Projects(Page 7)

DIY projects you can build yourself, featuring detailed instructions accessible for a wide range of skills and abilities.

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Family toasting at Christmas dinner
DIY

Take great family photos you’ll actually like

By Harry Guinness

Home office
DIY

Revamp your home office for $20

By Candis McDow

Female photographer checking photos in her camera
DIY

Turn your photography skills into a side hustle

By Harry Guinness

Kombucha second Fermented fruit tea, Probiotic food
DIY

Brewing your own kombucha is easier—and cheaper—than you may think

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie served with vanilla ice cream on marble counter.
DIY

This pecan pie combines chocolate and bourbon in the most decadent way

By Melissa Kravitz

a storm glass on a wooden surface
DIY

Mix things up by making a color-changing storm glass

By Lucy Rogers

This fried pheasant sandwich might make you forget about Popeyes and Chick-fil-A
DIY

This fried pheasant sandwich might make you forget about Popeyes and Chick-fil-A

By Colin Kearns/Field & Stream

folding saw horses in use and folded for storage
DIY

Create a portable workspace by building your own folding saw horses

By John Kennedy

Choose and install the right dash cam for your car
DIY

Choose and install the right dash cam for your car

By Whitson Gordon

Build your own NAS drive with Raspberry Pi
DIY

Build your own NAS drive with Raspberry Pi

By Jeremy S. Cook

How to make your own veggie burgers
DIY

How to make your own veggie burgers

By John Kennedy

I spent 13 hours trying to make mac and cheese in a bag. It was a disaster.
DIY

I spent 13 hours trying to make mac and cheese in a bag. It was a disaster.

By John Kennedy

a before and after photo of a messy kitchen utensil drawer and a drawer organized with a homemade DIY drawer organizer
DIY

Build your own drawer organizer

By John Kennedy

How to start cooking more Indian food
DIY

How to start cooking more Indian food

By Priya Krishna/Saveur

Want to grow a record-breaking tomato? Crush the competition with these six juicy tips.
DIY

Want to grow a record-breaking tomato? Crush the competition with these six juicy tips.

By Richard G. Snyder/The Conversation

11 dried Mexican chiles to know and love, plus how to use them
DIY

11 dried Mexican chiles to know and love, plus how to use them

By Stacy Adimando and Gonzalo Guzmán/Saveur

Getting started with Raspberry Pi
DIY

Getting started with Raspberry Pi

By Jeremy S. Cook

Get ready for No Red October
DIY

Get ready for No Red October

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

How to patch holes in drywall
DIY

How to patch holes in drywall

By Bryan Clark

woman eating a sandwich
DIY

So you want to try intermittent fasting. Here’s how to do it.

By Nicole Wetsman

10 sweet tricks for making better ice cream
DIY

10 sweet tricks for making better ice cream

By Max Falkowitz/Saveur

Make a knife sharp enough to shave
DIY

Make a knife sharp enough to shave

By Keith McCafferty and David E. Petzal/Field & Stream

A denim fix that’s better than a patch
DIY

A denim fix that’s better than a patch

By Amelia Urry

Fermentation Matrix
DIY

How to ferment (almost) everything

By Stacy Adimando/Saveur

Why you might need a dedicated camera
DIY

Why you might need a dedicated camera

By Harry Guinness

survival pack and gear
DIY

Build the ultimate natural disaster survival kit

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

How to teach kids about electronics through sewing
DIY

How to teach kids about electronics through sewing

By Eustacia Huen

an electric fan controlled by an Arduino to be motion-controlled
DIY

How to build a motion-controlled fan

By Jeremy S. Cook

Make cufflinks from upcycled materials and look like a boss
DIY

Make cufflinks from upcycled materials and look like a boss

By Jan D’Sa

How to clean retro gaming systems
Gear

How to clean retro gaming systems

By Brittany Vincent

Meteor shower and Northern Lights over Snæfellsnes glacier, Iceland
DIY

How to photograph a meteor shower

By Stan Horaczek

The complete guide to building a rooftop garden
DIY

The complete guide to building a rooftop garden

By Ryan Boysen

Cubicle cuisine: 4 delicious meals you can cook in the office microwave
DIY

Cubicle cuisine: 4 delicious meals you can cook in the office microwave

By Ilana E. Strauss

Take soapbox racing to the next level with a motorcycle engine
DIY

Take soapbox racing to the next level with a motorcycle engine

By Anthony Fordham

Never waste bread again
DIY

Never waste bread again

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

How to print giant wall-worthy images yourself
DIY

How to print giant wall-worthy images yourself

By John Kennedy

How to build a pocket toolkit you’ll actually use
DIY

How to build a pocket toolkit you’ll actually use

By Dan Seitz

Start growing a verdant indoor garden in three easy steps
DIY

Start growing a verdant indoor garden in three easy steps

By Summer Rayne Oakes

How to make simple meals in your hotel room
DIY

How to make simple meals in your hotel room

By Eric Ravenscraft

A beginner’s guide to butterfly watching
DIY

A beginner’s guide to butterfly watching

By Marion Renault

How to make your own butter
DIY

How to make your own butter

By Connor Relyea

How to make pottery from scratch
DIY

How to make pottery from scratch

By Ilana E. Strauss

How to make and print your first 3D model
DIY

How to make and print your first 3D model

By Jeremy S. Cook

How to set up your first 3D printer
DIY

How to set up your first 3D printer

By Jeremy S. Cook

4 simple foods you can make on your own
DIY

4 simple foods you can make on your own

By Marianela D’Aprile

Getting started with Arduino
DIY

Getting started with Arduino

By Jeremy S. Cook

How to repair window screens
DIY

How to repair window screens

By John Kennedy

Need #plantshelfie inspiration? Here are the best submissions from PopSci readers
DIY

Need #plantshelfie inspiration? Here are the best submissions from PopSci readers

By John Kennedy

Adam Savage Every Tools a Hammer
DIY

Adam Savage’s definitive guide to every kind of glue

By Adam Savage

How hydroponic gardening can help you
DIY

How hydroponic gardening can help you

By Alisha McDarris

Grass isn’t always greener—here’s what to plant instead
DIY

Grass isn’t always greener—here’s what to plant instead

By Eleanor Cummins and Kaitlin Sullivan

‘Paint’ shapes in the dark with long-exposure photography
DIY

‘Paint’ shapes in the dark with long-exposure photography

By Jeremy S. Cook

How to build a thriving indoor garden
DIY

How to build a thriving indoor garden

By Ellen Airhart

Four food pranks for office life on April 1
DIY

Four food pranks for office life on April 1

By Dan Seitz

welded bottlecaps
DIY

How to spin weld at home

By Sean Michael Ragan

How to make a light-following robot in one afternoon
DIY

How to make a light-following robot in one afternoon

By Jeremy S. Cook

Long exposure photography is an easy way to make your photos stand out
DIY

Long exposure photography is an easy way to make your photos stand out

By Jeanette D. Moses

Photo editing presets make big money for influencers, but you’re better off making your own
DIY

Photo editing presets make big money for influencers, but you’re better off making your own

By Stan Horaczek

Add USB ports to your outlets without springing for an electrician
DIY

Add USB ports to your outlets without springing for an electrician

By Whitson Gordon

chickadee eating caterpillar
Environment

These plants bring all the birds to your yard

By Kat Eschner

How to build a tabletop catapult
DIY

How to build a tabletop catapult

By Sophie Bushwick

How to make the world’s best paper airplane
DIY

How to make the world’s best paper airplane

By Jason Lederman

Shooting portraits on photo paper is a mixture of chemistry and a dying art
DIY

Shooting portraits on photo paper is a mixture of chemistry and a dying art

By Stan Horaczek

Koji strip steak
DIY

This Japanese fungus can dry-age a steak in 48 hours. Here’s how.

By Kevin Gray and Jason Tasauro