Fan Makeover

Edit: I'm linking this up to:

I am so excited to show this fan makeover off!! I'm not sure what the best part is: the $23 price tag or the fact that my husband thought I bought a brand new fan...hum?...

Here's the before picture:

It's not terrible, but it was asking me for a little facelift, especially to keep up with the more modern feel of our decor.

Here's the after:

 I must say, I love the result (and yes, it's the same fan!)

Here's what I did:

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  I took the fan blades off
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  With a hand saw, I cut off the hump to create a straighter edge. 

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  Smoothed the cut edge with sand paper
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  Spray-painted, in long strokes, with the black (gloss) spray paint.
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  Let dry.
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  Took off the glass fixtures and replaced them with the newer ones
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  Put the blades back on. 

That's it!
I'm going to be doing the same thing to my other fan fixtures. Can't wait!