Untreated wood furniture in bedroom / lounge area. When is it a problem?

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I bought two sets of shelves from IKEA, and a table, which were untreated. As I am paranoid about humidity and mold I didn't want to take any chances, and I bought some sealant stuff there as well, which we applied. It was enough for one shelves and the table, so we left the other shelves for later, and so far have not got round to doing them.

When we put the gloss on, it seemed fine, but since it's dried it smells nasty. Sort of a sickly sweet and burnt smell.

Soooo, I am not really looking forward to sealing the other one, at least not with this stuff, but it looked like it was a reasonably "healthy" one.

Question then: Would be really so bad to have a set of bookshelves that are from unfinished wood? I would take care not to spill drinks or food or cream or whatever onto them, and they don't hold anything that's not bone dry. But they are obviously still in a room, where food is eaten, people sleep and hair is dried, so there will be some moisture. I guess in general I am most concerned about whether this means a happy breeding ground for molds. If it's more about the wood not looking supershiny etc, that doesn't bother me. The smell of this gloss bothers me.

Thanks!! :D
 
if you are not getting the furniture treated and you are scared that even with all the care... something might spill.. the best thing is to cover that furniture with transparent plastic.. i wud be good as transparent plastic will not hide the design or the wood and you and the guests would still be able to see the furniture make.. on the other hand.. even if something is spilled you can wipe it from the plastic instead of the wood and save ur furniture from damage..

as for the smell.. get some nice wood polish or bees wax or consult a professional on what to do with this.. you might have applied the gloss a bit too much to get this result.. try to wipe furniture with damp.. i mean almost dry cloth. if you prefer to see what happens.. dont go for wet cloth as you know it can be a disaster
 
if the ends were sealed at the factory don,t worry about it,
or use polyurethane to seal it,
 
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