40 Hilarious DIY Fails From People Who Put The “Why” In DIY
People have too much time on their hands. Want to know how I know? Take a gander at the r/DIWHY subreddit, where people share some of the wildest DIY projects ever attempted.
I don’t want to judge too harshly, though. You can usually see how someone arrived at the original idea and admire that they actually followed through. Unfortunately, following through sometimes results in something incredibly unsafe, completely unnecessary, or downright ugly.
Still, one person’s DIY fail is another person’s work of art. No matter how you look at these projects, there’s something here for everyone. Maybe you’ll find inspiration. Maybe you’ll feel better about your own home repairs.
Either way, please unplug the power tools before scrolling.
1. This Paperweight Was Clearly Made With Hot-Glue-Gun Misuse. I Found It On My Grandfather’s Desk After He Passed And Apparently I Made It When I Was 4
2. Imagine Running Into Your In Laws While Wearing These
3. Made A Bookshelf For My Brick Collection
4. I Ate An Orange And Stitched The Peel Back Together Because I Was Bored
5. Deodordon’t
6. Easy As Pie
7. The “When Grandma passed I didn’t know what to do with her meds” Decorative Jar
8. Your Grand Kids With Cherish These… Or Bury Them In The Backyard
9. I Don’t Even Know Where To Start With This
10. Tried To Hang The Curtain Rod Above My Front Door Yesterday… Didn’t Realize What I Had Done Til I Stepped Back
11. Soo… Yeah
12. One For The Classy Ladies
13. My Friend’s Phone’s Touchscreen Stopped Working So He’s Using A Mouse
14. These Window Reflections Are Painted On
15. Because Palm Trees Don’t Grow In Indiana
16. Di-WHY
17. Swiss Army Wife
18. I Feel Like This Belongs Here
19. Finally Found Something For This Sub. Thanks Idaho!
20. Stylish
21. Roommate And I Didn’t Have A Table Big Enough For Our New Puzzle, So We Used My Closet Door
22. My Dad’s Hot Glue And Silver Spray Paint Lampshade
23. Mows Grass, Gets A**
24. I Guess Beaded Door Curtains Aren’t As Cool As Tape Measures
25. So I Posted This On Pics And I Was Really Proud Of It And Someone Said This Is Bad I Should Feel Bad And Post It Here. So Here I Am
26. Concrete And Horseshoe Kettleball Found At A Goodwill In Sweet Home Alabama
27. Those Bathroom Tiles
28. Fake Sunroof Decal For Your Car
29. Why Even Have A Tree If You Hate Nature?
30. Piano Wall
31. I Don’t Even Know What To Say
32. Oh God
33. Bought Spare Remotes Then My 4 Year Old Found Electrical Tape And Made This So We’d Never Lose Another Remote
34. About 15 Years Ago I Got Drunk And Nicked A Security Camera. The Next Day I Gutted It And Put A Lightbulb In. It’s Been Stowed Away Ever Since Until Today
35. Wooden Drainage. Why?
36. Man Laptops Are Getting Hot
37. My Mom Tried To Make A Cane For My Dad
38. Cyberpunk 2077
39. Early Pandemic Was Wild
40. How To Upcycle A Meat Grinder
