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Oakville Beaver, 26 Oct 1994, p. 50

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Closets should have a cedar lining t + This makes a perfect project for a es firep lace »vice doâ€"itâ€"yourselfer because there ‘e few tools and little skill involved. To Sell here is a great chance for success :cause the job brings instant satisâ€" ‘5 000 ction in the praise you are bound to celve and the pleasute the new I doubt there is much advantage in noticeable aroma in doing more than just the walls, but it certainly adds to the attractiveness of the finished job. The one thing you never do is cover the cedar with paint or varnish, wax or anything else. But you must start with Eastern Red Cedar; that‘s aromatic cedar and it‘s attractive as well. Buy enough cedar to cover the square footage of the walls (and maybe the floor and ceiling of the closet, and even the door.) The bunâ€" dles will be marked with the square footage each will cover. Cedar chests are still a popular item both for purchase and for doâ€"itâ€" yourselfers, but did you realize you can line a whole clothes closet with cedar for less cost in time and money than building or buying a cedar chest? One of the great advantages of cedar is that it is forever. After years or so it may lose some of its fraâ€" grance but the simple remedy to restore its vigor is to sand it lightly with fine sandpaper. The only tools you need are a mitre saw, mitre box, square, level and a tube or two of special adhesive used to mount paneling to a wall. You have to remove all the clothes hanger bars and shelves to get started and before you put them back you will likely realize a better arrangeâ€" ment that will make more efficient use of the storage area. That nostalgic aroma that greets you when you open a cedar chest is anathema to moths who would otherâ€" wise set up breeding grounds among your woolens. It is hard to believe those smells that remind us of enchanted forests can be so repulsive to moths. Home centres carry it in bundles containing 1/4â€"inch thick strips about 3 1/2 inches wide and varying lengths up to maybe four feet. They will be ship lapped or have tongue and groove edges. Cedar shelves would be a good choice but some of those modular wire baskets and shelves provide attractive and efficient storage space. You should also consider adding more bars at different heights to accommodate shirts and blouses at different levels. This can easily douâ€" ble the capacity. cedar chest. The cedar chest often had the same use but it lent itself to a wider range of uses, such as safe storage for woolens. Apply the strips of cedar to the walls with the adhesive using a caulking gun. If the walls are not flat you may have to use nails to pull them into the walls where there are tuds (16 inches on centre and easily ocated by tapping the wall.) Remove the base board before you itart your first row and use a level on hat first strip to avoid a finished vall that will drive you crazy every ime you look at it. Instead of the old baseboard, use a trip of the cedar with one edge laned smooth if it happens to be mgue and groove. When approachâ€" ig corners simply cut the strips to ‘ngth so they butt snugly into the >rner.

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