How to Get Cigarette Smoke Odor Out of Wood Furniture

Did you recently stop smoking or buy a piece of antique furniture that smells of cigarette smoke? Such items can cause your entire room to begin smelling like cigarette smoke. There is hope for these items because there are treatments that can be done to wood furniture in order to get out that pervasive cigarette smell. Some treatments may even be completed with items that you can find right in your home.

Things You'll Need

• Baking soda
• Vacuum cleaner
• Coffee grounds
• Coffee filters
• String
• Vinegar
• Onion
• Plastic wrap
• Charcoal
• Small bowls

Instructions

1. Sprinkle baking soda directly onto the furniture and allow it to sit for two to three hours. Remove the baking soda by vacuuming it up after the allotted time has elapsed.

2. Place coffee grounds into a coffee filter and tie it shut with the string to create a little packet. Place the packet(s) directly onto the furniture and allow it to sit overnight.

3. Crush pieces of charcoal and place it in small bowls around the area of the piece of furniture in question. Leave the bowls in place overnight.

4. Cut an onion in half and wrap it in plastic wrap. Place it directly onto the furniture for a few hours.

5. Fill small bowls with half vinegar and half water and place them in the vicinity of the furniture for a few hours.

Tips & Warnings

• Any of these techniques can do the trick by themselves, but you may need to try more than one.

References

• How To Remove Cigarette Odor: Car & Home Smoke Removal
• Saving Smokey Furniture