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# Sample Database Schemas for the Database Design Phase
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/sample-database-schemas/
- Published: 2022-12-16T03:29:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:52:57.000Z
- Description: The most important phase of any Microsoft Access application project is the database design. This site has tons of sample schemas to get you started.
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Database Design, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59

**tl;dr*: Browse tons of sample database schemas at the [archived version of DatabaseAnswers.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20211017070852/http://www.databaseanswers.org/data%5Fmodels/).*

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The most important part of any Access application is the database design.

The database design (a.k.a., database schema) is like the foundation of a house. The application logic; the data entry forms; the printed reports; everything else sort of falls into place if you have a solid database schema upon which to build.

The good news is that you don't have to reinvent the wheel with every new project. Chances are someone has already solved a similar problem in the past. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a website where you could find sample database schemas so you *didn't* have to start from scratch?

There is–or, rather, there *was–*such a website that provided a huge number of sample database schemas: **DatabaseAnswers.org**.

## Going Back in Time

As I alluded to above, the DatabaseAnswers.org domain registration lapsed. It is now under the tender loving care of GoDaddy.com:

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2022/12/image-29.png)](http://www.databaseanswers.org/)

Luckily for us, the original website has been preserved by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine:

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2022/12/image-28.png)](https://web.archive.org/web/20211017070852/http://www.databaseanswers.org/data%5Fmodels/)

Here are a few sample schemas to whet your appetite:

### Customers and Jobs

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2022/12/image-30.png)](https://web.archive.org/web/20211026024630/http://databaseanswers.org/data%5Fmodels/customers%5Fand%5Fjobs/index.htm)

### Car Sales

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2022/12/image-31.png)](https://web.archive.org/web/20200909175706/http://www.databaseanswers.org/data%5Fmodels/car%5Fsales/index.htm)

### Customers and Products

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2022/12/image-32.png)](https://web.archive.org/web/20220111203107/http://www.databaseanswers.org/data%5Fmodels/customers%5Fand%5Fproducts/index.htm)