This smells stinks!! help?

Question

i have a chest drawer set made of wood and INSIDEthe drawers smell awful like wood and some other gross smell . I can't even put my clothes in them bcuz they end up absorbing the woody smell and it smells nasty. What can i do to get rid of that annoying smell from inside the new set of drawer chest???.....do moth balls work???

Dryer sheets don't work or air frwshner sticks,neither parfume or room sprays.

Answer 1

not moth balls! remove your drawers and set them outside for a day or two. watch for rain!

Answer 2

Try charcoal. Not the quick start kind as it has kerosene in it.

Leave the charcoal in the closed drawer for a least one week.

You say it is new, have you talked to the retailer about the smell?

Answer 3

Arm & hammer baking soda.....cut the top off of the box leave it in a cpl of days. Although the charcoal idea is intriguing.

Answer 4

if nothing else works, you might have to paint the inside of the drawers to keep the smell sealed away from the clothes.

Answer 5

it depends the age of the chest and where it was kept , sometimes humidity will cause wood to smell , or the long use of moth balls , keep it open to air the drawers out for a few days in the mean time buy some lavender and make sachet , the dollar store sells little organza bags with a draw string , fill them up and put one in every drawer ,not only your clothes will smell nice but moth s will not come inside them either , line the drawers with paper lining , you can buy that scented as well but it wont stay scented for long this is why I told you to use lavender.