Temperatures are now dropping and it may be time to put the fan in the basement or in the attic. What to do if it is no longer functional? Here are 10 original ideas about it.
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Temperatures are now dropping and it may be time to store the ceiling fan. What to do if it is no longer functional?
Some of its parts can be recovered and wisely used to put into practice some creative recycling proposals, so that materials that could be useful for the realization of chandeliers or furnishing items do not immediately turn into waste.
Here are 10 original ideas about it.
Index
In the garden or on the balcony
coaster
La body (or grill) of the fan, especially if it has a rounded shape, it can be used simply as coaster, to be placed, for example, in the center of the table as proposed by this nice blog.
Support for vases
The grille of a ceiling fan no longer functional can turn into a useful item again, particularly if you intend to hang plants inside your home or under a portico. The whole can be covered and made pleasant by using the raffia or other natural materials. Let yourself be guided by these images for execution:
Mini-vegetable garden
It can otherwise be placed on a support, such as a table or stool, so that it can be transformed into the base for a small vegetable garden containing aromatic herbs or for a flower garden, to be placed on the terrace or wherever a touch of greenery is needed. For all the details follow the tutorial here.
Garden decoration
Here is an idea for reuse both the body and the fan blades, which, applied on a wooden support (a stick, for example) and possibly after being repainted, can turn into a decoration for the vegetable garden or the garden, depending on your preferences.
In home
Shelves
The fan grills can be placed so get shelves for storing items that are used frequently and therefore need to have at hand. For example, you might think about making un storage compartment for your garage or for the laundry.
Vintage chandelier
This is like the shell of an old fan has been used per make a vintage-looking chandelier. This can eventually allow the recovery of the useful parts of unused chandeliers already in your possession.
Chandelier with lampshade
Here the body of an old fan has been coated in order to obtain a lampshade effect able to soften the light emitted by the bulb. Another example of highly effective reuse.
decorations
Frame
The fan grill can be completely repainted, especially if rust has appeared, and used for the creation of an original photo frame to hang on the walls of the house. Images can be attached to them using clothes pegs. Just follow these instructions
Dragonfly
Here is a truly original way to make decorative dragonflies reusing the blades of a ceiling fan, which can be repainted as desired with special colors, perhaps with the sponging technique, which will make the wings even more colorful.
Snowman
Another way to reuse pale than a wall fan, is to use them as a base for cheerful decorations. These are an example snowman that will brighten up your garden next winter.
Marta Albè
