Streamline in look. Nice and quiet. We needed an extension to miss ceiling beams---that worked well. I wondered why anyone would need 6 speeds. It turns out that we use them all because the fan is situated near a gas cooktop. So, the higher speeds affect the flame, therefore the speed goes down to 3 to use the cooktop. It has a very slow 1 and a very fast 6---nice! And a reverse for winter air circulation. At 6 there is quite a force of air for cooling. We needed a dark fan to look subdued and blend in with a cedar ceiling so that metal pendants would stand out. Over all pleased with the general look and workings of this fan.