And you create so much waste from the unused materials, packaging and eventually the diy itself that ends up in the trash.

Agree. I spent $200 to makeover 2 ikea hemnes nightstands that cost me $180 to buy lol. BUT they look amazing now with higher quality paint and glitzy hardware. Plus it was fun!

That also depends on who you are and what you're doing. Pretty much all of the DIYs that I've done are pretty low level decor ones because I saw a cool piece that would've cost far more than a canvas and the paint that I already had lying around or whatever the connection of materials happened to be and then wound up with things that I wanted to keep longer because they mattered more. There are definitely times where you are completely correct, but for people who just enjoy the art of making the thing, you end up with a better product for less and those extra supplies get used in the next project so it is actually cheaper and more sustainable in the longer run

From memory, DIY made a lot more sense in the 90's - with a little know-how and some practical skills, you really could make something that was on par with an item from the store for a fraction of the cost. But now everything is mass produced and so much cheaper to buy, plus a lot of the skills are lost (I feel like everyone my mum's age had a sewing machine, and every dad had a workshop). Also, DIY seems to have changed from "here's how to create something yourself with some basic skills" to either "here's how to use advanced carpentry tools and skills to make your own cabinet" or "here's how to cover a mirror with foam and call it a hack."

For me its the tears, tantrums and sheer frustration of impending doom.

Great point! Decoration only... maybe on a high shelf??

Right!?! Even with sanding plastic..the paint will chip with handling. Unfortunately I have experience with this 🫣

My thoughts exactly. Even if you put it on a high shelf, I think it's unfair to display a toy that they can't play with. they might even do something dangerous to try to get at it.

Also, if you spraypaint, use gloves, and maybe even a mask - those chemicals are really unhealthy to even get on the skin

@Xuěhuā you know, you might have a point. I'd say most importantly is asking your kids what colours they like, I would have loved to have a custom painted bedroom growing up:) I'm a big fan of desaturated tones, icy pastels, idk for some reason colours affect me a lot. I remember HATING the colours of my toys and clothes as a kid lol. Tldr: colours are important but also I agree, don't overstimulate with super Bright Brights everywhere. They might be the type of person who loves bright colours, but they'll definitely let you know if you ask:) Good luck ❤️

Right. I wouldn't call that a diy, (though he did it himself) ...that was more like art. If my husband paints a picture for you, that's not a diy because he's an artist and that's his profession.

Putting the craftsmanship back into crafts.

100% doing it

Great Idea!

I bet it looked great and lets not forget the fun and creativity in making it too!

...for the kids, no less. 😂

Like American prisons are so cheery 🙄

You're welcome Andrew! Thanks for making cool stuff!

Phenomenal work, dude. What a brilliant way to use skateboards! I lived in Santa Cruz for a long time and I thought I saw every way to upcycle used boards of all kinds but NOPE. This took the cake. Like. WOW.

It looks intense. I don't expect anybody to really make it - but fun to watch!

Evan out here looking for set design ideas 🤣

The chair feels more like a woodworking project than a DIY project to me, though that's more about project difficulty and scale - it's a bit of a nebulous distinction, it's not like there's a line you cross from one to the other, but that project definitely takes a lot of specialised materials and power tools.

@@Nick_Lewis That's the video I'm msot excited to check out after this one for sure!

Yes, but it turned out stunning!

what? no! with a thinish, smallish, healthy (!) branch like that, you’re gonna be fine. if you have a thick log or partially already dead or ill wood, bugs will fester, of course, that is nature doing it’s cycle thing. any bugs that live on the healthy bark will die with the branch. the worst that can happen is that a dead bug will lie in some corner at some point or they might go live inside your indoor plants, but most indoor plants are tropical plants, so that will only work when your branch is from a tropical tree. PSA: bugs also can come inside flower bouquets. just recently hat a black rose bug inside a rose bud that was shipped from the netherlands to eastern germany by lorry… and it wasn’t an organic rose or something weird. it just happens sometimes that things are ALIVE (jaysus! that’s a good thing in the end! i’d rather have a bug once in a while than poisoned roses and salted soil all the times) also found a red lily bug in a bouquet of a friend. another real problem you might run into, is that with your branch or log drying (cause the air inside your home will always be dryer than a forest or a living tree) is that the wood will shrink and the bark might break and chip off, especially if you glue plastic shit on it. i have seen treefakery where they used cotton tread to tie leaves (cut from old book pages even), origami flowers or cranes on branches. it will always look fake to anyone who lives with actual plants and it also will always stink of old plastic (i hate that smell!) so maybe just make a statement instead of faking something that you won’t reach anyways. and it will stay compostable 😐

This. Plus you don't want people walking around neighbourhoods mutilating trees. Properly pruning trees requires some knowledge and clearly Lone Fox doesn't know how to do it right. I saw a video where he spray-painted stuff straight above grass. As if that won't hugely pollute the ground and subsequently waterways. I stopped watching his channel after that.

@@lsamoa yeah that sounds about right. He seems like a sweet guy, but it's pretty obvious he just collects ideas from other creators without researching how to do it properly himself.

@@lsamoa no old trees round your neighbourhood ?

@@Karincl7 Old trees especially shouldn't get mutilated ffs!!!

Haha I’m the same - fun to look at, never going to make ‘em

Thanks so much!

Awww thanks! Love Kristen's channel too!

Yessss! Fellow Drew fan here. He and Nick should def have lunch.

I'd love to see a Drew-Nick coop, 2 of my favorite youtubers! Nick, these ones were super interesting, keep them coming, I loved them more than Part 1!

@@penkaur Same, the most realistic people in design on YT!!!!

Yes! Drew, Kristen and I also love Valentina, Julie and Lisa.

Please don't saw off a tree's branch if you don't know how to do pruning correctly. It's also potentially illegal. That DIY was really bad advice. Plus the branch will rot in no time and attract bugs.

Design on a Dime was a great show. The new programming on HGTV is all the same and boring nowadays. BRING BACK CAROL DUVAL!

I loved that show. We'd watch it at university in-between classes.

That was one of my favorite shows. Vern was my favorite one from it

@@livvylove2527 I love Vern Yip!

Oh yes, Design on a Dime...but lets not forget the one that came before it.."Room By Room."

Please take your computer apart before doing this, I am not a computer science major but I'm pretty sure you don't want any stray spray paint particles on the internal components (Forgive me if you already know this, it's kinda for anyone who might read this. Spray painting your computer for the aesthetic is a dope ass idea and I WILL be stealing it lol, I just don't want anyone jacking up their PCs)

@@mightymeatymech Yeah, I didn't want to try and write an entire tutorial in the comments but you pretty much need to disassemble just to mask everything off properly anyways.

This. I'm quite sure it's illegal in North America too if they're public trees or belong to someone else. Plus even if the tree is yours it's really harmful for the tree if you don't do it right. You can even kill it if you do it really wrong the way that guy did.

​@@lsamoa yeh like cutting trees in summer is usually harmful. Can let in disease and also loses the tree a lot of energy. Always cut on a slant to let water run off the remaining branch so it doesn't pool and rot. And watch a video on where to cut. Like close near a junction (so you don't leave a sticky out stumpy bit but not through a junction. You need to watch a pruning vid to see. Better to pick branches off the ground. Eg after a storm or driftwood.

I love Homemade Modern -- especially when he takes materials that would be thrown into dumps and turns them into something beautiful and useful.

Totally! I'll never make them, but still fun to watch!

Love him, He was in the last video like this with some really beautiful concrete projects ♥️