I love this fan. This is a very attractive fan. I purchased 3 of them--2 for my master bedroom and one for the living. I have angled, high ceilings in the living room so I purchased a down rod extension, which worked out perfectly. My master has a flat ceiling and it is not very high (I think it is 8 feet) so I did not add an extension rod and it worked out well. The fans are powerful and will do the job you bought them for.