WHY Should Your Next Ceiling Fan Be Made of Aluminum?

Imagine sitting in two rooms side by side. One room has a 50-pound heavy-steel ceiling fan turning round and round, and the other has a windmill ceiling fan made of lightweight aluminum. Which metal apparatus would you rather have spinning above your head?   Many people might say the steel fan. Sure, it’s a bear to…

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Is Your Patio Space Ready for Summer?

Temperature control is a crucial aspect to consider when designing and decorating outdoor spaces like patios, porches, and decks. In hot and humid climates, it can be difficult to enjoy outdoor living spaces without some cooling. While air conditioning units are popular, they can be expensive to install and operate. An alternative solution that has…

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Plan for Warmer Days Ahead With Our March Home Checklist

If you live in Texas as we do, you know winters out here can get pretty dicey. I mean, our “arctic blasts” don’t hold an icicle to places like Minnesota, Boston, or even North Dakota, but we have our fair share of power failures, impassable roads, school closures, and being stuck in your house for…

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Can a Ceiling Fan Make My Living Room Warmer?

Every winter, you watch your spouse flip the little black switch on the base of your ceiling fan to the opposite position, promptly forcing the fan blades to spin clockwise rather than counter-clockwise. He always says that rotating the fan blades in the opposite direction causes the room to feel warmer and more comfortable. And…

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Is Your Ceiling Fan Damp-Rated? If Not, it Needs to Be!

A friend of ours was hosting a housewarming party recently. While everything started great, he ultimately had to hilariously explain his way through a pretty embarrassing moment with his outdoor ceiling fan. Hint: it was an indoor-only fan and not damp-rated! But we’ll get to that in a minute. Now, in fairness, let me first…

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Aluminum Windmill Fans for Outdoor Spaces

As the summer heat creeps in and the sun stays out later, our minds turn to cool our outdoor spaces so they can still be enjoyable!  And that means outdoor ceiling fans… An overhead ceiling fan can elevate a basic back patio and turn it into an oasis. Outdoor ceiling fans are a must for…

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