Funny,FailsNOV 9, 2026

69 Times People Realized Doing Something Themselves Wasn’t Such A Bright Idea

Eligijus Sinkunas and Justin Sandberg

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There is something quite gratifying about sitting down and working with your hands. For many it’s a hobby, but in other cases, one just has to hang a frame on a wall. How hard can it be?

So in case you’ve been suddenly inspired by some home project or home repair ideas, we’ve gathered examples of some of the funniest DIY fails from across the internet. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and if you have seen your own projects crashing down, feel free to share your story in the comments down below.

#41 Keep On Truckin'

Pickup truck using an interior house door as a makeshift tailgate

HidroProtagonist

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#42 Turn 2 1/4 Times To Flush (X-Post R/Wtf)

A bathroom urinal awkwardly connected to an outdoor spigot with a short garden hose piece.

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#43 This Guy Showed Up To My Buddies Work To Buy Oxygen Tanks And Said "Just Put Them On The Bed Of The Truck"

A red car modified with a homemade wooden flatbed tailgate, an example of doing something themselves gone wrong.

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#44 How My Father-In-Law Fixed His Eves Trough

A green gutter pipe awkwardly installed as a handrail next to a pine tree, showing doing something themselves.

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#45 Spotted This Beauty Today At A House We're Flipping

A toilet paper holder made from hockey pucks and wood, showing a hilarious result of doing something themselves

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#46 What Does Redoit Think Of This New Headlight?

Flashlights taped inside a broken car headlight socket, highlighting a funny attempt at doing something themselves

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#47 I Present To You, My Shower Head

A makeshift shower head repair using an upside down plastic bottle, an amusing example of people doing something themselves

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#48 No Stove? No Problem!

Improvised hot plate using a clothes iron balanced on a boot to heat a pot, showcasing a funny doing something themselves fail

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#49 Always Important To Think Of Safety When Doing DIY

A man standing dangerously on top of an unstable ladder set on a picnic table while doing home repairs themselves

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#50 These Driveways In Georgia

Extremely steep driveway poured leading down to a sidewalk, showing doing something themselves gone wrong

GreenEyeDutchman

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#51 I Know A Guy Who Can Do It Cheaper

An orange pipe connected awkwardly to a ceiling vent showing someone doing something themselves.

SafeDirection9454

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#52 Man Laptops Are Getting Hot

A laptop with dozens of drilled ventilation holes in an attempt at doing something themselves.

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#53 Going Home For Thanksgiving Never Ceases To Amaze Me At What My Father Can Come Up With

A kitchen faucet repaired using a screwdriver, hair ties, and rubber bands in a DIY attempt gone wrong

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#54 Found In The Foreclosure My Friend Bought

A DIY fail showing three overlapping light switch plates installed awkwardly next to each other on a wall

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#55 Pinterest’s It Pumpkin vs. My Sisters

Side-by-side photos of a professional Pennywise painted pumpkin next to a messy DIY version.

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#56 My Friends Tried Recreating A Peppa Pig Cake For Their Daughter’s Birthday

Side-by-side comparison of a professionally frosted character cupcake cake and a failed DIY attempt.

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#57 Why Not Cement Rocks On Your Toilet

A bathroom toilet and surfaces fully covered in pebbles by people doing something themselves.

DeepFriedGuineaPig

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#58 These Picture Frames Fit In The Corner

Two framed photos bent around a wall corner, an odd result of doing something themselves.

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#59 Blursed Bathroom

A mismatched bathroom shower tiled with chaotic blue and green geometric patterns showing people doing something themselves.

CaledonianErrant

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#60 Nailed It

Side-by-side comparison of neat cartoon pop-art nail design versus messy DIY attempt on nails.

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