New haircuts are nice and your favorite outfit may make you feel good, but new research suggests the real key to confidence is building something on your own. A new survey of 2-thousand adults finds those who’ve finished DIY projects around the house say it boosts their confidence, happiness and satisfaction. And the feel good-effect isn’t short-lived, it lasts for about seven weeks.
According to the poll of both homeowners and renters, 83% feel there’s nothing more satisfying than doing a home DIY project on your own.
- For 86%, completing a home-related DIY task makes them feel accomplished and that feeling sticks around for six weeks afterward.
- The average respondent has finished eight DIY projects in their current home, with homeowners doing twice as many as renters (10 compared to five).
- People tend to start small with DIY, with popular first projects including painting, mounting a TV and hanging up a picture frame.
- Seeing a friend succeed with a tricky household job gives 63% of those polled the guts to give a harder project a try.
- But people know their limits and are afraid to take on intimidating DIY projects like installing flooring or carpeting (41%), caulking or sealing a tub (41%), repairing drywall (38%) or projects done by interior design pros (28%).
- No matter how confident they are in their DIY skills, people see projects they’re inspired by or want to tackle themselves once a week, on average.
- More than half of respondents (55%) have posts saved for DIY projects they want to try one day, but don’t feel capable yet.
- The average person has two unfinished DIY projects at home, with the most common incomplete being painting (23%), building furniture (19%) and installing flooring (17%).
- Respondents have been putting off these tasks for about four months, on average, but other projects like starting a garden, or reupholstering furniture have been taking up their mental space for about six months.
- That doesn’t stop the average person from hoping to finish three DIY projects by the end of the year, and an ambitious 20% hope to complete at least five.
Source: Talker
Scott's Thoughts:
- I’ve watched enough HGTV to know how fast a DIY project can go really wrong!
- I am not handy, but with some help and guidance I can sometimes manage a DIY project.
- Trial and error is a part of the learning process.