We actually purchased & returned the Westinghouse Industrial fan. We wanted it for outdoors. The lower settings hardly blew any air around & the higher setting sounded like a plane was taking off.

A photo of my kids riding the waverunner at the Lake this summer.

WD40 works great too! A service repair man clued me into this one!

Gorgeous room! My sister has a similar space & she placed an area rug underneath the couch (exactly where you said you would place yours) and left the dining area without a floor covering.