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How to remove odor from a kitchen cabinet!!

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 11 August 2012 - 16:28

I moved into a new apartment a few months ago. Unfortunately the previous tenants left a distinct smell in the place, which thankfully went away after a month or so. There is however one rather large kitchen cabinet which I am unable to use because the smell from it would not just go away. I have tried everything, cleaned and scrubbed it with every cleaning agent possible, placed jars of baking soda and vinegar in it for days, left it open to air it out(only to find the kitchen smelling the same the next day). The smell is so bad, it sticks to whatever I place inside the cabinet.

I have now given up and have not been able to use the particular cabinet. However am running out of space now. Has any one seen any odor removing product designed for closed spaces, something that I can place inside the cabinet in hope it will help to eliminate the smell? I have checked carrefour/ Co op , and they do not stock any such product.

Any help will be much appreciated. The smell is driving me nuts.

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 11 August 2012 - 21:01
Thanks Ladies all brilliant idea's. Will repaint as a last resort if all else fails. For now will try the charcoal, coffee and daiso odor eliminators. Dont know about Arabic Bukhoor and spices though. I want the smell to be eliminated. I think mixing more scents with it will just make it worse since the smell itself is quite horrible.
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 11 August 2012 - 20:35
I would try Daiso, they have a lot of punctured little plastic boxes filled with granules meant to absorb odors and excess humidity. In the home cleaning section.
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 11 August 2012 - 18:12
Or you could restock the cupboard full of herbs and spices. I have a cupboard full of Indian and Persian herbs and spices. It's my favourite cupboard and smells divine. If I had a kitchen cupboard that had a smell that wouldn't go away I'd be off down C4's spice section :)
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 11 August 2012 - 17:48
Try putting a shallow dish of ground roasted coffee in the cupboard for a few days.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 11 August 2012 - 17:29
Have you tried good old Arabic Bukhoor?
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 11 August 2012 - 17:20
we had a problem like this at our previous villa - it was the cupboard by the cooker so I think it was used for very pungent spices. I wiped it out repeatedly with bicarb solution, lemon juice, you name it. The smell never completely went though.
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 11 August 2012 - 17:14
Have you tried charcoal? Good for absorbing odour. Dettol disinfectant surface spray is quite effective too and may be worth a try.
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 11 August 2012 - 16:37
If the smell has not gone with all that you have tried already I would think possibly painting it over entirely on the inside might be the only thing left to try to freshen it up.
 
 

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