0:00:03 > 0:00:05Oh, no, I like the look of your rubbish.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:10 > 0:00:11I love a little rummage.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15The answer could be hiding in the 30 million tonnes
0:00:15 > 0:00:18of household waste we throw out every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21I think that I might be able to make something out of that.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her hands on things
0:00:25 > 0:00:28before they hit the skip.
0:00:28 > 0:00:29That's... That's wartime.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate buyer, user and maker of old stuff
0:00:34 > 0:00:37and I've turned that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41I make new stuff out of old stuff and I sell it for a profit.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:46 > 0:00:47That was brief.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Oh, the potential!
0:00:49 > 0:00:50No!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Work of art!
0:00:55 > 0:00:57..valuable...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59BOTH LAUGH
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..and hopefully saleable items.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Holy Moley!
0:01:05 > 0:01:08If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits back
0:01:08 > 0:01:12to the very people who had no idea there was cash to be made
0:01:12 > 0:01:13from their trash.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- Thank you. I'm astonished! - SHE LAUGHS
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Today, Sarah is in Surrey at the Witley Recycling Centre.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Where you and I may see beat up and broken down,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Sarah sees the potential to make a bob or two.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43People are flooding in here all day long,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46all I've got to do is stop the good stuff from there
0:01:46 > 0:01:47ending up in there.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53She's been given special permission by the recycling centre
0:01:53 > 0:01:58to transform the stuff all these lovely people plan to sling out...
0:02:00 > 0:02:01..into a knockout.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- HE LAUGHS - Behave!
0:02:03 > 0:02:05SARAH LAUGHS
0:02:05 > 0:02:08I love it down here, everybody's so nice.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Don't let her sweet smile fool you.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14If being nice doesn't get her the two items she needs,
0:02:14 > 0:02:16she'll get nasty.
0:02:19 > 0:02:20Hand over your rubbish.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24I'd better put that back before somebody sees me!
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Can Sarah turn the clutter
0:02:33 > 0:02:36in Xana and her husband Tim's boot into cash?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- What are you doing? Are you clearing out...- Yes.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- ..or are you moving, or...? - We've moved
0:02:41 > 0:02:43and we've still got a lot of stuff to get rid of, so...
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Really? So is that...?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48I quite like your enamelware, but I'm interested in your chairs.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- Right. Yes.- Have you had them long?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52A long time.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55I've had them years and years and years and nobody's ever liked them.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59And we've tried to eBay them and still nobody wants them.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02I think they've got that retro look that people quite like.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05There's been a lot of jungle styling going on. I think those would...
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Maybe we should keep them, then.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Actually, I think you should give them to me and you should see
0:03:10 > 0:03:12if I can make something exciting out of them for you.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13You're welcome to have them.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Xana may have failed to flog the chairs,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19but that adds to the challenge for Sarah.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23How she intends to make them over, though, I've no idea.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26I'm bamboozled.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28- Thank you for letting me have those. - You're welcome.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30I shall take them away and cherish them.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- Look forward to seeing them. - Yeah, lovely, I'll keep in touch.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- TIM:- All right. Bye! - Bye-bye. Thank you ever so much.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Is Xana happy her chairs skipped the skip?
0:03:40 > 0:03:43I think that's brilliant, it's much better to recycle and...
0:03:43 > 0:03:46I did feel a bit guilty bringing them.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49And maybe if they can be refreshed, they'll have a new life.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Da-dah! No? Not your cup of tea?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Well, I think they've got some potential, they just need a little
0:03:57 > 0:04:01bit of love, a bit of TLC, but I'm sure they're going to turn a profit.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06Sarah knows just the fella to help her turn potential into profit.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Jay Blades is a builder turned philosophy graduate
0:04:14 > 0:04:17turned furniture designer.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20If you want to have a go at what I do, your best bet is to find
0:04:20 > 0:04:23a piece of furniture that isn't really worth that much money.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26You might have bought it down the charity shop or a car-boot sale
0:04:26 > 0:04:29for about £5, and just play around with it.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Jay has his finger on the pulse of contemporary interior design,
0:04:33 > 0:04:37reworking the very best of British craftsmanship
0:04:37 > 0:04:39and bringing it bang up-to-date.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Some people like working with spray cans,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44some people like working with artists' brushes.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Whatever your creativity is,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49just draw it out and allow it to just ooze onto the furniture,
0:04:49 > 0:04:50cos the reality is,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53that furniture was more than likely going to go into a landfill site.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57So, you upcycling it gives that piece of furniture
0:04:57 > 0:04:59an extended lifetime.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06Well, I for one can't wait to see Jay ooze his creativity
0:05:06 > 0:05:08all over these '80s gems.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Sarah's saved one item for her artisan,
0:05:17 > 0:05:20and now she's on the hunt for something to work on herself.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27And she will not stop until she has it, she's like a dog with a bone.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- Can I recycle you? Would you like to come home with me?- Oh, no...!
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- I could turn you into a lapdog. - She's Daddy's baby.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Come on, Sarah, no time for pats, the clock is ticking.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Or in Richard's case, it's not ticking.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42What are you chucking out today, then?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Well, it's a cuckoo clock, a very nice cuckoo clock,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- but it needs repair.- Right.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- And...- Oh, wow!
0:05:49 > 0:05:52..I've got another one and it's a shame to throw it away, but...
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Not many people have two cuckoo clocks, do they?
0:05:54 > 0:05:56No, well, I mean,
0:05:56 > 0:05:58I've got the other one because the last one needs repaired, but...
0:05:58 > 0:06:00So, how long have you had this one...?
0:06:00 > 0:06:03So, "Made in Germany," did you get it from Germany?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Yes, um, in the 1950s I was in the Army in Germany
0:06:06 > 0:06:08and I bought it then.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- It's really sweet.- In the mid-1950s.
0:06:10 > 0:06:16I hate throwing it out, but...it's going to cost a lot to repair
0:06:16 > 0:06:18and I don't need it, I wouldn't know where else to put it...
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Well, I think if you've got one cuckoo clock,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23that's probably enough, but if it would be possible
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- to take that from you and see if I can mend it and...- Oh, please do.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30- Oh, I'm so excited! - Please do, I'd be much happier doing that than it going down in the...
0:06:30 > 0:06:32In the landfill.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Yeah, well, I'm definitely... I'm so pleased that...you let us have that.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39That's lovely and I shall try my best to get it going and then I'll...
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- It's up to you, now. - I know. Ooh, the pressure!
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Sarah must be CUCKOO to choose this broken clock,
0:06:46 > 0:06:48but she does love a challenge.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54So I really don't know what I've got here. I'm not a clock expert.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57There's potential that this little cuckoo clock could turn
0:06:57 > 0:07:00a pretty penny, but at the moment it's not working,
0:07:00 > 0:07:02I'm not sure if all the bits are here...
0:07:03 > 0:07:06..and I'm not sure what kind of market there is for cuckoo clocks
0:07:06 > 0:07:08at the moment, but I'm going to stay positive and hope
0:07:08 > 0:07:09that I've just picked up a winner.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Perhaps Sarah can make this cuckoo sing again.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Sarah has both her items.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Jay will work his magic on the bamboo chairs...
0:07:24 > 0:07:26..and Sarah will need to make the cuckoo clock
0:07:26 > 0:07:28into something saleable.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34So, today's eclectic collection of items will provide just
0:07:34 > 0:07:37the kind of challenge that I love, but there's going to have to be
0:07:37 > 0:07:40some radical changes if I'm going to make some real kerching!
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Welcome to Wolverhampton.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54The hometown of heart-throb Liam Payne from boyband One Direction.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Their megahit, What Makes You Beautiful,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00is a tale of seeing beauty where others may not...
0:08:05 > 0:08:10..kind of like upcycling expert Jay Blades and furniture.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Even though I don't agree with people taking chairs like this
0:08:13 > 0:08:17to the recycling centre, um, one thing I must say is that I do
0:08:17 > 0:08:21enjoy that they do, because if they get rid of it or they don't see the
0:08:21 > 0:08:24beauty in it, I guarantee you I will definitely see the beauty in it.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26So, I'm really, really excited
0:08:26 > 0:08:28to see what Sarah's going to bring along.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36These two are a classic 1980s
0:08:36 > 0:08:38conservatory pair of chairs
0:08:38 > 0:08:42and they are going to need all of Jay's imagination
0:08:42 > 0:08:47and ingenuity to turn them into something saleable and desirable.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52I've never seen Jay work with anything like this before,
0:08:52 > 0:08:53so I hope he takes them on.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59I can't think of a safer pair of hands for this pair of chairs.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- You like to set a challenge for me, don't you?- I do.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04But I know that you will rise to the challenge,
0:09:04 > 0:09:06that's why I can bring things like this to you
0:09:06 > 0:09:09and I just know you're going to make them look special.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14I'm hoping with a bit of colour and maybe some fantastic upholstery,
0:09:14 > 0:09:18we might be able to create something that has, you know,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20like, a reasonable amount of value to it.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Yeah. I've never worked with bamboo before and, yes,
0:09:23 > 0:09:27you're quite right, with a bit of colour and a lovely fabric on there,
0:09:27 > 0:09:30it should be able to bring these right up-to-date and...
0:09:30 > 0:09:33I've-I've never done this before, this... It's going to be cool!
0:09:34 > 0:09:38These chairs are a brave new world for Jay.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41He's agreed a budget of £140 for the pair.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45I can't think of a better man to maximise the bang for those bucks.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49In terms of what I've got to spend on them,
0:09:49 > 0:09:54I'm slightly maybe capping your creativity by the budget.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58If you could hit it as hard as you can on that budget, pack a punch,
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- see what you can do for that money, that would be fantastic.- OK, cool.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- All right, you take care.- See ya.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Well, I think I was right in thinking that those chairs
0:10:11 > 0:10:14are not right up Jay's street, but he is going to take them on
0:10:14 > 0:10:18and if anybody can make a couple of duds into something desirable,
0:10:18 > 0:10:19it's Mr Blades.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26My brain is thinking, like, "What am I going to do?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28"What am I going to do? What am I going to do?"
0:10:28 > 0:10:30I'm thinking of a load of different colours
0:10:30 > 0:10:32and also just how to work with bamboo.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35As I said, I've never done this before.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Pfff! Wow, Sarah's done it to me today, I must admit, um...
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- Even- I- would like to see how these turn out.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46Jay has a £140 budget to transform these '80s throwbacks
0:10:46 > 0:10:49from dated to desirable.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55From the suburban streets of Wolverhampton to the quiet
0:10:55 > 0:10:58countryside of Sarah's home in Sussex.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06She's dropped off the bamboo chairs and now,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09having enjoyed a morning walk with Bramble,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11she's going to get started on the cuckoo clock.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21So, the cuckoo clock really doesn't work.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23I hoped I might be able to get it going or something simple
0:11:23 > 0:11:26would be wrong with it, but I've had a really good look at it
0:11:26 > 0:11:30and I've also spoken to a horologist.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33A what? Excuse me a sec.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35NARRATOR TYPES ON KEYBOARD
0:11:35 > 0:11:37One quick interweb search later,
0:11:37 > 0:11:40I can tell you a horologist is a clockmaker.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43You learn something new every day!
0:11:43 > 0:11:47It's 150 quid at least to get it repaired and a very long
0:11:47 > 0:11:50waiting list, so I'm afraid I don't think this is going to tick again.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Aw, this cuckoo will cuckoo no more.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58But don't fret, Sarah has a plan.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06She intends to transform this clock into a smartphone-charging station.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08OFF-KEY "CUCKOO" SOUNDS
0:12:09 > 0:12:11You know when a cuckoo clock is broken -
0:12:11 > 0:12:13it starts to sound like a pigeon.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15OFF-KEY "CUCKOO" SOUNDS
0:12:15 > 0:12:20It's a heavyweight item and Sarah needs to lighten the load
0:12:20 > 0:12:22by clearing out its internal workings.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25I'm sorry, this feels awful.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28If this all goes wrong, it could make a lovely bird box!
0:12:30 > 0:12:34You might think Sarah's cuckoo phone-charging station is bird-brained,
0:12:34 > 0:12:38but when you're finding a new purpose for an old item,
0:12:38 > 0:12:43no idea is too off-the-wall or wacky - get inspired and go for it.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50So that is pretty much stripped now, so if that's all one colour,
0:12:50 > 0:12:52I think that's going to look really cool,
0:12:52 > 0:12:55but I need to find out a way of introducing the phone to it
0:12:55 > 0:12:59and this bit, the old moulding from the front,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02definitely needs to be kept and I'm hoping that a phone
0:13:02 > 0:13:04might fit in there...
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Oh, look, that is perfect...
0:13:07 > 0:13:10and really lucky, cos that's going to mean it will look like
0:13:10 > 0:13:13it's made to do this, which is always helpful.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15So that's going to be on there in some beautiful colour
0:13:15 > 0:13:18and then the phone will go in here, I've just got to work out a way of
0:13:18 > 0:13:23getting the charger cord in here for whichever phone people have.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Can't be that hard, can it?
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I think just get a little bit of something
0:13:31 > 0:13:33to go over the top there and...
0:13:33 > 0:13:34it'll be fine.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39I said give it a go, I didn't say it would be easy.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45I wonder if it's too late to call that horologist back.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Yep, I'd say so.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Well, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,
0:13:50 > 0:13:55but what will this bird-brained idea be worth when completed?
0:13:55 > 0:14:00So far, Sarah has only spent £12 on a charger for this project...
0:14:00 > 0:14:02thankfully!
0:14:02 > 0:14:04In Wolverhampton,
0:14:04 > 0:14:08in Jay's workshop there's been big changes to the bamboo chairs.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12They look cool.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Jay has had them spray-painted by an expert technician to ensure
0:14:16 > 0:14:19a pristine, smooth finish.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22So...
0:14:22 > 0:14:24These chairs, when Sarah brought them in to us,
0:14:24 > 0:14:29were just like a...plain kind of bamboo look and...
0:14:29 > 0:14:33what I've done is, I've sent these to a spray guy to get them sprayed.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36The contrast that I want to try and create is the chair looks
0:14:36 > 0:14:39beautiful in black, but then I want a kind of distressed bit,
0:14:39 > 0:14:43where, here, it looks as if it's just dripping with paint.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Then we'll have a lovely cushion that's on here.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49I haven't received my fabric yet, so still got a bit of time,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52but Sarah's not going to be back right now,
0:14:52 > 0:14:55so I can wait for my fabric to come because I've got a really striking
0:14:55 > 0:14:58fabric that I'm going to put onto this seat and turn
0:14:58 > 0:15:01into a cushion to sit on there to make it a bit more comfortable.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04But the dripping effect is what I'm hoping to create now.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10Jay is going to add a coloured motif using gold spray paint.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15If he doesn't like it, he can't undo it, as removing the gold paint
0:15:15 > 0:15:18would damage the perfect black finish.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22I don't normally use spray paint and stuff like that,
0:15:22 > 0:15:24so one's feeling a bit nervous.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26So what I'm going to go for is doing a little bit of a test run
0:15:26 > 0:15:27first of all.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33When using spray paint, it's important to work in
0:15:33 > 0:15:37a well-ventilated area, wearing the appropriate safety gear.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38But that is quite cool.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42And that's exactly what I want...
0:15:42 > 0:15:44where it drips down.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Test run a success. It's time for the real deal.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54I only get one chance at this and it has to look good, um,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57because once I put the paint onto there, that's it,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00I've got no more chances to rub it out or go over it again.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10I'm nervous just watching!
0:16:10 > 0:16:13It's a one-shot deal, so here's hoping Jay achieves
0:16:13 > 0:16:17the element of distressed grandeur he's after.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32I said you only get one chance at it, and the one chance I've got,
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- I don't like it! - HE CHUCKLES
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Oh, he's made a right old mess of that.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49In Sussex, there's been some big changes to Sarah's charging station.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53It's just arrived back from a special technician
0:16:53 > 0:16:56and if you didn't think she was cuckoo before,
0:16:56 > 0:16:58wait till you see a load of this.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Well, I've had a really fun idea for the cuckoo clock.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05So I just thought I'm going to throw caution to the wind
0:17:05 > 0:17:08and turn it into something really kitsch and cool.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10So the cuckoo clock has been flocked.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Flocking is the process of adding thousands of tiny particles
0:17:17 > 0:17:22of fluff to an object covered in a fine coat of glue.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24It gives the item a velvety feel.
0:17:24 > 0:17:30It was very popular in the 1970s on wallpapers, but truth be told,
0:17:30 > 0:17:32you can flock almost anything.
0:17:32 > 0:17:33It's flocking marvellous.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Look at these two. Aren't they amazing?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Look at that really vibrant, lovely pink.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43I've mixed it up a bit and I've got a few different tones of pink here,
0:17:43 > 0:17:46so when I put it all together, it should kind of layer up
0:17:46 > 0:17:47so it looks really pretty.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50But this stuff, stunning, isn't it?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53So all I've got to do now is put it together, and hopefully
0:17:53 > 0:17:55we'll end up with something that is truly unique.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00When Sarah saved this cuckoo clock from the scrapheap,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03it was beyond repair, but now...
0:18:06 > 0:18:09It's time has come to be born again
0:18:09 > 0:18:14as a retro-chic and completely unique smartphone charging station.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20It's functional and eye-catching,
0:18:20 > 0:18:25a classic cuckoo-clock design given a bold and brash spin.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30The vibrant shades of playful pink give it a pop-art feel.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38It's one of a kind, uber-cool and utterly brilliant.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Well, it's definitely kitsch, isn't it?
0:18:45 > 0:18:47And I think it's beautiful, it's definitely useful,
0:18:47 > 0:18:49and I'm just hoping it's saleable.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57It was almost lost for ever, but Sarah saved Richard's broken clock.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59What are you chucking out today, then?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Well, it's a cuckoo clock, a very nice cuckoo clock...
0:19:02 > 0:19:08I hate throwing it out, but...it's going to cost a lot to repair.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12She couldn't fix it, but she did find a way to repurpose it.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Sarah paid £72 to have the clock flocked,
0:19:18 > 0:19:23plus 12 for a charger, making her total spend £84.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27She sold the charging station to Velvet Moon,
0:19:27 > 0:19:31a craft shop in Glasgow, and is now on her way to Richard's home
0:19:31 > 0:19:34near Witley to hand over the profit.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37DOORBELL RINGS
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- Hi there, hello.- Hello.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- Richard, hi, it's Sarah.- Sarah.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- Hi there, nice to see you again. - Nice to see you, this is...
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- Oh, hello there. Hi, I'm Sarah. - Hello, I'm Anne.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- Anne, hi there, how do you do?- Hi.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Now, I actually took your cuckoo clock to...
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- I think it's a horologist, isn't it...?- Oh, yes.- Yeah.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55..to see, and it was at least £150 just to get somebody to look at it,
0:19:55 > 0:19:57so I know why you were taking it to the tip.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- That's why I went to the dump! - That's right.- Yes!
0:19:59 > 0:20:02So I had hoped that I'd get it cuckooing again,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04but it wasn't the case.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Having not been able to get it going, I had to think of something else to do,
0:20:07 > 0:20:09so I've got some pictures to show you how it ended up.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- Hopefully you'll be pleasantly surprised. Here is...- Oh, no!- Yeah.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14ALL LAUGH
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- I knew I was going to get that reaction!- Wow!- That's lovely.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21- Gosh, it's gone pink. Fantastic. - Isn't that fantastic?- Wow.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24So it is now a phone charger.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Wonderful. Oh, how clever! - A phone charger, yeah.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32- And it was flocked.- Oh!- Lovely! - ALL LAUGH
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- So it has had a new lease of life. - That is amazing.- Yes.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38It is definitely in the pink and it has been bought by a shop
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- who specialises in that kind of thing...- Oh, really?- Oh.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- ..and I do have a little bit of money to hand over to you.- Oh, good!
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- Oh!- It didn't make a fortune... - I'm sure it didn't!
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- ..but I have got £26 here...- Oh!
0:20:48 > 0:20:51..for your old cuckoo clock and I hope you don't mind it's now...
0:20:51 > 0:20:55That is fantastic. I mean, as it was going in the tip, um...
0:20:55 > 0:20:58You know, I don't want that, so it'll go up to the church,
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- where she... You know, up at Witley. - Yes.- Oh, fantastic.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04So, you know, we're about to spend a lot of money on outside
0:21:04 > 0:21:09decoration and so on, and a sound system, so it'll go into that pot.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11I'm so pleased that's going to somewhere so close to your heart.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- Thank you very much.- Great, well, thank you so much for the clock.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- Well, lovely, that was a wonderful surprise.- That's very sweet of you.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- Thanks very much.- Bye-bye, thank you ever so much.- Bye!
0:21:24 > 0:21:29Sarah spent a total of £84 transforming the cuckoo clock.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31She sold it for 110,
0:21:31 > 0:21:35turning a profit of £26 for Richard and his wife Anne.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42In Wolverhampton, at Jay's workshop...
0:21:44 > 0:21:48..he's getting prepped for Sarah's arrival to give the thumbs up
0:21:48 > 0:21:50or down to his handiwork.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59It is perhaps no surprise that those two bamboo chairs
0:21:59 > 0:22:00were destined to the tip.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02They're short on style and even though there is
0:22:02 > 0:22:05a little bit of bamboo and wicker creeping back into fashion,
0:22:05 > 0:22:07they just didn't have the look.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09But I'm hoping with all Jay's skills,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12he's managed to make them look desirable and saleable.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Has Jay succeeded in transforming these '80s chairs?
0:22:22 > 0:22:26He's added a dash of contemporary panache.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34The addition of the floral fabric adds a timeless classic quality.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47And with a deep cushion, well, that just looks oh so comfy.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54And as for that drippy, distressed motif,
0:22:54 > 0:22:59it's now a golden glint down one side - a stylish touch.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06For Sarah's viewing, Jay's hiding the floral design.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08He's such a tease!
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- How are things? - Very good, very good.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16BOTH LAUGH
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- Are you good?- They're different. They're different.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20They are different.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Uh-oh, is that different good, or different bad?
0:23:25 > 0:23:29That's just... This is the bottom fabric, if that makes sense?
0:23:29 > 0:23:31OK, are you saying there's... there's another dimension?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Oh, yeah, there's another dimension.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35So we've got to turn them over...
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Different good! Excellent.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Great, thanks, lovely. Er, I'll take those.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- They're cool!- You like 'em, yeah?
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Yeah, they're good. They're really good.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57They're strong and they were weak, and that is amazing to achieve that.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59And you've got a real chunk of comfort in that...
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Chunk of a cushion there, chunk of a cushion.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Cos the problem that I had before is when you sit on them,
0:24:05 > 0:24:06the bamboo's really...
0:24:06 > 0:24:10it comes through the thin cushion, and personally,
0:24:10 > 0:24:14I really like the fabric, I must say, it's really, really nice.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17I haven't gone for this print right in the centre because there's
0:24:17 > 0:24:20so much going on here that I thought
0:24:20 > 0:24:23do it a little bit off-centre, similar with that one as well.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Rather than use the fabric in exactly the same way that
0:24:25 > 0:24:29everybody would, it's just doing it a little bit off-centre,
0:24:29 > 0:24:31which makes it look really, really cool, I think.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35They look classy, they look designer and they look expensive!
0:24:35 > 0:24:37They do look expensive, I must admit.
0:24:37 > 0:24:4070 quid each we left on them, did they come in on budget?
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Bang on budget, £70 each, yeah. They look really, really expensive.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46I really do like them,
0:24:46 > 0:24:49I never really liked them when you brought them in.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- I thought they were horrible. - Horrible?- Yeah!
0:24:51 > 0:24:55He's dissing my skip finds again! I don't have...
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- I don't shop for my stuff, OK? - I know you don't.
0:24:58 > 0:24:59I need to drag it
0:24:59 > 0:25:01kicking and screaming off a recycling centre, so...
0:25:01 > 0:25:03I love what you've done to them.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07I think you've given them every chance of going back into
0:25:07 > 0:25:08somebody's house and being loved again.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11- Thank you.- Nailed it again, Blades. - HE LAUGHS
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Right, thanks for that.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16That's a job well done, Jay.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21These chairs are as exciting as I could possibly have hoped for.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24They have got heaps of character now.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27They are crispy, clean, exciting things
0:25:27 > 0:25:29that I can sell and hopefully make some money on.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Xana was moving home and clearing out when Sarah spied this pair.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42I've had them years and years and years and nobody's ever liked them.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44I think you should give them to me and you should see
0:25:44 > 0:25:47if I can make something exciting out of them for you.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51It's much better to recycle and...
0:25:51 > 0:25:53I did feel a bit guilty bringing them.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56But maybe if they can be refreshed, they'll have a new life.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59And that's exactly what happened.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07With a striking new look, Sarah sold the chairs to Nick Smith,
0:26:07 > 0:26:11a regular client of hers whose online shop specialises
0:26:11 > 0:26:13in retro and recycled items.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17And now, Sarah's going to tell Xana the good news.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- Hi there.- Ah, hello.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23- Hello.- Hi, good to see you. - And you. So, is this...?
0:26:23 > 0:26:26This is where you were moving to when I saw you at the tip?
0:26:26 > 0:26:27- Yeah, yeah, yeah. This is it. - How did it go?
0:26:27 > 0:26:30You said you had loads of bits that you were clearing out, have you...?
0:26:30 > 0:26:33We did, we've spent all summer whittling it down
0:26:33 > 0:26:36and finally we're all sorted now.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Um, your chairs went all the way to Wolverhampton
0:26:38 > 0:26:41to a fantastic guy called Jay Blades who specialises in taking
0:26:41 > 0:26:44furniture like yours and giving it a whole new lease of life, and
0:26:44 > 0:26:45I've got some pictures to show you.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- I'd love to see it.- How about that?
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Wow! That looks amazing! Oh, gosh. They're so different.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53They're lovely.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55And for some reason I thought they were going to be
0:26:55 > 0:26:57a sort of khaki colour.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59I don't know why - I didn't expect them to be black.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02The cushion pads are absolutely beautiful and really lovely fabric.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05They're really comfortable as well, they've got that big,
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- squashy seat pad on them. - Yeah, because they were really...
0:27:07 > 0:27:10I had quite thin pads and after a while they were a bit sort of...
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- That ten-minute chair where you want to stand up again?- Yeah.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15They're not like that now and they're lovely and they have been
0:27:15 > 0:27:18bought by a retro shop and I've got a little bit of profit to hand over.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22- You're joking?! That's so good!- So, there is £25...
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- There's...£5 there... - Wow! Thank you!
0:27:25 > 0:27:26..and 20 quid there for you.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30Well, that's not bad for some... some old junk! Thank you very much.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32What might you do with that little...lot?
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Well, I don't think we'll need to buy any more chairs,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37but it'll probably go towards something else that we need here,
0:27:37 > 0:27:39so that's very helpful.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- Lovely, OK, well, really great to catch up.- You too.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45- Thank you very much for letting me have your chairs.- You're welcome. - Bye-bye!- Bye-bye.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Jay charged Sarah £140.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55She sold them for 165, giving £25 profit to Xana.
0:28:03 > 0:28:08Sarah saved two unwanted items from the skip that have been transformed
0:28:08 > 0:28:11and are going to enjoy a new lease of life.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14Well, a lot of thought
0:28:14 > 0:28:17and hard work went into those inspiring transformations,
0:28:17 > 0:28:18but why don't you have a go?
0:28:18 > 0:28:22Pick up those tools, because you'll never know how satisfying it is unless you give it a go.