0:00:06 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:11 > 0:00:16The answer could be hiding in the 20 million tonnes of household
0:00:16 > 0:00:17waste we throw out every year.
0:00:17 > 0:00:22- Sorry to bother you. Before you throw that away, can I have a quick chat to you about it?- Yes, sure.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her
0:00:25 > 0:00:28hands on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34I am a passionate buyer, maker and user of old stuff,
0:00:34 > 0:00:38and I've turned that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41I turn old stuff into new stuff and sell it for a profit.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Sarah is ready to sift through as many boots
0:00:44 > 0:00:49- and bin bags as she needs to... - Look at that, absolute box of joy.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- These are just fantastic. - ..in her search for tip treasure.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57We've got to be able to make something out of that, haven't you?
0:00:57 > 0:01:01And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:01:01 > 0:01:03- I've got a little something for you. - Yeah, I thought you might.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Oh, this is a hard one.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Oh, my word.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- ..beautiful...- Oosh!
0:01:14 > 0:01:16- ..valuable...- Ker-ching!
0:01:16 > 0:01:19..and hopefully saleable items.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Well, I love this, so I would really like to have it.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits back to the very
0:01:27 > 0:01:32people who had no idea there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34That is incredible, isn't it?
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Sarah is at the Bredbury recycling centre in Stockport, just outside
0:01:54 > 0:01:59Manchester, where they can have over 200 cars a day through the gates.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03I am loving this place, it is so busy.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06There's cars coming in all the time, and in the back of them
0:02:06 > 0:02:11I know there's great stuff that I can make into something fabulous.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14So I am off now to have a proper old rummage.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Remember that Sarah has special permission to
0:02:16 > 0:02:20rummage about today, so don't you go pestering people at your local
0:02:20 > 0:02:24recycle centre or you'll be the one getting thrown out.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27I love rifling through the rubbish.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Sarah's on the lookout for three items with the potential to
0:02:32 > 0:02:34turn into hard cash for their owners.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40We're looking for stuff we can recycle, so I'm thinking there's not much in there.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43But I think you should take the bunny home.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Some things, though, are just destined for the dump.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49But, coming in at the far end,
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Mike and Judith might be able to give Sarah a step up in her search.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56There's a ladder just coming up here, so I would like to take a look at that.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59I don't know if they're actually throwing it away but...
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- must be able to do something good with that. Hiya.- Hiya.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Sorry to disturb you. I know you're busy. Are you
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- getting rid of all of this today? - Yes, we are.- Really?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Where has it come from, what is happening?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12We are clearing a house of my wife's late auntie.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- Oh, really.- Yes.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Yes, it is a lot of hard work, really.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- A life leaves behind a lot of stuff, doesn't it?- It does, it does.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21I'm just quite interested in the ladder.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23If it would be OK to have a look at it and get it out and see how
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- it works and...- Yes, no problem with that.- Lovely, thank you.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29So was this only ever for domestic use? Was it just in the house?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31I think it was just domestic use, yes.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34I love that it has got all the markings on it. It is so funny.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36You wouldn't think a ladder would tell a story, would you?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- You wouldn't, really.- I love it. - There is another step ladder.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Pair of stepladders is always better than one. If you have some, bring them down!
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- OK.- Thank you ever so much.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50Sarah knows a money-maker when she sees it, and with two sets she can double her
0:03:50 > 0:03:54potential profit, but what does Mike think she'll do with them?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Well, I'm not sure, really.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00She might be able to strip them down and re-varnish them
0:04:00 > 0:04:04or repaint them. But it would need a bit of patience.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08I'm really excited about this ladder, and the really good thing,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11they said they might be coming back with another one, and that is a whole new ballgame.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Two of these. Who knows what I can make out of it?
0:04:14 > 0:04:19I think it's a great idea. As a society, we chuck away far too much stuff.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- Um, if it can be used, that's great.- Well said, Mike.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28So that's the first item found, but what to do with the ladders?
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Well, Sarah knows a man who might have a few ideas.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Rupert Blanchard is one of the most imaginative bespoke furniture
0:04:39 > 0:04:41makers in the country,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44ever on the lookout for undervalued materials to
0:04:44 > 0:04:46rework into contemporary designs.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52I work mostly with reclaimed, salvaged and abandoned materials.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57Basically, other people's waste, I find some kind of beauty in it
0:04:57 > 0:04:59and spend a lot of time
0:04:59 > 0:05:03and give rubbish a lot of attention, to try bring it back into use.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Something that someone has really given up on,
0:05:06 > 0:05:10I like giving things a second, third, fourth chance.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Bringing something back into use is incredibly satisfying.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Rupert has been making furniture for over ten years,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19and in that time has developed a thing for drawers.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Oh, look at that drawer, look at that!
0:05:24 > 0:05:26What a beautiful drawer.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29He's the man to make old wood useful again.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33But making use out of those ladders might be a big challenge.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Back at the dump, the cars just keep flooding in.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47There's too much going on, I can't keep on track of it all.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50With one item under her belt, Sarah has got a spring in his step
0:05:50 > 0:05:54and has now set her sights on Andrew's boot.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Sorry to bother you when you're busy. I was wondering,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59we're looking for things we might be able to make into other stuff.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Is there any chance I could have a look and see if it is something...
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- Yeah.- They are quite heavy, aren't they?- Yes.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06So they are the suspension or...
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- Yes, that's what keeps the car on the road, basically. - They are really cool.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13- Any chance I could take them away and see if I can make something?- Yes.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Andrew's springs may have come off his flash Jag,
0:06:16 > 0:06:19but it doesn't mean they are worth much now.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22It'll take a bit of creativity for them to turn a profit.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25We've got to be able to make something out of that, haven't we?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Well, what does Andrew think can be done with them?
0:06:27 > 0:06:33If she had four, she'd have a coffee table or something like that, and maybe even a stool.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I was worried about their appearance at first but I know you can
0:06:36 > 0:06:39get things powder-coated, which means sprayed in beautiful colours.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Or you can get them dipped in materials like chrome or copper,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45and then they'd make fantastic lamp bases.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48And a lamp on an occasional table, people are going to pay 100,
0:06:48 > 0:06:52£150 for one. And I've got three.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55She's me absolute baby.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59So, thanks to Andrew's baby donating her old suspension springs,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Sarah is onto a money-maker.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06And she already has someone in mind who might be up to the challenge.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Bex Simon is one of the country's best artist blacksmiths,
0:07:15 > 0:07:20creating high-end interior furniture and bespoke metalwork commissions.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23She is a woman that can bang, grind
0:07:23 > 0:07:26and weld metal into money.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Working with found objects is quite different from what
0:07:29 > 0:07:32we normally do, because we work with our clients
0:07:32 > 0:07:34and we produce designs and work with them, so this is
0:07:34 > 0:07:40kind of, like, really freeing up the mind and seeing what objects we've
0:07:40 > 0:07:44got and how we can make it work into something really cool, modern.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49And, yeah, desirable. So it is going to be fun.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52It's going to be fun, is it? Something tells me
0:07:52 > 0:07:56those springs are going to give you more bother than they are worth.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05In the meantime, that's two items found that Sarah can off-load onto her designer pals.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09But now she needs to find something she can sink her own teeth
0:08:09 > 0:08:12into, but with the day getting on,
0:08:12 > 0:08:14she seems to be grasping at straws.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19- Well, sticks.- See, that might be your next...- It's a catapult.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23..your next candelabra or... something on your dining table.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27You wouldn't believe you could get a full tree in a car.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30And it looks like word has spread round the dump that Sarah is
0:08:30 > 0:08:35- making money out of their rubbish. - Any money, send it to me, not him.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- HE LAUGHS - Bye, now.- You'll be lucky!
0:08:39 > 0:08:41But what's this,
0:08:41 > 0:08:45eagle-eyed Sarah might have just spotted her own personal project,
0:08:45 > 0:08:50because Eric could be throwing out just what she's been looking for.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53I'm really sorry to bother you, I can see you are busy.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55I'm just looking at your Monopoly sets. Can I have a quick look?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58They are my daughter's, originally.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- Oh, my word, you've got hundreds of bits there. - Yes, hundreds of them, yes.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04We are looking for things we might be able to make into other stuff,
0:09:04 > 0:09:08and things like this would be lovely to get hold of and see
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- if we could do something with. Would you mind?- No, I wouldn't mind at all.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- I would rather somebody else have them.- And you've got another one there as well,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- may I have a quick look at that? - Yes, yes, that's the very old one.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- That's when she had it, when she was eight.- Wow, that's amazing.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- May I open it?- When she was eight years old.- Oh, that is so sweet.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29That's amazing, thank you so much for letting me take them, that's brilliant.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34Sarah can see potential profit in her own personal project,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37but what does Eric think she can do with it?
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Your guess is as good as mine.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45But I'm glad she can recycle them. I prefer to recycle anything.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48And there's two sets of... I want to call them charms,
0:09:48 > 0:09:50because I think they look like little jewels to me.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54So, altogether, I think, as a collection, they would make some fantastic jewellery.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Lots of potential here, and something I'd like to play with myself and see what I can make.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Lovely, I'm really pleased with that...that little lot there.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05All the toys, from Disneyland, from 1986, and things like that.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09I've come to a point where I've had to let things go.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13I really like the board, because what we are doing here is a game of chance, so that pretty
0:10:13 > 0:10:15much sums up the day, doesn't it?
0:10:15 > 0:10:18I'm hoping there's no luxury tax.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- And I definitely don't want to go to jail.- Right, stop playing about now.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Down to business. How much do you think you can make from it?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28I'm aiming for 100 quid for my Monopoly box.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30I think I can do it.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34100 quid profit to return to Eric?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36It's like landing on Chance
0:10:36 > 0:10:39and getting a bank dividend in your favour.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43And with that, the list is complete.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Three potential moneymakers.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- But wait a minute. - Oh, hello.- Hello, again.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53It's Judith and Mike, keeping up their promise of a second set of ladders.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Great. You know, a pair makes it really exciting.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59It more than doubles the potential of what we might be able to do with it.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01So now the list is complete.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Rupert will re-imagine Mike and Judith's ladders,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Bex will bend Andrew's springs into shape
0:11:08 > 0:11:12and Sarah will take a chance on Eric's Monopoly sets.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16We have had a fantastic day here. I've got some amazing pieces
0:11:16 > 0:11:20and just the right people lined up to make them into something fantastic.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22And to make some money along the way.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35In the south-east corner of England, Margate was once famous for
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Fish and chips and getting sand in your ice cream.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41But now...
0:11:46 > 0:11:48..Margate has had a reclamation regeneration.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54With its old town now home to a bustling vintage clothing
0:11:54 > 0:11:57and retro furniture scene..
0:11:59 > 0:12:01..and right in the heart of it all is our Rupert.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06And Carlos the cat.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Sarah is about is surprise him with some old ladders.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16I hope it is something that I'm familiar with
0:12:16 > 0:12:18and I can identify its history.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19Rupert?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- You've brought a ladder. - Do you like a ladder? - You've brought a well-used ladder.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26How could these be...
0:12:26 > 0:12:30How could these end up in a landfill? Beautiful ladders.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33I thought that they were just lovely.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36I loved the fact that the stuff they were covered in was
0:12:36 > 0:12:39the story of the house they came out off. They were part of that home.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42There's the bedroom, there's the dining room, that's the hallway.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Is there anything in particular you want me to play with,
0:12:45 > 0:12:47or am I allowed to do...
0:12:47 > 0:12:49just go wild with these two?
0:12:49 > 0:12:54So I'm seeing maybe a couple of pieces. Do you think that is the direction to go?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57I think they started out life as two separate pieces,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59and although I would love to join them together some way,
0:12:59 > 0:13:03my initial feeling is to make two pieces,
0:13:03 > 0:13:06but two identical pieces, to make a pair, matching pair.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10Perhaps one of the ideas is to make a metamorphic chair, which is
0:13:10 > 0:13:13a kind of chair that they used to use in little studies and libraries
0:13:13 > 0:13:16and places where they didn't have room for both a ladder
0:13:16 > 0:13:20and a chair, but somehow I'd like to bring another element into it.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23So chairs that flip around, they turn into ladders,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26they flip around again, they turn into a coffee table.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Maybe there's some way that the two matching elements could lock
0:13:29 > 0:13:32together and become something new.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Rupert's transformer chair is more commonly known as library steps.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41First built in the early 19th century as a space saver, they could be used
0:13:41 > 0:13:45as little stairs to reach topmost bookshelves in libraries,
0:13:45 > 0:13:47whilst doubling as domestic furniture.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51But the question is, how much is it going to cost to construct?
0:13:51 > 0:13:55There's got to be some way around a couple of hundred pounds per
0:13:55 > 0:13:59item, um, to design and produce the final piece.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03But we kind of have to see if... What we can do.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Once we have deconstructed it, we learn more and you
0:14:07 > 0:14:10have a better idea about what the final outcome will be.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13At that price, I've got real potential of making some money for
0:14:13 > 0:14:17those people and surprising them with some worthy, proper chunk of cash.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19And that would be just the best outcome.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Well, we will give it a good go.
0:14:22 > 0:14:23Right.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Wow. I love Rupert's ideas for the ladders.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31A pair of things, always more saleable than one,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34and the metamorphic furniture, these things are going to be fab.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38So, chair, ladder and possibly table.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Can't go wrong.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43I want to do what's right for this piece of rubbish.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46You and me both.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49So, it's £200 each for two items,
0:14:49 > 0:14:53or is it £400 for one big item that fits together?
0:14:53 > 0:14:58Either way, at that price, Sarah is confident of a tidy return.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Sarah's next stop is away from the hustle and bustle of seaside
0:15:06 > 0:15:09salvage and into the heart of the English countryside.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Tucked away, in amongst the quaint villages, is the place where
0:15:15 > 0:15:18metal goes to die.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26And then...
0:15:28 > 0:15:29..to be reborn.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Sarah's ready to surprise Bex with the suspension
0:15:37 > 0:15:41springs from Andrew's Jag, to see if she can, erm...
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Something to do with lighting.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48I'm really looking forward to seeing what Sarah is going to bring today.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Probably something really strange. So...
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Yes, I'm looking forward to having a look.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57I don't know what it's going to be, but I guess that is
0:15:57 > 0:16:01part of the challenge, so looking forward to seeing what it is.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Sorry, I'm just...eating an apple.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- Ta-da!- Oh, wow. Springs.
0:16:08 > 0:16:13- Well, at least you know what they are.- We use these. We actually...
0:16:13 > 0:16:17There's one there! We use them for making tools with, so I love them.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- I was worried you couldn't...heat them up. - We can stick them in the fire.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24It is harder to work than normal mild steel
0:16:24 > 0:16:28because it is high carbon. But, no, we will be able to do things.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30What do you have in mind?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33If they melted and were all, like, fluid columns,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- we might be able to make some lamp bases out of them.- Oh, OK.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40Unravelling it and stretching it out into a longer line.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- What about something like that?- So we can make a floor lamp out of it.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49Yes. Yes, completely. Like the mid-century ones that you get.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- It is like a marble base and then it comes up.- That sounds great.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Maybe if I could scavenge a lampshade, almost like an Anglepoise
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- lampshade, to go on the end... - Yeah.- ..that might work.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Perfect. Sounds good.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04In order for me to make a profit,
0:17:04 > 0:17:07is there any way you can get it done for, say, 250?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Um...
0:17:09 > 0:17:12It's quite a gamble with this because it is still...
0:17:12 > 0:17:14It is slightly tricky to work.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18So what I can say is...
0:17:18 > 0:17:23We could do £250 worth of work and see, you know,
0:17:23 > 0:17:27try to do at least one and see where we get with that,
0:17:27 > 0:17:30and obviously if it's quite smooth-running, no burns...
0:17:30 > 0:17:35- SHE LAUGHS - ..then we can attempt to do another one.- Great, I'll leave it to you.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37If you can make one, I would be really pleased.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- More than one, that would be excellent.- OK, perfect.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- Leave it with me. See you later.- Bye.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- Finish my apple now. - SHE LAUGHS
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- Sarah is putting Bex under an awful lot of pressure.- Wish me luck.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56If Bex can get it done for 250 or under,
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Sarah is on track to make a chunk of money.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01But there's also the light fittings to budget in,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04and they could start eating into the profit.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11So with two items safely in the capable hands of Rupert
0:18:11 > 0:18:15and Bex, it's time for Sarah to get to work.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17And she's taking her item back
0:18:17 > 0:18:22to her cottage-slash-workshop in the Sussex countryside...
0:18:22 > 0:18:25She's been running off and trying to see the new lambs in the field.
0:18:25 > 0:18:31..where she has got guard dog Bramble watching over the money-making Monopoly sets.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- At ease, Bramble. - This is my Monopoly moment.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38I've just looked at it. Look, it is an American one.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41I didn't notice that when I saw it the other day.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Baltic Avenue and Mediterranean Avenue. Oh, that is quite cool.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48I've never seen a US one before.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53I had a quick look at these pieces the other day. I was wondering why it had a jockey in it, because I've
0:18:53 > 0:18:56never seen one of those before. But that must be the American version.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Sarah has decided to ditch the American board
0:18:58 > 0:19:01and focus her attention on the little metal pieces.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03But what to do with them?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I was thinking that we should be able to turn these into jewellery.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09And I've done a bit of research and I think for a dozen pieces, I'm
0:19:09 > 0:19:13looking at roughly £30-£40 to get them plated in silver.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Maybe if I can turn a dozen of them into something, to
0:19:17 > 0:19:21wear as a pendant, I think maybe we might get 15, £20 each.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24So over £200 worth of profit potentially here.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Now that has got to be a surprise,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29after just chucking out a Monopoly set at the tip.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31It was actually the niece of Charles Darrow,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34the accredited inventor of Monopoly,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37who came up with the idea of using charms from a girl's charm
0:19:37 > 0:19:42bracelet as the Monopoly pieces, way back in the 1930s.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46So, really, Sarah is repurposing them back to their original purpose.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51Kind of. Having objects silver-plated can be done by mail order,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54and so is quick and easy and relatively cheap to do.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57But before they are shipped off to be silver-plated,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Sarah is drilling holes in them so that chains can be threaded
0:20:00 > 0:20:03through to make necklaces or bracelets.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Don't look what I'm doing with the dog.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Ouch! The poor dog is getting the rough end of the stick.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Don't look, Bramble!
0:20:14 > 0:20:15BRAMBLE WHINES
0:20:15 > 0:20:18So these are my 14 fabulous pieces.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22I'm really pleased with these and I think they'll make lovely charms.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25I'm going to get them all silver-plated, including the jockey,
0:20:25 > 0:20:27to make a little memento for Eric,
0:20:27 > 0:20:30just in case we don't make any money out of this at all.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36With just £30-£40 of silver plating to budget in,
0:20:36 > 0:20:38if Sarah sells them all,
0:20:38 > 0:20:41she could be laughing all the way to the bank.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Back in Margate, Rupert has started drawing up blueprints
0:20:48 > 0:20:53for his transforming multipurpose metamorphic library steps.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56And if you think that sounds difficult, remember,
0:20:56 > 0:20:59he has only got those ladders to work with.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Rupert starts this mathematical mind-melter
0:21:02 > 0:21:04by taking the ladders apart.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07It's falling apart very easily.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12He unscrews the hinges to see the raw materials he has to work with.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15So now it's not a ladder any more.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17It's going on to its new life...
0:21:19 > 0:21:21as a multifunctional piece of furniture.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28With the very detailed blueprints drawn up, he prepares to start
0:21:28 > 0:21:33cutting, but one miscalculation and the whole thing could be ruined.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37It's taken quite a while to work out the exact perfect angle
0:21:37 > 0:21:41I need to cut. I've only got one chance of getting this right.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Once it's cut, it's cut and I can't just glue it back together.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48SAW WHIRS
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Rupert is using a circular saw with an all-important guide rail.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56This ensures accuracy to within a millimetre,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59setting the precise depth and angle at which the wood is cut.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Timber!
0:22:04 > 0:22:10A little while ago, that was a ladder and now it's a pile of bits.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14I think I'm going the right way. I'm not entirely sure yet.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18There's a lot of complicated angles and cuts to make.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22There's still a lot of... a lot of problem solving to do.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Well, you'd better get a move on. There's two of them to do, remember.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Somehow...
0:22:30 > 0:22:33this needs to now flip together.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36This is a tricky bit.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Somehow... this has got to work through two angles,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43which hinges generally don't do.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46It all hinges on this.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50Will Rupert's calculations match up and make foldaway furniture?
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Yes, I can kind of see where he is going with this,
0:22:57 > 0:23:01but it's a long way from something I'd pay a few hundred quid for.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04All will be revealed.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Well, I, for one, cannot wait.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Back in Surrey, Bex is making a start on uncoiling that
0:23:15 > 0:23:19coiled spring soon-to-be floor lamp.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20That's it!
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Bex's partner in grime is husband Dave,
0:23:25 > 0:23:26who will be helping out.
0:23:28 > 0:23:29To make it malleable,
0:23:29 > 0:23:33they have to heat it in a furnace to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Then, they have to gradually beat out
0:23:38 > 0:23:40the bends on the end of an anvil.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45It's just really awkward, this shape, isn't it?
0:23:45 > 0:23:47They only have a short window before
0:23:47 > 0:23:50the spring needs to be heated again...
0:23:50 > 0:23:52and again...and again.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55It's collapsing on itself.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57So we need to open it out.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01High-carbon steel is notoriously hard to keep in one piece
0:24:01 > 0:24:03when heated, so they will have to be careful.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Don't worry!
0:24:07 > 0:24:09With progress slow and hot,
0:24:09 > 0:24:11after an hour of hammering,
0:24:11 > 0:24:12Bex decides on a different tactic.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18We're just going to unravel the middle bit and then the end bit and
0:24:18 > 0:24:21then we'll take it next door and do it on the fire.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Yes, it is tough.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Bex and Dave retreat to the relative peace
0:24:28 > 0:24:34- and quiet of their own workshop. - I've gone deaf. Well, that was fun.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Once the spring is straightened, they're hoping to recreate
0:24:38 > 0:24:41the elegant curve of a classic mid-century lamp.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45But even after all that hammering, there is still a lot to do.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48We need to have this finished today, don't we?
0:24:49 > 0:24:52And Bex and Dave are feeling the pressure.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54We have to make sure that we don't
0:24:54 > 0:24:57get it too hot so it just breaks.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01And just as they are making some progress...
0:25:01 > 0:25:02SNAP!
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- ..the spring has snapped. - First disaster.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12With time running out and now two pieces of metal,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15it's back to the drawing board.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Or chalk table. Or whatever.
0:25:18 > 0:25:19So keep the spring in the middle.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23I mean, we're going to have to now get that together and then, yes.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27It's got that spring detail.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31By keeping the coils at the end of the springs as a feature,
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- it may save some time, but how to repair that break?- I know.
0:25:35 > 0:25:41- That was quick!- So we'll turn that into a little feature.
0:25:41 > 0:25:47So we'll have about three rivets there so I guess it's,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50you know, it gave it an industrial look
0:25:50 > 0:25:51and it covers up our mistake!
0:25:53 > 0:25:55So nobody will know.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Brilliant! But before Becks can rivet the pieces together,
0:25:59 > 0:26:03there is still an awful lot of unravelling to do.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Once the coil is flat enough,
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Bex can turn to the power hammer to take on some of the bashing.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12A blacksmith's best friend for over 100 years.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Without it, they would probably keel over from exhaustion
0:26:15 > 0:26:18and have biceps like bulldozers.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21It's not a bad shape from up here.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24But then, some of the work still needs good old-fashioned
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- brute force.- Dave, I think I need your body weight.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Get in there, Dave, you brute.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36After a whole morning of unravelling,
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Bex and Dave are spent.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42With still a lot to do, they decided to tackle
0:26:42 > 0:26:46the rest in the morning, after a well-deserved rest.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48We've got to cut our..
0:26:48 > 0:26:50cut ourselves off, you know, now,
0:26:50 > 0:26:55because we're sort of running into our critical time, you know,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59so we need fresh eyes now because it's got to look nice.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Back at the barn,
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Sarah has been eagerly awaiting the return of her Monopoly pieces.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Bramble!
0:27:13 > 0:27:16We've got post, look! This one is for you!
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Sarah didn't use the Monopoly boards,
0:27:19 > 0:27:21but sent the pieces off in the post
0:27:21 > 0:27:23to a specialist silver plating firm,
0:27:23 > 0:27:25who hopefully have made them sparkle.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30I've got my Monopoly bits. I'm really excited about these.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33I've asked for them to be really well dipped in silver
0:27:33 > 0:27:35so they should look shiny.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40In the end, Sarah spent £65 silver plating all 14 pieces
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- but that is still less than a fiver a head.- Wow!
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Or hat, I suppose.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Look at them. Look.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Luckily, they look a million dollars.
0:27:50 > 0:27:56Now, that is cute. Look at the Scottie dog. And they are so shiny.
0:27:56 > 0:28:02They've been dipped and finished really well. Is that it? Last boot.
0:28:03 > 0:28:10Don't look great? The question is, how much can I sell them for?
0:28:10 > 0:28:14Sarah is attaching metal hoops to the pre-drilled holes
0:28:14 > 0:28:17which a chain or bracelet can then easily be threaded through.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19I think they look really good.
0:28:23 > 0:28:29So I'm hoping that people will buy at least one to hang as a necklace.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32But you could get loads and put them on a bracelet.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35But I'm going to price them individually.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Because Sarah is going to give the little jockey charm back to
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Eric, she has 13 pieces to try to make a profit on.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49Back at the dump,
0:28:49 > 0:28:53Eric was ready to say goodbye to his daughter's childhood board games.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Can I have a quick look?
0:28:55 > 0:28:58I've come to a point where I had to let things go.
0:28:58 > 0:29:03But Sarah saw a potential in its little counters.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Oh, my word. You've got hundreds of bits there.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08And formed a plan to make some money from them.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Your guess is as good as mine.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15But I'm glad she's going to recycle them. I prefer to recycle anything.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20With a metal makeover, the pieces are ready to be sold.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24But with 13 of them to shift, Sarah has taken them online.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29Monopoly is available in 111 countries,
0:29:29 > 0:29:33so she's bound to find some fans of board game jewellery there.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36That's them listed. So it's game on.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44Sarah is back in Stockport to hand over the profits to Eric.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46That is, if she managed to shift enough of them
0:29:46 > 0:29:49to cover the silver plating costs.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50KNOCK
0:29:50 > 0:29:55- Hi there, Eric. It's Sarah from the tip.- How are you?
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- Very well, very well. - Are you all right?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00- Thank you so much meeting up again today.- Yeah.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Remember we took your Monopoly set from the tip.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Did you think about what we might do with it?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07I thought you were going to make a charm out of it.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09That's exactly what happened.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- I've got some pictures here to show you. There they are, in the end.- Wow.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16Absolutely amazed. That is fantastic. I can't get over that.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20So, we sold them at a profit and I've got that for you today.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- No, no. Give it to charity. - Well, do you know something?
0:30:23 > 0:30:25I'm going to give it to you and see which charity,
0:30:25 > 0:30:29- if you want to give it to charity, then...- It will go to cancer.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- Because I'm in remission. - Oh, really?
0:30:32 > 0:30:34And we pay every month, we give every month to cancer.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38Oh, that's fantastic. I'm really pleased that your Monopoly pieces
0:30:38 > 0:30:40have helped towards that cause, and as a little memento,
0:30:40 > 0:30:44I don't know if you remember this fellow, but I bought him for you.
0:30:44 > 0:30:45He wasn't easy to make into a charm,
0:30:45 > 0:30:48so I thought something for you to remember your Monopoly set by.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- He's silver-plated, the little horseman.- I shall treasure it.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53I can't get over that.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55With all 13 sold at ten quid each,
0:30:55 > 0:30:59once you take off £65 worth of silver plating,
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Eric's walking away £65 richer.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05It was lovely to catch up with you again and to hear your story.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- Thank you very much.- And keep up the fundraising, that's fantastic.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Oh, we do. We do. We're very lucky.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17I'm so pleased I took a chance on that Monopoly set.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21I think Eric loved that little horseman and that tiny bit of profit
0:31:21 > 0:31:24we made, that's going to a charity that means a lot to him.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36So, Sarah is back in Margate
0:31:36 > 0:31:39to see how Rupert has got on with his metamorphic furniture.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47Making metamorphic furniture is going to be tricky at the best of times.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Making it out of a pair of old ladders -
0:31:50 > 0:31:51that must be nearly impossible.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55I'm here to see if Rupert has actually managed to nail it.
0:31:55 > 0:32:01Last time Sarah saw them, they were tired old ladders. But now...
0:32:01 > 0:32:03they're still ladders.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05But what's that?
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Ah, you just managed one set.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Well, I spent quite a lot of time
0:32:10 > 0:32:14working out how to make a ladder into a chair,
0:32:14 > 0:32:17so haven't really got much time left to work on this now.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19HE SIGHS
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Oh, don't blame yourself. It was a tall order asking you to do both.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27I'm sure Sarah will be just as happy with one.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Oh, I don't know, what should I do?
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Sorry, Rupert, I think your time's up on this.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- Hiya!- Hi, Sarah. Hello. How are you doing?
0:32:36 > 0:32:40- Really well, lovely to see you. - I've got something for you.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44I've only got half of what I wanted to get ready for you,
0:32:44 > 0:32:48- but this is it.- Oh, wow! Oh, yeah, I can still see a ladder and a chair.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50This one was weird.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53It's taken so much experimentation to get it right,
0:32:53 > 0:32:56I have run out of time this time, I'm afraid.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59But you know the way I work, I like to use exactly what you gave me
0:32:59 > 0:33:03and with this one I added a couple more screws and literally,
0:33:03 > 0:33:05I've got one piece of ladder left.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08That's what you get when you have Rupert Blanchard,
0:33:08 > 0:33:10you get nothing left.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13I added the arms from the metal rail, if you remember,
0:33:13 > 0:33:15on the top of the ladder there was a metal rail.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Does it actually work? Does it metamorphosise?
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- It does, yeah. Shall I flip it over for you?- Definitely.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Who would have believed it? It's incredible.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28Well, he is a designer with a lot of fantastic ideas,
0:33:28 > 0:33:31but one instead of two means less profit.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36Let's hope he won't be budgeting in all that thinking time too.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40At the end of our creative chat,
0:33:40 > 0:33:43when we were sort of going for this metamorphic stuff,
0:33:43 > 0:33:46we said it was probably a couple of hundred pounds per ladder.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48I know you haven't done the other one.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Are we looking at 200 quid for this or is it a bit more?
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Yeah, I think we're well within the 200 mark.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57It's taken some time but it's come well within that.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01I bought one can of paint and a few screws,
0:34:01 > 0:34:03that's all well within the budget.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Before, they were ladders needing a step up.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12But now, they're metamorphic library steps.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Rupert planned this design with such precision,
0:34:17 > 0:34:21every cut, joint, hinge and nail had to be exactly right
0:34:21 > 0:34:24or the entire piece would have fallen apart.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30The modern yellow midsection ties together the piece's two functions
0:34:30 > 0:34:32while keeping the paint-splatter effect
0:34:32 > 0:34:36to tell the story of Mike and Judith's magnolia moment.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42It's amazing, but will someone pay more than 200 quid for it?
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- Back at the dump... - There's a ladder just coming up here,
0:34:52 > 0:34:54so I'd really like to take a look at that.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57..Sarah pounced on Mike and Judith's paint-splattered ladders.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Some terracotta in it, yeah. There's the terracotta.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04And when a second set turned up,
0:35:04 > 0:35:08she knew they had the potential to turn them into something special.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11She might be able to strip them down and re-varnish them,
0:35:11 > 0:35:13but it would need a bit of patience.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17And although Rupert only managed one set of library steps,
0:35:17 > 0:35:18they were brilliant.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24Sarah invited one of London's top retro design furniture dealers in
0:35:24 > 0:35:28to see if it would be something that would sell in his shop, and...
0:35:28 > 0:35:31It won't fly out the door.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35But someone is going to love it.
0:35:35 > 0:35:36..he bought it.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45Sarah is back in Stockport to hand over the profit to Mike and Judith.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- Hi, there.- Hi!- Lovely to see you again.- Yes, you too.- How are you?
0:35:51 > 0:35:56- We're fine, nice to see you. - And you. Lovely day, isn't it?- It is.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59I've got a bit of an update about the ladders that you dropped off,
0:35:59 > 0:36:01so I've got some pictures and things to show you.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03In the end, we actually ended up only using one because
0:36:03 > 0:36:05they were quite tricky to work with.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08We have a fantastic maker called Rupert Blanchard
0:36:08 > 0:36:10and he was really enthusiastic about them,
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- had a few different ideas but in the end he transformed them...- Wow!
0:36:14 > 0:36:18..into... It's a chair.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22But it's not only a chair, it's actually a metamorphic chair, so
0:36:22 > 0:36:26it changes from substantial sitting piece back into a stepladder again.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Oh, that's fantastic. That's really clever.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31And we've actually sold it as well.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33We managed to make £100 profit on it.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37- Wow!- Fantastic. - And that £100 is for you.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- Well, that's fantastic.- Thank you very much.- That's unbelievable.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Any ideas what you might do with £100?
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Well, it's my late aunt's ladder
0:36:45 > 0:36:48and she had lots of charities that were very close to her heart,
0:36:48 > 0:36:50so it might go to one of those,
0:36:50 > 0:36:55- or we could treat the family to a drink...- And a curry!- Yeah.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Well, thank you ever so much for letting me come back
0:36:57 > 0:37:00and show you what happened, and I hope you enjoy spending your money.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- Thanks.- It was lovely. - We will do. OK.- Bye-bye.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Spending on costs and materials
0:37:07 > 0:37:12transforming Mike and Judith's ladder came in at £200.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15The metamorphic chair sold for £300,
0:37:15 > 0:37:20meaning Mike and Judith are stepping out with £100 profit.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28While Mike and Judith decide what to spend their money on,
0:37:28 > 0:37:33back in Sussex, Bex and Dave are clearing up for Sarah's arrival.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37"A tidy workshop is a happy workshop."
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Before, the rusty springs may not have been fit for a car.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49But now, they can drive a hard bargain.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58The elegant curve of the overhanging lamp is balanced at the base,
0:37:58 > 0:38:01with polished concrete weighed precisely
0:38:01 > 0:38:03to keep the structure stable.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07Bex has added details, mirroring the spring's original shape
0:38:07 > 0:38:10to hold the cable flex onto the frame,
0:38:10 > 0:38:14and the metal is finished with jade oil to reduce tarnishing.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18All in all, it's as far away from its original use
0:38:18 > 0:38:20as you could imagine.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23I hear Sarah's on her way, so I'm very keen to find out
0:38:23 > 0:38:25what she thinks of it, so fingers crossed.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30Well, because we've worked our guts out on this one,
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- she'll probably go, "Hmm, yeah." - Yeah.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35BEX LAUGHS
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- Hello!- Hello?- Hiya.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39Hi, how are you doing?
0:38:39 > 0:38:40Where is it, then?
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Oh, my word.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47BEX LAUGHS
0:38:47 > 0:38:49It's fantastic.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51I love it! Can I touch it?
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- Yeah.- Or you touch it. I'm too scared. You do it.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Come on, it won't break! Again.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Give it a wobble.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- It's not lost its spring at all. - No!- How about you?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05I'm really pleased with it now.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08I love the fact it's still got that reference to where it came from.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- Yeah, exactly.- And up here. That is really sweet.- Yeah.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Amazing. And this bit.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Do you think you'll be able to sell it?
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Do you think it's a nice product?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Definitely, definitely.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21How did we do on budget?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Because I think I only left you with 200 quid,
0:39:23 > 0:39:27but that was before we talked about you finishing it like this.
0:39:27 > 0:39:33We had to spend £50 extra on the concrete and then...
0:39:33 > 0:39:36What was the light fittings altogether? Was that about 40?
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Because it was an extra £90 on top of that.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43If that's, you know, 300 quid's worth of cost,
0:39:43 > 0:39:45I think you've done a great job.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Because that scale of lighting and that kind of finish
0:39:47 > 0:39:50has got to be worth a lot more than that, hasn't it?
0:39:50 > 0:39:53I get the impression that Bex and Dave will be glad
0:39:53 > 0:39:57to see the back of this one. Now all Sarah has to do
0:39:57 > 0:40:02is find someone to pay more than 290 for it and she's in the money.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04- That was good, went well.- Yeah.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08- She seemed to like it.- Yeah, no, definitely. I'm really glad.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10So, yeah, we can...
0:40:10 > 0:40:13# Let it go! Let it go!
0:40:13 > 0:40:15# Can't hold it... #
0:40:15 > 0:40:16Anyway...
0:40:16 > 0:40:20Come on, Dave, you know the words!
0:40:20 > 0:40:21Onwards and upwards, eh?
0:40:24 > 0:40:27Back at the dump, Sarah sprung into action
0:40:27 > 0:40:29when she got a look inside Andrew's boot.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- Have they just come off this, then?- Yeah.- Really?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34That's what keeps the car on the road, basically.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Andrew and his car had a special relationship.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39She's my absolute baby.
0:40:39 > 0:40:44But he was happy for Sarah to take its old springs and try something.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47If she had four she'd have a coffee table or something like that.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50It's something to bounce about on, I suppose, but...
0:40:50 > 0:40:53That something became a bespoke standing lamp.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Sarah knew that Martin would also be keen on this,
0:40:56 > 0:40:59and so dropped it off at his London shop.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07Sarah is back in Stockport to give Andrew the good news.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Martin loved the lamp.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12But how much did he love it?
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- Hiya.- Hi.- Andrew, it's Sarah. - Hi, Sarah.- How you doing?
0:41:19 > 0:41:24- Not too bad.- Come outside and talk to me about your fantastic Jaguar.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26I could talk about that all day long, unfortunately.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- Is it your pride and joy? - It is, it's absolutely fantastic.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33So when you came to the tip with your springs, and we took them from you,
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- did you then think about anything we might make with them?- Not really.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40I'd assumed you could make a small table or something like that.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43I have a great designer that I have worked with before
0:41:43 > 0:41:46called Bex Simon. We had a quick chat about the design
0:41:46 > 0:41:49and what we might be able to make out of them, and we actually came up with
0:41:49 > 0:41:52the idea of making a large lamp.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56- Wow.- A really high-end interior design piece.
0:41:56 > 0:41:57I think it's amazing.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01I must admit... I'm gobsmacked, I really am. It's brilliant.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06We gave them £290 to convert that from your spring,
0:42:06 > 0:42:08- and we've actually sold it.- Right.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- So we sold it for £450.- Wow!
0:42:11 > 0:42:15- Which means I have £160 to give to you.- Oh, thank you!
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Wow!
0:42:17 > 0:42:19That's not bad for nowt, is it?
0:42:19 > 0:42:23So have you got any ideas about what you might spend 160 quid on?
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- I'm going to take the family out for a meal.- Lovely. That's so nice.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31£290 was spent on work and materials
0:42:31 > 0:42:35transforming the springs to a standing lamp.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37It sold for £450,
0:42:37 > 0:42:40meaning Andrew is cruising off
0:42:40 > 0:42:42with £160 profit.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Every item saved from the tip has turned a profit,
0:42:46 > 0:42:49from the paint-spattered ladders,
0:42:49 > 0:42:52now a terrific transforming chair,
0:42:52 > 0:42:54to the old car suspension springs,
0:42:54 > 0:42:58reworked as a stunning contemporary lamp,
0:42:58 > 0:43:02and silver-plating the Monopoly pieces was a chance worth taking.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06It is such a good feeling.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09There's all that rummaging and then the designing and the selling,
0:43:09 > 0:43:12but the icing on the cake is the look on people's faces
0:43:12 > 0:43:14when you hand them over money for nothing.