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Most young teenagers spend their days thinking about school, hobbies, or the latest gadgets. But one boy from Dubuque, Iowa, found a very different way to fill his free time. Instead of scrolling through screens or settling into routine after-school habits, 13-year-old Luke Thill decided to build something real, lasting, and entirely his own: a fully functioning tiny home in his family’s backyard.
And he did it with determination, creativity, and a work ethic far beyond his years.
This is the remarkable story of how one boy turned boredom into a blueprint, and a summer idea into a home he built board by board.
A Big Idea from a Young Mind
