After my post on choosing a paint color for my daughter’s room, I received a ton of questions about the ceiling fan. I completely understand why. When we renovated our upstairs last year, I think I looked at every possible online option available before finding “the one.” I loved it so much that I put it in every one of the kids’ rooms.
I don’t know if a ceiling fan can ever be described as pretty or sleek, but this one comes pretty close. (It was actually named for Audrey Hepburn.) I ordered the white (which also comes with reversible wood tone blades), but there’s a black option, as well. My only concern before ordering was if it would be enough light for their bedrooms. It takes a 9W LED which is equivalent to 60 watts. But, they all have lamps in their rooms, as well, so it’s worked fine for us.
The only room I didn’t install a fan in was our playroom. I still wanted everything to flow and ordered this sputnik light. (Such a good price and was really easy to spray paint gold. Also, the right bulbs make all the difference!)
See more of my flush mount lighting favorites here.
There’s also been lots of questions about the carpet we finally decided on for the kids’ rooms. (We went with hardwoods in the hallway.) You all gave me a ton of great feedback when I posted about it here. I ultimately wanted a look similar to a sisal rug but with both softness and durability. We ordered this berber carpeting through our contractor. So far, so good. . . It vacuums well and we’ve only had one slight mishap with some slime but I was able to get most of it up. (And then I banned slime forevermore from our house. Grrrr.)
Love all of your choices! We have had a love/hate relationship with ceiling fans too. Having three boys, there was a time when they had contests to see what could fly the farthest off of a fan blade or who could get a baseball hit with the fan blade. We had to remove them for awhile. 😳 Recently, we purchased a mountain house and in the summer if you have a ceiling fan, you can live with the windows open. I was surprised at all of the great and really nice-looking fans out there. The boys have a bunk room there so I needed an enclosed fan. I found a great one at Home Depot with a super bright light. Ceiling fans have come a long way. I’m enjoying seeing what you are doing in your kids’ rooms. They look awesome!
Thanks, Sharon!
Love this for our guestroom fan! Do you have a recommendation for a master bedroom fan? Thanks!
Honestly, I like this one for any bedroom. I haven’t seen anything I like better.
Thanks for this as we’re considering a carpeting for our upstairs. I was wondering how it is with footprints showing (probably not, right)? Also, would dogs nails be a problem with this style? Love it!
Hi, I can’t speak for the dogs since we don’t have any :) But, I don’t notice footprints.
What spray paint did you use on your light fixture? Thank you!
Such a great post! I love the painted Sputnik! What round bulbs do you use?
They’re just the round bulbs you can find at either Lowes or Home Depot. (Maybe 25W each?)
Hi Emily, what spray paint did you use on the sputnik light? Where did you get the bulbs from? Thanks
Honestly, I don’t remember. It’s been little while since I painted it. It was probably a RustOleum brand I picked up at the Home Depot.
I ordered three of these ceiling fans after your post some time ago. Had to wait forever for them to be available but so worth the wait! I also have a Sputnik light in my playroom. Great minds think alike!!!
Of course!! ;)
Where did you get the rug. The black and white one?
It’s from IKEA ($20!).
I have debated about wood floors upstairs in the hallway and then carpeting in the bedrooms. First thought, do you notice a lot of pitter patter noise from the wood floors? Also, does the transition from carpet to wood viewed from the hallway bother you at all, does it seem choppy? Thanks!
I don’t think it seems choppy at all. As for the noise…. I’ve never experienced a quiet house no matter what kind of floors we’ve had :)
Arrgh … Slime! The bane of my existence last year. I have banned slime from my house also. The kids must keep it outside. I have some glitter from slime that I am still finding a few months later. Thankfully, the fad has seemed to have finally past in my area. Love the light and fan. I like carpet in the bedroom also, but I would like to pull up the carpet in the hallway and refinish the hardwood.
How do you like this fan after living with it for a while? We’ve hit the 7 year mark in our builder grade and the fans are going out…I love the look of this one
Have them in all of the kids’ rooms and they’re working out well. Would recommend!
Hi Emily,
I’m curious how this carpet is holding up and whether you would still recommend it.
Thank you!
Leslie
Holding up well! I still really like it.