how do I remove "old wood" smell from furniture?

Question

Inherited a large 5 drawer chest from a woman who passed on. She was in her 90s, so I'm sure this dresser is older than me (I'm 31). Anyway, I wiped down all the drawers and even the inner frame with Pine-sol, then with Pledge Multi Surface Cleaner. After wood dried, there is still an old "musky" odor.

I want to put my 6 month old's clothes in this drawer (it's in her nursery). How can I remove the smell, or what product can I use to mask the odor so it does not penetrate my baby's clothes?

Answer 1

first, buy some murphy's oil soap (or store brand of the same product), add it to a bucket of warm water (about 2 teaspoons) and wipe all the furniture with this mixture. make sure you wring out your cloth often and don't make your cloth really wet, wring it out well..........then let it dry COMPLETLY, and buy some lemon or orange oil, doesn't matter which, you could even use baby oil. apply some oil to a clean, dry soft cloth and rub all over every inch of your furniture, top, bottom, sides. it will take several days for the oil to soak in but not only won't it smell anymore but it will look beautiful!! good luck!

Answer 2

I cleaned the chair with Lowe's equivalent of mineral spirits since they no longer sell it. Then I rubbed it down with minwax wood stain in the same color as chair since it had a few scratches, then dry cloth. All the while I was sitting it in the sunshine outside. When I first acquired the chair and brought it in the house, it made the whole house stink. Now I have the chair in in a bedroom and you cannot even smell it when you walk in the door and the door has been closed. Its a lot of work but well worth it. I also sprinkled carpet fresh on upholstery and vacuumed.

Answer 3

I had the same problem and I just washed the furniture with Pine-sol and used actual lemon wood oil to keep the wood moist. It'll go away it just takes time and lots of fresh air and TLC. The wood oil did the most, in my opinion, did the most to get rid of the smell lb

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Answer 6

I inherited my Grandmother's chest of drawers and it was like that too. I tried everything. I finally rolled it outside and took the drawers out and let that sucker get some sun and fresh air. When I brought it back in I put fabric softener sheets in each drawer and closed them for about a week and that took care of it.
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Answer 8

Lemon oil will help on the outside.

The best thing for the drawers is cedar blocks, or little cloth bags full of dried lavender. They help soak up the musty smell.