| Whenever I hear the word closet I think of storing | | | | under the title "linen closet" so be prepared to search |
| clothes, and I would guess that most people would | | | | that term too when on the look out for linen storage |
| conjure an image of clothing storage too. However | | | | furniture. |
| there are other uses of the word; there is the water | | | | Linen too can have different meanings; an antique |
| closet or WC which is basically an old expression for | | | | linen cabinet could be for bed linen and kept in the |
| small toilet or restroom; then there's the modern linen | | | | bedroom or outside in a hallway or landing, or it could |
| closet. Originally closet referred to a small enclosed | | | | be a cabinet for storing table linen such as tablecloths |
| space or room in a house where some privacy could | | | | as well as other non-linen items such as dinner plates, |
| be found, but over the centuries as European, | | | | serviettes and other items needed for formal dining. |
| Commonwealth and North American populations have | | | | Mostly in modern times it is for bed linen and towel |
| integrated more closets, wardrobes, cupboards and | | | | storage that linen cabinets are most used. |
| cabinets have become almost interchangeable in daily | | | | The evolution of the bathroom linen cabinet has |
| usage. | | | | come in parallel with the birth of and then |
| In North American usage cabinets and closets tend | | | | modernization of the bathroom. Many people do not |
| to be used more commonly than cupboards and | | | | want to leave the bathroom to find a clean dry |
| wardrobes. When it comes to storing linens such as | | | | towel, and who can blame them. For this reason |
| bed linen, towels and table linen it is usually a linen | | | | bathroom linen cabinets have become much sort |
| cabinet or to a lesser extent armoire. However there | | | | after to provide that much needed storage space. |
| are times when a company will market furniture | | | | |