I also have ceramic tiles in my kitchen, which was newly installed six months ago. It was a big bone of contention with us, as I did not want them, I favoured a tile effect laminate, but DH insisted. He dismissed my concerns over dropping things on them as 'silly'. They were very expensive. Well, GS, who is a helpful little soul, carried the lunch plates through from the dining room and one if the sharp pointed table knives slipped off a plate, fell on its point and we now have a small round hole in one of the tiles. Fortunately it hasn't cracked, but it is there and my eye goes to it constantly. I dropped the lid of a casserole dish on the kitchen floor and it shattered into so many pieces we were still finding them after several rounds with the vacuum cleaner. With the laminate we had before, I doubt that would have happened.
