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I don't really care. According to Merriam-Webster, a cupboard is a closet for storing dishes, food, etc. I certainly would not get worked up or even "amazed" if someone called it a cupboard if I preferred it be called a cabinet. And I'm sure "Custom Cupboards" with over 170 dealers nationwide, doesn't think it makes a difference either. Custom Cupboards Home | Fine Quality Kitchen Cabinets | Bathroom Cabinets | Office Cabinets
Well no one is getting worked up over it really. Just floors me when people say they want cupboards when that is really is an antique term but still widely used.
Yes I am very familiar with the brand Custom Cupboards. We used to carry them, sold 2 kitchens in 2 years do got rid of them. Both kitchens were Brazilian Teakwood. I have those pics in my portfolio. They were too high priced for my market. They make a nice box though.
Cupboard seems to be British.
I have a book written by Terence Conran (an excellent book, btw, called "The Ultimate House Book") and he uses the word all the time, even when writing about wall storage in the living room.
I couldn't take your poll because I say both. However, I only say cabinet when I put the word Kitchen in front of it and then only when talking to a designer.
I've never said kitchen cupboard, I'll say for example.......the glasses are in the cupboard beside the sink.
I've never really thought about it either so I asked a few friends and they said the same thing.
I live in NJ where there are plenty of rural/farming areas and pretty old houses (i.e., Revolutionary War period).
Growing up, people referred to "cupboards" as the shelves (concealed OR open) where dishes were stored. A cabinet was a free-standing piece of furniture. Maybe the terms have changed for modern purposes. But I like the way "cupboards" sound; very Old World.
I live in NJ where there are plenty of rural/farming areas and pretty old houses (i.e., Revolutionary War period).
Growing up, people referred to "cupboards" as the shelves (concealed OR open) where dishes were stored. A cabinet was a free-standing piece of furniture. Maybe the terms have changed for modern purposes. But I like the way "cupboards" sound; very Old World.
That's what I've always thought of as a cabinet... a freestanding storage device. In the kitchen, they've always been cupboards to me!
I live in NJ where there are plenty of rural/farming areas and pretty old houses (i.e., Revolutionary War period).
Growing up, people referred to "cupboards" as the shelves (concealed OR open) where dishes were stored. A cabinet was a free-standing piece of furniture. Maybe the terms have changed for modern purposes. But I like the way "cupboards" sound; very Old World.
I grew up in NJ and never ever heard the word cupbards till I moved to Canada. I also hear cupboards down the west coast too.
I grew up in NJ and never ever heard the word cupbards till I moved to Canada. I also hear cupboards down the west coast too.
I grew up in a small lumber mill town in NJ, surrounded by alot of farms, woods, and old homes. But my dad was career military and we lived in various parts of the USA. I begin to wonder if using the word "cupboard" in our house arose from another part of the country, including rural Georgia, northern California, or Oklahoma!
I've used both terms.....cupboard for those hanging on the wall, cabinet for those resting on the toe kicks on the floor.
Or maybe they're cabinets when you're replacing them or ordering new ones, cupboards once they're in your kitchen.
I have so many of these terms that I don't quite get either.
Range vs stove
Sofa vs couch
Casket vs coffin
and as Sushifreak stated
Soda vs pop
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