Our home is our sanctuary—the place where we spend much of our time and unwind from the outside world. It’s only natural to want to love what we’re surrounded by and to create the kind of atmosphere that feels right.
Bringing those ideas to life can be expensive, but some determined people choose to take it into their own hands. In the DIYUK community on Reddit, British DIYers proudly share their most impressive before-and-after projects. Scroll down to see their transformations and maybe find some inspiration for your own home.
#1 The Dreaded Hall/Stairs/Landing Project That’s Been On The Cards For 5 Years
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#2 Budget IKEA Fitted Wardrobes
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#3 DIY Home Office Garage Conversion
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#4 1 Year Of Ownership
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#5 My Dad Went With A Creative Approach To Covering A Gap In His Skirting Board Where A Radiator Was Removed
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#6 I Made A Built In Bed For My Daughter
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#7 I Began To Think I’d Never Get It Back To A Usable State!
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#8 So I Finally Finished My Project I Am So Bloody Happy. It’s Not Perfect In A Few Places But I Did It Myself (Mostly) Thanks To This Sub. More Info In The Decription
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#9 Took Me 3 Months To Complete The Bathroom
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#10 I Made A Gate!
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#11 4 Day Weekend So Finally Got Around To Improving The Wc
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#12 Budget Bathroom Renovation Complete
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#13 How It Started vs. How It’s Going!
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#14 Self Build Garden Room/Office
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#15 Bedroom Makeover. Don’t Look Too Closely!
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#16 Can’t Afford A New Kitchen Yet So Painted The Cabinets
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#17 Solar Log Store
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#18 Pebbledash Removal
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#19 4 Months Later, Its Almost Finished
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#20 Before And After
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#21 Finished Bathroom Renovation (Update From 4 Months Ago!)
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#22 Hallway And Living Room Glow Up!
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#23 One Of Our Lockdown 1 Projects. Convert The Useless Corner Under The Stairs Into A Shoe Drawer!
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#24 Not A Trades Person, But I Had A Go At Building A Faux Chimney, I Think It Looks Alright. First Real Project I’ve Taken On Like This
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#25 Freshened Up The Stairs In My Ex Council Hose. :) First Time Home Owner
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#26 Update: I Know Some People Were Keen To See The Result Of My Tiler’s £400 Quote
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#27 I Was Thinking Of Replacing My Front Door But Ended Up Painting It For Just £30 Instead
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#28 First Attempt
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#29 Front Room Renovation
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#30 Ruined Potting Shed To Garden Hideaway
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#31 Novice Bathroom Glow Up
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#32 Bought A New Gaff And Thought I’d Spruce Up The Floors A Bit
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#33 Before And After
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#34 Success! My Wife Didn’t Believe I Could, But I Did
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#35 Just Some Shelves, But Quite Proud Of The Result
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#36 My First Real Venture Into DIY, A Home Gym At The Bottom Of The Garden!
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#37 DIY Bathroom Glow Up £3000 With Underfloor Heating
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#38 Under Stairs Storage
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#39 Driveway
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#40 Roof Terrace Refurb
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#41 DIY Built In Wardrobe Project (In Photos)
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#42 Built-In Wardrobes
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#43 Before And After Of Fitting My Own Kitchen
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#44 Massive DIY Job
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#45 Guys. It’s Habitable!!! I Did It!!
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#46 New Windows
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#47 Stairwells And Stair Runners, You Say? Had My Protractor Out For This One
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#48 Cupboard To Small Shower Room. DIY
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#49 Well I’m Pretty Happy With The Outcome! For A Bricky!
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#50 I Built This
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#51 Found These Victorian Tiles Under Our Carpet!
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#52 Budget Kitchen Refresh, £106 On Mdf And Paint
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#53 Easter Success; No Trip To Screwfix!
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#54 Gave The Kitchen A New Face-Lift. Only Took About £250 And A Weekend. Feeling Chuffed
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#55 Victorian Door Repair
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#56 Painted Kitchen Cupboards. What Should I Do With Tiles?
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