Ceiling Fan Tip: What one would consider to be a traditional style ceiling fan is certainly up for interpretation. This category is pretty much a catch-all for ceiling fans that do not have a definative style. For the most part, traditional ceiling fans are pretty much what ceiling fans have looked like for over 100 years...up until about 10 years ago. Although many of the original traditional style ceiling fans might have ornate details in their design, we opted to put the fancy traditional style fans in their own category of Victorian/Fancy. We reserved the simpler less detailed models for this page. For the most part, the traditional style ceiling fans will have 4 or 5 blades, a simple non-descript body style, and the ability to add a single light fixture, or a 4 or 5 arm light fixture with glass shades.