"Pete @ www.GymRatZ.co.uk" wrote in
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graham wrote:
Thanks everyone for your comments. In the end it looks as though
there's no overwhelming case for any solution and that it's the usual
trade off between personal taste and budget.

One additional note from me based on last nights kitchen activities...
Granite is so tought it is completely un-forgiving to crockery should you
be the slightest bit clumsy.

That's a very good reason for it not being in our kitchen. Tiled floors are
the same. All our saucers are already mended and we're running out of life,
don't want to buy new ones to be skipped by the kids when we go.

Mary