>Will mineral spirits take any of the finish off the wood? Generally no. It will dissolve waxes. It can also dissolve Gilsonite, a tar-like substance that is sometimes used as a stain, but usually that's sealed in with a finish. In the tens of thousands of pieces I've worked on, only one had any reaction to mineral spirits. It was a rustic black piece, probably from Mexico, and mineral spirits pulled off some color. Not enough to effect it, but I stopped there. It was restoration from a fire, so it may have been smoke or some of the colorant. Varnishes, though thinned with mineral spirits, cure by polymerization and mineral spirits is not a solvent for them, it's a thinner. Big difference. (In the odd world of finish terminology, though, Lacquer Thinner is the solvent for lacquer. Because part of it is alcohol, it will also dissolve shellac.) But the real test is to try it out on an obscure place.

If you can put it out where it can sit in the outside fresh air for a while that might help. I had a butcher block table which had been stored in the garage for years, and when brought back into the house, it had "garage odor", not horrible, but garageish. After about a week of airing out, it was good. How long have you had your table? Has it had time to air out at your house?

I know people who have put pans of vinegar on the registers if they are in the floor so it slowly evaporates. I don't care about the smell of vinegar but it does work to neutralize the odors. One other and faster option is called Ozium. Wal-mart and some auto parts stores carry it. The original scent is the only one that works well with bad odors so don't bother with any other scents. I will warn you it is overpowering but dies down to a clean tolerable scent. Turn the heat/air off and FAN on and spray in the air return and give the filter a good spritzing. The rest I would spray the carpet lightly and spray the walls around the windows especially if the previous owners had drapes which are magnets for smoke and hold it close so it permeates the walls. I would do a combination ozium and vinegar attack. Eventually you will win the war. I used to work at a dealership years ago that used a small bottle of ozium on smokers trade ins and sprayed under the seat, the headliner under the visors and in the vents and after the can was all gone shut the car and leave it for 24 hours. One treatment on a hot summer day would pretty much eat any odor. Here is a link that might be useful: Ozium ORIGINAL scent only

Hello. I had the same problems with the smell of smoke clinging to my heavy curtains and carpet. Two things that helped me was first, put a glass of white vinegar in the room; this absorbs all residual smoke that my linger in house. Second, I cleaned the carpet with a steam mop (Vileda). Everyday for 1 week, then you can space the session. Maybe once every 3 days. Plus of course other basics, like washing your curtains once a month, airing the rooms everyday for AT LEAST 30 minutes. And yes, Aroma diffuser with essential oils like Eucalyptus, Tea-Tree and mint helped a lot. But, know that this last hack won't work much if you do not allow an effective airflow. Good luck to you. :)