After buying a traditional sideboard from a neighbor for $75, a blogger decided the piece was in need of a mid-century modern makeover. Swapping swirls and curves for clean lines and new hardware, she gave the solid-wood sideboard a new lease on life and a permanent place in her home—all for just $180. Melissa Clifton, a DIY enthusiast and frugal living blogger at Create and Find, knew the outdated sideboard that her neighbor had received from her grandmother had potential. “There is nothing wrong with it functionally, but I didn’t love the look,” she wrote on her blog. Devoting a few weeks to the project, her plan was fourfold: removing the bottom section to add legs, swapping out the decorative hardware, filling in the grooves of the doors and sides, and painting the sideboard. With help from her husband—the “logical” counterpoint to Melissa’s impulsive approach—the bottom portion of the sideboard was removed using …