Do-it-Yourself

The mission of Apartment Therapy is to help people "make their homes more beautiful, organized and healthy" by sharing resources and supporting an online community. The DIY section offers great ideas for simple projects.

Modifying and customizing Ikea products is a popular activity with DIY hobbyists, and this website and blog allows users to share their creations.

This blog combines tips, shortcuts, ideas, and much more. Lifehacker includes advice on getting organized, unique technology projects, and streamlining your life! Check out the DIY section for the newest ideas.

Use this social-sharing site to create pinboards that reflect your interests and to find inspiration for new DIY projects.

Focused on home improvement, the Magnolia Network is a cable television network and website with extensive resources for renovation, remodeling, and repair projects.

DoItYourself.com includes useful how-to guides and successful projects shared by the DIY community.

If it broke for you it probably it probably broke for somebody else. Check out this crowdsourced collection of repair procedures.

Create, share, or download user-created projects with step-by-step instructions and pictures. Includes videos, e-books, and monthly contests.

Do-it-yourself includes more than just home improvement. Read MAKE Magazine and find technology and hobbyist projects of all types, including building a clay pot smoker and a digital TV coat hanger antenna.

Don't forget youtube. youtube is an essential site for DIY repair videos. At some point you WILL find a DIY video that saves you money, maybe a lot of money.