Whatever the documents might be, they often find their way to a cedar chest for storage. However, this isn't always the best place for them. The cedar wood will release acids over time that can ...

New ugly holiday sweaters are now a multimillion-dollar industry, but the most profoundly hideous among them remain the ancient ones that have survived decades of storage in dusty, moth-ridden ...

Dear Readers: If you inherit or have a cedar-lined chest with that awful mothball smell, here’s what you can do to eliminate it. First, open the chest and let it sit outside in the sunshine and ...

Dear Readers: If you inherit or have a cedar-lined chest with that awful mothball smell, here’s what you can do to eliminate it. First, open the chest and let it sit outside in the sunshine and ...

I bought a cedar chest made by The Roos Mfg ... in American homes (particularly in the South). Some were used for storage, others were used for hope chests – also known as dowry chests ...

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, following the wood grain. Vacuum up the sawdust.

Dear Readers: If you inherit or have a cedar-lined chest with that awful mothball smell, here's what you can do to eliminate it. First, open the chest and let it sit outside in the sunshine and ...