In my Manhattan apartment there is a convenience I lack that I wish the builder had installed. I don’t have a ceiling light fixure in the center of my living room. The reason is unknown. Was the builder trying to lower expenses? Or was it thought unnecessary in apartments constructed in the 1970s with lower ceilings? Who knows in 2026.
To light my living room I have 3 floor lamps, but I still wish I could turn on the light right smack in the middle of my living room from my missing phantom ceiling light fixture! It also means I can’t benefit from installing a ceiling fan in the center of my living room, which I’d love to do to reduce the need of using my air conditioner. Outside of July and August when humdity can be oppressive, I like the feel of a fan’s gentle cool breeze over the artificial coldness of an air conditioner.
My ideal ceiling fan is a modern low-profile bladeless fan like the ceiling fan from Humold. That said, builders and electricians say older blade ceiling fans work better than the bladeless newer ones, which should be verified if you cool a big space.
Instead I have 3 floor lamps and 4 fans. Two of my 4 fans look like space helmets and are bladeless. I reviewed them in a prior blog which I’ll link below. My 3rd fan is a tower fan, and the 4th is a box fan I nearly gave away until I discovered its usefulness to quickly dry a garmet that comes out of a dryer damp. Plus it blows air into the kitchen if I turn the oven on in August. So it stays.Although I can compensate, I continue to pine for a ceiling fan.
Let us know if you use ceiling fans, or if you have found alternatives to installing one.
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