0:00:06 > 0:00:08How 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 > 0:00:18waste we throw out every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22Just before you throw it away, would it be possible to have a quick look at it?
0:00:22 > 0:00:25That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore
0:00:25 > 0:00:28wants to get her hands on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:30 > 0:00:35I am a passionate buyer, user and renovator of second-hand stuff.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37And I've turned that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I turn old into new, and I sell it for a profit.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47Sarah's ready to sift through as many boots and binbags as she needs to...
0:00:47 > 0:00:49That's vintage gold, isn't it?
0:00:49 > 0:00:51It's really exciting.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53..in her search for tip treasure.
0:00:55 > 0:00:56I love it!
0:00:57 > 0:01:02And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:01:02 > 0:01:04What are we going to do with that?
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Oh, no!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Amazing!
0:01:11 > 0:01:12..beautiful...
0:01:13 > 0:01:15..valuable...
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Kerching!
0:01:16 > 0:01:19..and, hopefully, saleable items.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21That's £80 profit.
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 > 0:01:34Oh, fantastic. That's unbelievable!
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Today, we're at the Witley Recycling Centre, near Guildford.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57Where 800 tonnes of waste is dumped by Surrey locals every month.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59It's so exciting.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02People are flooding in here all day long,
0:02:02 > 0:02:06and I'm going to turn their old into gold, their trash into cash,
0:02:06 > 0:02:08and make some money for nothing.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Remember that Sarah has special permission to rummage about today,
0:02:13 > 0:02:17so don't go pestering people at your local recycle centre,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20or you'll be the one getting thrown out.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22What are you clearing out? What's going on today?
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Sarah's combing through cars, looking for three unwanted items
0:02:26 > 0:02:29to turn into cash for whoever's dumping them.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- I'm loving the look. - Well, thank you.- Thank you. - That's my smart look.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Flattery will get you everywhere, Sarah.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38At the far side of the centre,
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Philip may be about to dump just what Sarah's been looking for.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44That's vintage gold, isn't it?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Any chance I could have a word with you about your sewing machine?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Of course.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- Are you throwing everything? - Everything must go.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Wow. So, how long have you had this?
0:02:53 > 0:02:57I don't know. I think it's been probably around about 40, 50 years.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Right, yeah, it looks about that age, doesn't it?
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- It's heavy.- That's all right, heavy's great.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- It hasn't got the sewing machine in it as well?- Probably.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- It has, it has.- Do you actually want it?- I really want it, yes.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18I've got such a lot of things to dispose of today!
0:03:18 > 0:03:21The sewing machine is more than enough for now, Philip.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24But what you think Sarah will do with it?
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Hopefully she's a good girl, she'll learn to sew on it.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Careful, Phil. That attitude's about as out of date as the sewing machine.
0:03:32 > 0:03:38It is absolutely beyond use, but it's these legs, and this lovely flywheel,
0:03:38 > 0:03:42and all the bits down here that I think are where the money is.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45But everybody has made tables out of these things.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50I've got to find something to make out of it that is really original and inspired.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53And, at the moment, I'm lacking inspiration.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56I'm hoping, with a little thought,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59this could be something fantastic and, actually, quite valuable.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02So, that's the first item all sewn up.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Sarah may not be sure how to transform it into a money-maker,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08but she knows a man who could.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Rupert Blanchard is one of the country's leading
0:04:15 > 0:04:18reclamation and bespoke furniture makers.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23He's used to turning Sarah's foraged furniture into something saleable.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28I'm really looking forward to Sarah coming and to see what she's managed to discover.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32I hope it's something that I'm familiar with,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34and I can identify its history.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38But I want to add something to it, so I want to completely destroy it
0:04:38 > 0:04:43and turn it into something brand-new, but retain somewhat of its past story,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46its past history and its past relationship with someone.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49And really build a new relationship with it now,
0:04:49 > 0:04:54make something brand-new and start making new stories.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Rupert does love working with unloved items.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00But Sarah could be stitching him up with this one.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07So, Sarah's saved her first item from the skip.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10But she has two more to find.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13And another piece of classic manufacturing has just pulled up.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15I absolutely love it, how long have you had?
0:05:15 > 0:05:16I've had about five years.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Well, it's lovely to see it being used.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21The car's not up for grabs, Sarah.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Get a move on and find your next item.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Ah, wait.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Emma might have just the thing.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Go on, have a sneaky peek while she's away.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Wow. I wonder if I'm going to be able to have that, look at that!
0:05:35 > 0:05:37I think it's made of metal, and that makes it really easy to use
0:05:37 > 0:05:40so I'll just see if I can get hold of that, hold on.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41Hi, there.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44I'm looking for things that I might be able to recycle,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- or making to something else.- Oh, OK. - I was wondering if it might...
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- If you might share this, or let me have it?- You can have it.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- You are welcome to take it.- Really? Oh, it's quite heavy, isn't it?
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- It's not that bad.- I know, actually in the scale of baths...
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I thought it was going to be heavier.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Well spotted, Sarah.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Spending most days at the dump, you are due a bath!
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- That's brilliant. I love the shape of it.- Exciting.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Well, thank you ever so much for letting us take it away.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- No worries. Have fun!- Thank you.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15Sarah clearly sees potential with Emma's bath.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17But what on earth could she make from it?
0:06:17 > 0:06:22I'm thinking she's going to make some kind of weird '60s seats, or something.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24I love this bath.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27It's made of tin, I'm going to be able to cut it up and make something fabulous out of it,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31and I reckon if I made two armchairs, I could make 500 quid out of this.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Emma's guess wasn't too far off.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40So, with Sarah's second item in line for a radical redesign,
0:06:40 > 0:06:44she'll have to call in the services of a designer who loves heavy metal.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Bex Simon is one of the country's best artist blacksmiths,
0:06:53 > 0:06:59creating high-end interior furniture and bespoke metalwork commissions.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Bex is normally specially commissioned for unique pieces of artwork,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05and has no idea what's coming her way.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Working with found objects is quite different from what we normally do,
0:07:09 > 0:07:13cos we work with our clients, or we produce designs and we work with them.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16So, this is kind of like really freeing up the mind
0:07:16 > 0:07:19and seeing what object we've got.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22And how we can make it work into something really cool,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25modern and, yeah, desirable.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27So, it's going to be fun.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32It would seem bath chairs are the obvious choice.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34So, how will Bex make them stand out?
0:07:40 > 0:07:45Sarah's successfully found two items for designers Rupert and Bex.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Now, she needs to find a third she can apply her own skills to.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53And with the day getting on, she may not get to be so choosy.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Oh, hang on a minute! There's that.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Hmm. A plastic plant pot.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01I think we'll keep on looking.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03But, as luck would have it,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Elizabeth may have just saved the day with her box of old taps.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11My husband, when he did the central heating years and years ago,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14couldn't bear to ever throw anything away.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17I'm like him, I can understand that.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20So, I'm gradually getting rid of them because they're no use to me.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22But, I mean, I was going to put them in the recycling.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Do you know, I'm looking for things that I might be able to add to projects,
0:08:26 > 0:08:27or make something out of.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- Right.- And, yeah, these are just what I'm after.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Something really chunky and old. They've got that classic look.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36That would be really nice, yes.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39I'm just only too pleased for them to be reused.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Thank you so much.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44When we moved into our house many, many years ago,
0:08:44 > 0:08:48and my husband had old pipes, couldn't throw them away, of course,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52and re-did it and they've just been in the garage ever since.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57Look at that absolute box of joy. These are just fantastic.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00They're not perfect, they're in a bit of a state, but I have to be able
0:09:00 > 0:09:03to make something brilliant out of these, don't you think?
0:09:03 > 0:09:05OK, bye-bye.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10It was great meeting that lady and it was really sweet that she let me have those tap and things.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13I just hope I can do them justice and make something lovely out of them.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Sarah's three-item search is complete.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Philip's sewing machine will be going to Rupert.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Bex will work on Emma's old bath.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28And Sarah will be hoping to create a cash flow from Elizabeth's taps.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32It's been a fantastic day here today, and I've met some great people.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35But I've also been making some really big
0:09:35 > 0:09:38promises about what I'm going to do with their rubbish.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40I think I might have my work cut out.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50Sarah's first stop is the seaside resort of Margate.
0:09:50 > 0:09:56For over 200 years, the town has been a popular holiday destination for Londoners.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59But with the recent opening of the Turner Contemporary,
0:09:59 > 0:10:02a cultural renaissance has been happening here.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05And designer Rupert Blanchard is at the heart of it.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09He's looking forward to another special delivery from Sarah.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13I did hear from Sarah that she's going to bring me something
0:10:13 > 0:10:16that she thinks is going to really challenge me this time.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I'm not so sure.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20She's not seen some of the rubbish I've actually worked with,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23so I'm happy for her to bring it on.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Rupert?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- I have got something I need a hand to bring in.- OK.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- It's heavy.- Is it an elephant?
0:10:31 > 0:10:34No, it's definitely not... Well, it might be the elephant in the room,
0:10:34 > 0:10:37but come and have a look at it.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Ooh... OK.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41- Oops.- Watch your toes!
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- That's fab.- There you go.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Let me pop that up there. I think it still opens up.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48Still working.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Just about. Is it beyond repair? Is it beyond use?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Nothing's beyond use. Nothing's beyond repair, is it?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56It's all, er... We can do something with it.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58I was wondering if maybe we could
0:10:58 > 0:11:00use it as some kind of flip-up thing,
0:11:00 > 0:11:03where somebody's got a screen, either their laptop in there,
0:11:03 > 0:11:05or it's the TV screen, or something like that.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08So it's a possible home office-y...
0:11:08 > 0:11:10thing.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Perfect.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16I think you're saving it at just the right point before it does crumble.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19The sewing machine itself, the mechanism still works,
0:11:19 > 0:11:23so maybe you'll turn a handle and your screen comes up.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Maybe you do something, and it actually appears.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30There's definitely a lot to play with.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31What do you think?
0:11:31 > 0:11:35That is a challenge. It is a...
0:11:35 > 0:11:38I think this one might take a couple more cups of tea.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Or perhaps something stronger.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Well, you can't hurry creativity, can you?
0:11:45 > 0:11:48But I've got every faith in Rupert's designs,
0:11:48 > 0:11:51and I'm really looking forward to seeing what he comes up with.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I really want to do something new with this.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Something quite exciting, and maybe I need to think about
0:11:56 > 0:11:58its original use and how to
0:11:58 > 0:12:01push it further into the modern world.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05So because Rupert has absolutely no idea
0:12:05 > 0:12:10what he's going to do, we can't estimate a cost for this job.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11Let's check up on him later,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13when he's had a chance to think.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22So while we leave Rupert to put the kettle on,
0:12:22 > 0:12:26we travel further inland to the Surrey countryside,
0:12:26 > 0:12:30where waiting for Sarah are scrap-scavengers Bex
0:12:30 > 0:12:32and husband Dave.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Sarah thinks a bath is just what these two need.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36It's a bath!
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Don't take it personally.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Oh, wow. OK.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43It's tin. It's not one of the cast iron ones,
0:12:43 > 0:12:46so it's not too heavy, but
0:12:46 > 0:12:48it's metal, so I thought of you.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53And obviously how dirty we are and we need a bath!
0:12:54 > 0:12:58Tin baths are a cheaper alternative to heavy cast iron.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01It should make no difference to the sale price,
0:13:01 > 0:13:03once they've turned it into...
0:13:03 > 0:13:05What's it being turned into?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08So I was sort of wondering whether this could be
0:13:08 > 0:13:13a pair of armchairs. I was just wondering if we could cut
0:13:13 > 0:13:17each end off to make a kind of like cool armchair.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19That would probably work quite well.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22What I haven't done is actually sat in it. Do you think maybe we should
0:13:22 > 0:13:25put it on the ground and sort of see how big... Is it possible to get
0:13:25 > 0:13:26two out of it, do you think? Pop it down.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29OK, you sit that side. I'll sit this side.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Two birds in a bath.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34You've got the taps end, I win.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36I always end up with the taps end.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38OK, so my end's comfortable. How's yours?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40I'm sort of quite propped up, but that's OK.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43The only thing I was wondering about - just having a couple of
0:13:43 > 0:13:45holes in it so we could put
0:13:45 > 0:13:47a cushion pad on it, maybe just on the base.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49A cushion pad so you don't slide out of it.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50Yeah, no, definitely.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52If I get out, will you...
0:13:52 > 0:13:54THEY LAUGH
0:13:54 > 0:13:59Yeah. I think we can go for that, definitely. Give it a go.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Give anything a go.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04It's a clever idea to turn the bath
0:14:04 > 0:14:09into two separate saleable seats to double the potential profit...
0:14:09 > 0:14:11It's quite cool up this end.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15..as long as we don't break the bank making it.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19I suppose we're looking at £30-£40 to get a cushion made
0:14:19 > 0:14:22if I was to make up a very simple square to go in it.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25If we've got, say, £400-500
0:14:25 > 0:14:27to do what we need to do,
0:14:27 > 0:14:29I reckon we could have a good go
0:14:29 > 0:14:31at doing it with that.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Fab. Well, that sounds like a great plan.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Shall I leave it with you?
0:14:35 > 0:14:36OK.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Don't sound too enthusiastic, Bex.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Two bathtub armchairs. That should be easy, right?
0:14:43 > 0:14:45There's quite a few unknowns, as usual, aren't there?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Yeah.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49How much enamel's going to stay on it,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52how much the shape's going to fall apart.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54But we will remain positive.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57That's more like it.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01The armchairs should cost between £400-£500 to make.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Plus a little extra for the cushions.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Selling them for any more than that means Sarah's in profit.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19So with Becks about to crack on with the bath, and Rupert...
0:15:19 > 0:15:24Well, hopefully he has some idea now of what he's going to make.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27It's back to the barn and time for Sarah to make some money
0:15:27 > 0:15:29from a pile of plumbing.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32So I picked up this whole box of taps at a tip,
0:15:32 > 0:15:34and thought, "Brilliant! They'll be so easy to use,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37"there are so many of them, they're really old fashioned
0:15:37 > 0:15:41"and charming looking," but now I've got them all back home,
0:15:41 > 0:15:43I just don't know what to do with them.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Why don't you get them all out and maybe something will come to you?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49That one's quite cool...
0:15:53 > 0:15:55So?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Any ideas?
0:15:59 > 0:16:02What's with you and Rupert today? Get those creative juices flowing!
0:16:02 > 0:16:06I thought maybe I could use them to make some really smart lighting.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09You know, have some blue bulbs coming out of them,
0:16:09 > 0:16:11but really it's very complicated, what's inside them.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14But then I'm wondering...
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Maybe, with these sort of angular bits,
0:16:17 > 0:16:19if I can make a towel rail,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22something useful for the bathroom. I think I should put them back
0:16:22 > 0:16:24somewhere where there is water involved.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Otherwise they'll just look inappropriate.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28And hope that there's some way of fixing them together,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30perhaps onto a backboard that would
0:16:30 > 0:16:32make a really cool place to hang a towel.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Towel rail? That'll do.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37They're quite good. There's one there.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38OK, I've got two of those.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Except I didn't see a rail in that box.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44And I have got this piece of copper pipe left over.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47It's not brilliant, but I think maybe...
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Yeah, it does fit.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52This one's starting to come together.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55The thing could sort of come out of the wall on those bits.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57And because it's all made from plumbing,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59it'll be a heated towel rail.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Am I right?
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Yeah, it's never going to be heated... I mean, it could be
0:17:03 > 0:17:05if I got it plumbed in,
0:17:05 > 0:17:09but I think it should be decorative only, because I've got no budget to
0:17:09 > 0:17:12spend on this, and I just want it to look pretty cool,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14and a pretty quick fix.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Cheapskate.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23So while Sarah puts together her pipes,
0:17:23 > 0:17:29back in Margate, Rupert's had a bit of time to think about what he'll do
0:17:29 > 0:17:32with the old sewing machine, and...
0:17:33 > 0:17:35We're no further forward.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38This one is my biggest challenge to date.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42There's a lot of very easy things you could do with it,
0:17:42 > 0:17:44but I want to come up with something new.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47This is approximately 100 years old now.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50It's broken, the wood's delaminated,
0:17:50 > 0:17:53metal has rusted, corroded and snapped.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Depending on what you want to do with this,
0:17:55 > 0:17:59you could spend hundreds, you could spend nothing.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01My preference is always spending nothing.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04With no idea how this is going to turn out,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Rupert plunges right in.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09I'm going to start by taking it apart,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12lay out very neatly what I've got to work with
0:18:12 > 0:18:15and hopefully that'll help me in the design process.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22First, Rupert carefully removes the original sewing machine,
0:18:22 > 0:18:24pulls out the drawers...
0:18:24 > 0:18:26These are quite genius things,
0:18:26 > 0:18:27how they're put together,
0:18:27 > 0:18:29there's so many different components.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34..and finally Rupert unscrews the wooden top from the cast iron base.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Rupert subscribes to the art of knolling,
0:18:38 > 0:18:41which essentially means taking things to pieces,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44laying them out neatly, and then having a think.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47So I've taken Sarah's discovery apart now into many,
0:18:47 > 0:18:49many components.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51There's a lot of beautiful elements.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Lovely little design details going on.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57But what I do with them I still don't know.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00A few more cups of tea...
0:19:00 > 0:19:02More tea?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05I'll just go and get an ice cream while you think, shall I?
0:19:05 > 0:19:09The Singer company, who manufactured the first practical sewing machine
0:19:09 > 0:19:13for general use, was established back in 1851.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18By 1900, Singer was producing 40 different sewing machine models,
0:19:18 > 0:19:19and by...
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Ugh, I've had enough of this. I can't stand it!
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Rupert, tell me you've got something for us!
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Hurray! Something new! And it's a big bit of wood.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Rupert, what's the plan?
0:19:31 > 0:19:33I've gone through so many options
0:19:33 > 0:19:35trying to come up with the right one.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37So I think
0:19:37 > 0:19:40I'm trying to do
0:19:40 > 0:19:44some kind of table, but with
0:19:44 > 0:19:47something a bit extra, an extra little
0:19:47 > 0:19:49twist, an extra little kick to it.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53I'm not going to say quite what it is, cos I want to surprise Sarah.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56People are either going to love or hate this one.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Ooh, a surprise!
0:20:00 > 0:20:01I like a surprise.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Some kind of a table with something else. Excellent.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08For the tabletop, Rupert's using
0:20:08 > 0:20:11some reclaimed wood he had lying about.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16And while we were away, he's also applied a spray-varnish finish
0:20:16 > 0:20:19to the metal base to stop rusting.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23Rupert really wanted to make this piece unique,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26and even reached out to social media for inspiration.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30I put it on Twitter, after coming up with lots of different things,
0:20:30 > 0:20:32to see what other people thought.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36And one of the things, I did think of this before,
0:20:36 > 0:20:41I wanted to do, like, a rotisserie chicken, turn it into a barbecue.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45You'd have a chicken on it and push the pedal to slowly turn.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49If that's the kind of ideas you're considering, I can't wait to see
0:20:49 > 0:20:51what your secret surprise is!
0:20:59 > 0:21:04Back in Sussex, Sarah's one step closer to making a towel rail
0:21:04 > 0:21:05from the box of old taps.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10But she still has to source a wooden back panel
0:21:10 > 0:21:13that will eventually fix the rail to the wall.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18But luckily, Sarah's a holder of all things...
0:21:18 > 0:21:19Well, of all things.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21And after a quick trip to the shed,
0:21:21 > 0:21:24she usually finds something she can work with.
0:21:24 > 0:21:30I'm trying to find a backboard that I can mount the whole towel rail on.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33And I had this bed, in fact a pair of beds,
0:21:33 > 0:21:35that I have had for about five years,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38and they are completely broken. They've fallen apart.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41But I've always loved the wood and thought one day
0:21:41 > 0:21:43I might use it in a project, so that...
0:21:43 > 0:21:46That will work really well.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51It's really heavy. It must be mahogany or something.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53And it's old. I think it's French.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54It's a really good green colour.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59With that, I think, with all that copper and gold,
0:21:59 > 0:22:01pretty much untouched will be perfect.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05So with a back panel scavenged from...herself,
0:22:05 > 0:22:09it's time for Sarah to plug in those power tools.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13She's using an electric jigsaw to cut the old bed frame
0:22:13 > 0:22:16the correct length for the towel rail.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22Next, it's time for the power drill.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26She's using a flat wood drill bit, which is perfect for bigger holes.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Hopefully that's all right.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35Quite an achievement for just over an hour's worth of work.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37But will anyone buy it?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Sarah's spent just £12 on extra metal fittings
0:22:43 > 0:22:45to attach the rail to the backboard,
0:22:45 > 0:22:49so she's got to make more than £12 from it, surely?
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Meanwhile, back at the Forge,
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Bex and Dave are about to start the process
0:22:58 > 0:23:01of turning the bath from something you lie in
0:23:01 > 0:23:03to something you'll want to sit on.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Are we just cutting it in half?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Sarah was hoping to get two saleable seats out of it,
0:23:09 > 0:23:13one from each end, but do the team think it's a possibility?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15We've never done anything with a bath before.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Apart from washed ourselves after work!
0:23:19 > 0:23:21And then it's pretty grubby.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24It can't be worse than that!
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Or maybe it can.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Bex starts by drawing up plans for the frame.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36But what can they do to make it not so bath-y?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38There's got to be something about the design that...
0:23:38 > 0:23:44moves it on from being half a bath in a frame
0:23:44 > 0:23:46to a considered chair.
0:23:46 > 0:23:51What about if we made a big frame and turned it into a swing?!
0:23:51 > 0:23:53SHE LAUGHS
0:23:53 > 0:23:54A bucket swing.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56No.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Maybe keep on thinking.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03Dave gets to work cutting the first seat from the plughole end.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08Dave's very careful not to chip away at the enamel,
0:24:08 > 0:24:10which could spoil the finish.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Once it's removed, he'll have a better idea
0:24:17 > 0:24:19of what needs to be done next.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23But first off, how are you going to plug off the plughole?
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Why don't we get a plug?
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Genius!
0:24:27 > 0:24:28Put a plug in there.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- Yeah. Bit quirky.- Yeah.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33And get some taps!
0:24:33 > 0:24:35That would be uncomfortable!
0:24:37 > 0:24:39That would be like how I have a bath -
0:24:39 > 0:24:42somebody else gets the comfy end!
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Too much information.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47You said it.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49But you know the old saying -
0:24:49 > 0:24:52the couple that bathes together, stays together.
0:24:52 > 0:24:53OK.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56In the interests of keeping costs low,
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Bex and Dave are using scrap iron they had lying about,
0:25:00 > 0:25:03which they are bending into curves to form the base
0:25:03 > 0:25:05the bath will rest upon.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09With this, again because we're working to a budget,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13you know, we can't really order in the stuff that we need,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16so we're just looking to see what we can use.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20So it is, it's really testing your design ability.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24You know, you're not sort of sat down drawing it out, you know,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27having a big sort of conversation with a client,
0:25:27 > 0:25:31you're literally, "Right, here it is, let's get on with it."
0:25:32 > 0:25:36I can see this starting to come together.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Sawing the bath in half has left a sharp edge on the seat,
0:25:39 > 0:25:42but Bex is hoping to keep it as-is.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45We'll test it out at the end with bare legs.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51- Your legs.- Yeah. Have to shave them first!
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Still too much information.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Bex is welding extra support beams to the base,
0:26:00 > 0:26:05as the curved steel will be too soft to support some people's bottoms.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08While Dave is giving the bath a paint job.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12But it's taken a lot to get to this stage,
0:26:12 > 0:26:16with time running out, so instead of two bath seats,
0:26:16 > 0:26:19it looks like Sarah will just be getting one.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22We were going to build the front and the back one,
0:26:22 > 0:26:25but, again, it's taken us longer.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26As per usual.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29So, yeah, we'll probably have to give her a call
0:26:29 > 0:26:31and let her know what's going on.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35To be honest, as long as it doesn't cost a fortune to construct,
0:26:35 > 0:26:38I'm sure Sarah will be happy.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Back at the barn, Sarah has downed power tools
0:26:46 > 0:26:49and is nearing the end of her own restoration project.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54She's attached the rail and bits of old taps
0:26:54 > 0:26:56to the wooden back panel,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00and now is nailing more bits of broken bed to the sides
0:27:00 > 0:27:01for a classy finish.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08When Sarah found the old taps, they were headed for the skip.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13But now, it's a modern, funky towel rail.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Sarah used matching black steam valve handles
0:27:21 > 0:27:24that make the piece more industrial than domestic.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28The extra material, Sarah used for compression joints,
0:27:28 > 0:27:32which form an L shape attaching the rail to the backboard.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35And the backboard? Well, it was an old bed,
0:27:35 > 0:27:37but I think it does the job nicely.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42All in all, a quick and effective turnaround, Sarah.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Just for a change, I have to say,
0:27:44 > 0:27:46that was refreshingly fun to make.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48It's really quite simple if you're using
0:27:48 > 0:27:51any of these compression joints that you can get at plumber's merchants,
0:27:51 > 0:27:53because they literally tighten up together
0:27:53 > 0:27:56and give you a really secure join.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Probably not waterproof if you don't really know what you're doing,
0:27:59 > 0:28:01but certainly good enough for making this kind of thing.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05So probably, all in all, it was only about an hour and a half to make,
0:28:05 > 0:28:07and I only spent £12 on materials.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11So hopefully, enough here to make some profit.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14I'm sure you'll find some plumbing lover
0:28:14 > 0:28:16to buy it for more than £12.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18So go on - get it sold.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Back at the dump, Sarah loved the look of Elizabeth's old box
0:28:28 > 0:28:30and asked if she could tinker with her taps.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32That would be really nice, yes.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35I'm just only too pleased for them to be re-used!
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Sarah was smitten.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Look at that absolute box of joy.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41These are just fantastic.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44And Elizabeth was happy to say goodbye to the old relics.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46We moved into our house many, many years ago,
0:28:46 > 0:28:48and they've just been in the garage ever since.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Brilliant they're going to be re-used.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55Sarah sold the towel rail to a trendy London shop
0:28:55 > 0:28:58and now she's back in Guildford to show Elizabeth
0:28:58 > 0:29:00what she's done to her husband's taps,
0:29:00 > 0:29:02and to hand over any profit.
0:29:11 > 0:29:12Hi, there!
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- Hi, Elizabeth, it's Sarah from the tip. How are you?- Fine, thank you.
0:29:15 > 0:29:20- I just thought I'd update you about what happened with your taps.- Yes.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Were you wondering what we might do with them?
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Well, I couldn't think of anything, actually!
0:29:25 > 0:29:26They're just old taps to me.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30Yeah, well, we had... It was actually something that I worked on,
0:29:30 > 0:29:33so had a good look at them, I was thinking about all sorts of things,
0:29:33 > 0:29:35maybe turning them into lighting or something.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39But in the end I thought it's probably better to keep them
0:29:39 > 0:29:43in the kind of water environment, so I turned them into a towel rail.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45- Oh, my goodness!- What do you think?
0:29:45 > 0:29:48That's amazing, isn't it? Yes.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- I know these were your late husband's.- Yes.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- I hope he would approve. - He would, he would!
0:29:54 > 0:29:58So after the stuff has been made, we try and sell it,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01and they were actually sold for £75!
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- Goodness me!- What do you think about that?- I can't believe it.
0:30:04 > 0:30:10- And from £75, I've got £63 to give to you.- Oh, goodness me!
0:30:10 > 0:30:12So let me...
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Right, thank you very much!
0:30:14 > 0:30:16I'll send that to a charity.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Did he support a particular charity?
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Well, we had two. Because he had dementia,
0:30:21 > 0:30:27he used to go to a day centre, so half of the money went there,
0:30:27 > 0:30:30and the rest went to a place called the Rainbow Centre
0:30:30 > 0:30:34where my little grandson attends, for disabled children.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Sarah's rustic take on a towel rail
0:30:37 > 0:30:40cost just £12.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42The item didn't hang around too long
0:30:42 > 0:30:44and was picked up for £75,
0:30:44 > 0:30:47giving Elizabeth the chance to spread some love
0:30:47 > 0:30:49with the £63 profit.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- Thank you very, very much! - Absolute pleasure.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59So, while Elizabeth heads off to spend the spoils from the towel rail,
0:30:59 > 0:31:03we're back in Margate, where Sarah's about to pop in on Rupert
0:31:03 > 0:31:08and finally find out what his super-secret surprise is.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12When we left him, there were talks of rotisserie chicken barbecues
0:31:12 > 0:31:14and all sorts.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Now, Rupert's putting on the finishing touches,
0:31:18 > 0:31:20so hurry up, Sarah, and get in there.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22The wait is killing me!
0:31:22 > 0:31:25I love it here at Rupert's place
0:31:25 > 0:31:28because I think, like me, he might be a bit of a hoarder.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31I can't wait, though, to see what he's done with
0:31:31 > 0:31:33our sewing machine table, because when I left him,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36he was scratching his head and he hadn't got a single idea
0:31:36 > 0:31:37about what he was going to do with it.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39So who knows?
0:31:42 > 0:31:47Before, the old crumbling sewing machine was no use to anyone.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53Now, it's a very cool, functional worktable, with...
0:31:55 > 0:31:59..a desk fan that is operated by the original foot pedal.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Rupert, you're bonkers.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Rupert used a very simple finish to the metal
0:32:05 > 0:32:08to maintain some of its history.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12A clear wax on the tabletop brings out the natural grain
0:32:12 > 0:32:14of the scavenged wood,
0:32:14 > 0:32:17but the secret surprise of the day is that fan.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Rupert has rigged the original Victorian engineering
0:32:20 > 0:32:23to turn the blades with a push of your foot.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26It's one of a kind.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- Hiya!- Welcome back.- How are you?
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- I'm very good, how are you? - Yeah...hey, is that my...
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- Is that my sewing machine surprise? - Do you want to see it?
0:32:35 > 0:32:37- Yeah, go on, then. Come on. - It's certainly a surprise,
0:32:37 > 0:32:40because it doesn't actually have a sewing machine any more.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Oh, wow!
0:32:42 > 0:32:43OK, so,
0:32:43 > 0:32:45I thought maybe a rotisserie chicken,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48maybe a giant pencil sharpener - lots of things
0:32:48 > 0:32:50I've spent a lot of this week failing at,
0:32:50 > 0:32:53and then I decided, mmm, on a hot day in a workshop,
0:32:53 > 0:32:55what better than a fan?
0:32:55 > 0:32:58I absolutely love it. Let's see it in action.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Yep. So there's a little hidden pole under here.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03OK.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05And so now for the pedal.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08I'll get it going.
0:33:10 > 0:33:11It's genius!
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Well, it's...
0:33:14 > 0:33:17I just really wanted to use the action somehow.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20The sewing machine itself had completely seized up,
0:33:20 > 0:33:22there were some bits missing internally,
0:33:22 > 0:33:25like someone had already taken parts off of it,
0:33:25 > 0:33:28so I started looking at it and realised it was all about the base.
0:33:28 > 0:33:29The base is a real classic.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32# Because you know I'm all about that bass
0:33:32 > 0:33:34# 'Bout that bass No treble... #
0:33:34 > 0:33:38Rupert's bringing booty back with his big, beautiful base.
0:33:38 > 0:33:39# No treble. #
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Go on, Sarah, give it a whirl.
0:33:43 > 0:33:48# Yeah, my mama she told me Don't worry about your size... #
0:33:48 > 0:33:52I don't know who's going to buy it, but it sure looks like a lot of fun.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56And all for only £200!
0:33:56 > 0:34:00Sarah might be laughing all the way to the bank.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Back at the dump, Sarah was poring over Philip's ancient sewing machine.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13I think it's been probably around for about 40 or 50 years.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Sarah wanted to do something extraordinary with it.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18The challenge will be to make something that's really amazing
0:34:18 > 0:34:20and quite different.
0:34:20 > 0:34:21Even if Philip didn't.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Hopefully, if she's a good girl, she'll learn to sew on it.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28And after I-don't-know-how-many cups of tea,
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Rupert lived up to the challenge,
0:34:30 > 0:34:32and he's certainly made something different.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37Sarah invited one of London's top retro furniture dealers in
0:34:37 > 0:34:40to see if it would be something that would sell in his shop,
0:34:40 > 0:34:42The Old Cinema.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45It's good, it's interesting. It's really fun, isn't it?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47I love this. Does it work? Yes, it does!
0:34:47 > 0:34:50He was blown away by its originality,
0:34:50 > 0:34:53but questioned who would buy such a thing.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55It can't go into someone's home. I couldn't sell it.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00But it's... I love it!
0:35:00 > 0:35:02He took it anyway.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06Sarah's returned to Guildford to tell Philip that his sewing machine
0:35:06 > 0:35:09became a foot-powered fan,
0:35:09 > 0:35:11and to hand over the profit.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- Hello again! - We must stop meeting like this.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18It's much nicer here than the tip, isn't it?
0:35:18 > 0:35:19It is, it is.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Now, I remember when I met you at the tip,
0:35:22 > 0:35:24you were clearing out lots and lots of stuff,
0:35:24 > 0:35:26you had a van full of it, didn't you?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Unfortunately, yes, this is true.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30I thought there were all sorts of interesting things in there,
0:35:30 > 0:35:33and the piece that was really heavy, but I'm glad that we took,
0:35:33 > 0:35:36was your sewing machine and the table that went with it.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Do you know, I was so glad you took it, as well.
0:35:38 > 0:35:39It was such a relief
0:35:39 > 0:35:42to have somebody help me off the van with that!
0:35:42 > 0:35:45It's got nothing to do with age, I deny it entirely.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48But we did take it to an amazing young designer
0:35:48 > 0:35:52called Rupert Blanchard, and he created the world's first
0:35:52 > 0:35:57table with a fan on it, using the mechanism from your sewing machine.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Oh! That is brilliant.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Actually, I was completely not expecting that.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04That is so funny.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08I mean, it was going to be thrown onto the dump, and you saved it.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- Well done, you!- I'm delighted to say
0:36:10 > 0:36:13that somebody bought the rather useless/useful piece of equipment
0:36:13 > 0:36:16that Rupert managed to create, and a lovely round number,
0:36:16 > 0:36:21I've got £100 here to give to you for the fan table,
0:36:21 > 0:36:25so, um, it's money for nothing for you to do with whatever you'd like
0:36:25 > 0:36:28- to do with that. - I really don't know what to say.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30I mean, I was about to throw the whole thing away,
0:36:30 > 0:36:32and to get this back, absolutely brilliant.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34It was lovely to see you again.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36I'll see you at the tip!
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Rupert's labour and materials came to £200.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44It was sold for £300,
0:36:44 > 0:36:47giving Philip a profit of £100.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Well, that's another unusual transformation
0:36:51 > 0:36:52I think got approval.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56I think it's fair to say that Philip is now...a big fan.
0:36:56 > 0:36:57Oh, Sarah!
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Shame on you.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12Sarah's had success with Rupert's fan table,
0:37:12 > 0:37:15but it's time for our bathing blacksmiths
0:37:15 > 0:37:17to reveal what they've been up to.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Bex and Dave are putting the finishing touches
0:37:21 > 0:37:23to their bright blue bath chair.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26So leave that dangling down the back.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31Aww, little plugholes. Isn't that nice?
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- Look at that!- It's not bad.
0:37:34 > 0:37:35Quite pleased with that.
0:37:37 > 0:37:38Well done, you two.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43I have seen baths made into furniture before,
0:37:43 > 0:37:45but I have a feeling what I'm about to look at
0:37:45 > 0:37:47has never been done before.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53When Sarah brought it to them, it wasn't fit for any bathroom.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54But now...
0:37:54 > 0:37:56it's a bathing beauty.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Bex and Dave have really outdone themselves
0:38:01 > 0:38:04with this piece of funky furniture.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06I didn't know they had it in them.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11The base of the chair has been welded, riveted, and soldered,
0:38:11 > 0:38:14to support the bath securely when sat on.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17They applied an undercoat primer to the enamel
0:38:17 > 0:38:19to ensure a smooth finish,
0:38:19 > 0:38:23and the bright blue paint harks back to its watery past.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27And to finish it all off, the plughole features are just lovely.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33It is amazing.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35THEY LAUGH
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Guys, it's really modern and really funky, isn't it?!
0:38:38 > 0:38:43We didn't want to keep the bath just the white bath colour
0:38:43 > 0:38:47and, um, you know, I wanted to have that feeling of water
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- and...- Oh, look! I love the chain!
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Sarah's even brought her own little cushion
0:38:52 > 0:38:54to give it her own test drive.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- It's comfortable, as well, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00It makes me smile because it's got humour attached to it,
0:39:00 > 0:39:04but also in a very cool sort of way.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Cos, like, yeah, I keep feeling chuffed with it!
0:39:07 > 0:39:09How much did you spend? I don't care.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Wow!
0:39:11 > 0:39:13That's the first time I've heard Sarah say that.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16And just as well, because Bex and Dave
0:39:16 > 0:39:19have gone slightly over budget with this one,
0:39:19 > 0:39:22racking up £400-worth of labour costs
0:39:22 > 0:39:25plus about 80 quid's worth of paint.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Sarah will be looking to slap a high price tag on this
0:39:28 > 0:39:30when it comes to be sold.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35So just in case this wasn't clear, I absolutely love that chair.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38It might be over budget, but, as far as I'm concerned,
0:39:38 > 0:39:41it's got bags of style and it should sell really well.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43It is an inspired piece of design.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46That was a brilliant reaction!
0:39:46 > 0:39:49I mean, it is quite a striking piece.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52It's still got the bath-y feel about it,
0:39:52 > 0:39:55but, you know, in quite a cool way.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58It is, it's good, yeah. Really pleased with the blue.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01- The blue was a good choice, wasn't it?- Well done.- Thanks!
0:40:01 > 0:40:03And the brown!
0:40:03 > 0:40:05The brown was a good choice, too...
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- Can I have another?- Well done.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Back at the dump...
0:40:16 > 0:40:19I wonder if I'm going to be able to have that. Look at that.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21..Emma wanted shot of her old bath,
0:40:21 > 0:40:23trading it in for a new model.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26It was actually cheaper to buy a whole new one.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Sarah had grand plans for it.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31I reckon if I made two armchairs?
0:40:31 > 0:40:33And Emma agreed.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35I'm thinking she's going to make
0:40:35 > 0:40:37some kind of weird '60s seats or something.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40And that's kind of exactly what they became.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41Kind of.
0:40:43 > 0:40:48Now, Sarah's back in Surrey to show Emma what Bex and Dave have achieved.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Hi, Emma! Sarah from the tip.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Nice to see you. And you, how are you? I'm very good, thank you.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- How are you?- Yeah, very well.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05I've just got some pictures to show you of what we did with your bath.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09- Oh, lovely.- We took it to Guildford to this fantastic artist-blacksmith
0:41:09 > 0:41:11- who's called Bex Simon...- Oh, wow! - ..and she and her husband
0:41:11 > 0:41:14have been doing some lovely things with this.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16And your bath has been turned into
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- a somewhat glamorous, I would say, seat.- Oh, my gosh!
0:41:20 > 0:41:24It has been completely sprayed blue,
0:41:24 > 0:41:27all the white bits of it,
0:41:27 > 0:41:29and they have made a lovely frame for it,
0:41:29 > 0:41:33and kept some of the quirky bits on it like the chain and the plug.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- What do you think? - I'm amazed, utterly amazed.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Normally at this point I'd like to say, "I've sold your bath
0:41:39 > 0:41:41"and I'm here to give you some money for nothing,"
0:41:41 > 0:41:43but as of yet your bath hasn't sold.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- If it does...or when it does, I should say...- Yeah.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47..it would be great to be back in touch
0:41:47 > 0:41:50and I'd be handing over some money for nothing!
0:41:52 > 0:41:56So despite this wonderful transformation by Bex and Dave,
0:41:56 > 0:42:00the search continues to find this unique chair a new home.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03But with costs of £480 spent
0:42:03 > 0:42:05and no income generated,
0:42:05 > 0:42:07this could be a potential loss for Sarah
0:42:07 > 0:42:10of £480.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13If they do make any money out of it,
0:42:13 > 0:42:15which would be absolutely lovely,
0:42:15 > 0:42:19I would like to give any profit to the RSPCA in Wormley
0:42:19 > 0:42:21for a donkeys and horses sanctuary.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25I think they're overrun with little ponies and donkeys
0:42:25 > 0:42:29that need some extra care, and a bit of cash would be lovely.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Well, Emma loved what we did with her old bath,
0:42:32 > 0:42:33which is always a relief.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36And now I've got to redouble my efforts to sell it,
0:42:36 > 0:42:38because the money will be going to such a great cause.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50So, Sarah's managed to save three unwanted items
0:42:50 > 0:42:52from the jaws of destruction.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Three fabulous transformations
0:42:57 > 0:42:59that have come so far since we left the tip.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02The bath is now a stylish seat,
0:43:02 > 0:43:05the old sewing machine a hip desk with extras,
0:43:05 > 0:43:07and the taps, they haven't left the bathroom,
0:43:07 > 0:43:09but they have got a whole new purpose.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12It just goes to show, once again, with a little ingenuity,
0:43:12 > 0:43:14you can make some money for nothing.