I’ve been redoing my oldest son’s room and I wanted to customize it. I decided to paint a ceiling fan with stripes to match the theme. Painting a ceiling fan is really easy and can add lots of impact to a room. 
We are now at the point it’s time for a more grown up look and transition to something that will carry him through highschool. We did the whole themed nursery complete with an airplane theme because both Grandpa’s were in the aeronautics industry. When he was little he was not into cars or trains but horses to when he moved to a big boy bed we rethemed his room into a horse and cowboy theme. When he came to me and said this is too babyish I was not ready to let go so I took down all the cowboy stuff and covered the holes with Starwars wall clings till I was ready to redo the entire thing. So here is the before. It used to have a shelf around the top of the room but that ended up being a dust shelf which agrivated his allergies.
We decided to go with a grey and red theme and this time so we cleared it all out. You can see the entire room reveal at the bottom of this post but here is how I customized this fun ceiling fan with stripes to match his wall. The blades had a white and a brown side so in case I wanted to use the white side again I painted the brow. Take the blades off of your fan and take the attachment hardware off. Sand the paddles using a fine grit sandpaper so the paint will adhere to the surface and not peel.
Using Valspar Paint with Primer I painted 2 coats of the base color with a roller brush. Let that dry fully just a few hours or over night. Next mearsure your stripes and tape for the thicker lines. On my fan this was the red stripe.
Be very careful before painting because it can get confusing. To make painting easier I marked x’s on the part I needed to paint so I didn’t paint the wrong spot. I lined up the other paddles along side and taped the rest up really fast. 
I painted the red stripes first with 2 coats using a 1″ paint brush
. Immediately pull the tape off, do not wait for it to dry or you may peel your paint off.
. Immediately pull the tape off, do not wait for it to dry or you may peel your paint off.Repeat this process for any other color stripes you want to add. I used Scotch blue with edge lock and had a few touch-ups I had to do with a small paint brush and a steady hand. I really do prefer Frog Tape
you can see why here. Here is the close up of a finished paddle. 
you can see why here. Here is the close up of a finished paddle. I love how it turned out and it matches the stripe we put on his walls. When it’s on it looks really cool with the stripes whirling around.
To see the final room reveal you can go here. Click one of these links to see how I striped his wall, painted his curtains, and painted some room accessories.
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