Reddit mentions of Do It Yourself Home Improvement: Step by Step Guide to Home Improvement

Congrats, my wife and I just bought our first home 2 months ago, as such, here are a couple of tips that might come in handy:

1. If you don't have a collection of tools, I suggest buying some. We bought a new construction and have still found things the builders could have done better. We've also done some improvements so they've been a necessity.
   
   
2. Speaking with my law student hat on, see if you can find public records on your home; make sure the title has been recorded. Your title should also have a description of the lot, make sure you know for certain where your property line is, the last thing you want to deal with is someone with an adverse possession claim later down the line.
   
   
3. Two books I've found very helpful are this and this.
   
   Otherwise, enjoy!