I have absolutely no idea how to build a kitchen table but I'm going to teach myself how to do it. I have a dream kitchen table that I've always wanted to build. I've wanted to build this table for over 10 years but it's one of those projects you have to wait until you are in the right point of life to take on.

I found my dream table in an old copy of a Popular Science book.

The book has all kinds of furniture projects and gives you plans on how to build them. When I was a kid I loved looking at all the furniture, thinking it was cool to see how dressers, cabinets, and more were put together. I always wished I could grow up and buy power tools and build my own furniture. Of course I was a girl so no one ever encouraged me in that area as a youngster. Now that I'm older and have my own money I've bought some nice power tools and have taught myself to use them.

This book has a copyright of 1988.

Because the book is from the 80s most of the furniture is out of style these days.

This particular table I always loved and really want to build all these years later.

It's #3 in the pictures. It's suppose to be an outdoor table but I just really like the design. I like how the wood goes in different directions. I like how they used different colors of stain so the table is different colors.

Here are the plans to build it. It has all the measurements of the wood the materials needed to build it.

Now that I own my own house I'm ready to build my table. I just need a few more power tools to do it and I'm super excited!

Have you ever taught yourself to do something?