Overview

For this contest, we want to see what you're doing to update, improve or repair things around the house!


Build a custom piece of furniture to fit your space, show us how to paint or tile a room, design and install custom closet organization, add solar panels to your roof - any project that improves or updates your home in some way is eligible.


Share your best home improvement project and you could win a $500 gift card!

The Home Improvement Contest is closed.

Grand Prize

19 Prizes

Grand Prize

One Grand Prize Winner will receive:

First Prize

Three First Prize Winners will receive:

Second Prize

Five Second Prize Winners will receive:

Runner Up Prize

Ten Runner Up Prize Winners will receive:
How It Works

Write an Instructable

Create a new Instructable that fits the guidelines outlined in the contest description above. To be eligible, Instructables must be published between Feb 28, 2022 and Apr 25, 2022 (11:59pm PT).

Enter

Upon publishing your Instructable you'll see checkboxes for open contests. Select Home Improvement Contest. If you have entries currently eligible for entry, it will also show up by clicking "Enter this Contest" on the right side of this page.

Accepting

Entries are accepted by Instructables staff within one business day Monday - Friday. What matters is the submission time, not acceptance time.

Judging

A panel of judges made up of Instructables staff and respected members of the community rate the finalists. The averages of the ratings determine the winners.

Winners

When the winners are decided they will be notified and announced here on the contest page.