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DIY is an excellent way to put your creativity and tools to good use, all while saving a bit of money. That is, of course, assuming you know what you’re doing. When you don’t, you’re more likely to end up with the opposite: a waste of time, effort, and cash.
Oh well. At least DIY disasters have a place where they can truly shine rather than just fade into shameful memory. That place is the subreddit r/DIWHY, and below we’ve collected some of the most hilariously bad fails to ever grace it.
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#1
Why Have I Done This
At home with a back injury, out of boredom I combined an old lava lamp with an old wall lamp. Yes I know it’s horrible, but I also kinda like it.
Learner Panda 10 hours ago
This is a glitter lamp. Lava lamps have some sort of gel that continually breaks up and re-forms.
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#2
Found One In The Wild!
#3
Thanks Minion Fire Pit I Didn’t Need To Sleep Today Anyways
#4
New Mac Desk
#5
Amazing Camouflage - Definitely Not A Tesla
Anemoia (They/Them) 5 hours ago
Aww, cut them some slack, they were just embarrassed to have bought the crappy ps2 graphics car!!!
#6
He Must Be Stopped
#8
Where’s The Remote??
#9
Does This Belong Here?
#10
The Most Unsafe Balcony I’ve Ever Seen
TTorrest Author 25 minutes ago
What am I missing? Are there no concrete footings or something?
#12
Introducing The New State-Of-The-Art Lts Security Camera”
#13
Fascinating But Why
#14
Uni Toe Shoes
#15
Rock Monopoly
#16
They Could’ve At Least Cleaned The Keys First
#17
I Made Headphones With A Water Pump That Produces Continuous Natural Rain Sounds
#18
Was Told My Carrot Hand Belonged Here
#19
The Sink In The Mens Room At A Local Winery
#20
Made Of 1500 Tennis Balls, Says It’s Very Comfortable!
#25
“Cute” New Way To Save Baby Teeth Just Dropped!
#26
The Glitter Is Not Sealed. It's A Sink Made Of Sandpaper
#27
Six Time
#28
Cowboy Hat Conversion
#29
Ngl, It’s A Little Cool
#30
Superfans Only
#31
Tell Me You Smoke Cigarettes Without Telling Me You Smoke Cigarettes
#32
I Made Headphones With Adjustable Tightness
#33
£3 Mirror And I Had A Vision
Shark Lady 13 hours ago
I made my daughter a mirror with love heart sweets around the edge. It's still in good condition 20 years on.
#34
Rip The Antique Globe Underneath All This
#35
Many Questions For This One
quentariel 8 hours ago
They somehow found a way to make the ugliest car ever even uglier. That in itself is talent.
#36
The “Infrared Sauna” My Dad Made
#37
Next Listing: Hand Converted Into Stump
#38
I Don’t Even Know What To Think About This
#39
And What Is The Name Of The Game That Is Played Here?
#40
This, Horrendous Thing I Saw At The Thrift Store (Yes, Those Are Real Deer Legs)
Sue Denham 13 hours ago
Reminds me of the time I took my very young twins to a wedding reception where there were mounted deer heads on the walls. "It's Santa's reindeers!" they shouted.
#41
Definitely Won't Flip Over On Tight Turns
#42
Poodle Made From Seashells, Found For Sale In A Charity Shop In The UK For £2.50
#43
Homemade Backsplash
#44
This Makes Me Irrationally Angry
#45
Saw This Beauty On The Way To Work
#46
Epoxy Resin Mantel Clock Embedded Full Of Crushed Stone
Sleepy children love Moon 13 hours ago
If they didn't look so much like teeth, I think I would be okay with it. As it is, I don't like it
#49
I Don't Think Another Coat Is Gonna Fix This
#53
I Never Understood The Hate For Epoxy Tables Until I Saw This On Marketplace
#55
Circuit Board Knifes
#56
Saw This A Few Days Ago At My Local Grocery Store
#58
I Found This Aunt Jemima Bottle With Googly Eyes And A Painted White Face And Hands At Goodwill 🤷🏼♂️
Jeff White 14 hours ago
Ok, this is so ... something, it made me snort laugh. But then Googly Eyes anywhere almost always make me snort laugh.
#60
I Made This Today, Now My Wife Is Worried
#61
Vaseline Set With Rhinestones
#62
It's A Load Bearing Boulder I Guess?
#64
My Razor Blade Scissors
#69
Picture Is Self Explanatory. Driving On The Interstate In Western Michigan
#70
The Best Of Aussie Ingenuity
#71
High Priced Rv’s Are For Suckers
#73
Restaurant’s Toilet Top In Resin
#74
Wheel Cover
Learner Panda 10 hours ago
I thought they were spikes at first and thought "that's got to be illegal!"
#75
Pretty Sure This Belongs Here
#77
Found In R/Weddingshaming Via U/Sulleys_monkey
#78
Came Across This Fire Hazard On Marketplace
#79
Found These Handbuilt Beauties On Marketplace
Sleepy children love Moon 13 hours ago
The lighting actually makes them look kinda nice. They need a certain room aesthetic to fit in, but I wouldn't mind having them
#80
I Was Told My Wall Art Belongs Here
Jeff White 14 hours ago
Not so, this is Art. Not a DYI. Art is too subjective to be labeled a "Fail"
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