Start With A Small Project

The nice thing about home improvement is that most people can do it. You don't have to be a contractor or a landscape engineer or a plumber, you just have to want to make your home better and more comfortable to live in. Part of the fun of home improvement is helping to making the house more personal, to reflect your values and personality and to turn your house into a home.
An additional terrific thing is that these improvements don't have to be huge projects that cost a lot and time consuming, they can be small projects that can be completed over a weekend and for very little money. They should also be fun, because when you have fun doing anything, even if it is work, you tend to do a better job and tend to get better outcomes. The other thing is that you don't have to be an expert in whichever field you are going to perform the task.
A person can acquire assistance and information in a variety of places and you can truly do it yourself for just about any task. This means that you can tackle just about anything you want and find answers relatively simply online or in a book or magazine. Now, that doesn't mean that you should address every job that appears. Everybody should know his or her limit and not be afraid to ask for aid when that limit is met. The worst thing that you can do is start a project and do it incorrectly.
This just causes a lot more trouble than it's worth because not only have you spent money and time working on the job, but it usually costs more to fix a problem then it would have cost to just have it done in the first place. It's like being kicked when you are down and having to pay for the privilege. Know your limits and know when to ask for help and when to not even try something.
Not everyone is a tremendous handyman and not everybody is comfortable with taking on a large home improvement project, but with the correct tools and a little bit of know-how, anyone can accomplish some smaller projects that will make a big difference to the quality of their home. The trick is to do a little bit of research ahead of time and find out what it is you need to know before getting launched.