Cedar chests have been used for generations to keep off-season clothing, precious family heirlooms, and intricately stitched linens far away from the damage of moths. You'll find them in attics ...

I refinished an old cedar chest by sanding to the bare wood and applying two coats of a semi-gloss, oil-based polyurethane varnish. You can do the same, whether the outside is cedar or another kind of ...

Rainy summer afternoons can put a damper on the best of plans. But they are the perfect time for rummaging through an old cedar chest or two. My mother and I unlocked the chest with the intention of ...