Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cedar chest at the foot of a bed - Pamela Brick/Shutterstock Whether you were gifted it to put your hopes and dreams into or ...

Avoid storing textiles directly in cedar chests, as they can be stained or damaged by the wood's acidity. Use proper plastic coverings instead. Leather items can dry out and become brittle or retain ...

My old Lane cedar chest still has a good cedar aroma inside, but the outside finish is gone. How can I refinish it? Also, the chest has an old lock that someone pried off. It is still in the locked ...

WASHINGTON – The recent suffocaton deaths of two children who became trapped in a 75-year-old Lane cedar chest, prompted the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to reissue its warning to ...

Old Lane cedar chests sell from $100 to about $700 depending on the age, condition and whether the hardware is original. Most are worth about $200 to $400. Cedar chests made before 1987 have lids that ...