20 Dumbest DIY Projects That Went Hilariously Wrong

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Despite what the internet says (I'm looking at you Instagram and TikTok), not everyone is cut out (or ready) for the DIY life. There are just some things better left to the experts.

For those of you keeping score at home, every week, we scour the internet for the worst DIY projects and fixes to share with you. There are some doozies this week!

Kitchen with a granite counter slab over the stairs — UtopianLibrary / Via reddit.com

"This house has a counter slab over the stairs (located in the kitchen). It's currently priced at $925k."

"Really weird. I like more counter space, but really weird." - Ok-Cat-6987

Aquarium that's mounted to the wall — Unhappy_Raspberry_21

"Wall mounted aquarium"

"This gives me anxiety." - Perfect_Natural_4512

Lamp with a shade made of monopoly money — Finnleyy / Via reddit.com

"Thrift store find! My first find in the wild!"

"Monopolamp." - Finnleyy

DIY project that added a screwdriver to the end of a key — Owlette / Via reddit.com

"Sure, why not weaken your key to raise the risk of it breaking off in the ignition so it can stick out 3x as far"

"It's a joke to make it look like the car was stolen. Back in the day you could break the lock cylinder out of an ignition switch and then turn the switch with a screwdriver and the car would start. It's a little out of date now, though. Since the late 90s/early 00's keys have chips in them that the car needs to see before it'll start." - DeepNorthIdiot

Steel frame bike — Ens1ferus / Via reddit.com

"Steel bicycle. This guy never skips leg day."

"You lock that thing to the bike rack so no one steals the bike rack." - notawarbler

Downspout that's facing right at an electrical box — Machinefun / Via reddit.com

"Well placed downspout"

"Might be wrong, but that's not how sparkling water is made." - Chancellor-1865

Recliner that was spray painted blue — BruceInc / Via reddit.com

"Don't like the color of your armchair? Just spray paint it."

"Maybe it was deliberate to get him to spend less time in the chair." - Nikkian42

Horribly fixed block wall — colbone669 / Via reddit.com

"Landlord fixed the block wall parking garage"

"All that's missing is a couple of cans of expanding foam to fill in the gap. Just like new!" - Kahnza

Car wheel with 4 holes drilled when it's supposed to be 5 — Scyth / Via reddit.com

"Proof that 4 goes into 5"

"This is so hard to look at. It's messing with my head in an algebraic, obnoxious way. I'd think my brain would go to geometry." - shmallyally

Car with horribly executed home repairs — vicemagnet / Via reddit.com

"Mechanics hate this one simple trick and this other trick. I didn't notice the zip ties until after I took the photo."

"It's the spirit of hope." - Gwyrr313

Soda can ripped open and a straw inserted — Wiegenlied77 / Via reddit.com

"Someone please, this is so unnecessary."

"They probably saw some TikTok 'lifehack' about opening your soda from the top (notice the can opener in the bottom right)" - Well_thats_cool

Clock made of computer parts found on Facebook Marketplace — Pardyou / Via reddit.com

"Seen in Facebook Marketplace"

"OverClocked motherboard." - SeriousMannequin

Crazy diy plumbing job — brokenpinata / Via reddit.com

"Dr. Seuss would be proud of this plumbing job."

"Job took 20 minutes to solder and cost $5,000 in copper." - Desperate_Scale5717

"Tailgate bench"

"This could be a really nice get-well-soon gift for someone who got ran over by a back Chevrolet truck." - aykcak

"Custom denim crocs"

"Imagine wearing 'jrocs' (jean crocs) with 'jocks' (jean socks)." - AcresofGundle

Bike handlebars that were replaced by a Nintendo 64 controller — Machinefun / Via reddit.com

"Nintendo 64 handlebar grip"

"I wonder what he'll do when the batteries run out." - Working-War-3654

Toyota Yaris with a cabin attached the roof — jaqian / Via reddit.com

"Convertible Toyota Yaris. I have no idea how you get into it. Maybe through the sunroof?"

"The Yaris is already pretty scary to drive in windy conditions. I can't imagine this helps." - HeadFund

House that is not at all being built to plan — intellectual_punk / Via reddit.com

"All according to specs, right?"

"They painted the shadows. That's on a whole other level of dedication." - ScruffyTheJanitor

Horribly painted room — Every-Swimmer458 / Via reddit.com

"Rate my husband's paint job."

"There's masking tape under that right? Right?" - tropicbrownthunder

"Who the heck thought this would work?"

"They should extend the trim up and around the door piece to make it look more finished." - toinfinitiandbeyond

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