My closet is built into the wall, but I still call it... well, a closet. And then I also have the dresser. I tend to think of wardrobes as separate pieces of furniture, not built-in. But that's just how I call it.
Huh, interesting. I never really had distinction because it's all just a cabinet. Except where my clothes are, that is a closet. Maybe cause I like things simple or it could be my dad's English wasn't always the best so it was easier to just call anything with doors that didn't have clothes in it a cabinet. LOL
See, to me that is a hutch or you put china before it to make it a china cabinet or china hutch.
I think it depends on region and what you grew up with. If your parents/family called it X, then it would be X. I don't think there is really any right or wrong, is there? I mean, just what works for you?
I don't think there is really any right or wrong, is there? I mean, just what works for you?
True - although if I've learnt one thing from the incy wincy spider debate, it's that people are willing to defend "what I grew up with" to the death...
I'd only ever expect "hutch" to be something you put rabbits in. :)
Oh no--we have a laundry room/ part of the basement designated for laundry, but there isn't anything like a closet or something in it...
So, there's a distinction in your mind between "cupboard we put all the food in" and "cupboard designed for putting food in"?
Well, no.
It is typical for only/predominately dishes to be in a cupboard. However, not every house comes with a pantry (at my old house, we had a pantry, but at my current one, not so much). So, if there is no pantry, cupboards can be utilized for dry goods, and no one will look at you crazy if you do ;)
My "something else" for storing sheets is called a linen press. Actually, to be more precise, when I am in my mother's house it's a linen press. In my house it's a linen cupboard. Switching between the two terms is so completely automatic with me that I don't even notice it.
On the East Coast, mostly we call it soda. But I grew up in the Midwest and there we called it pop.
My dad loves to tell this story about the first time he went to NYC in the 70's and asked a guy for a pop on the street and they thought he was asking to buy some pot. :P
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I was mainly thinking about the one with doors. (Which I'd always call a wardrobe, even if it was built into the wall like a cupboard.)
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To me, "cabinet" means a specific thing with glass doors for displaying interesting things like pretty teacups.
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I think it depends on region and what you grew up with. If your parents/family called it X, then it would be X. I don't think there is really any right or wrong, is there? I mean, just what works for you?
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True - although if I've learnt one thing from the incy wincy spider debate, it's that people are willing to defend "what I grew up with" to the death...
I'd only ever expect "hutch" to be something you put rabbits in. :)
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However, I think that armoires, which can be used for the bedroom or the dining room, should have been mentioned.
Also, in the kitchen, one can put food in the pantry, but if one has no pantry, then there is always the cupboard :)
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*reaches for dictionary...*
I was confused by your "laundry room" question.
I imagine several people will be. :)
In Australia, it's a very normal part of the house.
Also, in the kitchen, one can put food in the pantry, but if one has no pantry, then there is always the cupboard :)
So, there's a distinction in your mind between "cupboard we put all the food in" and "cupboard designed for putting food in"?
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So, there's a distinction in your mind between "cupboard we put all the food in" and "cupboard designed for putting food in"?
Well, no.
It is typical for only/predominately dishes to be in a cupboard. However, not every house comes with a pantry (at my old house, we had a pantry, but at my current one, not so much). So, if there is no pantry, cupboards can be utilized for dry goods, and no one will look at you crazy if you do ;)
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But... where do you put all the spare laundry detergent? And the vacuum cleaner? And the pet shampoo? And the spare batteries? And the buckets?
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I'd call it a linen press too. (And I really should have included it as an option.)
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What do you call them?
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My dad loves to tell this story about the first time he went to NYC in the 70's and asked a guy for a pop on the street and they thought he was asking to buy some pot. :P
It's a fun icon! And who doesn't appreciate some honest flailing for attention?
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(Here, the biggest issue seems to be what you wear for swimming: are they bathers, swimmers, cozzies, or togs?)
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