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Cabinet Smells Like
Old people......
We bought a cabinet from the Salvation Army, its awesomely vintage and smells like it! I know, it sounds really awful to describe it that way, but really its the only description! DH can't stand the smell when we open the cabinet doors, oddly enough it doesn't bother me even though I have super human smelling plus I'm pregnant *shrug*. Anyhow, we have tried putting unlit strong smelling candles in there, strong smelling soaps, lavender sachets etc.... none of these things have worked....Any ideas?
Re: Cabinet Smells Like
Assuming you love the vintage of the cabinet and painting it with Kilz is out of the question...
Depending on the size of the cabinet, put a dish or two of white vinegar in there, close the doors, and let it sit for a few days. The vinegar should absorb the smell.
You could also sprinkle some baking soda in there, let it sit for awhile and then vacuum it out.
Repeat these as needed until the smell is gone.
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After deodorizing a chest freezer that smelled like rotten death, my go-to combination for getting rid of odors is newspaper, charcoal, and baking soda.
Get some of those disposable aluminum pans. Put about a cup of activated charcoal (like for aquariums - it comes in a carton and you get it at a store that sells aquarium supplies) in one, about a cup of baking soda in another, then place them, along with a bunch of crumpled newspaper in the cabinet with the doors closed. Swap out the materials daily at first, then every few days, until the smell is gone.
The activate charcoal works. Since you are pregnant, you need to avoid it. Scientists are at odds over whether the chemicals that activate the charcoal are bad for developing fetuses.
Remove the cabinet from the house and place in a sheltered outdoor area (a garage or shed that does not have any odors of its own.) Add the dishes of white vinegar and let the cabinet outgas for a minimum of one week. Then wipe down with the murphy's oil soap. Rinse down with warm water and let dry thoroughly outside. Bring inside and let sit for 24 hours. Then wipe down with lemon oil, (a furniture oil that will put moisture back into the wood so that it looks good and does not dry out). Let that dry for another 24 hours then use as planned.
Yes, it is time consuming; but it works perfectly every time. I have been using this to rescue yard sale finds for decades.