The Benefits of a Cedar Custom Closet

Have you been thinking about updating your closet? If you’re in the market for a custom closet organization system, you might consider first having your closet lined with cedar. Many of us can recall that our grandmothers may have kept linens, wool sweaters and other valuable or natural clothing in cedar chests in a bedroom, attic or living room.

Most of us can easily recognize the smell of the aromatic wood; a cedar closet adds a rustic, cozy scent to your home. Even better than that, it is scientifically proven to repel pests like cockroaches, silverfish, moths and more. Here are some facts about cedar closets:

Your options when it comes to lining your closet in cedar include planks as well as panels. Cedar planks are made of 100% cedar wood, and they are an attractive option. Panels are made of cedar flakeboard, and are about half the price of planks. Either option could be used within your custom closets, and both offer the same protection benefits. If the scent seems to fade, which it will over time, you can refresh it by applying cedar oil.

If you think that cedar closet liners are something that you might want, talk to your custom closet company first to determine which type of liner would work better for your situation and budget. You can have the cedar installed or you can order it and install it on your own. The best time to do this is when your closet is already empty as you prepare for your custom closet installation.

Do you have a cedar closet liner? What do you like most about it?

• Cedar wood is taken from the Eastern Redcedar tree, which grows in the northern and central areas of the United States.

• The wood is reddish brown, so it gives your closet a warm, cabin-like appearance. Its scent is woodsy and pleasant; it’s nothing like the artificial and unpleasant scent of mothballs.

• Cedar’s pest-repelling properties are completely natural: no chemicals are involved. The smell that people like but insects don’t are from the oils of the tree.

Using cedar wood in your closet eliminates the need for you to treat your wool and cotton clothing. Particularly if you live in an older home which is prone to insect infestation, this can save your clothing, as well as your health, from the effects of pesticides like mothballs.

Your options when it comes to lining your closet in cedar include planks as well as panels. Cedar planks are made of 100% cedar wood, and they are an attractive option. Panels are made of cedar flakeboard, and are about half the price of planks. Either option could be used within your custom closets, and both offer the same protection benefits. If the scent seems to fade, which it will over time, you can refresh it by applying cedar oil.

If you think that cedar closet liners are something that you might want, talk to your custom closet company first to determine which type of liner would work better for your situation and budget. You can have the cedar installed or you can order it and install it on your own. The best time to do this is when your closet is already empty as you prepare for your custom closet installation.

Do you have a cedar closet liner? What do you like most about it?