Several months ago, I stored a leather purse in a cedar chest that belonged to my grandmother. Now the entire chest and the contents smell like leather. I removed everything, put fresh cedar chips in ...

Dear Heloise: We have a CEDAR CHEST that we purchased at a yard sale. The previous owners must have used mothballs inside it, and now we cannot get the horrid scent out of the wood. I've tried washing ...

Cedar chests are known for their longevity, but sometimes that great cedar smell fades with time. Here's how to refresh it: Using very fine sandpaper, lightly sand the inside of the chest, following ...

Dear Heloise: I have a 92-year-old cedar chest that was my mother’s. My granddaughter would like to have it. It is a beautiful piece of furniture, but the problem is that through the years, the cedar ...

To make a cedar chest smell good again, sand it lightly to open the pores and thus activate the cedar smell. The same goes for cedar hangers. There also are cedar oils that can be rubbed in but use ...