04-27-2012, 04:13 PM
If you like Modern design, YLighting is good. I bought a Cirrus Hugger a few years ago for my bedroom and it is fantastic. It is dead silent, save for a little "whoosh" sound on high. It doesn't require a remote (wall switch with dimmer) and uses a standard bulb. It's a little expensive but has been worth every penny. It's been in production unchanged since 1999 so I don't think it'll be going out of style. Since it's above my bed, I really couldn't tolerate anything I wouldn't want to have directly in my line of sight.
By coincidence, just yesterday I installed a Monte Carlo Traverse BSD from Lighting Direct. No complaints with my transaction with them. The fan itself seems well made, and it is very quiet. It uses pull chains which is fine with me, but I have it connected to a wall switch with an on-off for the fan and a dimmer. It uses a halogen bulb. But I have to say particular fan looks nicer in the photos than in person. It now seems grotesquely large and bulbous. But it's in my office which is a small room, and it would probably look better in a bigger room.
Robert M, I'd be interested in knowing what your electrician doesn't like about the Monte Carlo fans.
By coincidence, just yesterday I installed a Monte Carlo Traverse BSD from Lighting Direct. No complaints with my transaction with them. The fan itself seems well made, and it is very quiet. It uses pull chains which is fine with me, but I have it connected to a wall switch with an on-off for the fan and a dimmer. It uses a halogen bulb. But I have to say particular fan looks nicer in the photos than in person. It now seems grotesquely large and bulbous. But it's in my office which is a small room, and it would probably look better in a bigger room.
Robert M, I'd be interested in knowing what your electrician doesn't like about the Monte Carlo fans.