I HAVE A LOVELY CEILING FAN LIGHT IN MY BEDROOM THAT PACKED UP ON ME JUST BEFORE THE SUMMER. GREAT TIMING! ANYWAY, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S MARBLE, WELL AT LEAST THE BLADES DO. UNFORTUNATELY I'M REGISTERD DISABLED AND BED RIDDEN DUE TO POOR HEALTH SO I SERIOUSELY COULD DO WITH IT AS I SUFFER FROM SERIOUS HOT & COLD SWEATS. HHOW DO I GO ABOUT TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT MOTOR AND WHERE COULD I GET IT FROM PLEASE? I LIVE IN BASILDON, ESSEX SS13 UK AREA. THIS IS A UNIQUE CEILING FAN THAT I'VE GROWN VERY ATTACHED TO BUT I JUST WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO START TO FIND A CHEAP REPLACEMENT PART FOR. DUE TO MY CIRCUMSTANCES I WOULD HAVE TO USE A MAIL ORDER COMPANY AND THEN TRY TO FIND A QUALIFIED ELECTRITION THAT WON'T RIP ME OFF PLEASE PLEASE COULD YOU HELP ME OUT HERE GUYS. MY KIND REGARDS MEL

http://www.greyblue.co.uk/faq/ Hi. I've copied this link as it may well be worth investing in a lighting consultant. It may not be as expensive as you think and I (the completely non-pro!) think you'll need some wall lights which will obviously involve chasing cables in the walls so would want to get it done properly first time. My non-expert thoughts anyway! Bed 1, it looks as if this is the only place you can have the bed so I would swap this for a flush or semi flush ceiling light. Have either tall bedside lamps So you can see to read or have lights fitted over the bed. If you're doing make up etc in here then you'll need lights fitted over a mirror etc to see. Bed 2 looks as if it can take a pendant but I would hang it higher, same for bedside tables. In the lounge I'd go for a mix of wall lights (you can also get both up and down lighters), floor lights and table lamps. I would be careful about putting in ceiling lights over furniture layouts unless you position a light centrally in the room otherwise they can look odd if you change the layout and obviously you may have drilled through beams. A pendant over the table in the kitchen will make the ceilings appear lower but I went with this in my basement as they was no getting away with the ceilings being low anyway. I'd add wall, floor and a table light around the seating area. I'd add a mix of up and down spots around the kitchen cupboards. Where I do think you'll need light is over the range. I've got them over my aga and wouldn't be able to see properly to cook without them. Maybe look into lights with heat resistant cables etc as there's not much height there.

It's so refreshing to see a nice ceiling height! So many extensions don't bother and they really drain light.

Hello R countryside, One way to view the idea of differing heights re the ceiling is to approach this from an entirely different angle... Rather than consider the heights of the ceilings and worry about them. Instead focus on the decor height of the internal walls.. Ie where you paint or paper up to. Or consider floor and walls together to create a feeling of space. Another way to create a seamless and coherent look within the extension is to decorate with the same palette throughout... It doesn't have to be magnolia... It could be any colour either dramatic or more muted.. Consider too the possibility that you keep the palette the same from walls to ceiling.. Several visual examples for you to look at for inspiration too to compliment what I am suggesting here. One of my favourites is to colour block, and this can be another way to add a dramatic decor that you can taper off to the desired height and keep above to a single colour or not... :)) A period property but you can clearly see how the colour can swiftly dictate an eye level, and above picture rail height the cornice and ceiling is treated as one. Of course you don't need skirting, dado, picture rails to paint these. It is an old but a favoured decorating technique, that is surprisingly versatile... Here I would have painted the skirting either the same or a shade up or down depending on the flooring.. So you can dictate how the eye sees the rooms by deciding the heights (ie the wall decor) so to speak.. Here's the same principle but at dado height... (for some reason they're all dark which I love but they can be a palette you love.. Or be bold with a colour and do everything one colour with a shade darker on the ceiling.. This will reduce the height. The same could be applied to 1 colour in entirety. Then you add interest and texture with everything else! Furniture, lighting, placement, collections.. the possibilities are endless... 1 colour need not be boring. It then relies on texture the air of intrigue in your furnishings and lighting.. Also consider the heights of lighting.. Pendants or clustered lighting can be low and offer a dramatic statement over a table or a side table for example. Or a favourite reading chair.... Steer clear from ceiling acne ( my term for spot lighting) instead look to floor lights, wall lighting which can have an upwards illumination but of a more diffused and interesting appearance overall... For a softer glow.. Colour blocking is really fantastic you can be creative and still continue a theme throughout... The variations are really endless and can be considered on the flooring as well for wood floors... :))