Deal of the Year!

When coming to the end of a big project like Miss Meadowlawn, it's sometimes hard not to get overwhelmed by all the details that you either overlooked before, or never completed or just plain forgot about. You find yourself making lists to paint one side of a door you missed, and caulk some trim you never got around to, and finish assembling the fan you started working on a week ago. You realize that not one single room is completely done because this one needs a shower door, and the other needs a closet door, and another needs vent covers, and the kitchen needs a garbage disposal etc. But  eventually things come together, and you can walk into a room without seeing anything blatant that you missed. Thats a great feeling.

One of the "details" we had was the shower door upstairs. The tile job the guys did came out so nice I didn't want to get an opaque door that would cover the whole thing. In my imagination, when I planned it out, I'd always pictured it with a modern clear glass door. The problem was, those turned out to be special order (especially the kind that don't have a metal bar running across the top.) We looked at Home Depot and for our 36" opening they were between $300-$400! We kept putting it off, but finally we decided we just needed to get a door and put it in. After checking Home Depot, and Lowes, we went to the dreaded Menards to return a door and take a look. After checking out their selection I was disappointed yet again to not find what I was looking for. I went to find Eduardo and told him the bad news. The clouds converged as I explained our very limited options. He wanted to see them himself, so we headed back over to that section. We passed an end cap on the way, and a re-taped, large box caught my eye. As I looked closer the clouds parted and a bright ray of sunshine shone on the picture on the side of the box. Turns out that it was a special order that was returned, and it was exactly the right size, and it had clear glass, and no bar. And since it was opened and not regular stock we were able to buy it for $160, which is at least $40 less than the ugly cheap one we thought we were going to have to get! WooHOOOO! We really lucked out, and it fit, and it looks amazing! Buying clearanced/discounted items isn't something we have had any luck with otherwise, but I guess the moral of the story is to always take a minute or two to look anyway, because you never know when you will find that one $300 shower door that you need.

Update: Me enjoying our new shower door. LOL. Doesn't he...I mean it look great? :)