It’s been rawther hot and heavy around here the past two days, and so when someone tweeted me a request for help finding non-ugly fans I thought it a winning idea. Even though fans aren’t exactly typical Live Simply material, being cool/calm/collected definitely is.

At least in Seattle, land of no AC, floor and table fans are a household staple in the warmer months. In fact, they’re really much more like seasonal decor items than mere appliances. At least, they can be, if you buy yourself one that isn’t a total hardware store downer– I’m cheap and plastic, hear me blow and sometimes buzz-rattle.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that there is no shortage of optically appealing fans from which to choose. And honestly, almost anything outside the five varieties offered by the Big stores look mighty interesting in comparison.

(No offense meant to those reading who only own ugly useful fans. I own two, myself, so no judgment. But the beautiful, stylish, floor fan I own is undeniably my favorite of the three, so there’s that.)

Right, let’s get this breeze a’ blowing!

1. Vornado VFAN Vintage Whole Room Air Circulator, Green

2. Minka Aire Brushed Nickel Oscillating Table Fan

3. Compact USB Powered Desk Fan, Bronze

4. Swizz-Style / Stadler Form Otto Fan Bamboo Wood

5. Stadler Form Q Stainless Steel Air Cooling Fan

6. Hunter retro fan

7. Vornado VFAN Sr. Vintage Whole Room Air Circulator, Chrome

8. 48″ Bronze Traditional Style Adjustable Oscillating Indoor Standing Floor Fan

9. Fanimation Arden Pedestal Fan, Oil Rubbed Bronze