Some people love doing DIY projects. The sense of accomplishment, the pride, even the process itself. For some, it's a hobby, For others, it's a lifestyle. When it comes to DIY projects at home, 44% of Americans say they prefer to do it themselves than hire a professional.
But every DIY project can't be a winner. Probably many of us have made a stinker of one of our first DIY projects. That's where the DiWHY community comes in. They share the most hilarious and questionable cases of DIY, and, of course, they ask: "Why is this a thing?" This time, we're featuring the cream of the crop of the subreddit: the best of all time DiWHY posts!
#1 Grandma? Is That You?
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#2 I Hate It But Kind Of Like It!
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#3 Because It Gets Hot In The Workshop And There’s No Ac
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#4 5 Minute Craft
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#5 Why Just Why
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#6 My Baby Skull Desert Roses Are Coming In Pretty Nice
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#7 Airbag Accessories
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#8 Preserving Those Childhood Memories
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#9 Porcelain With Handpainted Ants
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#10 Biblically Accurate Furby
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#11 This Guy Built A Mini-Door Complete With Doorknob Into The Front Door At The Place He’s Renting, For His Cat Stanley
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#12 Just Because You Can Quilt It, Doesn't Mean You Should
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#13 This Chair Is Upholstered In Old Jeans
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#14 My 9 Year Old Daughter Bedazzled Our Remote. It's Very Pretty But Quite Challenging To Find The Button You Need
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#15 This Great Wall Of China
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#16 Found On R/Mildlyinteresting Thought It Belonged Here
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#17 ‘Modern Aesthetic’
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#18 "Does It...work?" "You're Darn Tootin'!"
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#19 "Upcycled" Knife Block
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#20 On A Scale Of 1 To 10, How Impressed Are You? I'm A 10!
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#21 T-Rex Heels
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#22 Cow Tag Earring
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#23 This Is So Stupid I’m Actually Mad Rn
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#24 Time To Ruin Some Artwork For The *~aesthetic~*
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#25 Faux Library
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#26 Tea Cup Made Of Teeth
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#27 Tesla Model Why
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#28 Who Walks Away From This And Says That's Exactly What I Wanted?
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#29 Came Across This Picture And Wanted To Share
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#30 Upcycling A Toothpaste Tube
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#31 Jean Bag Chair
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#32 If Someone Could Explain This To Us We Would Greatly Appreciate It
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#33 Just Why?
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#34 So Do You Have To Take Your Pants Off To Rob The Bank?
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#35 Ewwwwwwww
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#36 Why
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#37 Spaghetti Balls??
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#38 This Dread Bed. My Friend Got His Dreads Cut Off, His Mom Turned Them Into A Cat Bed
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#39 Beautiful Wood Paneling
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#40 The Paint Job In My Apartment Hallway (Its The Whole Building)
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#41 Can Someone Explain This One?
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#42 This Is How My Father Has Decided To Rig Up The Router
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#43 I’m Scared
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#44 Just Wait Until The Airbag Pops Out
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#45 I'm No Electrician, But I Think I've Solved The Mystery Of Why Changing The Lightbulbs Didn't Work
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#46 Repurposed Jeans :(
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#47 This Motorcycle Was Made Into An 18-Wheeler… Type, Thing
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#48 Just Gonna Leave This Here
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#49 Kitchen Counter/Stairs Hybrid
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#50 She May Be Trashy But At Least She Recycles
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#51 Unique Lamp
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#52 Nothing Quite Like Homemade Peanut M&M's
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#53 My Uncle's Christmas Tree
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#54 Feeling Insecure About How Unoriginal And Boring Your Bathroom Tile Grout Is? Want To Make A Statement? Simply Just Cover It Up With Some Glitter Glue!
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#55 Trying To Fashion A Face Mask Out Of A Brassiere
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#56 This Showed Up At My Work Today. It’s Hand Made From Old Cans Of Fanta
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#57 Found On Facebook Marketplace
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#58 Hmmm
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#59 Bumper Rockery
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#60 I Never Thought I’d See Anything Like This In My Own Town
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#61 Hundreds Of Pounds Of Steel And It Doesn’t Even Spin… Not A Big Fan
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#62 How About This Centrepiece, Seen At A Dentist's Office?
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#63 Can’t Say I’ve Seen Something Like This
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#64 My Friend Went To Look At An Apartment Today And This Was The "Shower"
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#65 “Can You Pass The Salt Before It Falls Into The Trough Again Please”
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#66 The Toilets That Await You In Purgatory
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#67 Excuse Me I Need To Ride My Piece Of Wood To School
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#68 You Better Buckle Up
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#69 With Just Basic Tools And A Little Paint You Too Can Turn An Old, Unusable Door Into An Ugly, Unusable Table
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#70 With Some Hot Glue, Tiny Babies, And A Lot Of Time, You Get Baby Tree
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#71 This Monstrosity
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#72 Harry Potter, But With Human Teeth Instead Of Glasses
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#73 As A Landlord, I Am Constantly Amazed At Some Things My Tenants Do. I Installed New Curtain Rods Before The New Tenant Moved In, But She Still Felt It Necessary To Nail The Curtains To The Wall
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#74 Hmm
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#75 Aw Yee
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#76 Stylish
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#77 Now It Looks Cool
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#78 A Woman On My Timeline Has A "Remote Stick", Because Her Family Loses The TV Remote So Often
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#79 A Lamp Made From Repurposed Material
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#80 I Made A Sweater Out Of Dryer Fluff
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#81 My Dad's Razor
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#82 A Car Around Town
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#83 I Made A Ram Guitar Pick
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#84 Someone Was Throwing Away This Custom Lamp. No Idea Why They Didn't Want To Stick With It
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#85 Make An Upcycled Hose Rug For An Outdoor Space Using Old Garden Hoses And Zip Ties!
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