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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

How would you like to have an old-fashioned, aromatic cedar closet in your new home? Just the thought of it brings back fond memories of my own mother’s fragrant cedar chest.Cedar closets became very ...

Dear Heloise: I have a 92-year-old cedar chest that was my mother's, and my granddaughter would like to have it. The problem is that through the years, the cedar aroma has turned rancid. I have tried ...