Sure, liners protect, but they're also a simple luxury that can scent your favorite clothes or simply hide shelves and drawer bottoms that are past their prime. From plain, unscented paper to the most decadent linen and silk lavender-filled pillow, there's a liner to suit your every need or fancy.

At right, Caldrea's colored scented-paper drawer liners separate clothes from coarse surfaces and brighten things up. They're available in threee scents: citrus-mint ylang ylang, green-tea patchouli, and lavender pine.

To Buy: $18 for six 22-by-16 1/2-inch sheets, 877-576-8808, www.caldrea.com.

Unscented Paper

Prevent rough or splintered wood from snagging knits and lacy things — without a lingering scent. Plain paper also keeps wood stains and varnishes from seeping into and scenting light-colored garments and textiles.
To Buy: $10 for six 18-by-24-inch sheets, the Container Store, 800-786-7315, www.containerstore.com.

Scented Paper

Line drawers, or use single sheets for scent. Slip these liners from Crabtree & Evelyn between out-of-season garments or out-of-rotation bed linens.
To Buy: $18 for eight sheets, 800-272-2873, www.crabtree-evelyn.com.

Cedar

Cedar helps repel moths and other cloth-eating pests, and these blocks are an easy and inexpensive alternative to custom cedar closets and shelves. To renew the cedar scent after it fades, rub the blocks lightly with sandpaper.
To Buy: $10 for five 13 1/2-by-3 1/2-by-3/8-inch slats, the Container Store, 800-786-7315, www.containerstore.com.

Linen and Silk

These sachet-style liners from Elizabeth W cradle the contents of your drawers and leave behind one of three scents — lavender, rose, or cedar. Slip one into your pillowcase for extra-sweet dreams.
To Buy: $27 for a 16-by-22-inch liner; in blue (shown here), ivory, natural, pink, or purple; 800-781-6126, www.elizabethw.com.