How to style table using CSS?

No explanation needed for you buddy :)
This is as simple as you see here..

Table 1

Html code for Table 1

<table id="gradient-style" summary="Meeting Results">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">Employee</th>
<th scope="col">Division</th>
<th scope="col">Suggestions</th>
<th scope="col">Rating</th></tr>
</thead>

<tfoot>
<tr><td colspan="4">Give background color to the table cells to achieve seamless transition</td></tr>
</tfoot>

<tbody>
<tr><td>Stephen C. Cox</td><td>Marketing</td><td>Make discount offers</td><td>3/10</td></tr>
<tr><td>Josephin Tan</td><td>Advertising</td><td>Give bonuses</td><td>5/10</td></tr>
<tr><td>Joyce Ming</td><td>Marketing</td><td>New designs</td><td>8/10</td></tr>
<tr><td>James A. Pentel</td><td>Marketing</td><td>Better Packaging</td><td>8/10</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>

CSS code for Table 1

<style>
#gradient-style{
font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Sans-Serif;
font-size:12px;
width:480px;
text-align:left;
border-collapse:collapse;
margin:20px;
}
#gradient-style th{
font-size:13px;font-weight:normal;
background:#9C9 url("http://www.smashingmagazine.com/images/express-css-table-design/table-images/gradhead.png") repeat-x;
border-top:2px solid #d3ddff;
border-bottom:1px solid #fff;
color:#039;padding:8px;
}
#gradient-style td{
border-bottom:1px solid #fff;
color:#669;
border-top:1px solid #fff;
background:#9c9 url("http://www.smashingmagazine.com/images/express-css-table-design/table-images/gradback.png") repeat-x;
padding:8px;
}
#gradient-style tfoot tr td{
background:#e8edff;
font-size:12px;
color:#99c;
}
#gradient-style tbody tr:hover td{
background:#9c9 url("http://www.smashingmagazine.com/images/express-css-table-design/table-images/gradhover.png") repeat-x;
color:#339;
}
</style>

Table 2

Html code for Table 2

<table id="pattern-style-a" summary="Meeting Results">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">Employee</th>
<th scope="col">Salary</th>
<th scope="col">Bonus</th>
<th scope="col">Supervisor</th></tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Stephen C. Cox</td><td>$300</td><td>$50</td><td>Bob</td></tr>
<tr><td>Josephin Tan</td><td>$150</td><td>-</td><td>Annie</td></tr>
<tr><td>Joyce Ming</td><td>$200</td><td>$35</td><td>Andy</td></tr>
<tr><td>James A. Pentel</td><td>$175</td><td>$25</td><td>Annie</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>

CSS code for Table 2

<style>
#pattern-style-a{
font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Sans-Serif;
font-size:12px;
width:480px;
text-align:left;
border-collapse:collapse;
background:url("http://www.smashingmagazine.com/images/express-css-table-design/table-images/pattern.png");
margin:20px;
}
#pattern-style-a thead tr{
background:url("http://www.smashingmagazine.com/images/express-css-table-design/table-images/pattern-head.png");
}
#pattern-style-a th{
font-size:13px;
font-weight:normal;
border-bottom:1px solid #fff;
color:#039;
padding:8px;
}
#pattern-style-a td{
border-bottom:1px solid #fff;
color:#669;
border-top:1px solid transparent;
padding:8px;
}
#pattern-style-a tbody tr:hover td{
color:#339;
background:#fff;

}
</style>

Table 3

Html code for Table 3

<table id="pattern-style-b" summary="Meeting Results">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">Nation</th>
<th scope="col">Capital</th>
<th scope="col">Language</th>
<th scope="col">Unique</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Japan</td><td>Tokyo</td><td>Japanese</td><td>Karate</td></tr>
<tr><td>South Korea</td><td>Seoul</td><td>Korean</td><td>Ginseng</td></tr>
<tr><td>China</td><td>Beijing</td><td>Mandarin</td><td>Kung-Fu</td></tr>
<tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>Jakarta</td><td>Indonesian</td><td>Batik</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>

CSS code for Table 3

<style>
#pattern-style-b{
font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Sans-Serif;
font-size:12px;
width:480px;
text-align:left;
border-collapse:collapse;
background:url("http://www.smashingmagazine.com/images/express-css-table-design/table-images/patternb.png");
margin:20px;
}
#pattern-style-b thead tr{
background:url("http://www.smashingmagazine.com/images/express-css-table-design/table-images/patternb-head.png");
}
#pattern-style-b th{
font-size:13px;
font-weight:normal;
border-bottom:1px solid #fff;
color:#039;
padding:8px;
}
#pattern-style-b td{
border-bottom:1px solid #fff;
color:#669;
border-top:1px solid transparent;
padding:8px;
}
#pattern-style-b tbody tr:hover td{
color:#339;
background:#cdcdee;
}
</style>