I am trying to find a flooring for my kitchen and am having a very difficult time. All of my downstairs will have Australian Cypress hardwood, but I don't want it in my kitchen because I have three young sons who will spill water on it, not clean up the spills, and destroy the floor. I don't want tile or slate, as it hurts my feet when I stand up for a long time (plus my boys will drop things like mayonnaise which will then break on the hard floor). I don't think I can handle vinyl, so I am nw looking at laminates (and still toying with the tile possibility). I don't like laminates too much either, but I found this style, which has some amazing colors- blue, green, magenta... which maybe I can find palatable. Does anyone know about the Roysol brand of floors? I think it is French, but am not sure.

Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.roysol.com/english/index.htm