We too have lino (in the large kitchen area) and would love to upgrade & were thinking slate too as my in-laws got it done and OMG it looks fantastic ... then one time we stayed over there place & my then 2.5year old DD wore her brand-new leather Clarks shoes to only moments later scuff the front of them so badly on her Nan & Poppa's nice new slate floors ... So, it won't be slate floors for us