As the cost of everything goes up people are turning to cost-effective DIY hacks to renovate or update their homes.
While some transformations work well, others have been absolutely disastrous, and Next Luxury has decided to compile the most hilarious examples of bad design and DIY from around the world as a warning that sometimes it pays to hire a pro.
The blunders include a pet owner who fitted a cat flap, only to realise they put it at the top of the door by mistake.
Another homeowner decided to decorate their fridge with a grey brick design which isn't that appealing on the eye.
Elsewhere a woman didn't think too far ahead when she varnished her floorboards around her and got stuck in the middle of the room.
While another person painted their wardrobe doors white without taking them off and got white marks all over their clothes.
Here FEMAIL takes a look at some of the worst DIY fails from around the world...