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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Desiree Gregory, post: 1548400, member: 13685&quot;][ATTACH=full]228763[/ATTACH] Hello Antiquers! I purchased this sweet Widdicomb highboy a couple of weeks ago. I&#039;m a novice at this, so I&#039;ve made an error. I gave the dresser the &quot;sniff test&quot; on the outside and in the top drawer to check for cigarette smoke, but I missed the fact that all the lower drawers have a very strong scents of ladies perfume infused into the wood. I could cry. I&#039;ve tried a couple of things to get the smell out with little effect. I cleaned the inside of the drawers with both soapy water and vinegar water. The scent did get better in the drawers for a day or so but it came back. Since then I&#039;ve had large activated charcoal pouches in each drawer. The drawers are finished inside but the inside of the frame is raw wood. I have not cleaned the frame yet because I&#039;m concerned about damaging the unfinished wood. I did a little internet research and found that the only sure fix would be to take it to a furniture specialist and have them coat the entire inside with clear polyurethane. That sounds like quite a project considering the inside frame would need to be done in addition to the drawers. There is no scent on the outside.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any suggestions? Has anyone successfully dealt with this before? Thank you in advance![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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