<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style type='text/css'>
td {
border: 1px solid black;
}
table.spaced td {
padding: 5px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table class="spaced">
<tr>
<td>Cell 1</td>
<td>Cell 2</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<p>Spaced with CSS above; Not spaced below</p>
<br />
<table>
<tr>
<td>Cell 1</td>
<td>Cell 2</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>