Project: Ceiling Fan

Yesterday was my first day off, courtesy of the four-day work week I just started. I figured that I will tackle one big home improvement project per week till the students are back and I have to resume my five-day schedule at work. This week's project was "Ceiling Fan," and I did a spectacular job procrastinating the commencement of this undertaking. I even made it to the library to do "research" for my project. I found one book with clear enough (picture) instructions, as well as a few books and CDs that were unrelated to my research--so much for just going in for a couple of home improvement books...

The first steps of the project were emptying the box (and lining up everything in the same order as the picture in the manual because I'm OCD like that) and programing the remote (yes, the ceiling fan has a remote control--isn't that cool?) I got through these without any difficulty.

I was very proud of myself for getting this far... basically, I did everything up until I would have to remove the old ceiling fan (which will be moved upstairs) and start playing with wires that were actually connected to power. It amuses me that my friends will make sure that I don't go hiking alone, but say nothing when they know I will be fiddling with electricity all by myself.

There were two parts of this project that were quite easy for me to handle: assembling the fan blades, and installing the hangar for the remote. I'm still debating about spray painting the fan blades black to match the furniture in my living room, but I could always remove them and do it later if I decide that it would look better. But for now, my ceiling fan is in partially assembled pieces across my living room floor while I wait for my favorite father to come help me with the electrical portion of the installation. I admit it--I chickened out when it came to the part where I have to mess with electricity.