A friend recently started making a lazy Susan a mainstay on their dining room table, and I was struck by how smart the idea was; not only did their checkerboard lazy Susan look cool on the table ...

Cut the boards for the large and small Lazy Susan discs. For my 18- and 10-inch-diameter circles, I cut my maple board into four 19-inch lengths for the top and three 11-inch lengths for the bottom.

This table goes by its name, Lazy Susan. As you and your friends enjoy a good talk at a restaurant, they unintentionally interrupt by requesting to pass the salt.

If you can swing it, why not opt for a new dining table with a built-in lazy Susan? This pillar table cuts a chic profile, and its center lazy Susan is a generous 23 inches in width.