DIY Dining Room Table

A great dining room set gives a finished look to a home, but many people don't have the funds to purchase large furniture sets when they are just starting out in their first homes. If you are lucky enough to own a home with a dining room, construct your own dining table with inexpensive materials. You can concentrate on spending your funds on really nice chairs while still having a table that will sit eight guests easily.

2 29-inch wide cable spools
Hammer
1 4-by-8-foot sheet of 3/4-inch plywood
Saw
Drill
4 4-inch screws
File or rasp
Tablecloth

Instructions

- 1
  Stand the cable spools up on end and inspect the tops. Pound in any nails that are sticking up, or remove them if they are bent or at an angle.
- 2
  Cut 6 inches from the long side of the plywood sheet, creating a piece that is 42 inches by 8 feet. Use a file or rasp to smooth any rough edges left from sawing.
- 3
  Place the spools so that the bases are 1 foot apart from each other. Lay the plywood sheet on top of the spools, checking to ensure each end of the plywood is the same distance from a spool as the opposite end.
- 4
  Drill four pilot holes through the plywood and into the spools to guide the screws. Make the holes in a line and situated so that each spool will receive two screws.
- 5
  Insert and tighten the screws to secure the table top to the cable spool bases.
- 6
  File off the corners of the table top so that they are slightly rounded. This will prevent the tablecloth from catching and tearing on sharp wooden corners.
- 7
  Spread the tablecloth over the plywood table top and arrange your chairs around the dining room table.

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