Ps....the granite on the right is what we are going with.

I too don't like laminate in kitchens...it gets ruined inside of 5 years. If you are in a warm climate (like Nevada, Arizona, Florida, Texas, etc) you are welcome to work with tile throughout the main floor. This is standard practice for homes in hot climates

If you experience "winter" or freezing temperatures, the tile gets cold very quickly. A vinyl plank product in a natural oak or an aged barnwood colour (in the same family as the cabs but 4-5 steps LIGHTER) would be my preferred colour/material. As a Canadian, I can't imagine a house full of tile. But that's because of the climate I live in.

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Isn't more expensive laminate longer-lasting? Mine that showed dents, etc. was too light a beige...

The wood-tiles are very big right now. The brown-grey tones would be very nice as long as your cabs aren't reddish. Lots of great products out there in all price ranges.

Are your cherry cabs stained that darker wood in pictures? If not, you probably need to lean toward more brown/reddish tones in your flooring. Take granite and cabinet samples to tile showroom and put them together to see if they all work together.

I have had medium stained real oak hardwood flooring in the kitchen and "public areas" of my home for 30 years with no problem. It hasn't needed refinishing, just cleaning with Bona. It is polyurethane finished, but not glossy. In a kitchen with dark wood cabinets and light gray & white granite counters, a flooring lighter than the cabinets should work well. If you are leery of hardwood in the kitchen, his a light gray wood-grain ceramic tile in large long tiles? It is more modern than square tiles and quite beautiful. You could have heating installed under the tile if you live in a cold climate.

Tile can be very cold and very hard underfoot. We've heard many homeowners complain that their legs actually ache at the end of the day if they've been standing too long (preparing food, etc.)

If maintained properly, hardwood is not usually a problem in kitchens. It would be much more so in a bathroom area. Hardwoods are classic and will never go out of style. As far as scratches go, look into Rubio Monocoat. It's our favorite finish, and we just used it in the new home we bought last week. It is not a top coat like polyurethane. It is a hardwax oil that pentetrates the wood itself. Scratches are very easily fixed, even by homeowners themselves. With polyurethane, there's nothing to be done unless you refinish the floors. We wrote a detailed post about why we like it so much on our blog, which you're welcome to read at southernoaksflooring.com.

All that said, if you feel like you muse go with tile, what others have said is true. Tiles with the look of wood grain are very trendy right now. But we would think about how you'll feel about your floors 5 or 10 years from now. Flooring is expensive to replace. It might be better to steer clear of trends and go with a look you know you'll love for years to come.

Good luck!