"Christopher Nelson" wrote in message
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On May 6, 1:56 pm, "John Grabowski" wrote:
The ceilings in our bedrooms are barely 7' 5". In several rooms the
previous owner installed low-profile ceiling fans with lights. The
fan blades are 7" from the ceiling at their lowest and the light
globes extend to approximately 14".

The master bedroom doesn't have a fan or a light. Because it's a
larger room, the ceiling looks even lower than it does in the other
rooms. I want to add a ceiling fan, we need more light, and I'd love
to create the illusion of a higher ceiling. These are three separate
issues but if I can address more than one at the same time, that would
be great.

I really don't want a central ceiling light because I think they
create glare and I'd be looking at it while reading in bed making
reading harder than it already is. I found a fan with an uplight
which I think would add light without creating glare (esp. diffusing
off a flat-finish white ceiling) and add to the illusion of a higher
ceiling. However, the blades of the fan extend to 12" below the
ceiling (just 6 '5" off the floor).

I'm now thinking I'll get a ceiling-hugging fan with no light at all
and worry about light another time.

*Put in a flush mount fan only. Install recessed lights for general
illumination.

Yeah, that's kind of where I was headed.


I agree as well, just be sure to keep the recessed lights far enough away
from the fan blades to prevent a strobe effect.