This is an amazingly beautiful fan.   I was nervous about it because of refund policy of WF.   However...after an all day use and just a week in ...I do hear the motor noise.  It isn't there until about 5-6 hours in.   So I'm hoping that this isn't a sign that it will get worse ...but I absolutely love the design of the fan...  Oh and the one light on the fan didn't work so they had to hard wire it (plug had a short not assembled correctly) and I couldn't wait for a replacement to bring electrician back.   So quality check needs done since they had a short in 1 of 2 fans I bought.