Ceiling fan - should it stay or should it go?

[Kahu]

Have just bought a new house that has a ceiling fan with a horrid scalloped glass light in the middle in the living room. I am dying to rip it out and just install a central flush mount light fitting. DH seems to think we should keep it.

Any thoughts on having a ceiling fan? The living room is small, does not have high ceilings. It is quite a sunny room so I imagine it could be quite warm in the summer (although I plan to install hidden roller sun blinds to screen out the sun when needed). There is a wood burning stove for heat in winter.

So does the fan stay or go? I could eventually replace it with a more modern style if the consensus is that it's a useful thing to have.

[wowfudge]

Wait until summer and see whether you use it and it is of any benefit? Then you can either replace it with a nicer one or just fit a new light fitting.

[BennyTheBall]

Get rid.

Even in Florida (where we have a holiday house), where there might be a need for them, everyone seems to be getting rid of ceiling fans. We have, they collect dust and are never used and they are very naff.

[Kahu]

Ha ha, Benny, that's what I keep saying to DH - we don't live in Florida! Thanks all.

[JT05]

Get rid of it - totally tasteless !

[BumWad]

Sounds awful get rid

shudder

[Qwebec]

Fans area great in the winter! If you reverse the rotation it brings the warm air down. DP likes themin the summer, I like them in the winter. Does not mean you have to put up with an ugly one.

[OCSockOrphanage]

I'd keep it IF it were possible to change the ugly lighting part. Agree with Qwebec's DP that a fan in summer is great, especially in bedrooms.