Perfume smell in kitchen cabinets ?

bigdog · 08-03-2018, 06:46 PM

We just moved into our new home and noticed there is a very strong sweet smell coming from a double glassed kitchen cabinet. It's as if the previous owner put a bottle of perfume or cologne in the cabinet and left it there. It's really enterable.

My wife is now cleaning the cabinet with vinegar and baking soda, to remove the smell. Time will tell if the odor still remains.

Thoughts ?

hilltopper · 08-03-2018, 07:22 PM

If I had to guess, the previous owners were putting lipstick on a pig. When they were ready to show/sell the house, that cabinet, for whatever reason, was odiferous. Cheap scent was a quick fix. I'd say your wife's Plan A is a good Plan A. Good luck.

Hillcountry · 08-03-2018, 08:04 PM

Either that, or it was previously, a brothel! Just kidding!!
It was the “cheap perfume” remark...

Outdoorsman · 08-04-2018, 10:16 AM

Make sure you spritz it with perfume after, to get the vinegar smell out.

ApS · 08-04-2018, 11:48 AM

Kitchen cabinets made of particle board will "out-gas" for many years. It's the formaldehyde during manufacture that's leaking out of the processed wood. I can understand the need for a seller to disguise that odor.

But unless this one cabinet went unused, it shouldn't have any worse odor than the other cabinets. Are the other cabinets free of odor?

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WinnisquamZ · 08-04-2018, 02:54 PM

You can prime the inside with a stain blocker. BIN or
Kilz. Then paint. Should seal the odor

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08-03-2018, 06:46 PM	#1
bigdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central MA-Gilford Posts: 1,459 Thanks: 357 Thanked 126 Times in 100 Posts	Perfume smell in kitchen cabinets ? We just moved into our new home and noticed there is a very strong sweet smell coming from a double glassed kitchen cabinet. It's as if the previous owner put a bottle of perfume or cologne in the cabinet and left it there. It's really enterable. My wife is now cleaning the cabinet with vinegar and baking soda, to remove the smell. Time will tell if the odor still remains. Thoughts ?

08-03-2018, 07:22 PM	#2
hilltopper Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Meredith Posts: 730 Thanks: 25 Thanked 109 Times in 70 Posts	My thought... If I had to guess, the previous owners were putting lipstick on a pig. When they were ready to show/sell the house, that cabinet, for whatever reason, was odiferous. Cheap scent was a quick fix. I'd say your wife's Plan A is a good Plan A. Good luck.

08-04-2018, 11:48 AM	#5
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 6,028 Thanks: 2,285 Thanked 789 Times in 564 Posts	Chip-Board, Pressed-Board, Flake-Board, Wafer-Board... Kitchen cabinets made of particle board will "out-gas" for many years. It's the formaldehyde during manufacture that's leaking out of the processed wood. I can understand the need for a seller to disguise that odor. But unless this one cabinet went unused, it shouldn't have any worse odor than the other cabinets. Are the other cabinets free of odor? . __________________ Is it "Common Sense" isn't.

08-03-2018, 08:04 PM	#3
Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,419 Thanks: 1,664 Thanked 786 Times in 466 Posts	Either that, or it was previously, a brothel! Just kidding!! It was the “cheap perfume” remark...

08-04-2018, 10:16 AM	#4
Outdoorsman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 848 Thanks: 116 Thanked 212 Times in 134 Posts	Make sure you spritz it with perfume after, to get the vinegar smell out.

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WinnisquamZ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 2,240 Thanks: 223 Thanked 705 Times in 473 Posts	You can prime the inside with a stain blocker. BIN or Kilz. Then paint. Should seal the odor Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

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