Took me just about 5 years and a bunch of scrapped prototypes to finally remake my personal website (https://pixelde.su). For comparison, the left one is my old website, and the right one is my new site.
Tried making a mix of old website design (smaller content-width with a sidebar) and modern design influences.
I used the static site generator Lume for it, and I had an absolute blast building it, and even past launch maintaining it.
One thing I have to say: Make your own websites!
It's fun, a good creative outlet, and whatever simple you might build, it's all cooler than basic Linktrees or Carrds!

