35 DIY Projects That Probably Should Have Been Left To A Professional
DIY project fails that made others ask “DiWhy”?
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One person’s pride in their DIY project may cause another to wonder 'DiWHY' instead. After all, taste is subjective, and not everyone will appreciate things quite the same way. The DiWHY subreddit is where people come together to share craft projects that were meant to be cost-effective and amazing, but may have fallen short in some respects. Scroll below to check out a few amusing finds that our team stumbled across on the thread that caught our attention. You can judge for yourself whether these amateur attempts are a hell-yah or a hell-nah!
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Hand-carved carpet on wooden floor. What a masterpiece.
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Absolutely beautiful
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Built my first home at age 30. Designed the kitchen myself and completed it with my dad who owns a cabinet shop. The kitchen is my absolute favorite part.
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Landlord used screws instead of the correct pin.
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My partner and I thought we could build a roman style tub from scratch in a month. A year and a half with no shower later, here we are.
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I do handyman work and home renos. WAs recently contracted to fill this up from the previous owner. You kinda gotta admire the guys dedication on one hand, while also being completely unnecessary.
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So I was supposed to got to a dress up baby shower with the theme L (baby's name will be Lennox, anyway)... for 3 weeks I had been working on a Lorax costume, with each edit getting progressively creepier. I was nervous to wear it and was already embarrassed by it. Today was the baby shower and my husband stuck the costume on before I started getting ready, and thank God he did, cause holy hell imagine rocking up to a baby shower dressed like this!!!! I ditched the lorax and went as a Luche Libre wrestler instead.
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Finally finished the kitchen. Adding the dishwasher was tight, but we made it work....
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Just made this addition to my Airbnb.
I hope my bank account is big enough to hold all of the revenue I will get from my bookings!
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#1 Someone Made A Jacket Made Of Heinz Packets For A Guy Named Heinz To Wear To His Wedding
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#2 Just... Why?
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#3 Customize Your Sunroof Because Why Not
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#4 Found In The Millennial Sub
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#5 I Made Headphones With Integrated Cd Player, Remote Control, Battery, Disc Storage, And Jewel Box Compartment
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#6 ...what?
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Hand-carved carpet on wooden floor. What a masterpiece.
#7 I.. I Don't Understand
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#8 Jackson Pollock Vibe. It’s A No For Me…
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#9 Blessed Be The FB Algorithm
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Absolutely beautiful
#10 I Made Invisible Headphones For My Wife
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#11 Just Installed The New Inheritance 5000 Staircase Leading To My 90 Year Old Dad's Basement
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#12 And This Is Why You Don’t Build Your Own Kitchen
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Built my first home at age 30. Designed the kitchen myself and completed it with my dad who owns a cabinet shop. The kitchen is my absolute favorite part.
#13 Landlord Replaced My Door And I Noticed It Was Creaking
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Landlord used screws instead of the correct pin.
#14 They're Almost Done With The First Coat!
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#15 Found On An Apartment Rental Listing
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#16 The Fourth Time Was Very Much Not The Charm
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#17 You What Now?
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#18 Foam To Fix Foundation
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#19 When You Think With The Box
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#20 We Didn't Have A Shower In Our House For A Year And A Half But Now We Have This!
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My partner and I thought we could build a roman style tub from scratch in a month. A year and a half with no shower later, here we are.
#21 Close Enough
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#22 Guy Really Wanted His TV Flat Against The Wall
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I do handyman work and home renos. WAs recently contracted to fill this up from the previous owner. You kinda gotta admire the guys dedication on one hand, while also being completely unnecessary.
#23 This "Ladder" To Reach A Loft In An Airbnb
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#24 'l' Themed Baby Shower DIY Costume Turns Into Nightmare Fuel. Why Didn't I Just Buy One?!
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So I was supposed to got to a dress up baby shower with the theme L (baby's name will be Lennox, anyway)... for 3 weeks I had been working on a Lorax costume, with each edit getting progressively creepier. I was nervous to wear it and was already embarrassed by it. Today was the baby shower and my husband stuck the costume on before I started getting ready, and thank God he did, cause holy hell imagine rocking up to a baby shower dressed like this!!!! I ditched the lorax and went as a Luche Libre wrestler instead.
#25 First Rate Kitchen Planning Right Here
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Finally finished the kitchen. Adding the dishwasher was tight, but we made it work....
#26 Who The Hell Thought This Would Work
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#27 Perfection
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#28 DIY Camper
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#29 What Is The Purpose Of This
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#30 Found In A Hotel In Erfurt... I Don't Even Know What To Think Of This
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#31 Found On Fb, Good Lord
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Just made this addition to my Airbnb.
I hope my bank account is big enough to hold all of the revenue I will get from my bookings!
#32 Bought Spare Remotes Then My 4 Year Old Found Electrical Tape And Made This So We’d Never Lose Another Remote
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#33 My Parents: We Don't Need A Paint Roller
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#34 Asking If I Installed My AC Properly Since This Is A DIY Job. Temp Is Set To 17, But The House Just Keeps Getting Warmer
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#35 The Solution To Too Much Empty Space
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