81. Creepy Coat Rack

Est. Cost (New): $21*
Est. Cost (DIY): $15*
This has been legitimately featured on sites like Design Sponge and Trend Hunter, which means that there are people out there that think this is okay to have in your entryway. A coat rack really isn’t that expensive, and, honestly, sometimes it’s not a bad idea to do it yourself, especially if you have accessories that could serve as the hangers for the racks.

Creepy Coat Rack @Bryce Gruber / Pinterest
Taking the limbs off (really, dismembering in a Saw-like fashion, for those that aren’t squeamish) a babydoll and turning them into a macabre coat rack is one way to play it, though it probably will scare off your guests. You’re better off just going to Amazon or Bed Bath and Beyond.

82. Funny Soap Dispensers

Est. Cost (New): $1-$3*
Est. Cost (DIY): $13-$20*
These are actually pretty funny. Bobbie Thomas, a random social media user who was probably tired of his/her kids, came up with these DIY soap bottles. Thomas cut out pictures of his/her kids and stuck them in the soap bottles, making them look like they’re trapped.

Funny Soap Dispensers @CowiesCrafts / Twitter.com
Is it more cost-effective? Probably not, when you factor in the cost of printing out the pictures and the time taken to squeeze them in there. However, if this was a contest, there would definitely be points for creativity. For those who aren’t feeling this level of effort, you can buy a soap bottle for $1 at Walmart.

83. Lace Eggs

Est. Cost (New): $6-$7*
Est. Cost (DIY): $100-$300*
Lace eggs are the new trend taking over Pinterest, especially near Easter. However, they are ridiculously difficult to make, and the reality is that you’re going to break dozens before even getting a mildly successful, vaguely-lace-patterned design.

Lace Eggs @Great DIY Home Project / Facebook.com
Apparently, to make these eggs, you need a high-speed drill. To make them, sketch a lace pattern on the clean, blown shell (meaning the shell has no actual egg in it). Then, according to one Pinterest user, you use a high-speed drill and hand-carve the design. These drills can cost up to $1,000. It’s definitely less expensive to spend $1.54 on a dozen eggs and paint them using a $5 kit.

84. Denim Planter

Est. Cost (New): $19.99*
Est. Cost (DIY): $40-$60*
Society peaked when it invented the denim planter, pictured here. This denim planter was created by filling jeans with solid stuffing and attaching shoes to the bottom. The “waist” is cinched by a belt, which keeps the top half of the person—a planter with flowers in it—in place. The entire contraption is attached to a wooden seat.

Denim Planter @Wellingtonflgov / Twitter.com
This denim planter makes a bizarre decoration for every day, though people on Pinterest love it because it has flowers in it, this decoration would actually be innovative for Halloween. However, instead of brightly-colored flowers, you could put a container full of fake bones.

85. “Gingerbread” House

Est. Cost (New): $20-$40*
Est. Cost (DIY): $5-$6*
This dad joke takes the concept of a gingerbread house and makes it unnecessarily literal. It begs the question: which is cheaper, this “Gingerbread House” or a real one? To do the DIY-house, you’d need a container of ginger and four pieces of bread. Altogether, that costs $5-$6.

“Gingerbread” House @Sharilyn Surface / Pinterest
Some gingerbread house kits are way more expensive. If you go on Amazon, you’ll see that even beginner-level gingerbread houses (the kind you do with your kids when you’re stuck inside so you don’t turn on each other) cost $20-$30. More advanced gingerbread kits cost $30-$40. If you’re trying to save money, stick with the dad joke one.

86. Nail Art

Est. Cost (New): $60-$80*
Est. Cost (DIY): $25-$37*
To be fair, even the nail art on the left wasn’t that great, so the starting point was pretty low. On the left looks like a manicure that has grown out a couple weeks (hence the centimeter of old nail and cuticle you can see). On the right is clearly a new manicure that looks even worse.

Nail Art @makeup / Pinterest
If you’re going to DIY your nails, there are way better kits on Amazon, costing anywhere from $25-$37. Be careful doing your own manicure, as there’s a higher chance of infection because non-nail-artists don’t have salon hygiene protocols. Getting your nails professionally done, with acrylics like these, is around $60-$80, including tip. Whether the nail art on the left is worth that much, we’ll let you decide.

87. Leaf Lantern

Est. Cost (New): $5-$10*
Est. Cost (DIY): $3-$10*
You have to wonder how many of these “DIY Projects” on Pinterest are actually people bored at home, who buy a decoration from TJ Maxx or Marshalls and pretend they made it themselves. This appears to be the case with the leaf jar. At the top, you have a nice, fall-like decoration that, ostensibly, was made from mason jars, fallen leaves, glue, twine, and a light.

Leaf Lantern @Cheezburger / Pinterest
At the bottom is all the same materials, minus the light, and you can see that it didn’t work out too well for the person trying to copy the DIY experiment. You’re better off buying home décor and pretending you made it (no one will know).

88. Button Bowl

Est. Cost (New): $20*
Est. Cost (DIY): $20*
What’s amazing is that this probably cost the same to make. The multicolored buttons needed to make this decorative piece cost $10.99 in bulk, while craft glue costs $9.99. However, when applied to this DIY project, the costs don’t equal the result. The top half showed a perfectly-formed button bowl.

Button Bowl @Weebly / Pinterest
The second half looks like glue, mixed with buttons, formed into a saggy plate. According to Pinterest, you have to fashion the glue into a bowl shape before attempting to stick buttons on it. Though this really does look like a DIY project, it’s clear that only a few people have managed to make it work.

89. Melted Crayon Art

Est. Cost (New): $21.99*
Est. Cost (DIY): $70*
If you’ve spent any time on Instagram, you’ve probably seen this artwork. If you take a bunch of crayons, align them into a rainbow, and then blow on them with a hairdryer for an indeterminate amount of time, they’ll melt and drip downward to create a colorful piece of art.

Melted Crayon Art @Yasmin / Pinterest
If you’re like most people, you saw that project on Instagram, said, “That’s cool,” and forgot you saw it. However, one person attempted to copy the DIY wall art and found that it didn’t exactly go as planned. Crayola Crayons cost $30 for a 96-pack (the only appropriate quantity to buy), while a hair dryer costs $40, so this is a $70 DIY project with $0 return on investment.

90. Snowglobe

Est. Cost (New): $10-$45*
Est. Cost (DIY): $10-$20*
The proposed snow globe that this DIY project was designed to copy looks like a fun, winter decoration, seemingly made of viscous liquid, a jar, and a homemade snowman with a red scarf. The end result of one person’s attempt to copy the snow globe looks like Ghostbusters’ Stay Puft Marshmallow Man trapped in glue to keep it from escaping.

Snowglobe @youandmeandrainbows / imgur.com
Snow globes are actually pretty cheap, if you don’t buy them online. You’ll pay $10-$15 for one that you find at Target or Marshalls. On Amazon, they’re surprisingly expensive, costing $35-$45. Though, to be fair, there is way more variety on there.