DIY projects are good for some moments, and terrible for others. A DIY project is only a good idea when it's for something that isn't super important. In the case of decorations or personal art, it can be fun, but when it comes to things like construction and safety it's probably best left to the experts. Over the years more and more DIY projects have surfaced the internet inspiring so many people to take projects into their own hands and therefore resulting in many DIY fails.

A DIY fail is a DIY project that has gone totally wrong. Either it looks bad, works terribly, or is just overall very unnecessary. Reddit's /r/DiWHY is a subreddit that is home to thousands of the worst DIY projects and attempts out there. It's hard to say where everything went wrong, or how these ideas came to be, but at least they were shared publicly so everyone can get some sort of enjoyment from them. Here are 25 DIY projects that could not have gone worse.