When the term DIY (do it yourself) comes into question, many of us have different associations with it. Some people are avid fans of it and even like to repurpose old items with creative twists, while for some people... the term quite literally means a disaster in every way possible.
Let's be real, even those who are rather skilled at making things themselves have failed quite a few times before they got it right. However, sometimes we not only lack the patience and skills to execute the plan, but also the literal sense to know when something is not going to come out the way we want it to. Some ideas are just meant to never be executed for our own piece of mind, unless we don't mind nightmares, that is.
Now that all of that is out of the way, we suggest you check out some of the DIY fails submitted by the members of the r/DiWHY subreddit community. And unless you want to intensify your nightmares for tonight or just have a good laugh, make sure to check out previous posts here, here, and here.
#1 Biblically Accurate Furby
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#2 Your Grand Kids With Cherish These… Or Bury Them In The Backyard
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#3 You Can Do Many Things That Is Not This
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#4 Sticking Herbs And Spices All Over Your Bathroom Wall To Make The Room Scented
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#5 Up For Some Spam?
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#6 Nail Polish Heel..
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#7 Socks For Human Beings
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#8 It Was Suggested I Share My Resin Encased Sausage Here
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#9 Flood Preparations????
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#10 DIY And 5 Minute Crafts In A Nutshell
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#11 “What Are We Cooling The Outside” -My Mom
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#12 I'm No Electrician, But I Think I've Solved The Mystery Of Why Changing The Lightbulbs Didn't Work
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#13 How About This Centrepiece, Seen At A Dentist's Office?
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#14 Can’t Say I’ve Seen Something Like This
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#15 This Motorcycle Was Made Into An 18-Wheeler… Type, Thing
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#16 Local Artist’s Custom Paint Job
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#17 This Monstrosity! Yes, That Is One Vehicle
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#18 Hmmmm
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#19 This Subreddit's Title Says It All
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#20 Ah Yes, The Classic Baby Lamb Seasonal Decor!
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#21 I Just Spent $2 Worth Of Duct Tape To Fix A $1 Backscratcher. Totally Worth It
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#22 I Wouldn't Tell Anyone I Won The Lottery... But There Would Be Hints
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#23 Ouch
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#24 Don't Worry, No Smell
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#25 Jairs
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#26 My Younger Brother (11) Has Inexplicably Hot-Glued Colourful Buttons To Random Keys On His Keyboard
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#27 What Do You Think… Wall Mounted Too High Or Just Right?
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#28 Okay....
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#29 Eeeeeeeeeeew
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#30 Not A Movie Set! I Have Been So Fascinated By This House For Years And They Finally Took Down The Facade The Day After I Got A Good Picture! Had To Share!
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#31 Just Because You Can
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#32 This Tyre Tube Face Mask
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#33 All Mail Is Nuked For 10 Seconds To Destroy Any Tracking Or Listening Devices Put There By A Vague Yet Menacing Government Agency
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#34 Because Cat Bed
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#35 Who Needs Amber If You Have Hot Glue
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#36 Thank You For Your Service
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#37 This Is ... Interesting
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#38 Saw This At A Juice Shop. Sat In It For A Little Bit. Feels Exactly How You'd Expect
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#39 Repurposed Jeans :(
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#40 How To Maximize Your Rim Size On A Budget
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#41 Op Said “Phone Will Not Charge Without Pressure”
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#42 Found While Thrifting. Who Thinks It's Real Lol
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#43 My Friend Went To Look At An Apartment Today And This Was The "Shower"
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#44 My Computer I Decided To Build In A Jerry Can
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#45 A Loft Bed For Visitors You Don't Like
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#46 At Least Two People Thought This Was A Great Idea. Whoever Made It With Old Keyboards And A Glue Gun, And Whoever Agreed To Buy It To Stock In A Local Independent Shop
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#47 Fixing
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#48 My Moms Boyfriend Built An Outdoor Pisser So He Doesn’t Have To Use The Fence Anymore
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#49 Zip Ties Sewing Job
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#50 Because Getting New Faucets Is Too Hard
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#51 Because It Gets Hot In The Workshop And There’s No Ac
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#52 Absolutely Disgusting
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#53 The Belt Buckle
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#54 My Mom Bought A New House And This Is What The Previous Owners Did To The Pool!
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#55 My Dad’s Home Made Dog Door. It Lives On. In Fact, It Now Has A New Custom Door Stopper
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#56 Now I Know Why Laptop Chargers Got So Hot
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#57 Came Over To My Stoner Cousins House, He Made This While Smoking
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#58 Disrespectful Colander
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#59 Going Home For Thanksgiving Never Ceases To Amaze Me At What My Father Can Come Up With
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#60 Redneck Penthouse?
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#61 The Gaming Chair
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#62 Found This In The Internet
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#63 This Monstrosity At My University
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#64 Roach Lashes
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#65 My Dad's Razor
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#66 Kitchen Sink Placement
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#67 “Frugal And Gorgeous” Who’s Gonna Tell Them?
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#68 Friend Of Mine Told Me To Post This Here. My Glorious 0.5$ Drawing Glove
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#69 "Therapy Chairs" For Childrens' Hospital Were Rejected. Wonder Why?
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#70 I Guess That Is One Way To Keep Track Of All Your Remotes
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#71 Please, Do Not Cover You Bathroom Counter In Cement. This Has Homeowner Written All Over It
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#72 Previous Homeowner Wanted Coax In Every Room
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#73 DIY Planters
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#74 Homemade Stool Made Of Spray Foam
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#75 Angle Grinder Lamp
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#76 Take A Ride On The Death Swing
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#77 Me Neighbors Added A… Foyer? Entry Way? To Their Home And, Well…
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#78 I Made A Thing
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#79 Sand Home Theater
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#80 How Is This Even Road Legal?
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#81 Should Make One Every Year And See The Evolution Of His...bumkin
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#82 Because Tap Shoes
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#83 I’m So Tired Of Seeing This Shit
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#84 "Custom" Wedding Dress For Sale For $1000 On Fb Marketplace?!
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#85 Man Laptops Are Getting Hot
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#86 We Built A Double Decker Couch :) But Better Circa 2012 ;)
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#87 The Floor In The Bathroom Of My New Place Is Just Aluminium Tread Tiles
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#88 Budget Stairs Anyone?
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#89 Aunt's Last Renters Cut A Hole In The Air Duct
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#90 Stumbled On This Gem In My Feed Today
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#91 Put Your Lights Out
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#92 All Out Desperation
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#93 My Dad Painted The Light Yellow
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#94 It’s The Season For Spray Foam
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#95 "Art"
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#96 Because Grass Between Your Toes Feels Amazing
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#97 We Built A Double Decker Couch
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#98 Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good Furniture?
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#99 At A Craft Fair Today
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#100 These "Nails"
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#101 A Car Around Town
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#102 "And When The Sun Hit The Porch Just Right, The Rocks Sing"
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#103 Why? Just Why?
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#104 Wonder What The Throttle Does
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#105 A Mini Fridge Where Only Two Drinks Fit In
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#106 Vegas Masterpiece
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#107 Someone Tried To Make My Mom On A Cup
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#108 Fastest Pepper Grinder In The South, Brisket Wasn't Going To Season Itself!
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#109 I Present You - The Mailwave!
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#110 My Brother's Phone, Used Gum Wrappers
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#111 My Girlfriend's Idea Of A Plant Support
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#112 This Paint Job On A Car
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#113 Found This While Jogging. Dude Used More Screws On His House Number Than On The Own House
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#114 Found At Goodwill, Someone Welded Silver-Wear To Look Like A Person
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#115 Spotted In San Diego… Just, Why?
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#116 Must Have Escaped From New York
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#117 Saw This Walking Home
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#118 Shabby Chic Death Trap
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#119 She Sells Seashell Shoes…
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#120 This Is How I Fixed My Broken Headphones 3 Years Ago
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#121 [oc] 2015, We Thought We Were So Smart. We Weren't. It Wasn't. It Was Heavy, Ugly, And A Complete Diwhy
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#122 Possibly An Unnecessary Twist
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#123 Because He’s Not A Wuss
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#124 Is Duct Tape Cheaper Than Paint?
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#125 Because Your Rifle Deserves A Gun Rack
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#126 Because You Need To Do A Lot Of Cooking Tomorrow And The Bathroom Is All The Way Across The House
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#127 Because Condiments Dispensers Are Classy
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#128 No Reason Why Lawn Care Can't Be Sexy Af
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#129 When Your Butt Needs Cuddles
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#130 DIY Tailgate Deterrence
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#131 Because BBQ In Bed Needs To Be A Thing
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#132 Because There's A Skate In My Boot
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#133 Because You Gave Up Cheese
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#134 Sushi-Ception
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#135 Custom Pee Hose Service
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#136 The Dual Wield Hammer.
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#137 You've Seen Some Double Couch, But Are You Ready For Our Triple Couch?
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#138 How My Friend (Who Has A Mechanical Engineering Degree) Installed His Mailbox
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#139 It's Classy
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#140 Because Your Room Needs Ambiance And You Don’t Use Your Colander That Much
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#141 Because Traffic Sucks
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#142 Made This For My Wife. It's Our 14th Anniversary
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#143 Because Tick Tock On The Clock
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