A good faux will always be in style with people who don't want the high maintenance of the real thing. It's just that the good faux stone tiles cost as much as the real thing most of the time. The cheap dot matrix printed ones aren't very convincing and it would be better to choose something that isn't trying to be an imitation if that is the sort you have to pick from.

Does anyone have recommendations for a good faux tile? I found Archaeology by marazzi that I liked, but dunno if it counts as the good stuff. Want a more grey than brown color..it that makes any difference.

If you want one with more grey check this one out. It has a lot of gray in it . Try to see it in person to see how much gray to see it is enough. I picked it because of the gray color .

Here is a link that might be useful: emser lucerne alpi