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How do you make money for nothing?

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The answer could be hiding in the 20 million tonnes of household waste

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we throw out every year.

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Sorry to bother you. Before you throw that away,

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-is there any chance I can have a quick chat to you about it?

-Sure.

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That's why entrepreneur, Sarah Moore,

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wants to get her hands on things before they hit the skip.

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I am a passionate buyer, maker and user of old stuff,

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and I've turned that passion into a moneymaking business.

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I turn old stuff into new stuff and sell it for a profit.

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Sarah's ready to sift through

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as many boots and bin bags as she needs to...

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Look at that absolute box of joy. These are just fantastic.

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..in her search for tip treasure.

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We've got to be able to make something out of that, haven't we?

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And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...

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-I've got a little something for you.

-Yeah, I thought you might.

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Ohhh! This is a hard one.

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..she can transform her finds into desirable...

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Oh, my word!

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..beautiful...

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Oosh!

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..valuable...

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Cha-ching!

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..and hopefully saleable items.

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Well, I love this, so I would really like to have it.

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If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits back

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to the very people who had no idea

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there was cash to be made from their trash.

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That is incredible, isn't it?

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Today, we're the Witley Recycling Centre near Guildford...

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..where 800 tonnes of waste is dumped by Surrey locals every month.

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I have no idea what I'm going to find here today.

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It might be a chair in despair or a toy with no joy,

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but whatever it is, I'm hoping to find something amazing

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and make some money for nothing.

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Award-winning interior designer Sarah is here looking for

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three items which can be saved rather than slung,

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and turned into something new and desirable once again.

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Just never know what's going to come in.

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Could be a Rembrandt any minute now. A Lowry.

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It's more likely to be a Renault or a Land Rover, I think, Sarah.

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Still, all we need are items which, with a little TLC

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lavished upon them, could reflect a profit for their owners.

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And Sarah's spotted something interesting

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weighing down the back of Shane's car.

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-Hi, I'm really sorry to bother you.

-Hello.

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I'm just looking at people's rubbish today

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and what they're throwing away and just having a chat about it.

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-OK.

-Manhole...

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We've had a new patio laid

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and the builders left some of the old patio covers.

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-Wow.

-So it was left to me to throw them away.

-Hmm.

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Well, we're looking at things we can recycle and make into other things,

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and I know that they are not probably the daintiest thing

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-I'm going to see all day.

-Yeah, they weigh a tonne.

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And they're quite old.

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Is there any chance I could take them, rather than you putting them in the tip?

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-I'd love you to.

-How many have you got - two?

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-Got three.

-Three? I'm going to get somebody to help me.

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The provenance of these old manhole covers is important.

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Having come from Shane's patio,

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Sarah is planning to turn them into...well, something.

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You'd never think it, would you, but looking at them,

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the moment you see them and that lovely crisscross pattern,

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geometric stuff's really in at the moment.

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That's going to make a fantastic garden table. Or something.

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There's some scrap weight there, isn't there?

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Whatever she does make, it'll last a long time.

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There's a lot of steel there. They weigh a ton, so...

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I look forward to seeing it.

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If Sarah hadn't seen the potential in these manhole covers,

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it could've been money down the drain.

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There's money to be made out of these drain covers

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and I'm going to go for it in a big way.

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I didn't think Sarah would be quite so into heavy metal,

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but, fortunately, she knows a man who is.

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Headphones.

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Rob Shaer has years of experience

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bending, shaping, grinding

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and welding metal.

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Years, years of experience...

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and know-how - tips of the trade, so to speak.

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Graduating from art school, his work is now regularly in demand

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by architects and artists, and Rob has turned his hand

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to making everything from church bells to climbing frames.

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He has no idea what Sarah's going to bring in today,

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but he definitely knows what he'd like.

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An old-fashioned, copper, hot-water boiler, like a really big one.

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Five foot by 500.

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You know, nice and substantial, like a torpedo. A copper torpedo.

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That's what I want.

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Hopefully, Rob will be able to redirect that passion for plumbing

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towards Sarah's dingy drainage.

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I was only looking!

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Just as well, Sarah.

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Of course, once items reach the skip,

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they can no longer be retrieved.

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All I'm seeing is bush, bush, grass, tree...

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Not much stuff I can recycle.

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Sometimes, it's difficult to see the wood for the trees.

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Janet and her partner, Chris, are helping Janet's mum move house

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and have surplus items

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which are not making the transition from old to new.

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It's really grotty stuff today,

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because it has just come from the loft.

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Oh, really? Well, you never know!

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Did you mention "grotty old stuff"?

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Well, you weren't far wrong in the case of that old case.

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It hasn't got the heirlooms in it, has it?

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Without heirlooms inside, I think it's fair to say

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that case has seen the last of its travels.

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But, hidden away on the back seat of the pick-up

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is something with much more potential mileage.

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-Oh, they're really sweet.

-Told you.

-Two of those?

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-Yeah, they're quite nice.

-They're really... They're so retro.

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-They're quite sweet, actually.

-They are.

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It's just finding things that have got that old-fashioned look.

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Anything mid-century is really collectable, and people are loving having it in their houses.

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OK, that's good. Yeah, no problem.

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If you don't mind, I would love to add them to our collection from you.

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-OK. Yeah.

-I'm going to stand here

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and see what else you've got, because you never know.

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-Have this sponge!

-Hmm, tempting, but maybe not today, thanks.

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How cool are they?

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-If it's all right, I'm going to take them down here, out of your way.

-Yeah, sure.

-Thank you.

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Looks like it's easy to get carried away round about here.

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You'd better stay there and look at what else is coming up.

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I'm going to look after these, but there could be more exciting things.

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It's not always the case that people don't see the value.

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Sometimes, it's just a question of time.

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You just think, "Right, it's going, it's going to go, it's going to go."

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Someone else might have the time and effort to think,

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"Oh, I know what I can do that, I'll save it." You know?

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But, at some point, you've just got to think to yourself,

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"No, it's got to go, out." That's it.

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So, how cool are these two? I absolutely love their styling.

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They are bang on 1960, don't you think?

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I think we could stitch something fabby over here

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and really sort out these seats.

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And I think I'm going to be sitting on a fortune.

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So, item two today has the potential to be double money,

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in the shape of these two gorgeous 1950s chairs.

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And Sarah has just the man in mind to help bring them bang up-to-date.

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Jay Blades is a builder turned philosophy graduate

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turned furniture restorer.

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Jay has his finger on the pulse of modern design interiors,

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reworking the very best of British craftsmanship

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and bringing it into the 21st century.

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I've always had a passion for the kind of heritage

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that the British designers have produced over the years.

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Traditionalists would love to keep it as it is.

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But to be reintroduced into the market,

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I like to just add a bit of colour and add something a bit quirky.

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I really enjoy adding my bit

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and not necessarily worrying about other people's reactions.

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It's more about, do I like it? If I like it, then it's good.

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Never knowing what Sarah will turn up with,

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Jay often flies by the seat of his pants

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when dealing with her dump finds.

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The good news is, today, he has two to choose from.

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Seats, that is.

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With only one item to find, Sarah is searching Witley once more.

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SHE MOUTHS

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Rubbish it may be,

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but luckily Sarah has spotted Chris with something much more suitable.

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Er, I've got to stop you.

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So, whose is that and why are you throwing it away and...?

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I don't know, I think it's just been in the house for a long time.

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No reason, really, why it's been there.

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-And you're just not using it...?

-Just not using it, yeah.

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And I think it's for, like,

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to put your suit on or something.

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Yeah, it's really cool.

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Maybe have your cuff links here or something.

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I love it cos nobody has pieces of furniture

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that just do one thing any more, do they?

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-No, definitely not.

-I really like the styling on it.

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It's really cool. We're looking for things we might be able

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-to sell to people or repurpose or redo.

-Definitely, yeah.

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Is that something you might be able to share with us?

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-You can have it, if that's what you want.

-Yeah?

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I'm not sure if I'll be able to use it,

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but just to have the option to do it. Do you know what it is?

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It's the bits on the bottom, the fact it's got

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such lovely casters and stuff, I just think maybe there's...

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-there's hope for it yet.

-Maybe, yeah. Could be revived.

-Yeah.

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-Well, that's fab. Thanks ever so much for sharing it.

-You're very welcome.

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Have to find something to do with it now. Look at that, that's brilliant.

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-Good luck.

-Thank you ever so much.

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I am sure you've got something up your sleeve, Sarah.

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Just been sitting in my house, not doing anything.

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I thought, you know, might give it to someone else

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or put it to recycling,

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where it could actually be used for something decent, you know?

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How cool is that?

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Nobody has a bespoke piece of furniture

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just for holding their suit these days, do they?

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And I can't really see what else I'll be able to do with it,

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but I just don't think it needs to go in the tip at the moment.

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Don't worry, Sarah.

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If you HANG around long enough,

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I'm sure something SUITABLE will spring to mind.

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So, three items found.

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Rob will be fortunate enough to tackle the manhole covers,

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Jay, the two 1950s-flavoured chairs,

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and Sarah will take care of the suit stand.

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It's been a fantastic day here today and I've met great people,

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but I've been making all sorts of promises

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about what I'm going to do with their rubbish.

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I've got my work cut out, but I can't wait to get started

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to turn their trash into cash.

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Walthamstow was home to the British film studio in the early 20th century,

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where Broad West Film Company made many films in the silent era.

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These days, there's nothing silent about the Black Horse workshop,

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where Rob Shaer specialises in turning brutal into beautiful.

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I never have any idea what Sarah's going to bring in.

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It's always a bit of challenge, always a bit of a head scratch.

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What would I like Sarah to bring in?

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Something a little bit ugly, a bit brutal.

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Look at those little beauties.

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Something I could beautify, pimp up.

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I think I'm going to get Rob out here.

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These things are really heavy-duty.

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Come with me. Come and see what I've got.

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No need to look so worried, Rob.

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It'll be something perfectly normal.

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So these... just a little bit unusual.

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Ready?

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Da-da!

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Come in, what do you reckon? Yeah, completely random.

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As usual, completely off the shelf. Completely off your trolley.

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They're heavy-duty, there's loads of metal there.

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-There are three of them and three covers.

-OK.

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I was thinking maybe we can make some kind of amazing desk out of them,

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-stitch them all together, or...

-Could do, could do.

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-A shelving unit?

-Ooh!

-Or...

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They're very macho. They're very macho.

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Maybe we could make a nice little delicate...

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-Maybe a little vanity unit?

-I like the idea of turning it on its head.

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That would be so cool, to put this into a girl's space.

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Cos nothing says feminine like an enormous slab of old rusty iron.

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Go on, impress me - how are you going to do that?

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-Powder coating, maybe a very, very light pastelly colour.

-Oh, my word!

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Keep the shape.

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And something quite fine on the bottom, then, to support it?

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Let's get the weight hovering above the ground. You know, hairpin legs.

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Are we just talking about a table? Have we got a mirror at the back?

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What kind of thing are we looking at?

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So, a mirror frame. I'm looking at lighting in here.

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An LED, like, strip, going round the inside.

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That really takes it up a level and just puts it in a different bracket.

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-Different price bracket?

-Different price bracket.

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You know me, I've always got an eye on the cash!

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It's all very well having an eye on the cash at this point,

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but this project won't be a success until we get our hands on some.

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Talk to me about the money.

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In terms of powder coating costs, what are we, 100 quid, 150?

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100, 120 quid, you know, to get them powder coated.

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-OK, and what about legs?

-I think about 50 quid.

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-And then the mirrors?

-50, 75, for three mirrors. Yeah.

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Roughly, materials-wise, we're in the 400 quid ballpark, then?

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I would say about that, yeah.

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On top of that £400 for materials,

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Rob's expertise and time will cost a further £600 -

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transforming there three manky manhole covers

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into three makeover vanity tables.

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Well, the van is a lot lighter, but I've just committed

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to spending £1,000 on three very old manhole covers.

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I don't know if I'll make any money on this one

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but it's going to be interesting.

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Really, what I want to do is transfer a very masculine

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piece of material, very masculine object, a heavy bit of steel,

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cast, and I want to try and make it kind of light and feminine.

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That's the challenge, really.

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So, Sarah's committed to £1,000 of costs to transform three

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masculine manhole covers into three feminine freestanding vanity units.

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What could possibly go wrong?

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Wolverhampton is a city in the heart of the Black Country,

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whose city motto, "Out of darkness cometh light",

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seems appropriate for Sarah's quest

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to make money from others' cast-offs.

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She's here today to seek the help of furniture rejuvenator, Jay Blades.

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I tend to like to work with stuff that is real wood.

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Pre-1970s is my kind of flavour.

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It's going to be rather interesting cos I don't know what Sarah's actually going to give me.

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Normally, when she brings stuff down, it's weird and wonderful.

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Jay is a retro-modern craftsman

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who specialises in reviving ageing furniture.

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-Hello, hello.

-Hello, how are we doing?

-Yeah, really well.

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What have you got, what have you got today?

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I think I've got you a couple of crackers here but I'm not quite sure.

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OK, OK. They look interesting. They do look really, really interesting.

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Are they...I didn't know if they were too new, too...

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utility to be collectable

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or interesting because I haven't found out anything about them.

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Utility, yes. Not too new. These are...these are beautiful.

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In my eyes, these are modern-day antiques,

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so these are stuff that, things that you should not do too much to.

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You shouldn't, like, plaster it with gloss

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or you shouldn't rub it down so you get rid of the wood.

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Personally I think you should just lift it

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a little bit more than what it is now.

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Do you have any ideas of what sort of fabric

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we might be able to put onto the seat covers?

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The fabric that I think is going into someone's house...

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I believe it has to be a velvet. Luckily I've got something here.

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Ah, perfect.

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Wow. I would never have picked a colour like that.

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So, I would probably leave the top.

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Clean that up so it brings it back to life,

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but add a really luxurious velvet

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that once you sit on there it just feels to die for.

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The other thing I would add, just a little bit of a twist, would be

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to put wallpaper underneath the seat.

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That's quirky to have something like that underneath where,

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you know, not many people see it, it's a little surprise, isn't it?

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Yeah, a little surprise and a little talking point as well.

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I think they'll look fabulous, but you've got to tell me...

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-What about the money?

-I knew that was going to come.

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Well, basically, the money, I could do the cleaning and wallpaper

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and also putting the fabric on top for £50 for the two of them.

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-How does that sound to you?

-That sounds like good deal.

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Hopefully not too much work for you

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and think we could make some profit on that.

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So, that, I think that's just where I want to be,

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-that's excellent, thank you.

-So, that's a deal?

-That's a deal.

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-All right. I'd best get to work then.

-Brilliant.

-OK.

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I'm really pleased with how that went, those chairs are going

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to get the update they deserve

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and I might make a little bit of money out of it.

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This is going to look so good that I would even have these in my house.

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Anything I tend to work on, I love so much

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that I would have it myself, but these should sell as well...

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with what I'm about to do to them as well.

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Jay's plan to simply update rather than renovate

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could provide Sarah with a bumper profit.

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So, £50 in total for the transformation

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of these two glamour chairs - seems like a proper bargain to me.

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Sarah is in London with the suit stand

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and is pursuing a more direct approach to selling this item.

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So, I've come to Portobello Market to see if my trusty suit stand

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can find a home. It's just the right kind of place.

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There are heaps of antique shops around here.

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It would be really cool to get above 50 quid for this

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but if somebody offers me a pink note, I'm going to take it.

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The suit stand is an odd item in that it's a perfectly good

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and useful piece of furniture, it's just become unloved.

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Sarah recognised that to make a profit, the only work required

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is some fancy footwork in order to find the suit stand a new home.

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That's a no.

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-Another no.

-Easier said than done.

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-Hiya.

-Hello.

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-It's very cool what's going on in here.

-Yep.

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Really nice.

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Are these all vintage clothes that you're selling or a mixture?

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-No, it's all new.

-Is it?

-Yeah.

-It look fantastic.

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It looks really classic. Um, I've got a little proposition for you.

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-Go on.

-I am looking to find a buyer for this today.

-Right.

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It's something that somebody was going to throw away

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and I'm trying to find a new home for it and hopefully raise

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a bit of money for the person who was chucking it away.

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So, this one I think was the classic kind of butler's thing

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-that people had in their houses when they couldn't afford a butler.

-OK.

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So, just a suit stand. It's got somewhere to put shoes, somewhere for trousers.

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-I was thinking that if I could get 60 quid for it...

-Right.

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..I think it would be cool to go in a place like this.

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Do you fancy, um, do you fancy buying it, then?

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I think we could maybe negotiate, but, you know...

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OK, I'm happy to negotiate because this is something that somebody thought didn't have any value

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but if you think it's got, shall we say, 50 quid?

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Despite Sarah's best efforts, £50 proved to be a bit too rich

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and a suitable compromise couldn't be found.

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If you change your mind...

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-OK.

-I'll leave you some details, you can maybe give me a shout.

-Lovely.

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-OK, thanks ever so much, thanks for your time.

-Goodbye.

-Bye-bye.

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So, a bit more shoe leather required

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if Sarah's going to gain a dividend from that old suit stand then.

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These are the manhole covers.

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I want to see how easy it is to drill this, could be cast-iron,

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so, depending when it was cast, it could be a real nightmare to drill.

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So, the legs are going to sit something like that, I think.

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Yeah, what am I going to do?

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It's a bit of an ugly duckling, but, uh...

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we'll make it into a beautiful swan. I think that's why I quite like it.

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Starting to make the legs, Rob uses brute strength to bend

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each iron bar to the correct angle, making the legs feminine and dainty.

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Suitable for any girl's bedroom, I think we said!

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I reckon it's time...

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to see what we've got. I must remember which way round it goes.

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I think it's fair to say there's a bit of imagination required

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before you can see these slabs of old cast-iron

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taking pride of place in any girl's bedroom.

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But what we are seeing is very likely to be a world's first.

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No-one else would think to turn these into a vanity table.

0:20:450:20:49

Originally I was going to have it coming out the back here,

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so like a couple of arms,

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but I think it just makes the whole thing a little bit too wobbly.

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As it is, it's wobbly anyway so we'll have to sort that out.

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See, that's quite nice. That's...

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If I can weld it on there, that would be brilliant.

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It's not certain at this point that the mirror frame can be

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welded to the base, due to the nature of the cast-iron.

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The only way to find out is to do a test weld.

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If this cracks now, then I'll know I can't actually do any welding.

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I'll have to, like, make... OK. So...I mean...

0:21:220:21:26

I think what Rob's trying to say is that

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if the welding is unsuccessful,

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that means an alternative way of fastening together the tables

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would be required, and that has time and budget implications.

0:21:350:21:40

I'm just going to go for it. And then...if it breaks, it breaks.

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I think!

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Not the...not the best strategy

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but...against the clock a little bit here, so...

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Ooh, horrible.

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The worst-case scenario would be that the extreme heat

0:22:010:22:05

from the arc welder that Rob's using will cause the frame to crack.

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Doesn't weld. Doesn't like welding.

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Normally you could weld this to itself, you know,

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or a similar-type metal. It's just snapped from the line it was welded.

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That's not such good news. Looks like a plan B is required.

0:22:220:22:26

Just let that cool down and then I'll, uh...think about

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what I'm going to do.

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Since Sarah's dropped these off,

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the thoughts that I had was to just keep it nice and simple

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and just put a velvet, a lovely deep purple velvet, on the seat.

0:22:390:22:45

But, sleeping on it, I want to introduce some colour

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and this is the frame I would love to paint.

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I would love to give that a nice green against the purple.

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So, if I can get that there, because that works well with that,

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I have to have...add just a little bit of "ooh" to it.

0:23:020:23:06

"Ooh!" That will be a technical term then?

0:23:060:23:09

I would say, for me, this is not a big task, but normally

0:23:090:23:11

when you think it's not a big task, then it shows itself to be big task.

0:23:110:23:15

So, personally speaking, this is a job

0:23:150:23:18

I'm just going to get stuck into

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and if there's problems, I'll overcome those problems in due time.

0:23:200:23:23

You never know with old furniture.

0:23:230:23:25

I don't know where it's been, what kind of life it's had,

0:23:250:23:28

what someone's done to it. It might have had an easy life.

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Imagine that, one previous owner.

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That would be cool.

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If you don't have a jar

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to put all the screws and bits and bobs in there,

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the best bet is to get masking tape, stick them all down.

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Right on the piece of tape that's supposed to be a one.

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And then, on the bottom of the chair you put a one as well...

0:23:530:23:58

so you know which one...

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especially if you're working with two chairs that are identical.

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Matching the old fixings back to the chairs from which they came

0:24:020:24:07

makes putting them back together again so much easier.

0:24:070:24:10

I want this to go a kind of minty green,

0:24:100:24:14

but I've got a green, a darker green primer...

0:24:140:24:17

..and then get ready to rock and roll.

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It's just going to give the purple a lift,

0:24:270:24:30

it's going to give the chair a lift,

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it's just going to make everything look fresh and new,

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even though it's not new.

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A 60-year-old chair, um, giving it a face-lift.

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Or, in modern terms, a little bit of botox.

0:24:420:24:45

That's we're doing.

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Botox may seem an odd analogy,

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but, of course, we are hoping to reverse the signs of ageing

0:24:480:24:52

and bring these chairs bang up to date.

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Previously, in Portobello Market,

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the suit stand remained stranded with Sarah,

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but never one to give up, a change of location may be what's required.

0:25:020:25:07

So, me and my special friend have come all the way from Notting Hill

0:25:070:25:11

to Brick Lane to see if we can make a sale here.

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Brick Lane can be found in East London,

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in the borough of Tower Hamlets and is famous for its curry houses.

0:25:180:25:22

Let's hope that suit stand will be able

0:25:240:25:26

to CURRY some favour, eventually.

0:25:260:25:30

I've been to lots of shops round here

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and I have met a man called Michael in this one,

0:25:320:25:34

who is interested in my Italian bespoke designer suit stand.

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He's not very keen on the camera,

0:25:380:25:40

so I'm just going to pop in to see if I can persuade him to come out.

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Guess what, Michael, it's your lucky day - we're back.

0:25:490:25:51

Sarah's success is measured in sales

0:25:510:25:55

and she always seeks out the best opportunities to maximise profits,

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hosting regularly her own furniture and clothing sales from home...

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Just sold the sofa.

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..advertising and selling online...

0:26:070:26:09

Get that online.

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..or meeting commercial buyers in person to sell direct.

0:26:130:26:17

Seeing this is really refreshing

0:26:170:26:19

and it's good and people are going to want more of it.

0:26:190:26:21

It's going to grow, this thing, I think, that you're doing.

0:26:210:26:24

With opportunities galore in the things we throw out,

0:26:240:26:28

Sarah's always looking to make money for nothing.

0:26:280:26:31

The suit stand salvaged from Chris...

0:26:350:26:37

-You're just not using it?

-No, just not using it, yeah.

0:26:370:26:39

I think it's for someone...

0:26:390:26:41

I think it's, like, to put your suit on or something.

0:26:410:26:43

Yeah, it's really cool.

0:26:430:26:44

..has covered some miles searching for an elusive new home.

0:26:440:26:49

It'd be really cool to get above 50 quid for this,

0:26:490:26:51

but if somebody offers me a pink note, I'm going to take it.

0:26:510:26:54

Sarah made a sale and the only question remaining is...

0:26:550:26:59

did she get a pink note?

0:26:590:27:01

Sarah is back in Witley to tell Chris what became of his suit stand.

0:27:040:27:08

-Hi, Chris, nice to see you again.

-Nice to see you again.

-Thank you.

0:27:120:27:15

-I've got a few things to show you about your suit stand.

-Oh, yeah?

0:27:150:27:19

-Sounds good, come in.

-Lovely, thank you.

0:27:190:27:22

So we decided it was probably the kind of thing that would fit well

0:27:230:27:26

-into a shop as a shop display piece.

-Oh, really?

0:27:260:27:28

A really nice guy in a vintage shop

0:27:280:27:30

and he has all sorts of things in his shop.

0:27:300:27:33

He specialises in vintage clothing and accessories

0:27:330:27:35

and that kind of stuff.

0:27:350:27:37

He immediately said, "Oh, I really like that,"

0:27:370:27:39

so I did a bit of bartering

0:27:390:27:40

and I tried really hard to get some real sales stuff behind it,

0:27:400:27:44

but, actually, in the end, I got £25 for it.

0:27:440:27:46

Right, that's better than nothing.

0:27:460:27:48

-It is and that £25 I've got here and that's for you.

-Oh, wow.

0:27:480:27:52

-It was really good fun.

-Thank you very much.

-My pleasure.

0:27:520:27:55

It's not 1 million, but I don't know what you'd do with 25 quid.

0:27:550:27:58

Put it into the daily shop or something like that.

0:27:580:28:00

I'll find somewhere for it.

0:28:000:28:02

-Anyway, it was lovely to have met you again.

-You too, thank you very much.

0:28:020:28:05

I'll be at the tip, no doubt, sometime soon.

0:28:050:28:07

-See you again!

-See you again!

0:28:070:28:09

-Thanks ever so much. Bye, Chris.

-See you, bye.

0:28:090:28:11

Sarah sold the suit stand for 25 quid, which is all profit.

0:28:130:28:17

I didn't think that the coat hanger would have any sort of value to it.

0:28:200:28:23

It looked old and abused,

0:28:230:28:25

so I'm shocked there was any money made out of it, to be honest.

0:28:250:28:29

Rob has managed to manhandle the manhole covers

0:28:310:28:34

into what can at best be called butch-beautiful vanity tables,

0:28:340:28:38

but it's not been a project without problems.

0:28:380:28:41

Everything that's been put together, apart from the actual frame,

0:28:410:28:45

has been bolted or just placed,

0:28:450:28:47

so we've drilled the backing for the mirror,

0:28:470:28:50

the support here has been bolted on.

0:28:500:28:53

Um...nothing has been welded, except for the base.

0:28:530:28:57

The inability of the cast iron to take a weld

0:28:570:29:00

has caused no end of problems.

0:29:000:29:03

This has meant that the project has taken much longer than anticipated.

0:29:030:29:07

We were going to utilise the recess here...

0:29:070:29:10

..on the drain cover for lighting. Now, I had to work within the budget

0:29:120:29:16

and to be honest, it went way over budget with the lighting,

0:29:160:29:20

so the next stage, if there is any next stage,

0:29:200:29:23

is to talk to Sarah and see what she thinks about it.

0:29:230:29:26

This restriction on both time and costs has also meant

0:29:270:29:30

that some of the final finish

0:29:300:29:32

is a little more temporary than Rob would like.

0:29:320:29:35

It's the manhole makeover moment and I'm here to see

0:29:370:29:40

if Rob has managed to turn those three dirty bits of drainage

0:29:400:29:44

into three fabulous vanity units.

0:29:440:29:46

When Sarah managed to save these manhole covers,

0:29:460:29:50

they were destined to become molten metal.

0:29:500:29:53

Now, they are unrecognisable as dirty drainage,

0:29:540:29:57

and are just a tiny step away

0:29:570:29:59

from being magnificent mirrored vanity units.

0:29:590:30:02

-Hi!

-Sarah, how are you doing?

-Really well, how are you?

-Not too bad.

0:30:050:30:09

-Come in.

-It's quiet here - it's never quiet here.

0:30:090:30:11

Oh, relief!

0:30:170:30:19

Oh!

0:30:210:30:22

Really cool!

0:30:220:30:23

-That is amazing. I think the bases...

-Even the broken one I quite like.

0:30:240:30:28

OK, you've done well there.

0:30:280:30:30

I'm a bit worried about this, though - what's that?

0:30:300:30:32

The original plan was, because of the lighting, I wanted it suspended.

0:30:320:30:35

-OK.

-So there would have been a bar across there.

0:30:350:30:37

You would've seen daylight round here,

0:30:370:30:39

-you'd have lighting, that was the idea.

-OK.

0:30:390:30:41

Now we don't have that.

0:30:410:30:42

OK, in terms of finish, I'm not sure...

0:30:420:30:45

You don't like that kind of crusty finish?

0:30:450:30:47

-SHE CHUCKLES

-What about a bit of white in there?

0:30:470:30:49

Cos the other alternative is to get a new mirror cut

0:30:490:30:52

so it actually fits the frame.

0:30:520:30:54

But I think we've got to do one thing or another,

0:30:550:30:58

cos this gap here is going to cause a problem.

0:30:580:31:01

Is it possible to see it spun the other way?

0:31:010:31:04

That's it.

0:31:040:31:05

I'm just wondering, if we were to sell these...

0:31:070:31:10

..if they go against a wall...

0:31:110:31:13

they'll have to go against a wall, won't they?

0:31:130:31:15

This weight has got to be anchored against a wall

0:31:150:31:17

-in some way, hasn't it?

-Yeah.

0:31:170:31:18

-If we could have brackets on here that get screwed to the wall...

-Yeah.

0:31:180:31:21

I think you are 99% there in terms of making these look fantastic.

0:31:210:31:26

As a trio, they're really impressive as you walk in

0:31:260:31:29

and the colour that you've chosen, I had this idea about the sage green

0:31:290:31:33

and you've picked it up and I think it's lovely.

0:31:330:31:36

-They're really impressive together.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-I think so, yeah.

0:31:370:31:40

I hate to walk in and be critical,

0:31:400:31:42

but I think you've got maybe 5% more

0:31:420:31:44

-just to get them completely finished.

-Sure.

0:31:440:31:47

Being just slightly rough around the edges is enough

0:31:480:31:52

to make a profit improbable,

0:31:520:31:54

especially if there's insufficient left to bling them up

0:31:540:31:57

with the LED lighting, as originally planned.

0:31:570:32:00

How are we doing on the budget? I think we had £1,000 for the three.

0:32:030:32:08

We're up to budget on that, yeah?

0:32:080:32:09

OK.

0:32:090:32:10

I think that all three together, the finish,

0:32:100:32:13

the really lovely legs you put on them

0:32:130:32:15

and the detail of that is cracking.

0:32:150:32:17

It's just pushing that last bit.

0:32:170:32:19

Give me a shout when they're ready to collect

0:32:190:32:21

and then I think we'll have something that's really saleable

0:32:210:32:24

and really stylish, cos I think they are so close to being perfect.

0:32:240:32:27

Thank you very much.

0:32:270:32:29

-He'll be so pleased to see the back of me! Take care!

-Bye!

-Bye!

0:32:310:32:35

Clearly, when attempting to make a profit,

0:32:350:32:37

costs have to be tightly controlled

0:32:370:32:40

and if just a little more of Rob's time invested at this stage

0:32:400:32:44

means they can be sold for a much higher price,

0:32:440:32:47

it will all be worth it in the end.

0:32:470:32:49

Well, Rob has certainly transformed those manhole covers

0:32:500:32:53

and I feel really picky, because the colour on them is really good

0:32:530:32:56

and the legs are a really good detail,

0:32:560:32:59

but I just need that 5% extra finesse,

0:32:590:33:02

because they need to look a million dollars.

0:33:020:33:04

I need to be able to sell them at a profit

0:33:040:33:07

and for that, they've got to be bang on.

0:33:070:33:09

All I'm going to do is put some hooks in the back here,

0:33:090:33:11

raise the mirror

0:33:110:33:13

and I'm going to tighten up the brackets,

0:33:130:33:15

give them a good crank-up to make sure the whole thing's quite steady,

0:33:150:33:19

er...

0:33:190:33:20

..and give Sarah what she wants.

0:33:210:33:23

Back in Witley, Sarah spotted something distinctly masculine

0:33:260:33:30

in the back of Shane's car.

0:33:300:33:32

Manhole?

0:33:320:33:34

We've had a new patio laid

0:33:340:33:35

and the builders left some of the old patio covers.

0:33:350:33:39

Rob, on the other hand, was able to spot the feminine potential.

0:33:390:33:43

Maybe we can make a nice, delicate touch -

0:33:430:33:45

make it, maybe, a little vanity unit?

0:33:450:33:48

With the budget rapidly running out,

0:33:480:33:50

the cast-iron makeover required just one small push to prove its mettle.

0:33:500:33:56

I hate to walk in and be critical,

0:33:560:33:58

but I think you've got maybe 5% more,

0:33:580:34:00

-just to get them completely finished.

-Sure.

0:34:000:34:02

Rob has taken these three dank, dirty drainage covers

0:34:020:34:07

and with a few necessary strong-arm tactics,

0:34:070:34:10

has transformed them into make-up/touch-up vanity units.

0:34:100:34:15

Rob's final finishing touches have created

0:34:150:34:18

just what Sarah was looking for

0:34:180:34:20

and with those details taken care of,

0:34:200:34:23

making these into a premium product,

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these unique units have been snapped up as stock

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for a prestigious London outlet.

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And, most importantly, for a premium price.

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Sarah has returned to Witley to surprise Shane with pictures

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of what his cast iron manhole covers have become

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and to hand over some profit.

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-Hi, there, hello. CHILDREN:

-Hello.

-Hello!

-Hi, there.

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-Shane, how are you doing?

-Nice to see you.

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-Hello, there. I'm Sarah.

-Vicky.

-Hi, there, how do you do?

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Do you know what Daddy took to the tip?

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-Um, the drain covers.

-Yeah.

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-And I have to say, I got a little bit enthusiastic about them.

-OK!

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We're intrigued.

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Well, I took them to London

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and there is this fantastic place in Walthamstow

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which is an open studio and there's a guy there called Rob

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who's a technician who runs it

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and he came up with the idea

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that they're very chunky, masculine things -

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we should turn them completely on their head

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and turn them into vanity tables.

0:35:210:35:23

-OK.

-Cool.

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I've actually got some pictures to show you.

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They turned out... ALL: Wow!

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-..we made three of them.

-Brilliant.

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-He really went to town... VICKY:

-That's really cool!

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Do you like them? CHILDREN: Yeah!

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When they're all together, they look great and somebody has bought them.

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Unfortunately, £1,000 to spend on them, to convert them,

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was quite a lot of money to spend,

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but we did manage to sell them at a profit.

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-I'm impressed.

-I've got a wad of money here.

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I want to know just how much you think might be...

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-How much profit?

-Nice!

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Well, there's £500 here

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and I'm really pleased to say that's all yours.

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-So I don't know who gets that. Maybe it was Daddy.

-Calm down, you two.

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-We'll split it.

-He was the one that took them? Split it, that's a good thing.

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-Maybe give it to Mummy, she looks after things like that.

-Gladly.

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-The keeper of the cash.

-Goodness gracious.

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The three manhole covers cost £1,000 to transform,

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but with the sale of a grand and a half,

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Sarah has made a profit of £500 for Shane and his family.

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Do you have any idea what you might do with it?

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Your timing is very good, we are leaving early in the morning

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to go to France for our summer holiday,

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so I'm sure that these guys will find something good to do with it.

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Or we'll buy some very nice wine.

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Lovely to see you, and have a really good time.

0:36:520:36:56

-Bye, guys, really nice to see you.

-Bye.

-Bye-bye. Thank you.

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Back in Wolverhampton,

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those tired old 1950s chairs were left in the capable hands

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of Jay Blades, who has transformed them

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with a flash of inspiration, a lick of paint

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and some purple velvet covers.

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Simple job that to a certain extent turned out a bit fiddly,

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especially this bit here.

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The original trim that was on there was made of plastic,

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just totally broke up, so I couldn't put it back together again.

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I think there's a touch of femininity with masculinity in there

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as well, so I think these will appeal to

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a lot of people, but Sarah might not like them or she might like them.

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She'll tell me once she sees them.

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When Sarah collected these two chairs,

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they were looking a little bit dated and unloved.

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Now Jay has transformed them

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into luxurious pieces of furniture, fit to grace any designer home.

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Oh, my word!

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They are amazing.

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I'm absolutely gobsmacked.

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I think now they look like they've been brought into the 21st century.

0:38:050:38:10

Beautiful. What you've done is amazing. Look at that!

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-You are a genius.

-I'm trying to be.

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Both of them, rather than having them match up,

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-they are just slightly different.

-Quirky. I love it.

0:38:230:38:26

Beautiful, the finish and the quality is amazing.

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You've got three different kind of finishes.

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You've got the velvet,

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you've got a matte painted finish, then you've got the gloss here.

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Normally those won't go well together,

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but when you look at that contrast, they look perfect together.

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You've got dark, light, a semi-dark, but it's more warmer, this colour.

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Did you manage to do them for 50. We didn't discuss this top bit at all.

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No, the top bit I was going to leave it as it was

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but when I put the seat on, covered the seat,

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and then looked at it and the colours weren't matching up

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-so it was just inevitable that I had to do the back.

-I love them.

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So they came in... Originally we stated £50 for the two.

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-Now they are £70 for the two.

-I think that you have turned something

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really ordinary into a statement piece, they are stunning.

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I'm really pleased.

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The sales potential of these two old chairs is now obvious

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for all to see and Sarah is leaving with high hopes of making some cash.

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These chairs have gone from classic car-boot fodder

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into high-end luxury item, and that's all because of Jay's hard work.

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He put an extra 20 quid on the bill,

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but I think that is money well spent.

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I'm never too sure

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when I actually show people the furniture for the first time

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if they actually get it,

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but Sarah got it, which I'm really chuffed with.

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Back at the tip, Sarah made a beeline for Janet and Chris

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who had a pickup full of potential.

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-These are really sweet.

-They are, they're not bad.

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Recognising the 1950s flavour,

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Sarah knew exactly who would relish the opportunity to tackle these two.

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I have to add that little bit of "ooh" to it.

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Jay accepted the challenge, and by changing the covers

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and adding a splash of colour,

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Jay has brought these two 1950s chairs

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straight into the 21st century.

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Sarah invited retro-furniture dealer Martin

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to be the first to view the rejuvenated chairs.

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That's really nice, when someone just does that extra thing,

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it's like a little secret, isn't it?

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Martin loved Jay's chairs and snapped up for his shop,

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The Old Cinema.

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Sarah is back in Witley to show Janet and Chris

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what became of the chairs and to hand over the profit.

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-Hi there.

-Hello.

-Hi, Chris, how are you doing?

-How are you, all right?

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-Really well. Are you coming out too, Janet?

-Yes. Hello, how are you?

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I've got a few pictures to show you about the chairs.

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-Do you want to come and have a look?

-Yeah, by all means.

0:41:140:41:16

-The chairs that you dropped off, this is how they ended up.

-Oh, fantastic.

0:41:160:41:20

-Wow. They look brilliant.

-They look brilliant.

0:41:200:41:23

They were really comfortable and this turquoise colour was amazing,

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a very high-end feel to them.

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Yeah, to be honest, the legs look totally different.

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I'm sure they're not, but it's because of the seats and everything,

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it's made the legs stand out.

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So we have managed to sell them at a profit.

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It's not a massive profit,

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-but it is £40 for you for those chairs.

-Fantastic.

0:41:430:41:49

I think you're keen on motorbikes and that kind of stuff.

0:41:490:41:53

Yeah, I can always get something for the motorbike

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or I suppose I could give in and take you down the meal...

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or the meal for a pub!

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The two chairs were transformed for the grand cost of £70

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and Sarah sold them for £110,

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leaving Janet and Chris with 40 quid to fight over.

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Two things that would have ended up rubbish have now got a life

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and they can carry on and be used by other people and appreciated

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and we've got some money to spend on the BSA.

0:42:260:42:29

-A meal.

-Yeah. That's right, yeah.

0:42:310:42:34

That's yet to be discussed properly, off-camera.

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Sarah has made a profit on all the things she saved from the crusher.

0:42:420:42:45

The suit stand has found a new home in a London shop.

0:42:470:42:50

The iron manhole covers have been transformed

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into three pastel-coloured vanity tables.

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And the two chairs reborn as chic, velvet-clad beauties.

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Phwoar!

0:43:050:43:06

So that is brilliant. That's three things that have been saved

0:43:060:43:09

that might have been lost for ever

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and three people who've now got

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a little bit of extra cash they weren't expecting.

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