You live in a NYC penthouse but you can't afford new kitchen?? Oh well, this is not meant in any way as an insult but Pottery Barn and C&B has sold the world on these unreal fake wood colors. Your cabinets are a lower grade wood painted to look like a cherry or whatever wood cabinet. Everybody has grown so accustomed to these stains that are so thick and non transparent that it really doesn't even matter if the doors are actually wood. You could achieve the same look on MDF with some of the darker colors. Stain is transparent what they use is heavy gel stains or brown paint. Problem is people are so use to that look when they see high dollar say walnut or cherry cabinets they think they look bad because they see the natural defects in the wood instead of brown paint. The point is you do not have a super high quality solid cherry wood kitchen. If you want it painted there is no could here. Pay $2500-3k to have them painted and be happy every morning.

There are some products that can be put onto the glass and I think some that are fused into the glass that are supposed to help with resisting water spotting. We have several clients that have purchased this as part of their custom shower enclosure, but they haven't been out there long enough for me to definitively say they work. The real secret, imo, to keeping glass clean is to clean it regularly from the start. Don't let it start to spot or glaze over - start with a regimen and stay with it.

I know you will love the Carrara. It is so beautiful and you really got a bargain with the vanity top. Local tile folks say that if you just keep the marble sealed that it will resist stains. They said that they have a marble tile sealer which lasts for 15 years. But, I had a bad marble experience. I have a shiny black marble dining table which was etched with OJ. I had to have it professionally buffed out which was expensive. I now have a glass over the black marble top so this won't happen again. Hence, my reluctance to deal with marble. But the white marble may not as hard to maintain as the shiny black marble. Here is the info on my materials. I'm in NC and I found the tile at Best Tile. They have multiple stores on the east coast, but I'm not sure the same company is in CA. The spotted quartz countertop is called Fusion from HanStone which came from another company. It has depth without having a lot of vein movement to compete with the marble. I'll be glad to post pictures when my master bath is done. However, I know it will be a slow process for me. I want to pick out as much as I can ahead of time so all of the materials will be in to keep the project on time once the demolition starts. Next week I will start to work on faucets, lighting, and mirrors while I watch for a vanity seat. Enjoy your new surroundings! I know that you will enjoy your choices every day for a long time!

@Susan Liles and @Brenda Hagel I have a curbless shower. I love it. Like the OP, I'm planning on dying (ahem, aging) in place. The odds of having an accident with any kind of tub are colossal. You can also take a walker into a curbless shower (wheelchair, too). You can have bars all around. They are super easy to clean; I sweep or vacuum half the time, lol. And, yes, mine has a shower curtain, 'cos I did everything on a budget. I was resistant at first, but I'm super happy. The biggest advantage of a shower curtain is that you can have someone help you wash. I have used just a clear shower liner in lieu of a shower curtain for about 40 years. It keeps the bathroom light and doesn't chop up the space like a regular shower curtain does. I get a new one maybe once a year: $5. I don't get water on the floor. It just doesn't happen. I have a rain shower. This might actually help water stay in the shower and not go onto the floor. My whole shower combination was surprisingly inexpensive (I'm thinking turnkey $800, including grab bars, curtain rod), and they come in many many different sizes. I can wash my dog in it if I want. I can't even imagine having a "walk-in tub". They are "sit in and freeze to death" tubs. Not to mention death traps: you still have to step over a rim, deal with a door, scooch to control the taps.... PS I've also had a handicapped shower with a low threshold. It got waaaaaay more water on the floor than my curbless shower. One other tip..... install a light above the shower. They can get shadowy. This, too, could result in an accident.