I was looking for flush mount fans for my house (ceilings are only 8 feet). These fans are fantastic! I've installed the brushed nickle, as well as versions of the white and bronze. All of them are extremely easy to install. I also put a Hunter fan in one of the rooms - to compare, the Hunter fan took me 2 hours to install with all of the many little parts and cruddy directions. The Minka fans are by far the easiest fans I've ever installed (and I've done quite a few). Took me no more than 20 minutes. And the results are fantastic! Extremely quiet, a light that will dim (which is important in kids rooms), looks great. I've had one for a year now, and three others for 6 months, and not a single problem.