I have used it for countertops, tile, porcelain sinks and even boat floors with great success.

Home Depot has a some great porcelain 12x24" tiles for under $2 per sq. ft.

Through-body porcelain tile costs barely more than ceramic for the materials, the same for the install, and is far more durable. 

Only thing that will is a cast iron or heavy steel with porcelain finish.As to the window the best is raising a small one clear to the ceiling. with NO ledge of any kind for bottle setting. 

Porcelain tile is very tough and cleanable, but will cost more to install.

Typically there are 5 types of flooring: Carpet, vinyl (tiles and sheet goods), Laminates, wood and ceramic (or porcelain).

Read here:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/51308-porcelain-vs-ceramic-which-is-more-durable

https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercarbonara/2017/08/22/buc-ees-game-of-porcelain-thrones/#26e4d9237626.

You need some sort of edge or border to contain the backsplash where it belongs.If you are using a ceramic or porcelain tile you should be able to get a pencil edge in the same product line.If you are using a glass or mosaic tile the only option often is aluminum edge trim which any tile store has to offer.  

Or when you've got good friends or co workers that time and time again buy a brand new $300k+ single family house to live in on $50k to $60k a year salary, and they show you the house with big smiles asking your opinion on what they should do with all the landscaping or what types of ridiculously expensive art pieces they should buy, or how they want to rip up the brand new porcelain tiles because "the wifey wants new travertine in the brand spankin new house" and all you can do is think about the incredibly terrible "investment" they just made was as I drive off in my 1997 Toyota Tacoma with $270k miles on it, but financially sound.