Ceiling Fans?

PSU_Texan

I live in a climate where having ceiling fans in most rooms (bed/family) is a must to keep air conditioning bills to a minimum.  It's time to replace the fans and light kits in our 1990s traditional home.  I'm struggling to find ones I like.  What is the trend these days with the light kits?  Should they be bowl or individal lights with glass shades?  I need something that looks current but still maintains a traditional feel.  I also intend to get them in white/off-white to blend into the ceiling as much as possible.  Any ideas? 

mrsB68

Can you go with a low profile one? Something that's high to the ceiling? I have seen more of the bowl vs. individual lights lately. This may be a little too modern for you but something like this is soft enough to use in a bedroom but a little more modern than the old school ones:

 

http://www.hunterfan.com/Products/Ceiling_Fans/ORBit®-28420/

cakergirl

I like oil rubbed bronze.   Especiahlly with dark wood blades and a cream glass... i like both bowls and globes depending on the design.  but oil rubbed bronze all the way.  Trendy but still could look classic depending on the design.  Tough I'm sure in a decade or two it wail be Justw as outdated as the brass and oak is today, I love the look of it.  Oh previous house had it and I loved it.  Oh current house has a mixture of brass chrome and nickel. I will probably update it all to nickel eventually because it will be cheaper than changing everything to ORB, and I at least like it better than the shiny gold brass and silver chrome.

TarHeels&Rebels

We put this one in all the bedrooms of one of our houses with a light kit. I feel like plain white is a safe bet - it's never going to bother anybody.

I always want lights on the ceiling fan bc when I walk into a dark room, nothing annoys me more than not being able to flip on a light with the switch.

For lights, I always like the three/four shades better than bowls.  Bowls trap bugs and you've got to get up there with a ladder to clean them.  The shades just need to be wiped with a swiffer.