| As a DIY person with passion specifically for | | | | Another thing is the proportion of the different parts |
| woodworking, I've always wanted to build a dining | | | | of the table. The table top must be proportionate to |
| room table. It wasn't until I had the weekend free | | | | the legs, to the apron as well as the whole structure |
| that I got started building a dining table. And was I | | | | itself. It must come off well put together. |
| glad that I find the time to build. It was one of the | | | | FINISHES |
| woodworking project that I'm really proud of. | | | | There's no one standard finishing to a wooden dining |
| To build a table for a dining area is a matter of | | | | table. It all comes down to personal preference. The |
| setting the style for the whole dining area. The dining | | | | safest suggestion I can give is to use the same kind |
| room table would serve as the focal point of the | | | | of stain that you used on other furnishing in the |
| whole setting, thus it is imperative that the dining | | | | house. This way, all furniture will come together in a |
| table is well built and of good quality. | | | | blend of style. But if you are to make table more |
| In building a dining room table, I have to consider | | | | durable, you may consider using multiple levels of |
| some things like: | | | | clear coats. |
| MATERIALS | | | | DESIGN |
| Most common materials used for a dining table legs | | | | Dining room table comes in various shapes and design. |
| are wood and metal. While wood, glass and granite | | | | Some tables come with the table legs straight, |
| are also commonly used for tabletops. I personally | | | | tapered or curved. There are also many variation to |
| prefer using wood as it compliments with my dining | | | | the tabletop as well. |
| area and I've had more experience working with | | | | To build a dining room table, I strongly suggest you |
| wood. | | | | work with a dining table plan. This way, you have a |
| SIZE | | | | clear idea on the design, materials and you also have |
| Another consideration is the size as well as the shape | | | | a step-by-step instruction on how to go about |
| of the dining table. The more common shape of a | | | | building a dining room table. |
| dining table is circle and rectangle. These are very | | | | In my case, I already have a resource which I've |
| safe choices though you also cannot go wrong with | | | | been using in my previous woodworking projects. |
| an oval shape. | | | | They also have many dining table plans to choose |
| As for the size, you would want the dimension of | | | | from. This is also the same resource I been using to |
| the table to be just about right with the space | | | | build my own dining room table. A very nifty guide |
| available in the dining room. It must also allow some | | | | indeed for a DIY person. |
| space in the dining room for people to move about. | | | | |