| There is no doubt that French is a beautiful language, | | | | describe pretty much the same thing. If you want |
| probably the most lyrical spoken language in the | | | | somewhere to store bed linen, towels or table linen |
| world. As a native English speaker born in London the | | | | then you can do it just as well in a linen cabinet, |
| sound of someone speaking French has always been | | | | cupboard, closet or armoire. Why is this worth |
| a pleasant experience to me. Occasionally a French | | | | knowing? If searching for linen storage units online all |
| word and crosses the Channel to make its way into | | | | these search terms are worth searching for as each |
| the English; less frequently a French word such as | | | | will throw up a different set of results, although in |
| armoire will even establish itself across the other side | | | | most cases you will find it difficult to discern the |
| of the Atlantic too. I suspect that in such cases as | | | | difference between them. |
| the linen armoire much has to do with the fact that it | | | | The original French armoire was, as its name |
| sounds more expensive or impressive than a linen | | | | suggests, made as a fine piece of furniture to store |
| closet or cabinet, and may open the opportunity for | | | | small arms and ammunition. As that usage faded over |
| charging a premium price. | | | | the centuries the style of the armoire was not lost, |
| As far as modern furniture goes an armoire is | | | | and evolved as a jewelry armoire, linen armoire and |
| virtually interchangeable with cabinet, closet or | | | | more recently a TV or computer armoire. If you |
| cupboard, depending on what use is to be made of | | | | really like the look of genuine French antique furniture |
| the storage unit and what side of the Atlantic you | | | | then with a bit of luck you will find a reproduction for |
| might be on. A linen cabinet might be called a linen | | | | your linen storage. Most likely though it will just be a |
| armoire; a TV armoire might be called a computer | | | | cabinet, cupboard or closet with a French name that |
| cupboard. While this all might sound trivial, which it is, | | | | sounds good. |
| it is useful to know that these terms are all used to | | | | |