Hi there! Glass is very easy to keep clean.....I rarely even wipe it over :) The glass does have seams in the corners and under the window, which are filled with clear silicone.....the only way to go seamless (it is available here in Oz anyway) is a Laminex product which we were going to use called "Metaline". It is made of aluminium but looks just like glass, and can be cut to fit around windows, and bent around corners, making it seamless. The only reason we chose glass was the limited colour range, but lucky for you, they have some GORGEOUS goldish colours such as champagne perle and autumn perle.....google it and see if it's available to you :) Also, if you were to go with glass, we had the option of the clear glass (which has green tones) or the slightly more expensive Super clear glass.....which can be painted any colour you choose, without any green tinge. Our cabinet maker had the glass sprayed and cut by a local glazier and he installed it himself.......looked pretty simple. Happy kitchen designing :)