DIY Fails That Took Me a While to Stop Laughing At

One thing that all DIY beginners seem to have in common? They’re way too optimistic about their skills.

They’ll scroll through Pinterest, picture themselves as the next Bob the Builder, and dive into a project without fully understanding what they’re doing. The result? Hilarious fails that are impossible not to laugh at. Check out these 7 DIY disasters that are as funny as they are impressive in their own way!

This toilet installation

Privacy while using the bathroom? Pfft, that’s so last year. In the chaos of fixing their leaking toilet, this Reddit user managed to install it—without realizing one major detail was missing: they forgot to move the door!

“You’ll be a bigger idiot if you remove the toilet instead of the door hinges,” one Redditor wrote.

This failed microwave installation

At first, you’re thinking, “Hey, that’s a nice microwave!” But then you look down and spot the result of this Redditor’s decision to skip the $150 installation fee. That poor stove never stood a chance! Guess it’s pizza for dinner tonight!

This person who chose the wrong door size

That crack? Yeah, it’s about as big as the ones you usually see in public bathrooms—am I right?!

This DIY fail could’ve been easily avoided if they had just measured the door beforehand. Or, you know, realized that not all doors are the same size.

This DIY nail fail

If you ever need a confidence boost about your nail-painting skills, this fail will do the trick. It’s basically the complete opposite of “nailed it.”

They had the pink polish, white dots, and black outline all figured out, but the messy application completely ruined the look.

This toilet puzzle

How does this even happen?! At some point, a lightbulb should’ve gone off that something was seriously wrong.

The end result? Not pretty. The person sitting on this toilet will basically fall right in, thanks to that awkward placement on the rim!.

This paint job

You’d think taking off your clothes before painting would be common sense, right? But apparently not.

This person skipped that one simple step, and now they’ve got a wardrobe full of stripes. Let’s just hope horizontal was in fashion that year…

This open concept bedroom

Nothing says romance quite like this! Instead of having to leave your partner to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, they can just wake up and catch you in action. Ah, love. It really is a beautiful thing!