Combination of tiles and parquet in the living room with an open kitchen

Everyone in our environment advises against laying parquet in the kitchen area

Maybe change the environment. We have cork flooring in the open kitchen-dining-living area, I would have laid parquet there too.

We also sometimes butcher hunted game in the kitchen

That is probably not the usual practice in normal single-family homes. The trend is towards a second kitchen and there is also stainless steel.

If I intended to regularly slaughter game in the kitchen, set up my photo lab there once a month, or have pigs that come running in every day to beg for food, I would also insist on tiles. I personally would also choose tiles again and again. But if someone wants parquet in their open area and does not indulge in extraordinary living habits, there is hardly any argument nowadays that should speak against it.

Regards

Of course, everyone can do as they please. The fact for me is that the flooring in the kitchen is exposed to different stresses than in the living room, and in my experience, this eventually shows in the appearance. I don't even know the last time a drop of water (except when mopping) touched the floor in our living room. In the kitchen, this happens all the time, it can already happen when unloading the dishwasher.

We are really torn - thanks already for your assessments!! Since we are not really the "wipe right after" type, it could well be that lasting marks will collect on the floor over time. The question is whether that is really so bad, but at the moment I tend to go for tiles in the kitchen area and parquet in the rest of the living room. Difficult decision

We are not yet at the point where we have to make the final decision, but since we also basically want a uniform floor in the kitchen-living-dining area and find parquet too risky, we will most likely opt for vinyl. Because as already mentioned, in the kitchen there are quickly grease or water splashes on the floor, which can sometimes go unnoticed for a while (especially when guests are over). Another reason against parquet for us is that we have cats, who sometimes throw up. Fortunately, this doesn’t happen often with our two, but it does happen. And preferably exactly when we humans are at work. It can then remain there for a few hours. Of course, tiles would be the most sensible option there, but due to the hardness and coldness, that is not an option for us. So vinyl remains as a compromise.

a fat spray mist unnoticed.

The good thing is that fat does not harm an oiled floor. The opposite is more likely the case