On Nov 9, 2:05*pm, "gloria.p" > wrote:
> Nancy2 wrote:
>
> > I've never had kitchen carpet (ugh - why would anyone?) or hardwood
> > (too hard to maintain - the real stuff, that is) or stone or ceramic
> > tile (too easy to break stuff/too cold on bare feet).
>
> > I had inlaid linoleum when we built the house, and now I have vinyl
> > that looks like stone - sorry to any purists out there, but it is easy
> > to clean, easy to maintain, and will never look bad.
>
> > A second choice would be fake wood, I guess....it would have some give
> > to it, and be pretty easy to maintain and clean.
>
> > N.
>
> I think we're showing our age when so many of us prize ease and
> convenience over style. *;-)
>
> gloria p

If you spend a lot of time in your kitchen, stone, tile and other like
hard surfaces are totally unforgiving on your legs and knees....who
needs it, at any age? Real wood is nice and warm-looking, but I
certainly wouldn't want the maintenance.

N.