What Does Dreaming of a Cupboard Mean?
Traditional Interpretation
In the tradition of Ibn Sirin and al-Nabulsi, the cupboard points to the secrets a person keeps, the wealth they have stored up, and the hidden intentions within them; seeing a full, orderly cupboard can signify blessing and a secure livelihood, while an empty cupboard can signify a passing hardship. Placing something in a cupboard can point to guarding a trust, and a closed cupboard to a secret held within.
Psychological View
In modern psychology, the cupboard can represent feelings hidden in the subconscious, suppressed memories, and the inner world a person does not show to the outside. Tidying a cupboard may point to a need to bring order to one's life, while opening it and looking inside may point to a desire for self-knowledge and confrontation.
By Context
For Singles
Seeing an orderly, full cupboard can point to someone with whom to share one's life and to preparations for building a new home; an empty cupboard may speak of expectations not yet ripened.
For Married People
The cupboard can point to the order of the home, the trust within the family, and the values accumulated together; a cluttered cupboard may show small unrests that need settling.
Seeing an Empty Cupboard
May point to a passing financial hardship, a feeling of depletion, or a need to clear space for a new beginning.
Seeing a Locked/closed Cupboard (according to Ibn Sirin)
Can represent a secret being kept, a trust being guarded, or a situation not yet come to light; opening the cupboard can signify a hidden truth about to emerge.