Those hot summer days are closer than you might think
Photo: Retailer If you’re furnishing an outdoor or semi-outdoor porch, patio, or veranda where you’ll lounge on hot summer days, you may want to supplement the shade with a ceiling fan — they’re a great way to keep cool in spaces where air conditioning isn’t an option. Depending on your preference, they can be low-profile or a design feature in their own right.
Light: Among designers we spoke to, ceiling fan lights were polarizing. “You don’t want your ceiling fans to function as the only light in the room,” says Tavia Forbes of Atlanta interior-design studio Forbes and Masters. “If it is the only overhead light, please have floor lamps and table lamps” to counteract the single light source, which can look flat or harsh. Ramirez differs, saying that “if the space warrants an outdoor light, then there simply should be a light on the fan.
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