Origin
The concept of DIY, which originated in the West in the 1960s, originally meant not relying on or employing professional artisans to perform home repair work by using appropriate tools and materials. Although the origins are unknown and may be evolving, the rise of the DIY term is often attributed to a British television presenter and craftsman, Beili Bakenier(Barry Bucknell), who first defined the concept of DIY and promoted it to the widest possible extent.
Home toolkits with some simple DIY tools
Europeans have begun to decorate their own homes. At the same time they found DIY decorated the house more personality, no matter what you decorate it is different, and they are most satisfied. They found DIY's later advantages, the renovation of the house became a great joy outside of work, not only to relieve the pressure of work, but also to learn.
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purpose
DIY always seems to start with people wanting to save money. In order to save money, people inevitably choose to "do it themselves" rather than "others do it themselves". More than ten years ago, "hit furniture hot" really let many people pass a "DIY addiction", is because many people do not count after the economic account, feel that they are better than buy, than do people, just do it. Because scale management makes the cost of industrial production much lower than the cost of artificial production, not expensive and convenient, people may not embrace DIY.
But when people are tired of seeing the uniformity of industrial products on the market, or the lack of a market product on the market that meets their particular needs, the idea of "Do it yourself" can come true. Do what you need, do what you want, do your own work that is unique and unique in the market, become a higher level of DIY pursuit.
It gives more satisfaction in the process.
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