As I was finishing up my “Ombre” desk set re-do, I thought about my collection of essential oils.The drawers of the desk were in very good shape and had no odor whatsover. However, I’m into essential oils and I have an oil from Young Living called Cedarwood. I decided I would wipe down the drawers with a mixture of water and about 10 drops of Cedarwood. I thought that might be a perfect scent for a wooden drawer, right? It smelled so good, I put a little oil on q-tips and put one in each drawer for awhile. I love opening the drawers and getting a faint whiff of Cedarwood. You might try a favorite scent in the drawers of something you are working on or purchased.  Another tip…..if your drawers do have an odor, paint or spray a coat or two of Zinsser water-based shellac to seal in odors such as smoke or a musty smell.  These odors won’t penetrate through the shellac.  This works on stains, too.

Q-tip dipped in essential oil and placed in drawer for a short time.