This fan is a spectacular fan! My hubby is 6'5 and we have 8' ceilings. We have difficulties finding fans that he won't hit his head on. This one is really streamlined and doesn't hang down the way others do so my hubby can walk and stand underneath it easily. The 8 blades push air around our 14'X17' living room beautifully and we love the larger span it has compared to average fans. It is great! And can I tell you how beautiful it is??? It is a REALLY great-looking, great quality fan. It also comes with a remote that controls the light and fan. We hard-wired the fan to a light switch, but it works with both the switch and the remote. A quality fan that I'm confident will last for years and years. Well worth the buy and I would highly recommend! We are looking to purchase more to replace fans in other rooms.