Just wish to share a LYN user experience, "kamion" on tile selection:
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For my kitchen:
Table Top: Niro Horizon Stone GHS04 Ash Lappato 60x60cm
Floor: Niro Horizon Stone GHS03 Sahara Matt 60x60cm.
Wall: MML WG021 Gloss White 30x60cm
So far after 1.5 years, I haven't had any problems with my wet kicthen table top. Lappato surface is a little rougher than matt, so there are no finger print problems at all. Porcelain tiles are very tough, and none have scratched or cracked. Even if it were scratched, it'll be hard to see on a lappato surface. We chop chicken and things on a chopping board on top of the counter and it's no problem.
Matt flooring for wet kitchen is a must. In fact, matt tiles can still be a little slippery when wet, and you still have to be a bit careful, but you slip a bit and then your feet finds some grip. Lappato is more grippy, so it's up to you if you want to go for lappato surface floor as well.
The MML tile I chose for my wall is a ceramic tile. Ceramic tiles are not as strong as porcelain, and have higher absorption, but it's good enough for walls. We bought one of those cooking protective aluminium sheets and stuck it on the wall under our exhaust hood and behind our cooker so we can wipe off the grease from cooking. As long as you keep the wall near where you cook clean (wipe it every day after cooking), it''ll be fine.
For our bathroom countertop, we didn't have the money to go for granite tops, so we used Feruni Black & White Aludra Black AL81NN 60x60cm. This is a gloss surface tile, and it's easy to see water stains on them, though they can be wiped off. I wouldn't recommend the same Feruni tile because they seem quite brittle and actually, there a chip already in our bathroom near the edge where our tiles rounded the tile to make the edge less sharp.
Hope it helps.
Kamion
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