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It sure looks nice in that high glam apt/house. It also looks custom. Good luck.

i have no clue where the fan is from but i think you could DIY with a drum shade put on a lit ceiling fan and just put a diffuser on, but that room is gorgeous especially the couch, the vases on the mantle and all that architectural detailing

This is what i have been looking for! I hope someone has an answer!

Probably a modification of a standard fan -- take the picture to a lamp store and ask if they can assemble one for you.

Sherry @ This Young House did this project...here's the link:
http://www.thisyounghouse.com/2008/01/fan-tastic/

i was looking at ceiling fans and there's a company that you can choose the base, blade, and fixture from all sorts of options. i can't remember the name of the fan co., but the store was manhattanlights.com by me in brooklyn, so if you called and described it i'm sure they'd know :)

personally, i don't think that combination is attractive at all, but i understand wanting to downplay the ceiling fan part :)

I'm having a hard time visualizing the "lamp shade with a metal interior loop that is held in place by a bulb (don’t get a shade that doesn’t have the loop to go around a bulb, or there’s no way your fan bulb will be able to hold it up)." Does anyone know what the quote from thisyounghouse.com is talking about? Maybe point me at a picture? All I can think of is the ones that have a sort of structure at the top of the shade, with rounded "prongs" that will expand a bit to hold onto the bulb itself. But that doesn't seem like what thisyounghouse.com is talking about. Help!

Could you just take a fan like this and replace the glass shade with an drum shade? The shade would have to be upsidedown but could screw in with the same bolt that keeps the glass shade in place.


http://www.hunterfan.com/product_detail.aspx?id=10684

The type of shade will have the "wire arms" at the top of the shade, and will have about a 2"circle in the middle. That circle will rest between the fixture and bulb - the bulb holds it in place, so the shade is kind of hanging on the bulb, but isn't actually supported by the glass of the bulb, so it's safe/secure.

I have a tripod style lamp that has this type of shade, but it came with the lamp. I would try a lighting shop since they will probably have a wide variety of shades.

It's like this, but the hole will be big enough for a light bulb to pass through: http://www.sz-wholesale.com/uploadFiles/FREE-FUN%20Paper%20lamp%20shade_195.jpg

Pottery Barn was also recently selling a clip-on drum shade that was a great product for renters (that I never got around to buying) that would probably also work.

It is more deco in style, but I've always liked the halo fan:

http://ylighting.com/halo.html?KEYWORD=halo%20ceiling%20fan&jkId=8a8ae4cc1d5c71e5011d766beaf1392f&jt=1&jadid=2536761488&js=1&jk=halo%20ceiling%20fan&jsid=9635&jmt=1&&gclid=CK_zhbf55JgCFRIcawodsHGJcw

I can just see this thing in my head wobbling and flapping all over the place. My fans put out a good amount of wind and I can't see this working. All my shades are made of heavy glass and still you can see a little wobble now and then.

This pic came from an old Domino- they had made over some editor's apt. (I remember the turquoise pottery collection). I will look through my oldies tomorrow, maybe we can get the name of the (ahem, former) editor and search out an email. This puzzle is just absurd and difficult enough to have me fully committed to it!

They used a drum pendant from Plantation. I saw it on Domino: Suze Yalof Schwartz's house. http://www.plantationhomeaccessories.com/

I added a shade to an existing fan in our office. It is not ideal, but we need the ventilation, and it is an improvement in appearance. I bought the shade on e-bay, and it had 3 wires that came together in a little circle meant to fit over the harp of a lamp. I used my dremel to cut the circle out (it was easy), bent the wires to the side a bit and slide the shade on over the ugly glass fixture. It is very secure (no flapping in the breeze) and keeping the glass shade means we aren't looking up a bare bulbs. Here is a link to pics on flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30429594@N00/sets/72157614008493371/

I love the two chairs. Does anyone know where to get them?

I did a DIY version of this with a fan from Lowe's and a lampshade from Target. It required unscrewing the glass dome over the light and attaching the lampshade. There was nothing to it, and it doesn't wobble or flap beneath the circulating air.

I believe those chairs are Marlena chairs from Mitchell Gold http://www.mgbwhome.com/marlena_chr.asp we have two and have been very happy with them. If you live near Hickory, NC they usually have a few at the Mitchell Gold outlet for a very reasonable price, but you never know what type of upholstery they might have.

I believe the shade is made by Ellington and it's a light kit they offer. You should be able to search for "Ellington silk shade" and something should come up. Good Luck.

It is sold on this website:

http://www.nextag.com/LKE227RH-Ellington-Fans-Accessory-662417321/prices-html