Project ideas
Ideas grouped by the space you are working on. Every one carries a cost range, a skill level and a time estimate, and links to the full guide when there is one.
10 ideas
Backyard ideas on a budget
A backyard changes a lot on a few hundred dollars, as long as the money goes on structure and light rather than on furniture. Most of these projects are a weekend each, and the biggest one, the raised beds, still comes in under $650.
Costs from $80 – $200 up
10 ideas
Garage storage ideas
A one-car garage usually holds much less than it should because everything sits on the floor. These ten projects put the walls and the ceiling to work, and most of them are a Saturday each.
Costs from $30 – $70 up
8 ideas
Renter-friendly DIY ideas
Every idea here reverses when you move out, and the most any of them leaves behind is a small screw hole you can fill in a minute: nothing glued to a painted wall, and nothing else a landlord would notice. Each one says what it takes to reverse it.
Costs from $40 – $120 up
10 ideas
Small bedroom DIY ideas
A small bedroom is usually short of storage and light rather than short of space, and both are cheap to fix. These ten projects all fit a 10 ft by 10 ft room, and every one of them can be done without moving a wall.
Costs from $175 – $275 up
10 ideas
Weekend DIY projects for beginners
Each of these ten projects finishes in a weekend, needs no special skill, and leaves you with something you keep using. Materials run from about $30 to $800 depending on the job, and the whole starter tool kit is about $150.
Costs from $225 – $325 up
Get ideas for your own space
A list is a start, but the ideas that fit are the ones built from your own photos, dimensions and budget.
Get ideas for your own space