DIY projects have been making a big buzz in 2020 since we are in quarantine. When it comes to remodeling a home many homeowners are getting their hands dirty and going for the “do it yourself” method.

The Guide to DIY Projects for Beginners and Advanced Crafters

When it comes to DIY crafts many people want to do it as affordable as possible with items they have at home or items they could easily purchase at the local hardware stores like Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart. Most of these DIY projects are easy to do with lots of benefits. In this guide, we will be going over “What is DIY?”, “Easy DIY Projects”, “Cheap or Affordable DIY Projects” and much more.

What is “DIY” Also Known as “Do It Yourself”?

DIY is typically home or office projects what the average person could do to customize, repair or modify without the help of a professional or handyman. The projects consist of raw or semi-raw material and component parts to produce, construct, reconstruct, transform or personalize items. The word “DIY or “Do it yourself” comes from home improvement and home remodeling consumers in the early 1900s. Home remodeling usually requires personal involvement and some sort of skill in carpentry, construction, and or creativity.

DIY Pallet Table With an Outdoor Makeover

Outdoor tables are a great way to enjoy the summer without leaving home. In this DIY project, recycled wood pallets are used in a creative way to create an outdoor table. Earn how this amazing table was created here.

Learn How to Frame a Bathroom Mirror

Little details like framing a bathroom mirror will wow your guest. This easy to do do it yourself projects is under $35. Learn more here.

Floating Corners Shelves

The floating corner shelves are a pretty cool and easy project to give your living room or bedroom the extra touch it needs.

Easy DIY Platform Bed

The platform bed is one of those projects that needs a little more hands-on and preferably power tools. To learn how to create your own platform bed click here.

DIY Hacks to Upgrade Your Kitchen

When your kitchen needs a little spark, here are a few hacks that will do just that.

Low-Budget Makeovers You Could Do With Spray Paint

Getting crafty with old or boring home decoration is a good way to get creative and turn old to new. Find more here.

Say Goodbye To Brass

Brass was in, in the early 2000s but it’s almost 2017 now, so an upgrade is definitely needed. Turning old and faded brass to black is a great DIY project.

How To Make An Awesome Fridge Ice Chest Cooler

Give that old refrigerator you have in the garage another change with this awesome creative DIY project.

DIY Projects Come in All Sorts of Sizes and Creativity

Some do it yourself projects are difficult and other projects are simple as 1 2 3, it all depends on what type of challenge you want to take on. The pros at the Local Records Office have an interesting project called “Bathroom Do It Yourself Remodeling for Under $1,000” where they remodel an entire bathroom for under a thousand bucks, check it out here. It doesn’t take a professional handyman to create awesome projects from scratch.

16 Easy Wood Pallet Projects for Beginners 

Recycling old pallets for a DIY project is a sweet creative way to reuse old pallets and revive them at the same time. Click here for more information.

Wood Tilt-Out Trash Can Cabinet

This is a clever DIY project that hides the trash can inside a cabinet. Trash cans can be an eyesore and trash may cause your entire house or apartment smell. Click here for this hack.

Firewood Storage Ideas

With winter around the corner collecting firewood so it could dry is a great idea. Firewood helps your home stay warm in the winter snow and rain. This DIY project helps you store firewood in style with minimum space.

When it comes to DIY projects it’s not always about spending a lot of money, it’s all about being artistic and creative. There is not a wrong way to be crafty, everyone has different skills to create art. Some people like to paint while others like to do photography. All of these crafts are creative and they help you bring out the kid inside of us.

Home improvement projects don’t need to be expensive when you put your mind in your project you could do it for a few dollars. The best way to get crafty for and not to spend hundreds of dollars is to go to thrift shops. Thrift shops are full of treasures that need a new home. Many folks think that thrift shops only have unusable things and worn down clothes but that’s, not the case. Thrift shops like Goodwill and Savers are known for having good furniture, mirrors, sofas, lamps, clothes, chairs, rare frames, and much more.

I’ve watched a video where a woman found a unique looking style lamp and it ended up being a collectible, she sold it on eBay and got a few hundred dollars, there was another case where a man found a watch at his local thrift shop for $5.99 and it ended up being worth $35,000. These types of events show how worth it is to shop at thrift stores.

Many restaurants that want the industrial look go searching for vintage-looking items to 2nd-hand shops and thrift shops. What does this mean? It means that not everything has to be bought brand new if you know what type of style you want in your home you will already know when you go looking for it.

Another way to save money is to ask people for things they don’t use any more, this is a great way to get items in good condition while saving money and saving the earth. Ask your grandparents for items they don’t need anymore, older people will typically have vintage and or collectible items. Ask your neighbor for things they might want to get off their hands, tell them you’ll get it off their hands if they give it to you or sell it to you for a fraction of the cost.