The only thing that gives me more satisfaction around the house and office than fixing things is building things. I can't say I find it fun, as it usually involves a lot of screwing up, starting over, and liberal use of every curse word I can think of. But in the end, when you have a beautiful, new hardwood floor, or you've saved a million dollar microscope from the scrap heap, there's no better feeling. I bought my condo out of foreclosure from the developer, and there was very little finished on the interior. So I can look at almost every room (except the bathrooms, which were done, and which are my least favorite rooms), and say I did that, which is awesome. It's not perfect. I'm sure any professional would scoff and laugh at some of my work, but it's all workable. I did my best, and it didn't cost me anything more than the price of materials (including the copious amounts of beer I drank while doing it, which is the best part of doing any home project).