I always dreamed of haveing ceramic tile in the kitchen. I can't tell you how many chips and cracks it has now and there's only two of us and the hounds and none of us is that clumsy. I now wish I had vinyl flooring in the kitchen. We have hardwood floors everywhere else and they're wonderful. The only place I love my ceramic tile is in the family room downstairs where the dogs are in and out all day long. Cleans up beautifully and we apparently don't drop as much downstairs.