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When you live in a house with no air conditioning, you appreciate any help. We don't have central air but we do have a swamp cooler. Still, it's not enough. So when my MIL offered her ceiling fan last year, we agreed with no hesitation. We immediately installed it in our master bedroom and enjoyed it ever since.

But one thing that bothered me was all this dated brass:

I really really don't like brass. So after looking at it for a year, I decided it was time for a change. We disassembled the whole thing and washed it pretty well first. After it all dried up, I sprayed it with primer first and then used one of my favorite spray paints - oil-rubbed bronze metallic paint ( remember my lamps :). I apologize that some of the pictures are a little dark but it was getting dim as I was working on it):

But I thought that just white blades would be boring. I first primed and spray-painted them bright white, and then I used a stencil. I already had it but originally it came from Hobby Lobby (by far, my favorite craft store, by the way!). This stencil was a lot cheaper than online places. It was originally $16.99 but I used a coupon and paid only about $10:

I used a small stain roller and some leftover dark-brown (well, almost black) paint. I then sealed it all with some spray sealer, and here's another closer picture of the result:

Aww, so much better than brass! And the best thing - it was free because I already had all the materials on hand.

And one more April project - check!! :)

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By Stephanie Lynn