The Trend Of Do-It-Yourself

Over the past few decades, people have become much more home renovation savvy. Many Americans enjoy building a shelf storage cabinet in their kitchen if they need extra space or putting in bath storage cabinets instead of calling someone else to do it for them. In response to this trend, do-it-yourself companies have sprouted up all over the nation. Consumers want to have the ability to customize the products they purchase while also being able to buy them at the lowest possible cost. This is where home improvement stores and organization type stores come into play because they can offer both of these demands to the consumer. Customers are increasingly demanding more customization choices as well as the ability to do some projects on their own without any kind of help from a professional.

Stores like Lowes and Home Depot started out providing products for construction companies with wholesale like prices, especially for small construction companies. Once more and more people started to do their own home improvements, these stores became more "average" consumer friendly. There is such a wide range of items from which to choose from at these types of stores that the possibilities are endless. When you do things yourself, you can truly customize your home or apartment.

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The do-it-yourself trend has even caused the popularity of stores like The Container Store and IKEA to skyrocket. At these places, people can select pre-made pieces and then take them home to put together themselves. This way, consumers can make their products as expensive or as inexpensive as they want. The pieces themselves are usually sold at a lower cost than if they were all put together in one thing. This also gives the customer the opportunity to personalize their purchases they way they want to, while still getting a little bit of a lower cost. This type of store is great for people who want to do smaller projects on their own, instead of taking on everything (including bigger projects) on their own. Consumers now have much more power in deciding what exactly they want their home to look like. Even just 20 years ago consumers were somewhat at the mercy of the choices that companies put out for them depending on the season and what each company thought would be popular. Now, customers can have just about anything customized.

Most recently, more women have started taking on do-it-yourself projects, even ones such as installing a bathroom sink or shower head that are usually more difficult to complete. Of course, many companies took note of this and started updating their stores to fit the needs of both women and men. It will be interesting to see in the distant future when the economy begins to recover, if this trend of do-it-yourself will continue or it will start to decline, since sometimes when people start making more money, they tend to hire additional help. It will certainly be fascinating to watch this trend over the next 10-20 years to see where it goes.

The Trend Of Do-It-Yourself

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