Hello! Baking soda has worked well for other folks. Sprinkle it in the hutch and let it sit there for a couple of days. Then vacuum up the baking soda. The smell should be gone!
I would put the baking soda in a few small dishes throughout the china hutch, close it up and leave it as long as necessary. I have also heard that coffee grounds work in old trunks, so it may work in your hutch, too.
Charcoal. Place dishes of charcoal in it for a couple weeks. If the inside of the drawers are raw wood, you can also wipe out with soft cloth dipped in rubbing alcohol.
Don't forget to clean the outside as well with a good cleaner/polisher. I cleaned a piece of furniture I got from a relative who smoked, and I could not believe the brownish smoke residue that came off the piece. I also cleaned every inch of the finished inside of the hutch, the door glass, etc.
That worked for me, but I have since read that some people use little dishes of coffee grounds/beans inside smelly cabinets.
I had a similar problem with an entertainment center. I used a good wood cleaner, then used orange oil and rubbed it down really well. There was still a faint smell in one of the inside cabinets and that took a little more time and products to finally get rid of.
I used little mugs or dishes filled with coffee beans or grounds.
Baking soda did very little.
Charcoal.
Crumpled up newspapers.
Leaving really strong candles (unlit of course) for weeks at a time helped too.
Bounce sheets.
Various spices, like cinnamon sticks or cinnamon pinecones at Christmas time. They sell those year round at Michael's.
I even tried several onions. Uncut. (it was a trucker's solution to smoke odors in his cab).....
When ever possible, I left the doors open.
In the end, it just took time and several of the above. Mostly the cleaning and oiling.
I worked on one I bought for months! I washed every inch of it inside and out...don't forget the underside of the base and drawers! I used vinegar and water, wrung out the cloth almost dry and went back over the finished areas with a dry clothe so as not to damage the finish. Washed the glass good too. You have to wipe down everything. This helped a lot, but did not completely fix the problem.
I then sat the piece on an old sheet and sprinkled baking soda inside.
Finally, I was fortunate enough to have a little OUST left in a can and I sprayed it good! You may have to use Febreze since Oust is no longer made...again, don't forget undersides! Good luck!!!
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Hello! Baking soda has worked well for other folks. Sprinkle it in the hutch and let it sit there for a couple of days. Then vacuum up the baking soda. The smell should be gone!
I would put the baking soda in a few small dishes throughout the china hutch, close it up and leave it as long as necessary. I have also heard that coffee grounds work in old trunks, so it may work in your hutch, too.
Charcoal. Place dishes of charcoal in it for a couple weeks. If the inside of the drawers are raw wood, you can also wipe out with soft cloth dipped in rubbing alcohol.
Don't forget to clean the outside as well with a good cleaner/polisher. I cleaned a piece of furniture I got from a relative who smoked, and I could not believe the brownish smoke residue that came off the piece. I also cleaned every inch of the finished inside of the hutch, the door glass, etc.
That worked for me, but I have since read that some people use little dishes of coffee grounds/beans inside smelly cabinets.
I had a similar problem with an entertainment center. I used a good wood cleaner, then used orange oil and rubbed it down really well. There was still a faint smell in one of the inside cabinets and that took a little more time and products to finally get rid of.
I used little mugs or dishes filled with coffee beans or grounds.
Baking soda did very little.
Charcoal.
Crumpled up newspapers.
Leaving really strong candles (unlit of course) for weeks at a time helped too.
Bounce sheets.
Various spices, like cinnamon sticks or cinnamon pinecones at Christmas time. They sell those year round at Michael's.
I even tried several onions. Uncut. (it was a trucker's solution to smoke odors in his cab).....
When ever possible, I left the doors open.
In the end, it just took time and several of the above. Mostly the cleaning and oiling.
good luck!
Another thing you might try is dry coffee grounds. Set some in the cabinet with the doors closed.
I worked on one I bought for months! I washed every inch of it inside and out...don't forget the underside of the base and drawers! I used vinegar and water, wrung out the cloth almost dry and went back over the finished areas with a dry clothe so as not to damage the finish. Washed the glass good too. You have to wipe down everything. This helped a lot, but did not completely fix the problem.
I then sat the piece on an old sheet and sprinkled baking soda inside.
Finally, I was fortunate enough to have a little OUST left in a can and I sprayed it good! You may have to use Febreze since Oust is no longer made...again, don't forget undersides! Good luck!!!
BEST IDEA EVER!
WE BOUGHT ARIA LAS VEGAS HOTEL SCENT STICKS FOR THE HOUSE. EUREKA! WE PUT EM IN THE CHINA CABINETS TOO AND MUSTY ODORS ARE GONE.