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68 Times Good DIY Ideas Met Bad Execution And Chaos Ensued
Unless you’re naturally handy, taking on a DIY project can be quite the challenge. It will require patience and a lot of trial and error, especially for someone with little to no experience.
As you might expect, some of these endeavors will fail. While that’s nothing to be ashamed of, there’s a slight chance that your work may be featured on the DIY Fail subreddit. The group’s profile summed up what they’re all about pretty succinctly: “perfectly good ideas executed… poorly.”
We collected some images from the page that stood out to us. See how many posts from this list you relate to the most.
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#1
Mom Decided To Make This Veggie Lodge For Christmas. It Wasn't Working Out Right, So She "Fixed It" By Turning It Into A Veggie Dune Buggy. Problem Solved
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#2
Sweet Lamb Cake
#3
Found In The Foreclosure My Friend Bought
#4
No Stove? No Problem!
#5
I Thought I Could Polish The Scratches Out Of My Polycarbonate Eyeglasses
Upstaged75 9 months ago
That's an expensive mistake. Kind of like the time I used a scrubby thing on the glass stovetop. 😫 Why they even make glass stovetops is beyond me!
#6
Got A Leak? No Problem!
#7
"Ground"
#8
Like It Never Happened
#9
Special Coat Hanger
#10
Keep On Truckin'
#11
Someone Didn't Read The Slide's Instructions. It Drops The Kid On His Head
#12
Of Course It Will Hold The TV, Honey!
#13
My Mum's Attempt At French Macarons. She Started Out So Determined Too
#14
Hey, Do You Think The Concrete Patch Worked??
#16
My Stepfather Using His Glorious DIY Dock
#17
What Does Redoit Think Of This New Headlight?
#18
Your Horizontal Pallet Beds Are Plebeian Stuff Compared To My Pallet Loft And Hovering Bedside Table!
#19
I Was In Marseilles. I Got A Sensation Of Speed On My Left, Like Something Unstoppable. I Looked At It. It Was The LEGO Spoiler Car !
#20
This Guy Showed Up To My Buddies Work To Buy Oxygen Tanks And Said "Just Put Them On The Bed Of The Truck"
#21
"Yes Honey, I Can Totally Make That Nightstand"
#22
Tried To Organize My Wife's Earrings As A Surprise... I Meant Well
#23
Tried To Make A Hiding Place In A Book !
Huddo's sister 9 months ago
I have made these before and it helps if you coat the outside edges with glue first
#24
When Pulling A 4 Inch Screw Goes Wrong... This Is On The Ceiling
#25
This Belongs Here
#26
Another Great Fail From The Foreclosure My Friend Bought
#27
Basically Why One Should Not Replicate What One Sees On Pinterest
#28
I Have No Words
#29
DIY Google Glass W/ Night-Vision I Made Today © It Works!
#30
While Tracking Down A Rattling Noise In The Heating Ducts, Found A... Brick. Had A Heck Of A Time Reaching In To Get The Damn Thing Out. Quieter Now!
#31
What Do You Mean "Crush Hazard" It Looks Perfectly Safe To Me
#32
My Steam Friend Made A Phone Case... Out Of Cardboard
#33
I Was Wondering Why The Ceiling Was Sagging Before I Removed It
#34
If You Put Enough Holes In A Wall You Will Find A Stud
#35
Arbor Fail. Neighbors Have Had This "Work In Progress" Unchanged Since Mid-Summer. The Post Holes Aren't Even Filled In
#36
New House... Previous Owners Electrical Tape Plumbing
#37
My Girlfriend's Mum Paid Their Friend To Install A Heat "Vent". Im In Disbelief
#38
Someone Made Some Stairs
Upstaged75 9 months ago
Uneven ones. Which are dangerous because they can make people (like me) trip.
#39
I Present To You, My Shower Head
#40
So My Uncle "Fixed" His Dock
PrettyJoyBird 9 months ago (edited)
The one from earlier? He added to it. Progress i guess except its drowning.
#41
My Sisters Friend Posted This. No One Has Told Him How Awful It Is. He's Seriously About To Grout This In!!
#42
Not Mine, But One Of My Favorite DIY Post Ever; The Wooden Jeep
#43
My Wife Didn't Want Anyone To Trip Over The Old Well Pipe. She Decided She Wanted A Miniature Tardis As A Cover. This Was 2 Years Ago. This Pic Was Yesterday
#44
Tried Out An Embroidery Pattern I Saw On Pinterest
#45
My Kitchen Doesn't Have An Exhaust Fan
#46
Bachelor DIY Door Knob
#47
DIY Race Car
#48
'My Landlord's DIY Fail', Otherwise Known As 'How To Save Money And Turn Your House Into A Fire Hazard In One Easy Step'
#49
Spotted This Beauty Today At A House We're Flipping
Upstaged75 9 months ago
Must be in Canada! 😂 (Those are hockey pucks. And yes I see they say New York Rangers)
#50
Painting Around Outlets Is Hard! DIY Lifehack: Remove Faceplate Before Painting!
#51
If At First You Don't Succeed, Drill More Holes
#52
Only The Most Experienced Contractors
#53
World's Worst Birdhouse
#54
Walnut Cooking Spoon. Nailed It!
#55
How Not To Plane
#56
How My Father-In-Law Fixed His Eves Trough
#57
DIY fail Would Not Be Complete Without The Shed Of Doom
#58
Ex-Wife's Attempt To Put Up A Chain Link Fence. She Didn't Bother To Cement The Posts
Stardust she/her 9 months ago
Average fence in India be like (gets damaged after 2 weeks and nobody bothers fixing it)
#59
I Attempted Macramé, Instead I Ended Up With This Monstrosity
#60
Sweet Potato Roll
Firstname Lastname 9 months ago
"deconstructed" sushi roll, like the reality competition chefs say.
#61
My First Dyi Kids Fence... What Do You Mean It Does Not Fit Right?
#62
I Decided To Make An Enclosure For My Raspberry Pi
#63
When My Wife Makes Me Bake
#64
Saw This In /R/Funny Thought It Belonged Here
#65
Turn 2 1/4 Times To Flush (X-Post R/Wtf)
#66
I Thought You Guys Might Like My Speaker Shelving
#67
Saw This At A Local Restaurant. Fits Like A Glove!
highwaycrossingfrog 9 months ago
If you look closely, it is installed through a slit cut in the ceiling tile. And possibly upside down.
#68
First Time Soldering Copper For My Hose Spigot
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