A cupboard can be found in a kitchen or a bedroom and is used to store everyday items, whereas a cabinet is usually found in the lounge/living room to display special things. Usually a bedroom has a wardrobe or built in wardrobes. For a photo of a cabinet and cupboard have a look here: http://www.englishforums.com/English/CupboardCabinetAndCloset/npwxl/post.htm

http://www.italki.com/answers/question/109475.htm http://thesaurus.com/browse/cabinet http://thesaurus.com/browse/cupboard What wikipedia says: A cupboard is a type of cabinet, often made of wood, used indoors to store household objects such as food, crockery, textiles and liquor, and protect them from dust,vermin and dirt. ---- In my opinion different names for the same thing.