15 DIY project ideas for 2023

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We’re just about to round up the first quarter of 2023, have you considered your DIY projects for this year yet?

Even if you have, there’s always room to add more activities or projects to keep yourself occupied, develop a new skill, or improve your overall standard of living.

Here are 15 DIY project ideas for 2023

If you are into sprucing up your home, here are some activities you can get busy with:

1. Painting: Pick up a brush and can of paint and get to work brightening up your walls and furniture. .
2. Update simple fixtures: Change out curtain rods and curtains, doorknobs, or even upgrade your lighting fixtures to give your home some refined finishing touches.
3. Restore hardwood floors; if you notice squeaking floorboards, save a bundle by restoring the floor instead.
4. Clean out the gutters/guttering:  Grab a ladder or pick up a shovel and get to cleaning.
5. Tidy up your landscape: Take up the shears or mower and get your greenery in top shape.

If home improvement isn’t your thing and you are more creative, here are some handy DIY projects for you:

6. Woven or knotted home décor items. If you’re good at crochet or knitting, challenge yourself to creating mats, rugs, chair covers etc.

7. Candles. Invest in a candle making kit, experiment and develop your skill to have pleasant fragrances around your house.

8. Paper flowers. It’s a creative way to spruce up a room while saving the money you would spend on real flowers.

9. Tie-dyeing. If you want to add a splash of color to some fabric then this is an easy, hands on, way to go.

10. Jewelry making.  Select your materials; beads, resins, pebbles etc., and start making beautiful handmade items to wear and share with others.

Are you a foodie who prefers to be creative in the kitchen? We’ve got you.

11. Homemade yoghurt. With minimal items you can create a healthier product to your specific taste.

12. Nixtamalized tortillas. For a healthier tastier tortilla, try cooking and soaking the kernels in slaked lime for characteristic taste

13. Icebox cheese cake. Use a different type of easy to spread cheese, coupled with crisp cookies to make a delicious dessert.

14. Chocolate chip cookies. This one comes with a twist as you are required to brown your butter and leave the dough overnight before continuing the process.

15. Bread. Simple, yes. But add your own secret recipes to improve the nutritional value or flavor for yourself and loved ones.

Do It Yourself projects come in all shapes and sizes and can be used to learn a skill, earn some extra cash and to challenge yourself beyond your every day capabilities. We hope this list, which you don’t have to follow to the t, inspires you to have an even more amazing 2023!

Written by: Andrea Louis

For: Generation Y Dominica