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How to Buy Quality Furniture

13 minutes 8 seconds

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Men in a warehouse using industrial machines to make wood veneers. Caption. A well-made veneer can hold up just as well to wear and tear.

Gives detailed information about the process of buying quality furniture. Topics include decisions to make before shopping, furniture construction, and different types of furniture.

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Runtime: 13 minutes 8 seconds

Topic: Home and Family
Subtopic: Interior Design
Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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Release Year: 2000
Producer/Distributor: Films For The Humanities & Sciences
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Painting of a bedroom with custom lamps, amber painted walls, cornflower blue quilt, and horse themed decor. Caption. Indian influences, such as in the Southwestern style.

Closeup of a woman speaking and turned sideways. She has long blonde hair and wears a black suit jacket and top.

2 women work over a table filled with paper decorations, cupcake holders, party hats, cards and glass bottles. They are making themed party favors, decorations, and invitations.

Freestanding ivory tub with towel folded over and Louis X, I, V style stool with a photograph, stacked books and an ivory vase of flowers. Behind this, 3 windows with 3 framed illustrations of birds. A glass walk-in shower is next to the tub.

Woman looks towards a person off-screen while speaking and gesturing with open hands in front of her.

Woman looks down at table while she speaks. Yellow and orange flower petals are slightly visible in the lower part of the frame. Text on image reads, "Casey Schwartz."

Woman speaks to another person off camera. Her head is slightly turned with eyes open.

Man in black chef's jacket cooks food while speaking to a woman standing to his side. On the countertop there are frying pans and saucepans, a blender, mixing machine bowl, glass containers, jars and bottles of ingredients, and 2 dinner plates.

Woman speaks to another person off camera. Her head is slightly turned with eyes open.

Closeup on 2 women's hands working with brightly colored fabric scraps laid out in front of them on a table. In the foreground, a pair of Westcott titanium sewing scissors.

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Kellie W. (Chesapeake , VA)

January 8th, 2025 at 10:33 AM

I greatly appreciate the DCMP for offering their service for my students. Each year I teach a special needs class on life skills and our other language learners keep increasing.
Kellie W. (Chesapeake , VA)

November 7th, 2023 at 09:08 AM

A great resource to have for teaching elective subjects.