Let the ladies line their closets with frilly sachets and potpourri. That's not even remotely strong enough for the stuff we've got jammed in our closets. Sports gear. A pair of heavily stained Chuck Taylors. Our lucky sweatshirt from college. (Hey, it's got one more use in it before it hits the washer. At least.) No, if we're gonna mask that festival of odors from her when she comes over, we're gonna need something stronger. Much, much stronger. Like a big honking hunk of cedar.

Remember when you redid your floors with the tongue-and-groove wood flooring? It took you and a buddy about a weekend to do the whole thing? Take the same idea, and line your closets with it.

CedarSafe Closetliners are made from 100% natural aromatic Eastern cedar, come in convenient 15-square-foot packs, and are easy to install in your existing closet. For about $360 you can line a standard 180 square-foot closet, and, if you've handled a hammer and saw before, finish it in about a day.

The look is dark and rich (she'll be impressed), the aroma is manly (she won't think you sprayed flowery air freshener all over everything), and the cedar naturally absorbs odors, resists mildew, and repels pests like roaches, silverfish and moths. As opposed to attracting them, like your lucky sweatshirt.

Available at Lowes and Home Depot nationwide.

www.cedarsafeclosets.com