A pull that can complement your decor is needed by the old-fashioned ceiling fan. A boring wood knob on a chain is only boring. Tackling the pull replacement is a simple job you can ace with repurposed hardware that is clever or some family junk. You can change them on a whim and for vacations, as a bonus — after you see how easy it’s to personalize fan pulls.
Junk and Tideline Finds
A used cork from a seashell scooped up on a shore holiday or your favorite vintage will remind you as soon as it dangles on the ceiling fan from a pull cord. Drill a hole through a cork, run cable through it and thread buttons on either end. Wrap the cable around loops at each end to maintain a charm for the enthusiast on the top. They will be secured by A dab of industrial glue beneath the buttons tightly to the cork and you could slick some polyurethane over the cork to protect it. A fantastic fan pull is made by A bulbous champagne cork that is upside-down. Does a pretty shell. Drill a hole and add a metal loop to the pull string, or drill two small holes to get a tie. Hang the pull or to remind you of this shore inland.
No-Hassle Tassel
You can repurpose it, When it’s decorative sufficient to the curtains. The fancier the greater, fabric and silk thread tassels, are simple ceiling fan pulls on that tie right onto the cord or string. Finials take a bit more effort but work well. Fill the hole at the finial with cement, plaster of Paris or pottery plaster, and screw a sturdy eye hook. Wipe off any excess plaster or cement, and enable the chemical to dry. Hook the finial. Drawer knobs and hand-painted ceramic finials make pretty ceiling fan pulls in small girl’s room or a bedroom.
Absolutely Antique
Folk art or game pieces to a rustic, Asian or eclectic decor as themed ceiling fan pulls. A small, rusty — or faux rusted — barn celebrity gets a tiny hole drilled at the top point so a photo hanger that is D-ring could be attached to it. Screw or cable the hanger using cable or hardware in a harmonious color and dabbing industrial glue to fasten it more tightly to the celebrity. Carefully drill a hole at an old Mahjong tile to get a silk cord that connects into the fan pull and knots into the tile. Insert decorative beads at intervals along the star’s string or the tile cord for extra interest.
Toy-Box Castoffs
The toy caboose play teacup or toy soldier is rescued from the lonely bottom of the toy box to turn into a permanent decor fixture at the nursery. Screw a watch hook and also use rings that are essential to connect the pull chains pulls. Drill a hole in a metallic toy, for hanging throughout the hole and thread the ring. Drill a hole at the bottom of a china teacup; paste a small wood spool into the outer bottom of the cup lining up the holes drop a eye bolt through the holes and fasten it in the cup with a wing nut, then hook the eye bolt into the fan’s pull string.