OXO Good Grips Products

OXO Good Grips Swivel Peeler	OXO Good Grips 3-Piece Stainless-Steel Mixing Bowl Set	OXO Good Grips Silicone Flexible Turner
OXO Good Grips POP Rectangle 1-1/2-Quart Storage Container	OXO Good Grips 10-Piece POP Container Set	OXO Good Grips POP Small Square 1/3-Quart Storage Container

Within the Good Grips brand name there are many different types of products and some of the most popular are pictured above. Most of the Good Grips OXO products are for the kitchen, but you will also find OXO products for the garden, the office, and for cleaning. The handles of almost all the Good Grips OXO products are made of a material called Santoprene. This processed rubber has a soft feel and can conform to an individual grip. It is also dishwasher safe and will not break down when exposed to most kitchen oils and oils of the hand. One of the most popular categories of OXO products is the food storage products. In June of 2011 they introduced a new line of food storage containers called the POP containers. These OXO POP Containers have an airtight seal that is created with the push of a button. However, the lids are easy to remove. This simple operation means that anyone can get into and reseal your food containers easily. They are also stackable and come in a wide variety of sizes so that you can maximize the storage space available to you.

OXO SteeL Product

OXO SteeL 6-Piece Kitchen Essentials Set	OXO SteeL 11-Piece Barware Set	OXO SteeL Salad Spinner
OXO SteeL Soap Squirting Palm Brush	OXO SteeL Magnetic All-Purpose Clips, 4 Pack	OXO SteeL Apple Divider

Stainless steel is an ideal material for kitchenware because it will not rust or corrode because of water or other food liquids. OXO stainless steel products in the SteeL line have a sleek design with accents of black on a mostly stainless steel tool. They have not only kitchen OXO products in this line, but also office supplies like the clips pictured above or cleaning supplies like the handheld brush pictured above. OXO SteeL products also include storage and organization products and serving products.

OXO Tot Products

OXO Tot Bottle Brush with Nipple Cleaner and Stand, Orange	OXO Tot Dishwasher Basket, Orange	OXO Tot Baby Food Mill, White/Green
OXO Tot 4-Piece Feeding Set, Green	OXO Tot Sippy Cup with Handles, Aqua, 7 Ounce	OXO Tot Sprout Chair, Green/Walnut

Parents are very particular about the products they let their children use and OXO products for tots are a great line that any parent would be thrilled to bring into their home. The OXO Tot products are easy to grip and made with bright color schemes to stimulate your child appropriately. OXO Tot products include a number of highchairs and bath toys in addition to eating utensils, cups, flatware, and baby food making equipment. Probably the most popular OXO products for children are the cleaning products. OXO makes a number of bottle cleaning products such as nipple brushes, drying racks, baskets for dishwasher use, etc. You can see many of the OXO Tot products above.

OXO Candela Products

OXO Candela Glow, Set of 4

OXO Candela Tooli, Set/2 Blue & Green

OXO Candela Zoom

OXO Candela products are lighting products that are safer for your home than traditional candles. The reason is that they are rechargeable LED lights rather than flame candles. The OXO Candela products can run for up to eight hours before needing to be recharged. They are portable, cordless, and give off a warm glow that simulates candle light well. OXO lighting products also include a number of nightlights that your children will enjoy. Tooli nightlights light up when they are removed from their charger base and they are safe for your children to move around with. They can take the nightlight with them to the bathroom or under the covers for some fun.

One type of breakfast nook lighting fixture is the chandelier. A chandelier is defined as a branched decorative light fixture that hangs from the ceiling. By branched, I mean that there are usually two or more arms that bear light. They are often, but do not have to be ornate. Crystal is quite common so that the room is lighted not only by the light bulbs, but also by refracted light. However, there are also plain chandeliers and this is more likely what you will find in the breakfast nook lighting situation. Breakfast nooks are more informal than dining rooms so simple light fixtures are best.

Another type of light fixture that is sometimes classified as a chandelier, but it really is slightly different is the pendant light fixture. This common breakfast nook light fixture is also sometimes called a drop light or suspender. This style has a single light fixture suspended from the ceiling. That fixture can have multiple light bulbs inside it, but there are no arms each with their own light bulb. This light fixture is most popular in the breakfast nook because it is simple and easy to match to any décor.

A third option for breakfast nook lighting is recessed lighting. If you use recessed lighting in your breakfast nook then you are probably using it in the rest of the kitchen as well. Recessed lighting fixtures are ones that are recessed into the ceiling so only the light bulb is visible. When they are turned on it appears as though light is coming out of a hole in the ceiling. The light bulbs in this style light fixture are often easier to change than in chandeliers or pendant lights. Sometimes you need to remove piece of the chandelier or take the pendant light apart to have access to an old light bulb and change to a new one. Recessed lighting is always exposed and easy to reach. However, it does not have any character or style. You cannot use the light fixture in your breakfast nook as decoration if you use recessed the lighting.

The same holds true for track light, the last breakfast nook lighting possibility. Track lighting is a lighting method where small light fixtures are attached to a track and can be moved to point to light in a particular direction. If you are using track light in the breakfast nook, then you are probably using track lighting in the rest of your kitchen as well. Track lighting is very trendy, but it is probably not as appropriate for the breakfast nook because instead of shedding light on the entire table, the light will be directed on particular chairs and locations. There will always be small areas that are not lit well.

The first decision you need to make about your lighting is whether you want to use overhead lighting or lamps. Most rooms in your home benefit from a combination of both. However, lamps might not be the most appropriate in the kitchen. Typically, your breakfast nook will have just a table and chairs. Many breakfast nook sets have benches that are up against the wall. This does not leave much room for additional furniture to hold a lamp. Because you want to seat as many people as possible, you will probably try to put the largest table you can in the space you have. This will not leave much room for floor lamps either. Floor lamps could get in the way when you are trying to pull a chair out or push it in. Therefore, overhead lighting will probably be the best option.

What kind of overhead lighting should you install? There are many possibilities, but the two main choices are with recessed lighting or with hanging light fixtures. There are positives and negatives to both choices. Your factor that could affect your choice is the shape of your table. If you have a round or square table, then a single hanging light fixture directly overhead will light the eating space evenly. However, if you have a long rectangular table, then a single hanging light might leave the ends of the table in relative darkness. In this instance, you could choose a hanging light fixture that is rectangular as well or you could use recessed lighting. Recessed lighting allows you to light a space in any way you like. You are not forced into any configuration by the shape of a fixture or the location of the bulbs. You can point recessed lighting sources in any direction and install as many as necessary to light the entire room. Experts say that to light the room most appropriately, you should overlap the areas illuminated by your recessed lighting by approximately forty percent.

Whatever type of lighting you decide on; there are some features you can add that will make any lighting design better. One such feature is a dimmer switch. Because you will not have the benefit of a lamp to softly light the room if you desire, the dimmer switch allows you to change the mood of the room whenever you like. If you want to have a romantic dinner, the combination of candlelight and overhead lights, dimmed low, sets the perfect mood. Another way to achieve different levels of lighting without employing lamps is to use a light fixture that has several levels. There are hanging chandeliers that have one central light bulb and then several smaller bulbs around it. Then on the light switch, you can have three choices. One choice would be to turn only the center light on, the second would be to turn only the outer lights on, and the third would be for both to be on. This is not as smooth as a dimmer but it can give you variety.

Whatever lighting system you decide to use in your breakfast nook, make sure that it is complimentary to your other décor. If you have a modern table and chairs then you can pick a modern light fixture or use recessed lighting. If your breakfast nook set is inspired more by country themes, then make sure your lighting reflects that as well.