April 10, 2013 Cartoon Collections Cartoons: Home Improvement We are a nation of do-it-yourselfers. Some just do it better than others. Diana Denny Share on Facebook (opens new window) Share on Twitter (opens new window) Share on Pinterest (opens new window) Weekly Newsletter The best of The Saturday Evening Post in your inbox! Join SUPPORT THE POST “How’s old Do-it-Yourself this morning?” October 1955 “She’s in the back, spraying venetian blinds.” October 1953 “That certainly isn’t how I’d fix a leak in the roof.” October 1942 “Say, now, aren’t you the clever one?” August 1949 “Charlie saved a bundle by building our cabinets himself … that is, if you don’t count what the hospital charged for sewing his thumb back on.” July/August 1993 “Well! I just hope my living room walls look half as pretty as you do!” March 1952 Subscribe and get unlimited access to our online magazine archive. Subscribe Today Become a Saturday Evening Post member and enjoy unlimited access. Subscribe now