Hardwood floors or ceramic tile. Your preference?

I just went through this process in the summer, but I used contractors. We had a designer. I wanted tile in the kitchen, but since we opened everything up between the kitchen and the den we went with hard wood in the kitchen. So in the end, the bathrooms and the laundry/mud room was tiled, and the rest of the house was hard wood. We went with three different widths for the hard wood. Using rugs in the bed rooms and the rest of the rooms sets off the room. If you are going to do the hardwood floors the old fashion way by laying, sanding, and coating, then I would not hesitate putting the hardwood in the kitchen because the floor is sealed. If you plan on installing pre finished hard wood flooring then I would go with ceramic tile in the kitchen. But you need to consider the layout of your house. If you have an open plan, it is best to use the same flooring throughout. The interior looks more uniform and appealing to the eye. One thing I noticed about the tile compared to the tile we used to have is the grout line. The grout line in the tile that was laid this summer was much thinner. This gave the bathrooms a much more elegant and modern look. It simply looks marvelous. Lastly, nix the carpet and go with rugs. Pick rugs to enhance the decor in each room, so that each room has its own personality. Hardwood sells and carpet does not. The buyer can always decide to put carpet in if they want too. One last piece of advice. Make sure you have the humidity checked under the house. If the humidty is high, like above 14%, your hard wood flooring can start to cup, or warp over time. Even if this does occur, if you get the humidity down and controlled, then the wood floor will go back to normal over time. Good luck.