I love vintage fans. My father gave me this one that I've previously shown in my new basement office space. He was a tinkerer and would often make some scary electrical connections. This fan once had a cord and it worked but due to the questionable safety of the connection, I removed it.
Over the weekend, we cleaned out the garage at my parents' house and one of the items that gave us a little trouble was this vintage fan. Pop hanged it up on a wall by it's base and the screw was so deeply into a stud and stripped that it was tough to remove but we finally got it down and I'm so glad we did. I remember days when this fan was on while Pop worked out there.
This one has a cord, but I will never plug it in. Again with those electrical connections. I did remove some electrical connectors and replaced them with electrical tape just so it blended a little better.
I do think it looks good in it's new home.
I had to remove my birdcage from this spot to place the fan here, so that's now the centerpiece in my dining room.
I also brought home the plant stand to the left. I am doing my best to care for Pop's plants which he loved. I also think having all the plants here brings a little spring inside.
Speaking of spring, it's going to be in the 70s here this week and "spring forward" is on Sunday. I'm so excited to get outside digging in the garden. I went for a run this morning for the first time in a month and it was wonderful.
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What a cute fan, and it made me smile to think how he always tinkered with their operation. The plants look lovely and spring like in your dining room. xoxo Su
ReplyDeleteThank you! I do miss my tinker Pop and he always loved spring.
DeleteAh this is such a sweet post with memories of your Pop : )
ReplyDeleteThank you Deb!
DeleteI know how you feel about things your father created.
ReplyDeleteI smiled about the electrical tinkering. That was that generation's can do attitude!
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Laura
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I think you're right that it was a generation thing. He was proud of it too and claimed that his tinkering ways was passed down to me and that's why I became an engineer. Perhaps, Pop. :-)
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I love the fan! But, the story that goes along with it is so beautiful! Thank you for sharing and thank you for the visit and sweet comment at The Dedicated House. It means the world! Feel free to share this at my Make it Pretty party which is currently live. Here is the link to this week's party if you want to check it out. http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2016/03/make-it-pretty-monday-week-172.html Have a lovely rest of the week. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
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DeleteGood morning Melanie. It's great to see your up bright and early for Thoughts of Home on Thursday. Your fans are so neat and the fact that they came from family members is even better. My dad is a 75 year old man who can fix anything - he'd be rewiring those fans and using them because who wants to buy a new one? :)
ReplyDeleteGood morning! My father wasn't interested in anything new. The older, the better and he could make it work. Why buy new when you could have treasures like these, right?
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ReplyDeleteGood morning and it is so nice to meet you! My Father and Mother were both tinker people! I grew up on a farm and there was really not a thing that one of them could not fix. Such a loving and caring post which you shared with us today on Thoughts Of Home On Thursday.
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Jemma
I'll bet growing up on a farm you'd have to be a tinker. My father always credited my becoming an engineer to his tinkering. Passing it down!
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Good morning, Melanie :)
ReplyDeleteThose fans are true treasures. There's people that can refurbish them and they really work great afterwards, but even if you don't they look wonderful as decor.
That old sewing machine from your last post is so cute. I can't believe the lightbulb still worked! And that coffee grinder is great too. I'm glad you're going to keep it :)
Have a great Thursday!
rue
I think I'll just leave them as decor. I always worried that the metal fan blades could hurt little curious fingers.
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I love vintage fans too! You've styled this one beautifully. :)
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Thank you so much!
DeleteAs good as this fan looks the story behind it is just wonderfully heartwarming.
ReplyDeleteYour post was such a joy to read and I hope you will continue to join us at Thoughts of Home on Thursday. May you have a happy week!
Your fans are great! Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home!
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