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For me, if something is extremely functional, I don't think of it as dated.
We always had apartments that didn't have a ceiling fan or any sort of ceiling lights, so when we bought our house, we were happy to be able to install ceiling fans with lights in the living room and bedrooms. I have this one in the living room: Hampton Bay Brookedale II 60 in. Brushed Nickel Ceiling Fan-AL101-BN - The Home Depot It took hours to put it together and we went with simpler fans for the bedrooms.
About electric stoves with coil burners, I still have one. Why? Because I have a cast iron pan that I use often and everything I've read says that glass top stoves and cast iron don't get along well. I care less about having a modern-looking stove top than about being able to use my tortilla pan.
How do ceiling fans make a house look dated? Here in FL, ceiling fans are in every home.
Just like light fixtures and furniture change styles much faster than building materials the various trends that drive the ceiling fans shift quite quickly. A fan with blades that have wood edges and a fake wicker middle are going to scream "installed when Jimmy Carter was President", those with the super glossy blades will similarly say "going for a Miami Vice look", there are styles that are more industrial and other types that better match current trends but when it comes to attracting buyers it is often better to eliminate anything that will be a distraction.
I love ceiling fans in rooms because 1) we live in Texas and it's often very hot, and 2) I like the feeling of air circulating in a room, even in the winter time, and 3) I love to sleep under a fan.
I don't have ceiling fans for their looks, but rather for their function. In fact, I prefer that they are not noticeable.
I definitely agree with most of the stuff people are mentioning.
That being said, there is so much brass in my house that it would take five years to replace it all (not to mention the expense) and I have bigger fish to fry, such as the outdoor living area we're working on now. So we've embraced the brass so to speak, and now I'm happy with it - and besides that, brass is back in style anyway! LOL
Really? Now you have me wondering about our house! lol Even though we have more modern/contemporary fans in all the rooms.
As I said, if you love them, keep them! But I do think having multiple ceiling fans in a house is an old trend. The question was, what things made a house look dated.
I had several ceiling fans in a house at one time. We took most of them out over time. We installed a really nice one with a remote in our bedroom about 15 years ago. We enjoyed it.
For me, if something is extremely functional, I don't think of it as dated.
We always had apartments that didn't have a ceiling fan or any sort of ceiling lights, so when we bought our house, we were happy to be able to install ceiling fans with lights in the living room and bedrooms. I have this one in the living room: Hampton Bay Brookedale II 60 in. Brushed Nickel Ceiling Fan-AL101-BN - The Home Depot It took hours to put it together and we went with simpler fans for the bedrooms.
About electric stoves with coil burners, I still have one. Why? Because I have a cast iron pan that I use often and everything I've read says that glass top stoves and cast iron don't get along well. I care less about having a modern-looking stove top than about being able to use my tortilla pan.
I used cast iron pans successfully on two glass topped cooktops, beginning in 1999 through 2013. I upgraded to a new induction glass top cooktop in 2013, and I have continued to use cast iron on it.
BTW, I happen to like my Laz-Y-Boy. But, it was wearing out and it was too expensive to reupholster so I moved that it to our library and got a new one that I use when we watch tv (not a Laz-y-Boy. They are too expensive).
I was at HomeGoods yesterday and there was a lot more gold/brass on the newer item shelves than nickel/silver.
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This ought to be obvious...
Now you have me wondering about our house! lol Even though we have more modern/contemporary fans in all the rooms.
