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 > 0:00:19Before you throw that away,
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- is there any chance I could have a quick chat you about it?- Yes, sure.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her
0:00:25 > 0:00:28hands on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34I am a passionate buyer, user and renovator of second-hand stuff.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38I've turned that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40I turn old into new, and I sell it for a profit.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Sarah is ready to sift through as many boots
0:00:44 > 0:00:47and bin bags she needs to...
0:00:47 > 0:00:51That is the most fabulous thing I've seen here. This is so exciting.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53..in her search for tip treasure.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56I love rifling through the rubbish.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01And with some of the country's elite designers and makers.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03- Hello, hello. - What have you got today?
0:01:03 > 0:01:05I want to do what's right for this piece of rubbish.
0:01:05 > 0:01:10She can transform her finds into desirable...
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- Look at that! - ..beautiful...
0:01:13 > 0:01:14Speechless.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15..valuable...
0:01:15 > 0:01:16You're joking.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19..and hopefully saleable items.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23You always talk my kind of money, Jay. I love doing deals with you.
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 > 0:01:33Wow!
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Today we are at the Witley Community Recycling Centre in Surrey
0:01:48 > 0:01:51which is the final resting place for items
0:01:51 > 0:01:54which are no longer loved or regarded as useful.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Well, to most people, anyway.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Yesterday we missed some really good things,
0:01:59 > 0:02:01cos we went home before the tip closed.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05So, today, I'm here till the bitter end and so are you.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09Sarah's challenge today is to search out three items which she
0:02:09 > 0:02:13believes could be reworked and turned from trash into cash.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16And she's just spied Colin with an item which would have most
0:02:16 > 0:02:18other people stumped.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21I know it sounds really strange, but that looks fantastic,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23so was that your gatepost, or...?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25It was an old gatepost, yeah.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28It was from a house we moved a couple of years ago and, er..
0:02:28 > 0:02:29So you took it with you?
0:02:29 > 0:02:33No, no, no, no. Actually, it was an old gatepost.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35They put new gateposts in, this was just left at the side,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38and, er, I've actually used half of it already.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- OK.- As a lamp.- What?
0:02:41 > 0:02:42Do you know something?
0:02:42 > 0:02:45I was just thinking that I'm looking for something
0:02:45 > 0:02:46to use as a base of a lamp.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48That is... Mine might be a side light,
0:02:48 > 0:02:50but I think that would make a really cool...
0:02:50 > 0:02:53just that little bit there, might be just great for me to use,
0:02:53 > 0:02:54if you don't mind me having it?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57You're... you're more than welcome to have this lump of wood.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- I'd love it, that's brilliant. - Excellent.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- Thank you so much.- Good luck with that.- Thank you.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05It was surplus to requirements,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07I just brought it to the local dump to get rid of it.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10There you are, somebody else wants to use it, fantastic.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13You can't put a price tag on that kind of age, and that grain,
0:03:13 > 0:03:15and that look it's got.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18I think that this pattern here, on the base will just make the most
0:03:18 > 0:03:20fantastic bottom to a light.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24And, luckily for Sarah, she has just the couple in mind
0:03:24 > 0:03:29who will be able to help her handle that potential light's bottom.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Hidden away in an east London garden shed,
0:03:32 > 0:03:36creative couple Abigail Booth and Max Bainbridge run a successful
0:03:36 > 0:03:41business making handmade homeware from reclaimed natural materials.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45We're so flooded with manufactured throwaway consumer items,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48it's like, actually, we decided we wanted
0:03:48 > 0:03:50to make things that lasted.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Being out in, kind of, woodlands and forest, sourcing stuff,
0:03:53 > 0:03:58there's a real physicality that you have to enjoy.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Colin's old stump will clearly be in safe hands with Max and Abigail.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Back in Witley at the tip, the plundering continues with
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Sarah on the lookout for her next item to salvage.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15It could be anything. That's what's so exciting.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16It's almost palpable.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Other lawnmowers.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24Talking of gardens, what type of socks does a gardener wear?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Garden hose, of course!
0:04:27 > 0:04:28Oh, gawd.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34With two more items left to find, Sarah has spotted the white
0:04:34 > 0:04:36van of Dominic and Bernard.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39I love the look of your sofa.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Well, the sofa was going to be dumped,
0:04:40 > 0:04:42it is unbelievably uncomfortable.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46If it isn't comfortable, than that is a bit of a problem, isn't it?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Brilliant, shall we just pop it down over this way?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Actually, we should put the cushions as they should be,
0:04:55 > 0:04:56not as we've thrown them.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Hand it over to an expert. Here you go.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01These are lovely, these are feather cushions, they've got
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- a really good weight to them, haven't they?- That's one way of putting it.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07I think that it is something that looks like it was a really
0:05:07 > 0:05:10quality, heavy-duty piece of furniture when it was first made.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14And I'm looking for things that maybe I can give a new lease of life to.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- Would it be something you would let me have a go at?- Absolutely.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- I mean, if you could add value to that, that's fine.- That's great.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Can't wait to get my hands on it and do something with it. That's fantastic.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27I absolutely love this.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30It is charming, it is sweet, it is little,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33it will refurbish beautifully and it will be commercial.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35This will fit into any house. It's not some
0:05:35 > 0:05:39enormous piece that can't fit anywhere. So this is a real find.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Oh, look, it wheels really easily, too.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46If only we were all so easily pleased.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50My wife must have had it for...
0:05:50 > 0:05:5220 to 30 years.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55And I don't think it was new then, but I'm very pleased somebody
0:05:55 > 0:05:58thinks they can make something better of it.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00I might be some time.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03There's no time for lounging around when we have to find
0:06:03 > 0:06:05a solution for that sofa.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Luckily, Sarah knows a man who can help.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Upholsterer and furniture maker Anthony Devine runs
0:06:14 > 0:06:18one of the UK's leading upholstery schools in Manchester.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23He does, though, have a slightly unconventional approach.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27I'm not traditionally kind of trained as a designer,
0:06:27 > 0:06:29so I don't draw anything out,
0:06:29 > 0:06:33I don't particularly plan anything out, I just kind of lunge at it.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Lunging or not, his skill is the art of being experimental
0:06:37 > 0:06:39within the ethos of design.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Whilst staying in the realms of traditional upholstery technique.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I like to explore other things than what a traditional
0:06:46 > 0:06:50upholsterer would do, so I would use digital fabrics.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53I like to mix, like, kind of screen printing
0:06:53 > 0:06:56and printing your own fabrics. Yes,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59I like to explore opportunities.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03That's great news, as although Anthony doesn't know it yet,
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Sarah is about to provide him with his next big opportunity.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11In the shape of the old, floral, saggy sofa.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16With two items already safely banked,
0:07:16 > 0:07:20the search continues for the third and final item of the day.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23So there's no time for any of that monkeying around.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28It's one thing clearing up and keeping the dump shipshape,
0:07:28 > 0:07:32but Sarah has spotted an oceangoing vessel in the boot
0:07:32 > 0:07:33of Richard's Cavalier.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38- Make my day, tell me that you are throwing out the canoe.- It's yours.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- No way.- What you're supposed to say, "Is that a kayak in your Cavalier,
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- "or are you just pleased to see me?" - SARAH LAUGHS
0:07:44 > 0:07:47I'll make the jokes around here, thank you.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52- So...- Is that a kayak, and is it free to take?- It is, yes.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55We are looking for things we might be able to make into other things,
0:07:55 > 0:07:59and perhaps recycle or restore. But I think that this just looks
0:07:59 > 0:08:01so fantastic, I've got to be able to make it into something.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- It is natural, isn't it?- Yes, it really is.- I'm so pleased because I
0:08:05 > 0:08:07thought, "What do I do with it? I can't..."
0:08:07 > 0:08:09I'm having great difficulty getting it in there,
0:08:09 > 0:08:11I had to take a seat out to do it.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14And I had actually thought of sawing off the end.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- I'm so pleased you didn't.- I tried everything, and I thought, "How
0:08:17 > 0:08:22"can you deliver a canoe with it cut up like a cucumber?"
0:08:22 > 0:08:26It is fabulous. Let's have a closer look at it.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Was it yours, and have you canoed and kayaked all over the place in it?
0:08:30 > 0:08:34No, there's no great history of daring-do with this.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Fantastic. Fantastic. It's just brilliant,
0:08:38 > 0:08:40we haven't had anything like this that we can work on,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43so if we could take it away and maybe I could come back
0:08:43 > 0:08:46and show you what I've done with it, would that be all right?
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Yes. Seriously, you're going to try do something with it?
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- Other than being a canoe?- Yes, definitely. And then you're asking me what I'm going to do.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57I haven't got a clue. Right now, I haven't got a clue.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00I haven't known that to stop you before, Sarah.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Is it a one-woman canoe?- It couldn't be better. Yeah, it's all right.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Brilliant. Thank you so much.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09We've just been up and down the river, playing about.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12But it's got to go because we are going to somewhere else
0:09:12 > 0:09:13and we can't keep it, and it hasn't even got
0:09:13 > 0:09:17a river where we are going, so there's not a lot of point.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19I can't wait to design something around this.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24I'm thinking sofa, I'm thinking drinks, I'm thinking just
0:09:24 > 0:09:27amazing, this is going to look fantastic, it's going to be great.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I'm going to make a fortune out of this.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Do you ever get the feeling of being up a creek without a paddle?
0:09:32 > 0:09:36Well, the good news is, on this occasion, we do have a kayak.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40So, Max and Abigail will lick the lump of wood into some
0:09:40 > 0:09:44sort of shape, Anthony will alter the floral sofa,
0:09:44 > 0:09:49and Sarah will grab the gunnels and tackle the kayak herself.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51I've found some little gems today.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53They might look like diamonds in the rough at the moment,
0:09:53 > 0:09:55but by the time I've finished with them,
0:09:55 > 0:10:00they're going to be shiny bright and worth an absolute fortune.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Walthamstow, in east London, is home to a unique
0:10:07 > 0:10:11and quirky garden shed, which is where creative couple Max
0:10:11 > 0:10:16and Abigail specialise in producing luxury handmade homeware.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20They are blissfully unaware of what Sarah is bringing along today.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Knowing Sarah, it could be anything.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- You could end up with some palettes...- It could be anything.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30But they have had experience of Sarah's dump finds before.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33What Sarah thinks is a kind of feasible idea could be
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- somewhat of a challenge.- Yes.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40There are some things that I begin to wonder why I've rescued,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43and this is definitely one of them.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45I don't know why I didn't put it in the skip.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48But I'm hoping Max and Abigail will be able to manage to make
0:10:48 > 0:10:49something out of it.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54I've no idea what Max and Abigail are going to do with that lump of old wood.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58You could say "I'm stumped". Obviously.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- Hiya.- How are you?- Good.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06- A little something for you to work some magic on.- Fantastic.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Magic is the...- Magic will be needed.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Yeah, it is not the finest piece of wood I've ever seen.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21- Let's be optimistic.- I'm not sure that optimism is enough here.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- Yeah. What should we call it, striking?- Yes.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29SARAH LAUGHS
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Striking is a good word.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- Good... Wow. - It was a gatepost, obviously,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38and the guy who dropped it off had cut this bit off and reclaimed
0:11:38 > 0:11:40the other bits, he could use it.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- So this really is the waste of the waste.- So he took the good bit. - SHE LAUGHS
0:11:44 > 0:11:47So he took the best bit of a kind of bad lot.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Let's look at underneath because there is some supposedly solid...
0:11:51 > 0:11:54That is pretty solid. This bit here.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Is it something that is worth taking on, or do I take this back
0:11:56 > 0:12:00to the tip and just say, "We've tried, but actually this is not workable?
0:12:00 > 0:12:05- No, I think we will definitely give it a go.- I was going to say, don't give it back before we've tried.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08A couple of examples we've got of where we've worked things in the past, where
0:12:08 > 0:12:11it is kind of taking... Just taking
0:12:11 > 0:12:16a kind of a lump that is really quite badly rotten.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- Like this.- What kind of money should we be talking about,
0:12:19 > 0:12:23to just have a go at turning that into something?
0:12:23 > 0:12:26I think, for the sake of just giving it a go, I think 50 quid,
0:12:26 > 0:12:29just to cover the cost of labour and that kind of stuff. And we will...
0:12:29 > 0:12:32We'll just have a bit of a play and see what we can do.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36I would just be amazed if you can transform that into anything, so I
0:12:36 > 0:12:40don't think you have to feel worried about taking that on and making...
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- I would just love to see something made out of it.- OK.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47We will see this as a bit... Just a bit of an experiment,
0:12:47 > 0:12:48- and give it a bit of a go.- Great.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Well, let me give you these lovely things back
0:12:50 > 0:12:55- and I'll leave you with that little beauty.- Excellent.- Bye-bye.- Thanks.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57'Well, I think it is pretty amazing that Max'
0:12:57 > 0:13:00and Abigail could even begin to think about taking on a project like that.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03And I know that if they can't do anything with it, then,
0:13:03 > 0:13:08- really, nobody can.- Not what we were expecting, if I'm honest.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11As we were saying to Sarah, just to kind of have a play, give it a go.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14And, um, see what we can get, really.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16So, Sarah has left Abigail
0:13:16 > 0:13:19and Max with a budget of just £50 to play with.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23If their magic doesn't produce the goods for this old gatepost,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26it will be once more destined for the dump.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Sarah is coming today. I'm just waiting to see.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Normally you just don't know what you're getting when she turns up.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Who knows what she's going to bring? But every time she surprises me.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Looks really cool when you find it at a tip,
0:13:43 > 0:13:47but, by the time you bring it here, it is just looking a bit embarrassing.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49'A chair would be nice and simple.'
0:13:49 > 0:13:52But things are never quite that simple, so, yes, hopefully a chair.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Just a nice...nice-looking mid-century modern kind of chair.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Right.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- Hiya.- Hello, are you all right?- How are you?
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- I'm very good, thank you. - I'm actually a bit embarrassed about what I've brought here for you.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- Come and have a look.- Oh, my God.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- Ta-da!- Oh, my God.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- It's not that bad.- It's not that bad.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20I have seen a lot worse. Should we get it inside?
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Do that, yes, and then we can have a proper look at it.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24I think it is on wheels, but we could lift it.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Do you want me to go backwards, being a gent and all?
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Oh, that is very nice. Don't look at my bum.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- Right.- See, nice and substantial.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- Well made.- The frame's not bad. The frame's not bad, I'll give you that.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42How far is that going to go? So...
0:14:42 > 0:14:46the people who dropped it off said they lived in a little cottage,
0:14:46 > 0:14:50so they had always needed quite petite pieces.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52But their major complaint about it was the fact that
0:14:52 > 0:14:55whenever they sat in it, it was actually just really uncomfortable.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58It looks really soft. I mean, the seats are very soft.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02The cushions are virtually gone. We will lose these straightaway.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Out of fashion, don't like the frills.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07We need to improve on the seat depth,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09so I think we lose these, as well.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14And then we either retain the seat cushions - but we definitely
0:15:14 > 0:15:19need to bring them forward so it increases that back to front - or
0:15:19 > 0:15:24we basically just have a fixed seat, so imagine it looking more like that.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26See how it is turning more modern?
0:15:27 > 0:15:32All them out there. And then put a bit of shape into the back of it.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Maybe raise it up, get rid of these skirts at the bottom.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37And see how it is starting to lose all its weight?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39You are talking a really good game here,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42but it sounds like it might be really expensive.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- What kind of money are we talking about?- Do it for 800.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- All in for 800?- 900.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Can we leave it at eight and see if you can squeeze it in?
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- If it runs over budget... - Right, we will go 800.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Because it is you, Sarah.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06That sofa is now in a really safe pair of hands with Anthony.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09I love his ideas for it, it's going to look really high-end,
0:16:09 > 0:16:13really luxury. And hopefully have a price tag to match.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15It is going to grow as we get involved in it.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Some things may change, we may change things back.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21But hopefully it won't look too dissimilar to this,
0:16:21 > 0:16:24but...different when she returns.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29So, Anthony has radical plans, but with a price tag of £800,
0:16:29 > 0:16:33Sarah is going to have to achieve a premium price
0:16:33 > 0:16:36if she's to make a profit on this saggy sofa.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42From a saggy seat to a potentially soggy seat.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Back home, Sarah has grand plans for Richard's old kayak.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52As it turns out, I don't think there's anybody else
0:16:52 > 0:16:54other than me who could actually work on this.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58But I think it's going to be amazing
0:16:58 > 0:17:01and possibly one of my favourite projects.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07When you see a kayak, you don't automatically think, wow,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09that's going to make an ideal desk!
0:17:09 > 0:17:12But that's the plan Sarah has for this little beauty.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14I just thought it was a really obvious thing to do,
0:17:14 > 0:17:16to turn it into a desk.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18I was wondering about polishing it all up
0:17:18 > 0:17:21and making it look like a really smart version
0:17:21 > 0:17:23but I think I've got to keep these signs of wear and tear
0:17:23 > 0:17:26because they're all part of its history, aren't they?
0:17:26 > 0:17:30On a very serious note, this kayak is made from fibreglass, which,
0:17:30 > 0:17:35when cut, can produce particles which are dangerous to health.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36We could make a dog bed.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Would you like a canoe dog bed?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Bramble takes no time at all
0:17:41 > 0:17:44to think of an answer to that question.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Fibreglass should only be cut by a professional wearing
0:17:49 > 0:17:52the correct personal protective equipment.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55I think what we're saying is, don't do this at home.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Cut fibreglass, that is, not change a kayak into a desk.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Sarah has managed to find a local company
0:18:06 > 0:18:08who are specialists in bespoke
0:18:08 > 0:18:11design metal and glass fibre fabrication.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Colin is awaiting her arrival, kayak and all.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19I haven't bothered cleaning it because I was thinking,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21if I can't do anything with it,
0:18:21 > 0:18:23then I'll not waste my time cleaning it.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26So I'm thinking, desk.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- Right.- Do you see that immediately?
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Well, I assume you'll just cut a section out and lay it in flat?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Yes, it will literally be hopefully just a cut along here
0:18:36 > 0:18:37and then around here.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39And along here.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Just those little cuts and then maybe some sort of support in here.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46I don't know what you'd call that kind of thing.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- Let's call it a bulkhead, then! - OK, bulkhead, another term.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53So if there's one up there and maybe one there?
0:18:53 > 0:18:57If to support the legs up to the bulkheads
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- we put the ply through there. - I'm loving the we!
0:19:02 > 0:19:05That will give the support right the way across,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07it won't bow or anything under the weight.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09So that should be absolutely fine.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13So, with a plan in mind, Sarah is having the kayak cut
0:19:13 > 0:19:16with all the necessary safety precautions in place.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20As we never had a paddle, let's hope this drastic alteration
0:19:20 > 0:19:24doesn't leave us up a creek, as we no longer have a kayak either.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Fantastic!
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- You've made my day. - I've made something!
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Don't be rude about my kayak!
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Never one to miss an opportunity, Sarah pushes on,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39creating the strengthening bulkheads.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44So how much do you think it's going to be for all of that
0:19:44 > 0:19:46with the materials, what are we looking at?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Because there's obviously more than where we started from earlier.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53I know, but I think demonstrating to people what you can do
0:19:53 > 0:19:55with something as opposed to throwing it away
0:19:55 > 0:19:58is an amazing thing, so I'll say £50.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01I can't just give you £50.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- 75?- OK.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Honesty, you have been amazing.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Back with Max, Abigail and the rotting gatepost.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15So that's all really kind of gone.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20That's all breaking away there, so we'll just have a look.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22We'll break this down a bit more
0:20:22 > 0:20:27and see what else we can get, but all of that is really gone.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Now, I'm no expert on dead wood,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33but when I see a large bloke hitting a small piece of wood
0:20:33 > 0:20:36with a big hammer and very little happens,
0:20:36 > 0:20:40that would indicate that it's rather more solid than first meets the eye.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43But of course, if at first you don't succeed,
0:20:43 > 0:20:47try, try again with a chainsaw.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53We'll probably get something quite decent,
0:20:53 > 0:20:58- quite a decent size out of that, I think.- Very unexpected.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Yeah, it's great. OK, let's see what we can do.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03I don't like to say, I told you so.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05After removing the old rotten surround
0:21:05 > 0:21:07at the heart of this old oak,
0:21:07 > 0:21:11there does appear to be enough wood to work with after all.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- That would be fine. - Could you get quite a decent size?
0:21:14 > 0:21:18Obviously it's going to be round so it only needs to be square, really.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22If it's going to be round, it only needs to be square!
0:21:22 > 0:21:25I'll have to go and think about that one for a bit.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Max, meanwhile, cracks on, turning the now square -
0:21:28 > 0:21:31soon to be round - stump on the lathe.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36The core seems to be pretty solid, which is good as well as surprising,
0:21:36 > 0:21:39because when Sarah brought it, it was not even touch and go,
0:21:39 > 0:21:41I just thought we wouldn't get anything.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44It's actually good that there's some solid wood that we can work with
0:21:44 > 0:21:46and turn something out of.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54Cool. It's quite amazing. If I say so myself!
0:21:54 > 0:21:58No, I'm really pleased. That's great.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01It's testament to how hard the oak is, isn't it?
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Yes, that's all it's testament to, isn't it?
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Just the hardness of the oak, yeah!
0:22:08 > 0:22:11We'll let Sarah take all the credit, then,
0:22:11 > 0:22:17for bringing all the magnificent materials that she brought us!
0:22:17 > 0:22:21She knew all along it was going to be good!
0:22:24 > 0:22:28In Manchester, Anthony is well underway with his plans
0:22:28 > 0:22:30to modernise that old floral sofa.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34I've put the first base coat on
0:22:35 > 0:22:38and we're going to put some more spray on here
0:22:38 > 0:22:40and then we will pull this apart.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42I'm going to photograph it from above
0:22:42 > 0:22:44and then have it digitally printed.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50To be honest, people will probably think, what is going on?
0:22:50 > 0:22:55But these are the ideas that tick away in my head.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58You're scaring me a little bit there, Anthony!
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Perhaps you should take up a hobby.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Spend a little time away from soft furnishings.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Do something different at the weekends, maybe!
0:23:05 > 0:23:08I've stripped a fair few sofas in my time,
0:23:08 > 0:23:10but never quite like this before.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16It's just started exposing. Bits and pieces.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Right, I'm going to fill in the finer detail after that.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23That's pretty much how we want it to look in terms of deconstruction.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29So now the process is, what we're going to do is prepare it
0:23:29 > 0:23:32so we can photograph it and have it digitally printed.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Taking photos of all the destructive detail
0:23:35 > 0:23:37inflicted on the poor old sofa
0:23:37 > 0:23:41will allow Anthony to create a brand-new reupholstered seat,
0:23:41 > 0:23:43which looks as though it has been vandalised.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46We've photographed these at very high resolution
0:23:46 > 0:23:51and we're sending it to our printers and they'll put it through
0:23:51 > 0:23:55a huge printer and print it all onto fabric for us.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Of course, before beginning to reupholster,
0:23:59 > 0:24:03all that old covering has to be removed and fortunately,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06while Anthony is at the printers, able assistant Lee
0:24:06 > 0:24:09is let loose on the sofa, and not in a gentle way either.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16Just converting it from being what was a kind of country cottage
0:24:16 > 0:24:20style sofa into something a bit more modern and urban
0:24:20 > 0:24:23and one of the ways we're going to do that is by dropping
0:24:23 > 0:24:27the height of the back probably down to here somewhere.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Also going to slightly lower the arm
0:24:30 > 0:24:36by probably removing this part here and all of this.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Also, while we're here, the first thing you do when you're covering
0:24:40 > 0:24:45a sofa is rip out the seat and see what goodies you can find as well.
0:24:45 > 0:24:51What do we have, a winning lottery ticket? From 2004.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54We're still waiting on the big reveal where we open it
0:24:54 > 0:24:57and we strip it and all the wads of cash fall out.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Which we would obviously return to the rightful owner!
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Not so sure Lee thinks that's a great idea.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07So, the physical transformation of the sorry sofa begins
0:25:07 > 0:25:09by dismantling the frame and reshaping it
0:25:09 > 0:25:12into a new contemporary figure.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Ta-da! Done.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Not much to this upholstery malarkey.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18I reckon I could have done that.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Sorry, you're not finished.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26Sarah is due in about 72 hours.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29T-72 hours, so yeah,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32we should be about ready for her to sit on it, I think.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37She might need to bring her own cushion by the looks of things.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Back at home in West Sussex, Sarah feels as though
0:25:42 > 0:25:46she's paddling upstream with her kayak transformation.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52Next time somebody drops off a kayak at the tip, I'll probably think twice
0:25:52 > 0:25:54about picking it up because turning it into a desk,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56a little bit of a nightmare.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Sarah has bought online,
0:25:57 > 0:26:01a set of four pre-bent hairpin legs which she is bolting through
0:26:01 > 0:26:04the holes that she has drilled in the bottom of the boat.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Where I thought everything would just neatly bolt together,
0:26:08 > 0:26:11I'm having to adjust it slightly every time,
0:26:11 > 0:26:14mainly using a hammer.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Once the alterations were complete,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21all that was left was to give it a lick of paint.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Just trying to get a real depth of colour to it
0:26:25 > 0:26:27so it looks really well finished.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31And a real good polish.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36If you'd like to take on a really challenging project,
0:26:36 > 0:26:39try turning a canoe into a console table.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42It's really hard work, but definitely worth it.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49When Sarah kept this kayak from being discarded at the dump,
0:26:49 > 0:26:52it was a sorry-looking item and I know there were those of you
0:26:52 > 0:26:55who thought she had bitten off more than she could chew.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Well, without hesitation, Sarah has sunk her teeth in
0:26:59 > 0:27:02and created an eye-catching console table.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Admittedly, its proportions would not suit your average semi.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09But it is sure to attract admiring glances
0:27:09 > 0:27:12wherever it finds its new home.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18To turn the old kayak into a console table, Sarah has spent
0:27:18 > 0:27:25£125 on materials and a further £175 on Labour, which totals £300.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28All she is looking for now is somebody with a need
0:27:28 > 0:27:33for a kayak console table who owns a rather long hall.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Back at the dump,
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Sarah's keen eye spotted a kayak in the back of Richard's car.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42There is no great history of daring-do with this.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Richard couldn't believe what he was hearing.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Seriously? You are going to try and do something with it other than it being a canoe?
0:27:49 > 0:27:54Yes, definitely. Then you are going to ask me what I'm going to do and the answer is I haven't got a clue.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Luckily, inspiration came to Sarah and with a little help
0:27:58 > 0:28:02from friends, she was able to turn it into a kayak console table.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Sarah was lucky enough to sell the kayak console table
0:28:06 > 0:28:11to specialist retro homeware shop The Old Cinema in London.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Sarah's returned to Haslemere to show Richard
0:28:15 > 0:28:18what became of his kayak and to hand over any profit.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- Hello.- Hi, Richard. Lovely to see you again.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Come on down. Let me show you the pictures of the kayak.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28So there are lots of lovely designers who we have got
0:28:28 > 0:28:32who are helping us make things into amazing stuff from the tip,
0:28:32 > 0:28:35and one of them worked with fibreglass.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39So I have embraced fibreglass
0:28:39 > 0:28:45and I have turned your kayak into a kayak console.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Oh, that is terrific. That is ace.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50In my mind's eye, when I was making it, I thought
0:28:50 > 0:28:53it's going to end up in somewhere like a shop or somewhere where
0:28:53 > 0:28:57you could have a till on it or perhaps in a very cool bar,
0:28:57 > 0:28:59mixing music on it or something like that.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01It's a real winner, isn't it?
0:29:01 > 0:29:04It is a winner. Somebody loved it and they bought it.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07It cost £300 to make it look like a gleaming,
0:29:07 > 0:29:10fantastic console table and I sold it for £450.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14- So I've got £150 to give to you. - That is wonderful.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19This is going to go towards the next kayak and your next success!
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Do you need another kayak?
0:29:21 > 0:29:25- Have you got room for another kayak in your life?!- No. That's history.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29But this tops it completely. Just wonderful. And what you've created.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32That is fantastic. I am so pleased you let me have it.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34It was a really good, fun project.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38So, Richard, who knows how far our console canoes will go?
0:29:38 > 0:29:39There is a great future.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46So with the kayak costing £300 to convert, and Sarah managing
0:29:46 > 0:29:51a sale of £450, that has left a profit for Richard of £150.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56I love it when they love it, and that was another great example
0:29:56 > 0:29:59of somebody who wanted their transformed trash back.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04The final result is superb. The finish is terrific.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08The idea was inspired. And whoever's got it, I'm really quite envious.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12I think it is terrific. I think it is a slightly better table than a canoe, in fact.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Although we find ourselves back in the very urban setting of
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Walthamstow, Sarah has returned very sheepishly to Max
0:30:22 > 0:30:26and Abigail's to see what has become of the rotten old gate post.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30Last time I was here, I dropped off a gatepost that literally crumbled
0:30:30 > 0:30:34in Max and Abigail's hands before they had even started working on it.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37So the chances of making a profit on this one, I think, are really slim.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40She was pretty embarrassed at what she was leaving us with
0:30:40 > 0:30:44and I don't think we were particularly filled with hope.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47That old gate post was certainly nothing to look at back at the dump.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54But with a huge amount of skill and craft, what was once deemed
0:30:54 > 0:30:58beyond salvage has become a range of wondrous wooden bowls.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Consisting of two sets of pinch bowls,
0:31:01 > 0:31:06an oak pot and three further shallow bowls, Max and Abigail have
0:31:06 > 0:31:10worked their magic to create some truly beautiful wooden tableware.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17This is my favourite bit.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Even though that gate post was really bad, I am still excited.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26You are joking!
0:31:27 > 0:31:30- Seriously?- Yes.- 100%.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- That's the reaction we wanted, wasn't it?- That's good.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36That has gone down well.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Absolute genius. Honestly, I'm...
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- Are these pieces that came out of it as well?- Yes.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45We thought it was quite nice to just kind of keep...
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Keep a bit of the signs of age.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50So here you can really see, actually... That's the edge.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52There was a hell of a lot of solid.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55It wasn't much of that before you actually hit solid wood.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57To come back and find this is...
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Yes, really cool.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04I think I left you with a budget of £50.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Because you managed to do so much work, has that changed?
0:32:07 > 0:32:10There was a slight amount of cursing of your name after you left!
0:32:12 > 0:32:16But then I would say we spent probably about £100,
0:32:16 > 0:32:18if that sounds OK with you?
0:32:21 > 0:32:25I think what we have produced, we can hopefully make that back.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- And more. - With some profit on top as well.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31I am definitely going to check your gate posts on the way out,
0:32:31 > 0:32:34because I can't believe that all came out of that thing!
0:32:34 > 0:32:35That's amazing. Really cool.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- That's brilliant. Thank you so much for those.- Thanks very much.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- You are welcome. Thank you. - Genuine surprise.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44So this completely exceeds my expectation
0:32:44 > 0:32:46of what I was going to see here today.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48From rotten old gate post to this.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52The level of craftsmanship is amazing.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55And I might even make as much as £50 worth of profit.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58We genuinely thought we weren't going to get much
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- and it wasn't going to be that great, but...- I think she's pleased.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Yes. I think she's really pleased.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10So even with Max and Abigail upping the cost, this transformation
0:33:10 > 0:33:14from a gammy old gate post to wooden pinch pots of perfection
0:33:14 > 0:33:16cost just £100.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20I think I can see these selling for a profit, at a pinch.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Back in Whitley, Sarah was not the only one to spot
0:33:27 > 0:33:29the potential of the old rotten gatepost.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Colin had already had a bright idea.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36- I've used half of it already.- OK. - As a lamp.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Surplus to requirements.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43I just brought it to the local dump to get rid of it. There you are.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Somebody else wants to use it. Fantastic!
0:33:45 > 0:33:48You can't make things look like that, so for me that is just perfect.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51- Excellent.- Thank you so much. - Good luck with that.- Thank you.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Having been transformed from gate post to tableware,
0:33:54 > 0:33:57all that remained was for Sarah to find a sale,
0:33:57 > 0:34:00and online homeware retail outlet Such & Such
0:34:00 > 0:34:02stepped into the breach.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05They snapped up the complete collection.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Looking forward to having them on the site.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- Seeing people's responses to them is always nice.- Yes.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17- There you go.- Thank you very much. See you again. Goodbye.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28Sarah has returned to Surrey to deliver the good news to Colin,
0:34:28 > 0:34:30along with, hopefully, some cash.
0:34:30 > 0:34:35- Hello.- Hi, Colin. How are you?- I haven't seen you since Whitley dump.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Yes, it is much nicer around here, isn't it?
0:34:38 > 0:34:41It is much nicer than Whitley dump, for sure, yes.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Have I just seen the other half of your gate post?
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- You may well have done. - Is it out there with a light on it?
0:34:45 > 0:34:48You may well have just seen the other half of my gate post.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51I didn't need the part I took to the dump.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54That's all I needed, so I threw it away.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57You laughed at me at the tip.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59You laughed at me taking your gate post away.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Only because I've already done something with it, you see.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05It was only the small part I didn't need.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09It turns out you weren't the only person to laugh at me because Max and
0:35:09 > 0:35:14Abigail, who I took your old gate post to, they really laughed as well.
0:35:14 > 0:35:15I'm not surprised.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19So here, I have some pictures to show you of what they made.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22That is absolutely incredible.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24It had that big spiky bit left in it, didn't it?
0:35:24 > 0:35:27So all these little bowls came out of that
0:35:27 > 0:35:30and they turned some bowls from the larger chunkier bit as well.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34I did not expect that. That is absolutely incredible.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38- We have sold all of those bowls for £165.- Golly.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41- Which is good news, because your old stump...- No!
0:35:46 > 0:35:47£65.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- That is incredible. - I'm really chuffed, actually.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55- For an old post, I get £65? - Yes.- Golly.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58That is incredible, isn't it? Absolutely incredible.
0:36:01 > 0:36:07With costs of £100 and a sale price of £165, Colin has £65 profit.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10So what will he do with this massive windfall?
0:36:11 > 0:36:14I'm a great advocate of charity, and it will go to a good cause.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17It will probably go to the Alzheimer's Society.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19That is very generous of you.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22If you want to spend any of it on you, it's money for nothing,
0:36:22 > 0:36:24so you are allowed to do exactly what you like with it.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27I might equally just treat myself to a small libation
0:36:27 > 0:36:28in the local hostelry.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31I think that sounds like a grand plan!
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Sarah is returning to Anthony's workshop back in Manchester
0:36:37 > 0:36:41to collect what was the forlorn floral sofa.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45We only got the fabric less than 24 hours ago,
0:36:45 > 0:36:49so we basically had to transform it overnight, so I haven't been to bed.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52When I was last here,
0:36:52 > 0:36:56Anthony had some radical plans for my chintzy old sofa.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59He is a master of upholstery and I know he won't disappoint.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03This one, erm, is...
0:37:03 > 0:37:08Well, it's out of my comfort zone and definitely out of hers.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10So we'll see how she likes it.
0:37:13 > 0:37:18Anthony has taken that old floral sofa destined for the dump
0:37:18 > 0:37:23and transformed it into a brand-new refurbished floral sofa
0:37:23 > 0:37:27that looks like it's destined for the dump!
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Underneath that unusual appearance,
0:37:29 > 0:37:33this saggy old sofa has been stripped back to the bare bones,
0:37:33 > 0:37:37massaged and moulded into a new modern shape and covered
0:37:37 > 0:37:41in brand-new material created with cutting-edge printing techniques.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46- Hello.- Hello. How are we? - Really well. How are you doing?
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- Good to see you. - And you. How has it gone?
0:37:50 > 0:37:51Let's go.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- Oh, my word!- There is a lot to take in.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Do you like it? It's the new shabby chic.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01That is what we are calling it.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04It looks like it might be dirty, doesn't it?
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Just get that bit of fluff off!
0:38:06 > 0:38:09I think it's really clever.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13- Isn't it?- I'm not sure if it has ever been done before.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16To put back the old texture onto the new... Yes.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20- Can you just get that bit of fluff off the end there?- No, that's real.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23I was looking at that. There is a mark on the back as well.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Who do you reckon is going to snap this up? Where is this going?
0:38:26 > 0:38:31I'm thinking probably design agencies, PR companies,
0:38:31 > 0:38:35marketing, somebody who has got like a kind of funky office
0:38:35 > 0:38:38and wants a reception area.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42So we are looking for a funky office currently without a sofa
0:38:42 > 0:38:45to snap up this chic and unique seat.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48But in order to know how much to charge,
0:38:48 > 0:38:50we have to know how much we spent.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55I had to bring Lee in because I was running behind.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57You put me under pressure all the time.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01But I will take him out for a pint and we're still on budget.
0:39:01 > 0:39:06I will buy the pork scratchings, OK? I like pork scratchings.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09I didn't know you could get pork scratchings
0:39:09 > 0:39:11quite so far south as Sussex!
0:39:11 > 0:39:14I thought they became crackling as it passes Watford!
0:39:14 > 0:39:16So with a deal struck,
0:39:16 > 0:39:19all that remains is to get the sofa in the van.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Oh, and sell it, of course.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27Well, Anthony has definitely delivered on the radical.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29That sofa is a really clever design
0:39:29 > 0:39:33and he's identified that niche market to help me sell it.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Obviously, it's not Sarah's normal kind of style.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39It's different to what I'm used to,
0:39:39 > 0:39:42although these things are always rattling around in my head.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Yes, I'm really pleased. Really pleased.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50Despite an initial scare regarding the budget being blown,
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Anthony has in fact been able to complete this project for the
0:39:53 > 0:39:58agreed amount of £800 - and a packet of pork scratchings, of course.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Back at the dump in Whitley, Sarah spotted Bernard and Dominic
0:40:04 > 0:40:08sneaking a sofa from the back of their van.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11The sofa was going to be dumped. It is unbelievably uncomfortable.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- Would it be something you would let me have a go at?- Absolutely.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17I mean, if you can add value to that, that's fine.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21I cant wait to get my hands on it and do something with it. That's fantastic.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Sarah was not the only one keen to get her hands
0:40:24 > 0:40:27on Bernard and Dominic's old sofa.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Family-run business Smithers of Stamford,
0:40:30 > 0:40:33who specialise in the sale of one-off vintage retro
0:40:33 > 0:40:36and quirky items, were also quick to see the appeal
0:40:36 > 0:40:39and snapped up Anthony's shabby chic sofa.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44Sarah has returned to Whitley to catch up with Bernard and meet
0:40:44 > 0:40:48Sue, the sofa's owner, to show what became of their once saggy seat.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- Hello again. Hi, there. Sarah. - Good to see you again.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58- This is my wife, Sue.- Hi there, Sue. How do you do? Sarah. - I'm fine. Nice to meet you.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Thank you very much for letting us come and show you a little bit of what we did with...
0:41:02 > 0:41:06- Was it your daughter's... - It's my daughter's sofa.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Well, it was actually my sofa.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12- I lent it to my daughter because she needed some furniture.- OK.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- I need you to brace yourselves, OK? - Because of what you've done to it?
0:41:15 > 0:41:19- Yes!- Anything is better than throwing it away, isn't it?
0:41:19 > 0:41:23It definitely hasn't been thrown away. Don't be too shocked.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Basically, it has been graffitied and torn apart
0:41:26 > 0:41:29and then photographed and then reupholstered.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- Goodness me. It's amazing. - It's not what you'd expect, is it?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34No, it's not what you'd expect.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37It actually takes £800 to get something to look like that.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- I was going to say.- I can imagine.
0:41:39 > 0:41:44While we were deliberating about whether we thought it was amazing or not, somebody made an offer on it.
0:41:44 > 0:41:45No!
0:41:45 > 0:41:50Yes, we had an offer that made us £180 worth of profit to give back to you.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Gosh! £180. For something that went to the dump. That's fantastic.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- It's amazing.- I'm glad you met! It's fantastic. Thank you so much.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Is there anything you are saving up for, or that you need?
0:42:01 > 0:42:05We are going on holiday soon. We'll spend it, or we'll go out for a meal, or, I don't know.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- We will buy something nice with it. - Lovely. Well, it's all yours.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11It won't be another sofa, that's for sure!
0:42:11 > 0:42:16Anthony managed to transform Bernard and Sue's old floral sofa
0:42:16 > 0:42:22for £800, and with the sale making £980, that was £180 profit
0:42:22 > 0:42:27for Bernard and Sue, just for taking an old floral sofa to the tip.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30So that was one of the more radical transformations,
0:42:30 > 0:42:31but I think we got away with it.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35What I wasn't expecting was for Sue and Bernard actually to really like it.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39- Yes, I do.- It's now a bit quirky, isn't it?- It's very quirky.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42- Very quirky.- It's great. It's really good.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50So Sarah has managed to make money from all three items saved from the dump.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54The wooden tableware turned from an old oak stump.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57The vandalised shabby chic sofa.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00And, of course, the kayak console table.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05That was a really mad mix of things.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09Some old bits of wood, a sofa, and my favourite, the canoe.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11I am really glad we took a chance on them
0:43:11 > 0:43:14and they all made a little bit of money for nothing.