When it comes to lifestyle trends today, there’s no question that tiny homes and minimalistic living have been dominating the field.
While the term “tiny house” invokes thoughts of a cramped and cluttered dwelling for some, others are showing us the two don’t always go hand-in-hand.
It turns out that comfortable living can be achieved in tiny spaces that are amazingly designed to offer simplicity, mobility, and versatility.
All on a relatively low budget.
One 13-year-old teen decided to do some experimenting himself. He wanted to know if he could build his own tiny home on his own and live in it.
For some people, it’s a certain lifestyle – and one that’ll definitely make more sense once you see what kind of amazing things you can build on a small surface area.
Let’s not forget that this teen is only thirteen years old and has already bravely decided to take on such a huge DIY project.
He’s a 13-year-old craftsman.
Luke Thill, a teen from Iowa, decided to build his own tiny house in the backyard of the family home.
The teen did basically all of the work himself, although he did ask for some assistance once in a while.
After all – building a home doesn’t exactly sound like a one-man project.
But make no mistake, Luke took everything into his own hands and even raised the money himself to get the necessary materials.
His mission was a success.
While many teens do chores and mow lawns to buy new kicks or games, Luke put that money towards his personal goal: building a tiny home nearly all by himself.
Aside from mowing lawns, Luke also traded some stuff.
He even organized a small fundraiser.
Luke definitely wasn’t an expert in all the things necessary to build a house, but he fixed that in a pretty smart way.
For example, an electrician came over to help the teen take care of all the electrics, in exchange for Luke clearing out his garage box. A win-win situation.
Luke is big on recycling.
That’s why he’s proud to say that most of the resources were either repurposed or salvaged.
For example, he got a whole lot of siding from his grandma, and a friend of his uncle was able to hook him up with a front door.
There were many other small items and materials that Luke received, which is also the main reason why the price tag for the whole building remained quite low.
In total, Luke spent around $1500.
The tiny house measures out at 89 square feet and is about 10 feet tall.
This 13-year-old doesn’t have his own room, he has his own house.
Here, he has privacy and he even installed his own fridge, a microwave, and even set up a dedicated hangout zone, complete with a TV and room for gaming.
Luke showed off his success.
When the home was finally finished, he invited everyone to the backyard and gave them a personal tour.
The electricity works perfectly, but the house doesn’t have plumbing as of yet.
It’s not too much of a hassle for Luke, however, as the house isn’t far away from his parents’ house.
He’s definitely proud of his minimalistic house which has some pretty nifty elements to save space.
For example, the dining table folds into the wall, instantly opening up the hangout zone.
He loves his home as it gives him some peace to do his homework and relax a little.
If this is what Luke is accomplishing as he’s just getting started in life, we can only imagine what he’ll achieve in the future.
Take the full tour of this 13-year-old’s self-built tiniest of tiny homes in the video below!
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