Curb Find - Curious if anyone knows the cause of 'vintage furniture smell'
First of all, I saw this fella out on the curb a few doors down the night before garbage day...and I couldn't let it go to the dump. Is it missing a drawer? Yeah.. but hey, I'll figure something out. Worst case scenario my cats will love sleeping in the empty space 😂)
So my question, is does anyone know the origins of that classic "antique store smell" that comes on some wood. I don't know how to describe the smell any differently, but it's not musty, moldy, cigarette-y. But it smells like an antique store that has a lot of wood. I love the smell when I'm in an antique store, but I do have pets with scent sensitivities so I don't use any scented products in my home, so I've become kind of sensitive to them as well. I bought the cutest cutting board with a painting of a parrot on it one time and it had the same smell and I've never been able to remove it. Is that just how it smells now? The top of this dresser smells like it, but the drawers, inside and sides don't.
I have no idea what I'm going to do with it yet, I might even give it away on marketplace if I can't find a good use for it and someone wants it, but all I know is it isn't going to a landfill 🙌