Fan base

A desk fan comprising:

• a cylindrical support post having an outer circumference;
• a removable support base positioned on one end of cylindrical support post, the removable support base having an upper plate and lower support member, where the upper plate and the lower support member are removably attached to the support post and where the upper plate member is translucent and separable from the lower support member when the removable support base is detached from the support post;
• a first interchangeable decorative substrate positioned between the upper plate and lower support member;
• a swing arm rotatably coupled to the outer circumference of the cylindrical member with a circular sleeve so that the swing arm may swivel about the cylindrical member;
• and
• a fan attached to the swing arm at its end opposing the circular sleeve.

A method for supporting an article in a support base, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a support base having an upper plate and lower support member, where the upper plate is removably secured to the lower plate and where the upper plate member is transparent;
• providing a first interchangeable substrate positioned between the upper plate and lower support member, where first interchangeable substrate is a first decorative substrate;
• providing a second decorative substrate;
• and
• interchanging the first interchangeable substrate with the second decorative substrate by separating the upper plate member from the lower support member of the support base, removing the first decorative substrate from between the upper plate and lower support member and replacing it with the second decorative substrate.