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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Anything I keep inside it reeks of mothballs. I’ve tried sanding the interior and layering the inside with baking soda and newspaper. However, the strong smell persists. What can I do ...

I've tried washing it, sanding it, using baking soda and air freshener -- we even set it outside for an afternoon with the lid open to air out.

We inherited a cedar chest that my mother-in-law had put mothballs in. How do we get rid of the strong mothball odor?