1930's Style Built-Ins Made with Reclaimed Shiplap and Beadboard

Our 1930’s style built-ins were made with reclaimed shiplap, beadboard, and pine wood making them unique custom builds.

reclaimed shiplap and beadboard built-ins

In our last blog and video, Nate continued working on our built-ins by building cabinet doors using antique reclaimed beadboard. They were definitely a labor of love, but turned out so amazing!

In this blog and video, you will see him continue the project by working to patina the new slotted head screws we purchased to fit the time period better and match our antique brass hinges. And you will also see the final result of our built-ins made with reclaimed shiplap and beadboard!

BUILT-INS WITH HOMEMADE PATINA SCREWS

We previously mentioned that we picked up some antique brass hinges at a local antique store. They were installed on the built-in cabinet doors that were made with beadboard. Instead of using typical Phillip’s screws, we had to maintain the time period with these precious handmade built-ins.

antique brass hinges with Phillips screws and slotted head screw

Nate found slotted head screws and ordered them. The problem was that they were brand new and shiny. That would not go with our antique brass hinges which were old and tarnished. The solution – figure out how to patina the slotted head screws on our own. The result – success!

antique brass hinges with Phillips screws and slotted head screws

After a lot of research, Nate came up with his own little diy method. He used a mixture of apple cider vinegar and salt. And he didn’t worry much about the exact measurements. Just an eyeball of ingredients. Our video shows him trying the method several times in different ways. At the end of the video, he was able to figure out the best way it worked for him. Check it out for some inspiration if you are trying to accomplish the same thing.

He basically mixed apple cider vinegar and salt in a container. Then placed the screws in a round styrofoam cut out. You can use anything really as long as the screws can be placed straight up and down without moving around. He placed the lid on the container and let the fumes and vapor of the concoction go to work to patina the screws. He also thinks that placing it in the sun helps to speed up the process.

FINALIZING BUILT-IN CABINET DOORS MADE WITH BEADBOARD

The built-in cabinet doors were almost completed, but needed to be dry fit and minor adjustments made. Nate wanted to make sure they opened and closed properly. Since they were made of reclaimed wood, they would not be perfect. But that’s what we were going for anyway – imperfection. That’s the beauty of old stuff. The rugged look and feel.

man holding hand up to handmade built-in made with reclaimed beadboard and pine

He decided to remove the screws from the battens on the back of the cabinet doors. Instead he would glue them and insert nails in them with a nail gun. He’s not sure if that is the “professional” way to do it, but wanted to go that route. Even if the gurus out there would say not to glue them to let them expand and contract with the wood. So far we haven’t had any issues.

Then he gave them a final sanding and primed them. We have yet to paint them. I’m thinking we should just go with Shoji White since our vaulted beadboard ceiling and cottage exterior are the same color. It would be easy to touch up and feel classic. All one simple color. And reminiscent of our time in Hawaii living in a Japanese home. Nate learned how to work on shoji doors then and the name of the color reminds me of that special season.

The cabinet doors looked so great once they were installed. And as a final touch, wooden knobs were added for functionality to open and close the doors.

man using cordless drill to install wooden knobs on cabinet doors

TIMELESS BEAUTY OF 1930’S STYLE BUILT-INS

Now when you look at our large shared living room and kitchen wall it just feels like a timeless 1930’s cottage. Old reclaimed shiplap and beadboard fill the space along with salvaged pine wood. Hence the name of our cottage – The Little Pine Cottage.

The shiplap and beadboard are also pine. Even our old original hardwood flooring! We’ll be getting to that one soon and it’s another gem! Especially since we were able to salvage them for free. The price though was all the work to do so. But, it was worth it to have real hardwood floors in our little cottage.

We had no idea we would be creating such a handmade home when we bought it. It has been quite a journey of joys and challenges. And it’s finally beginning to feel as if we can enjoy a bit of the fruits of our labor. A labor of love indeed!

There is so much more to share coming up. We hope you continue to follow our journey of building a handmade home and hope that it inspires you with your own projects.

Materials & Tools We Used

Cordless Drill: This was used to screw in screws while building DIY built-ins.
Nail Gun: This was used to add nails to our built-in cabinet doors and the battens on the back of them.
Electric Sander: This was used to sand the beadboard cabinet doors and smooth out the surface before they were primed.
Paint Roller: This was used to prime the beadboard cabinet doors and our previously built front porch.

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reclaimed shiplap and beadboard built-ins before and after

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Thanks for joining us on this journey! We hope that you will find inspiration watching us learn as we go while we’re attempting to renovate and rebuild this old small historic cottage mostly on our own~ while working full time jobs! Stay tuned for more progress updates ahead. Read more about us here.

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