/s778581?uid=2008229
... that I think is incredibly cool-looking, but it just has one 18-watt CFL bulb, so not all that bright. Worse, there apparently is not much clearance, so the CFL is a "squat" style one - very short - so difficult to imagine putting something brighter in there, maybe even difficult to find one when that one burns out.
But the only thing limiting that is the shade glass that goes over the bottom of the light kit. If only there was some way to replace it with one that has more clearance. But how one earth to manage to get a shade that fits the thing bulb has a bowl shape ? There's also the issue of how much wattage can be put into the thing, but since I intend to stick with CFL or LED, I'm thinking I can get a lot brighter and still have a reasonable wattage, maybe 30 watts or so.
Any ideas on this, or pointers to a modern-styled fan with a brighter light ?
