Modern Ceiling Fans

Modern Ceiling Fans for Contemporary Decor

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Modern and Contemporary Ceiling Fans

Today's modern ceiling fan takes contemporary design to the edge. With cleaner lines and more refined features, fans in the modern era are the most popular of all fans being sold today.

Blend In or Stand Out?

Whether you want your fan to be inconspicuous and blend in with the ceiling or stand out and make a design statement is largely determined by the finish you choose. If your ceiling is white and you choose a contemporary white fan, it will blend in with the ceiling and accommodate the decor. But modern fans can also make a profound design statement just by changing the finish to something like black with satin nickel accents or polished chrome. Choosing blending or contrasting finishes depending on the room allows you to use the same model throughout your home without looking redundant.

Modern Fan Technology

Many of the latest modern style ceiling fans are also smart fans that employ the latest technology. DC motors are common because they are super efficient, quiet and longer lasting. You will also find fans that can be controlled using voice commands from Google or Alexa and can be connected to home automation or be controlled by an app on your phone...or all of the above.

3 or 5 blades, which is best?

Many of the modern ceiling fan designs nowadays have 3 blades instead of 5, which inertly has a more contemporary look. Less blades creates less drag on the motor and allows the fan to spin a little faster, so you might see a small improvement in performance with a 3 blade fan compared to the exact same fan with 5 blades. However, the difference is so minimal. 5 or more blades will actually create less wind noise where as 2 or 3 blades can create a slight "Helicopter Effect" when running on high speed. It is our experience that there is not enough difference between the amount of blades and performance to make this an issue. It is more a subjective choice as far as style.