I went with wood look tile. Mine is grayish and matte. I love it, even if it is going out of style.

Just last year my entire house was installed with 36" rectified wood look porcelain tile. I love it.

Only go for wood look tile if you fully know and understand that it will look, feel, sound, seem, in all ways, like wood look tile, and in none like wood. And don't do it to match up to actual wood, it will be all the more noticeable, and you're better off with porcelain then.

I have 1200 sq ft of wood look porcelain tile, the whole house except for the bedrooms. LOVE it!

Thanks Jan. Moyer I have carpet in the den. I also have to redo the den. The living room is one step up from this area and that area is porcelain marble look.

For those of you who installed wood look, where did you purchase it? I live in New York.

As Jan mentions above, it depends on what the flooring is in the adjacent rooms that will abut the kitchen floor. If it's hardwood, don't do it. But if it's carpeting or some other non-wood floor, go for it. I have clients who installed wood look tile in their kitchen and they love it. Looks great, super durable.

For the best quality tile go to a tile store. Stay away from big box stores as Home Depot or Lowes, as the majority of their products are seconds.

There is a fair amount of information offered on this thread if you haven't read it: https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5211493/wood-look-porcelain-tile-or-luxury-vinyl-plank-flooring

As usual I did what is not recommended. I purchased from Lowes in that "trendy" color, grey. And I LOVE it. It's been over a year, I haven't gotten tired of it so far.