Boy Builds Tiny House In His Backyard

Learning Important Lessons The Hard Way

One of the most important lessons Luke said he learned was how to deal with disappointment. The big moment of truth was the “counter-top fail.” He tried to place pieces of broken colored glass down, and lacquering the pieces to form a geometric multi-colored lattice.

Learning Important Lessons The Hard Way

But unfortunately the lacquer was too watery, and he had to backtrack. But he did make the most of it. The lacquer created a very strong bond that held the counter to the wall, because there were no screws involved. He simply placed a traditional countertop on top of the messed up lacquer, and used the space below as storage.