So, What Does DIY Actually Even Mean? Obviously “do it yourself” — but diy valentine’s day gifts for him that all? You see and hear the acronym “DIY” everywhere, and you probably already know what it stands for: “do it yourself. But “DIY” might conjure up totally different images for different people, because really, it can be about so many things.

Basically, DIY means that, instead of hiring a professional to do a particular task — or, instead of buying goods from a store or an artisan — you’re choosing to do that task or create those products yourself with no direct help from an expert. And DIY goes beyond that, since it can also be applied to things like cutting your own hair, sewing your own clothes, decorating a cake, managing your own investments, and so much more. DIY hashtag on Instagram, and you’ll see just about everything you can imagine. Personally, when I think about DIY projects, my mind goes to home improvement tasks.