After endless hours of searching on line and in store for the perfect fan, I met with the builder to see what else I needed to know before I ordered them. He gave me the down rod sizes I would need and told me he thought the fan for the tv room was too small. He recommended at least a 60 fan! Soooo.. Back to the internet.
Monday I went to the lighting store to order the lights I decided on last week. We started looking at fans. Of course I wanted ones with a light attached and liked the ones with LED lights. The new world order says we don't measure light or talk about it in Watts anymore but in Lumens. And the fans have actual lumens and dispersed lumens. Which means how much light you get once it is filtered by the glass surrounding it. Good grief. More research to see how the brightness compares to the old fashioned bulbs we used to buy. Sometimes you want a nice overhead light if you are doing something that requires more light especially in the Casita/Richard office and the Guest room/Penny office. I really didn't want the light kit that has 4 or 5 seperate lights and shades but a more modern sleek look. Anyway, I left the store on Monday to think about the ones we found and to talk to my builder again to see if the 65 inch 12 blade fan I found would be ok and not too big! Tuesday and Wed I searched a little more and finally settled on the fans I wanted and today I placed the order!!! When I first went to the lighting store I asked for a builder discount. I knew from working with CT lighting that most places will give you a good discount if you are doing a whole house. They gave me a 32% discount off the list price. The internet price was the same as their list price, so I got a good deal! Seems to get harder and harder to make decisions these days so I hope we are almost done. Thankfully we made most of the important ones early on in the process. We still want to do something about the gate to the courtyard which has been painted multiple times, it rusting in places and hard to open. But that decision will have to wait for another day. And to add to my fatigue, I came down with a UTI. WTF? Where did that come from? Went to the walk in clinic and am on antibiotic so I hope to get some energy back soon. Bye for now
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