Our new report breaks down everything you’re gonna wanna know about DIY projects at home.
The BHG 2024 DIY Trend Report explores the motives, emotions, and hurdles that DIYers face today.
What Is FOMU (Fear of Messing Up)?
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Avoiding DIY out of fear that youll get it wrong or make a costly or dangerous mistake.
(Clearly, bang for your buck is a key factor here.)
(Lets say its repainting your bedroom.)
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You pick and purchase your paint and supplies.
You clear out all your belongings.
You prep the space (dontmake the mistake of skipping the painters tape!).
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Maybe you finish one wall, or even twoand then you get tired.
Enter MPRS:Mid-Project RegretSyndrome.
What Is MPRS (Mid-Project Regret Syndrome)?
That feeling when you lose momentum in the middle of a DIY project.
74% even have projects that currently lie abandoned after MPRS brought progress to a halt.
(Making sure you pick the rightcalming paint colorscan certainly help with that.)
Remember what we said about subjectivity, though?
1 in 5 says bright colors add excitement to their home.
The Methodology
BHG partnered with independent research agencyGoodQuesto develop the BHG 2024 DIY Trend Report.
