Vintage Wall Fans
Buy the best vintage wall fans selected and recommended by interior designers. By Peyton Robinson.
Vintage wall fans are a perfect way to satisfy the country’s growing appetite for simpler times. Experts say that “nostalgia” is always in style, and these seven wall fans prove their point! Installing a wall fan makes it a permanent part of your decor scheme, so you’ll want to choose one that looks great in combination with the rest of your decor and furnishings. They’ll provide a breeze and can be directed where needed without taking up floor or tabletop space.
Vintage Wall Fans
Buying Guide
Peyton Robinson
Interior Design Expert
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Retro wall fans are big and bold, so they can give the room dramatic accents with a mid-century modern style. There's no other accessory that can evoke a retro aura like a retro wall fan. What's amazing is the fact that it’s not just a decorative addition to a home, but it also functions as a device that provides cool airflow whenever and wherever you need it.
Here are the places that are best added with retro wall fans:
- Bedroom Wall - Particularly the wall that’s facing your bed. If you are one of those people who always need a cool breeze as well as a soft white noise in order to sleep, you’d really love a retro wall fan. Of course, you need to ensure the retro-styled fan you get fits the room’s style. Whether you want an oscillating flow or directional airflow that’s centered on your bed, you can customize your retro wall fan to help you achieve the sleep oasis that you deserve.
- Family or Living Room Wall - Specifically the space beside the television. Don't sit and suffer in sweat just to watch your favorite TV shows and movies this summer. Get a retro-styled wall fan and install it next to your TV. Aim it at the couch so every single time you click through the different channels available, you can unwind and relax at a cool and comfortable temperature. As an added bonus, a retro wall fan will free up valuable floor space which you can allocate for a better entertainment system.
- Kitchen Wall - Temperatures inside the kitchen can climb, making it hard to prepare food for the family. Fortunately, a wall fan can make such a big difference. Just make sure you secure the fan up on your wall so the airflow is aimed into the room’s center area. As the fan will be high up, cool breeze does not blow your ingredients around as you prepare a snack or meal.
Determining the perfect size for your retro wall fan doesn’t have any hard and fast rules. Of course, you still need to review your space as well as the wall where you will be mounting the fan. Calculate the CFMs as well as it will help you pick the best wall fan for its intended placement.
The square footage that needs to be cooled should be identified then multiplied by the ceiling height that’s in feet to determine the CFM. So, if the room has an 8-foot ceiling and it’s 400 square feet, that would give you 1,600 CFMs. If you can’t determine the CFM, judge the space using the occupancy frequency (of the room), the room’s size, temperature, and air flow.
Consider the convenience you want your retro wall fan to offer. Maybe you want one that’s remote-controlled so it isn’t a hassle turning the fan on and off. If adjusting the settings of the fan doesn’t bother you, then you can opt for the basic wall-mount fan.