moldy smell of new furniture

[Guest guest]

The last year of my life was spent in mold hell. Long sad story,

that is still not over. Well, now in a new location, I wanted

nothing from the old location in my bedroom, so I needed to buy new

furniture. Although I love antiques, I decided that they were not

wise as I am now at the uppermost end of sensitity ( The

environmental consultant I used claims I am much more accurate than

any test out there). Well, the nice newly constructed

armoire I purchased smells of mold (inside). There is no visible mold

but in the store I sensed something when examining the piece, and

chose to ignore my intuition, because I liked the piece so much.

Well, now I own the armoire ( which was expensive) and I am looking

for advice as to what to do. What is causing the odor? Will it

decrease over time as the piece airs out? Is there anything I can do

to the piece? Throwing it out is not an option---My husband did not

want to buy it in the first place and our relationship and finances

have been strained to the the extreme as a result of the last year in

mold hell. So, any ideas would be appreciated...Is the odor just

something that it absorbed in its prior surroundings or is it really

moldy

even though it looks fine? Maybe antiques really are the better

choice- I never had any mold issues with them----Jeri