The Casablanca Cosmopolitan Collection “La Fleur” ceiling fan features a bowl light fixture and reversible Maple/French Crème blades.

Ceiling fans have been an essential supplement to home heating and cooling for over a century. With today’s stylish designs, modern ceiling fans also enhance the beauty of your home.

A practical addition to any home, ceiling fans were once an integral part of the home before the advent of central air conditioning. People could withstand the summer heat with the addition of a fan. Despite the introduction of central air, there are many relevant reasons to keep the gentle whirl of a ceiling fan alive in your cottage house plans.

During all the seasons throughout the entire year, a ceiling fan will lower energy bills and making any room in your home more comfortable. For just pennies a day, ceiling fans stir up cool breezes in the summer and force warm air downward in the winter to decrease the demand on your cooling and heating systems.

The Casablanca UL wet-rated “Cottage Wet” ceiling fan is featured in Textured Matte Black/Cordovan with bead board-style, all-weather blades making it an ideal selection for your outdoor living space.

In fact, the DIY Network reports that a ceiling fan can save up to 40 percent on cooling costs during the summer and up to 10 percent on heating costs during the winter. In the summer months, ceiling fans create a “wind chill effect” that can actually make the room feel up to 7 degrees cooler. During the winter months when the heat from the furnace rises, the reverse setting on a ceiling fan circulates the trapped air back down into the room.

Over the years, ceiling fan companies have improved their motor systems to be engineered for energy efficiency. Some ceiling fans are backed with the EnergyStar® label and on the average, they are up to 50 percent more efficient than conventional units. Besides saving energy, ceiling fans remain eternally popular because of their charming appeal that evokes memories of a simpler time. Despite their ongoing popularity, some interior designers were not prone to using them because of their ornate, bulky appearance.

The elegant “Barolo” from Casablanca in Tuscan Sunset shown with a three-light fixture and Walnut blades adds a touch of luxury to any room.

Today there is no need for you to compromise the style of your small cottage house plans and country house plans by adding a ceiling fan to any room. Modern ceiling fans are available in an incredible selection of sizes, colors and designs so you can find one to suit any décor. Advanced technology even makes it possible to appreciate ceiling fans outdoors with fashionable designs that are tough enough to withstand harsh weather. These outdoor ceiling fans greatly enhance patios, sunrooms, gazebos and decks. To make ceiling fans even simpler and more convenient, many also include remote control systems so you don’t have to even get up to change light or speed settings.

The impressive “Fellini” ceiling fan from Hunter makes a grand statement, offered as shown in a Roman style with a cocoa finish and distressed cherry/dark walnut blades or you can choose the warm stone finish with walnut banana leaf hand-carved wood blades for tropical appeal.

Two of the leading fan companies that offer stylish solutions are Casablanca® Fan Company and Hunter® Fan Company. Hunter has over a century of experience in the industry, celebrating 120 years as the world’s original ceiling fan manufacturer. Many Hunter fans now showcase the WobbleFree Canopy mounting system for simple installation that makes these fans an outstanding choice.

Casablanca, whose slogan is “World’s Finest Ceiling FansTM,” pays careful attention to the details to create timeless, durable designs that will be enjoyed for generations to come.

Hunter brings their indoor quality outside with the Prestige® Collection outdoor living fans featuring all-aluminum construction with a tarnish-resistant finish and hardware that refuses to rust.

While these two companies have been mainstays in the ceiling fan industry for decades, many newer companies have also been creating their own fans to suit every style for every room. Whether simple or ornate, indoor or outdoor, it will not be difficult to find a ceiling fan that will add beauty, romance and function to your new cottage or country house plan.

The “Maresia” from Hunter’s Prestige® Collection adds a bit of class to any setting with its remarkable design featuring bronze vine accents and reversible blades.