Our ceiling fan broke.
(See the light fixture dangling in the middle?)
So it got taken down and I saved the blades. It only took me a few seconds to decide that I wanted to make a message center out of them.
(See the light fixture dangling in the middle?)
So it got taken down and I saved the blades. It only took me a few seconds to decide that I wanted to make a message center out of them.
Then I laid out all five, alternating cork and chalkboard. I attached them with hanging brackets, but they weren't very sturdy, so I attached some dowel rods to make it more sturdy. Yes, the back side is very unattractive.
Then I needed to do something with the non-covered up holes from the old hardware. So I added S-hooks for keys.
Then I sewed little pockets from the leftover scraps
and tied them into the other two holes with some cute ribbon.
and tied them into the other two holes with some cute ribbon.
I bought this fan in 2003 when I moved into my own place after college. There was no fan in my upstairs bedroom, and it was HOT. I never got it installed, though. So it has now lived in 2 closets, 1 storage facility, 1 garage, and 1 backyard shed. You can tell by looking at the box that it's been moved a few times. I was very excited to finally get it put in.
VERY cool Ash!
ReplyDeleteThat is too cool for words. You are certainly creative!
ReplyDeleteVery creative! Love the new look of the fan blades!
ReplyDeleteThat is very cool. I would have never looked at my broken fan and thought it was anything but trash. We've tossed about 4 of them from our current house! Who knew?!?
ReplyDeleteLooks Great!
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