Genius Colorful Fan Makeover

By: Diy maven Aug 17, 2011

created at: 08/17/2011

Okay peeps, alert the media, because this makeover is genius. Genius, I say! (It also makes me wanna smack my head and ask myself why I didn't think of it on my own.) Check it out, a cheap-o Hawaiian Breeze fan went from boring to brilliant with the help of a can of spray paint.

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created at: 08/17/2011

If pink puts you off, check it out in a bronze finish. Certainly does have that Pottery Barn feel.

created at: 08/17/2011

For more info about this project, follow this jump. And check out the inspiration for it at Better After.

Note to self: Fans are on sale this time of year. Buy one and do this to it.

Tagged : Makeover, fan, spray-paint, pottery barn, DIY

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Elaine
May 20, 2013

Great idea! Lots of bang for little buck.

Wow! That has set me going. I'm definitely doing this for my room!

Deb
May 05, 2013

Was just telling my husband today that I wanted to do this. Did you cover the motor before painting?

Liz
Mar 21, 2013

Love it may try cleaning up my 70's peasoup green fan in brushed nickel and red!

Anonymous
Feb 02, 2013

Just a thought - if it is plastic, there is primer to use on plastic, then you can use any paint. (The primer comes in a spray.) That would reduce chances of it chipping off when cleaned.

Ophilia535
Oct 09, 2012

I really love this...My question would be about cleaning. I have to take my fans apart and scrub them with a degreaser a couple of times a year to get all the dust and dirt build-up off. I'm thinking the spraypaint might not hold up to any kind of abrasive or heavy cleaning. Thoughts?

Hi, I love the idea of spray-painting a plain white fan! I hope it's ok, I used the image of the pink fan in a blog post. The picture redirects to this blog post :) Here is the post URL:

http://www.thecopycat.org/2012/09/02/the-jade-fan/

Thanks!

Jess

CC MCCART
Aug 19, 2012

AMAZING idea. I have an old fan in my kitchen. My accent color in the kitchen is RED, guess what color I'll be using on my fan? You win the prize, if you guessed red that is...LOL Thanks for the MARVEY POO idea.

CHEERS, CC

Debbie Barnard
Jul 02, 2012

Love it! The pink does not put me off it makes me want to do it even more! All my fans will now be painted pink, even the one in the garage!

This is a total "well, duh!" project, but my gosh, I never would have thought of it!! I love it! AND I have the exact same boring, ugly fan sitting on my dresser right now...it's gonna change color today!

@anon--you can find great spray paint these days made especially for plastic. I say go for it!

Anonymous
Oct 05, 2011

Does it have to be a meatal fan or could it be one of the plastic ones? I have one of the big plastic ones and my husband keeps it running 24/7 and it's just horrible looking!! would love to do the bronze!!