Brought a new wooden chest of drawers for baby, but cant remove the new smell..

[Early Kids]

I was going to suggest the same as beans even just lavender might help

[Tinks]

Drawer liners?

[LisaBear]

To remove paint and varnish smel, cut an onion in half and put it in thr room. It's amazing!!

[Feijoa Mum]

Yip half an onion. Dunno why it works but it does.

Give it a go.

[Anila]

ooh i never thought of the potourri bags, might get some tomorrow, i have paper just wrapping paper in the drawer, i did think of sprinkling baby powder, to make it like a drawer liner.

with the onion, do u just put it in the room? or do u have to put it in the drawers as well? id hate to make her room smell like a salad lol

[HotI]

a cut lemon can help absorb smells too (and smells better than onion)

[Feijoa Mum]

I would just put it in the room for now and see if it helps. If its really strong try half of one in the drawers too.

[~Raven~]

Is it actual camphor or just smells timber-like?

If it's real camphor wood then you can't get rid of it because it's the natural smell of the wood. The smell is repellant to silverfish and other vermin which is the reason why it's used! Mine still smells and it's 20 years old

If it's not and just regular timber, the smell will fade eventually or you will become used to it and won't notice!