Matey
From "I could never do that" to "I made that." Matey turns your real room, budget and skill level into a plan you can follow, one step at a time.
Not a skills gap. An identity gap.
First-time renters and homeowners, mostly young women, want to make a space their own. But DIY still feels like someone else's world, and most people give up before they finish.
From "do it yourself" to "make it for yourself".
DIY reframed as a creative act that ends in something you're proud of. Three steps: Scan your room. Plan a project that fits. Make it.
Walk through mateydiy.com
The front door
A short film explains the idea before anyone reads a word.
Start with what you want
Pick a project, or describe it in your own words. Matey works out where you'd start.
Skills you grow into
Get Started, Get Better, Get Good. 38 skills, each taught once and reused.
Stop for Siún's reskinned skill screen, in a phone frameYour room, measured
Point your phone at the wall. Matey sizes the project and works out what to buy.
Hero film · 1:16See it in motion.
The film from mateydiy.com, walking through the site from first pick to a finished cut list.
Built, backed and refined.
projects designed
skills, each taught once and reused
Enterprise Ireland founder programme, 2026
Like most startups, we pivoted from our first version.
Don't get wedded to the first idea. Know when to let it go.