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 > 0:00:21Before you throw that away, can I have a quick chat to you about it?
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Yeah, sure.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get
0:00:25 > 0:00:28her hands 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 > 0:00:37and I've turned that passion into a money-making business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41I turn old into new and I sell it for a profit.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Sarah's ready to sift through as many boots and bin bags as she needs to...
0:00:46 > 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.
0:00:53 > 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 > 0:01:08..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:01:08 > 0:01:12- Look at that!- ..beautiful...
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- Speechless!- ..valuable...
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- You're joking! - ..and hopefully, saleable items.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23You always talk my kind of money. I love doing deals with you!
0:01:23 > 0:01:26If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits back
0:01:26 > 0:01:31to the people who had no idea there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- HE LAUGHS - Wow!
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Today, we're at Witley Recycling Centre near Guildford.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Although much of the waste and unwanted items we chuck out
0:01:56 > 0:02:00ends up in landfill, some of that tat could be transformed.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Every car has so much potential.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07You just don't know what diamonds are lurking in the boots,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09waiting for their chance to shine again.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13All I've got to do is find them before it's too late.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Sarah has permission to delve into this dump,
0:02:15 > 0:02:19so please don't go raiding your nearest recycling centre.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23She's searching for three items which, once re-imagined
0:02:23 > 0:02:27and sold, could raise a profit and a smile for their original owners.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28I'm after a chest of drawers,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31or a big, old chunky, industrial drill base,
0:02:31 > 0:02:33or, you know, something...
0:02:33 > 0:02:34None of the things I have.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Sarah doesn't want to be painted into a corner,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39so just as well something has caught her eye.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42David is discarding seven drab-looking chairs.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- I like your chairs, would it be all right to come and have a quick chat about them?- Yes, sure.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- Are they yours? - No. They're from our tennis club.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51I've just been playing tennis and...
0:02:51 > 0:02:53You got roped into dropping them off, did you?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Well, I said we live near here, so I could drop them off.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- And how many have you got? - Seven.- Seven?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02They would be something I'd really like to have a go at making...
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- Yep.- ..refreshed and, you know, giving a new lease of life.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- Would that be all right, to take them from you?- Yes, of course.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- There we go.- I'd love to keep in touch with you, or perhaps,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16you know, the tennis club, to say what I've done to them.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- Would that be OK?- Yes, that's fine. - Brilliant. Thank you ever so much.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24Sounds like Sarah's enthusiasm has rubbed off on David.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26I'm glad somebody's going to use them.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30I don't know, maybe put new backs on them, new seats on them,
0:03:30 > 0:03:32polish them up or something.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36The thing I love best about these is there's seven of them.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Because although each one may not have a lot of value,
0:03:39 > 0:03:40if I times it by seven, I'm definitely
0:03:40 > 0:03:43going to make some money out of them. I've got a few plans.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47I'm hoping I can make them look better than they do at the moment.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50It's game, set and match for the tennis club's old chairs,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53which make up Sarah's first item.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58And, with renowned furniture-restorer Jay Blades
0:03:58 > 0:04:01poised to pick up this project, it could be love-all.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Jay is a master craftsman, breathing new life into forgotten
0:04:07 > 0:04:11and forlorn furniture and repurposing salvaged items.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16I've always had a passion for the kind of heritage
0:04:16 > 0:04:19that the British designers have produced over the years.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Traditionalists would love to keep it as it is,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24but to be reintroduced into the market,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27I like to just add a bit of colour and add something a bit quirky.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Let's hope that the tennis club's old chairs
0:04:30 > 0:04:32are a quirky enough proposition for Jay.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Sarah's on the lookout for a second item that can be rescued,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44repurposed and sold for a profit.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45Are you having a clearout?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- You've got a pig theme going on, have you?- Yeah, there is a bit.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53And Sarah's not the only one who's caught the recycling bug.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Matthew and daughter Lucy are tipping out their tired two-seater,
0:04:57 > 0:04:59but Lucy's reluctant to say ta-ta.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01I couldn't help spotting your sofa
0:05:01 > 0:05:04and just thinking it looks really nice.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Yeah. We've had it for a long time.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08I don't personally want to get rid of it,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11but the family's decision was to...
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- To get rid of it?- Yeah. - We've had a new kitchen
0:05:14 > 0:05:17and we've bought a new sofa for our kitchen-dining area.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- OK.- And we were having a new sofa, and it had to...
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- Out with the old. - ..had to go out with the old.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25I'm pleased it's ended up here because I've got plans
0:05:25 > 0:05:27for the material and things that are coming off sofas.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Probably not keeping them as a sofa, but to make stuff out of it.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32So if there was any chance that I could take it away
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- and make good use of it... - Absolutely.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37I'll look after it and make something lovely out of it.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39If it's OK to keep in touch, I'll show you what I've done.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- You have made my daughter's day. - Excellent! Thank you so much.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44I think I might have to ask you to help me carry it now.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45Ooh, it's quite heavy!
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Aw, Lucy didn't want to be parted from this comfy pal...
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Brilliant. Thank you so much for helping.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55..but Dad had decided it was fit for the dump.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Seems like Sarah's solved the problem. Sweet!
0:05:58 > 0:06:02I think it wasn't that well loved, which is why it had to go,
0:06:02 > 0:06:06so we brought it along here today hoping that someone would
0:06:06 > 0:06:10be able to take it off our hands and they have. And that's brilliant.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13I hope it's leather because there's a lot of material I can use on this.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16And I've got to have a good think about what to do with it.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17But I'm hoping...
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Well, there's a lot of handbags to be made, isn't there?
0:06:20 > 0:06:22This sad sofa is destined for the studio
0:06:22 > 0:06:26of designer-dressmaker Chinelo Bally.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Chinelo shot to fame on The Great British Sewing Bee
0:06:30 > 0:06:34and now creates stunning couture for a host of discerning clients.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Huge congratulations for making it into the final.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42I've always loved fashion.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I think it comes from my background, actually,
0:06:44 > 0:06:46because my mum is very, very stylish.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48The women in my family are very stylish.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51And one of the things that encouraged me the most
0:06:51 > 0:06:53to start making for other people was because
0:06:53 > 0:06:56when I wore my garments, people would always stop me, saying,
0:06:56 > 0:06:58"I really like this! Where did you get it from?"
0:06:58 > 0:07:00And they'd find out I'd made it myself.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03I really do look for the beauty in anything.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05And hopefully, you'll see the beauty
0:07:05 > 0:07:08in a beaten-up leather settee, Chinelo.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15It's back to the dump, as the search for an item of her own gets underway,
0:07:15 > 0:07:19and Sarah can spot some sparkle from a mile away.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I might put it in the reuse for you.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- That's going to bring a bit of joy to somebody, isn't it?- Yes.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Sarah needs to get her own project up and running
0:07:27 > 0:07:30and she spots a man with a van.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34It's Philip, who she's saved stuff for before,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37and he's on a mission to clear out a house.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- Smashing!- They're pretty cool, aren't they?- And, voila!
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Phillip is getting rid of some striking-looking metalwork.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Brilliant! They look like they could have a new lease of life.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54- I remember my brother buying these at Peter Jones in 1968...- Right.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- ..and they were £2,500...- Wow!
0:07:56 > 0:07:58..and we actually just couldn't believe
0:07:58 > 0:08:00that he would spend that much money.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Anyway, they ended up in the garage.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06The upmarket Peter Jones store has been a landmark in Chelsea
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- since 1877.- I've got all the glass.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10None of the glass is cracked or anything.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13I heard you saying earlier it's your birthday.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I think it might be my birthday. That's fantastic. Let me take them.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- Are they heavy?- Can you manage? - No, probably not.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Come with me. Sorry. - Where do you want them put?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Over here would be great, so nobody else chucks them away.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28That would be fantastic.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- Have you any thoughts about what we could make out of them?- Shelves.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- Shelves!- That's what they are.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Fair enough. If these cost £2,500 in the '60s,
0:08:38 > 0:08:44- they could still carry some real value.- They were highly fashionable.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48If she's got the patience and cleans them up and gets the chrome
0:08:48 > 0:08:53fixed, they're going to look as lovely as they did 40 years ago.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55How cool are these?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57I love the fact that they were really expensive
0:08:57 > 0:09:01when they were new because it means that they'll have great integrity.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02They'll have some real quality.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06I've got high hopes for remaking these into something fabulous.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Sarah wants to repurpose these sassy '60s shelving units
0:09:10 > 0:09:14and, ideally, provide a profit for Philip.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18They make a fine upstanding item three.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Sarah's crafty pals now each have their items.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Jay will rethink the tennis club's industrial chairs,
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Chinelo will turn Matthew and Lucy's two-seater into some tailored
0:09:29 > 0:09:35togs and, thanks to Philip, Sarah has a project all to her shelf.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37I've found some little gems today.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40They might look like diamonds in the rough at the moment,
0:09:40 > 0:09:42but by the time I've finished with them,
0:09:42 > 0:09:46they're going to be shiny, bright and worth an absolute fortune.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57The former market town of Wolverhampton became
0:09:57 > 0:10:01a powerhouse of engineering during the industrial revolution.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04It was where the first set of automatic traffic lights
0:10:04 > 0:10:05were introduced.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09And furniture restorer Jay Blades is revving up and ready to go.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Sarah will be along in a little while.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Don't know what it's going to be.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Hopefully, it will be something from the mid-century modern,
0:10:17 > 0:10:22so pre-1970s would be nice, made of wood, an English manufacturer would
0:10:22 > 0:10:26be even better, but who knows what people are throwing away these days.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30So, not to be too specific then, Jay(!) Hopefully,
0:10:30 > 0:10:34he won't be too put out that Sarah's chairs are made of metal.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39- Hello! OK.- They're not wood. I'm a bit worried.- Wow!
0:10:39 > 0:10:40Good news or bad news?
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- Um...- I've got another five outside. - You've got another five?- Yeah.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- Shall we go and get them?- Yeah.- OK.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51There's no going back now, Jay.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55That's right, Sarah's brought you seven rusty seats.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01First things first, is you know I like working with wood...
0:11:01 > 0:11:05and this is metal. I've got a bit of wood, thank you.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- It's not in great condition!- No!
0:11:07 > 0:11:09But it's not too bad. Um...
0:11:09 > 0:11:12The only thing I'm concerned about is just the frame,
0:11:12 > 0:11:14the amount of rust that's on there.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Oh, look. There's a label.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- Yeah.- Anita Ltd, Excellent. ER. They're royal!- There you go.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23They've got the Queen's name on them.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27This little symbol confirms that the manufacturer of these chairs
0:11:27 > 0:11:28once supplied the royal family.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Anything with a brand name, anything like that, always gives it that
0:11:32 > 0:11:34little bit of provenance that makes it a little bit more
0:11:34 > 0:11:37interesting and probably worth a bit more, doesn't it?
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Yes, most definitely.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44The ideas I've got, I would do three in one cover of fabric,
0:11:44 > 0:11:46so these will be kind of matching,
0:11:46 > 0:11:50and then do another three in another fabric,
0:11:50 > 0:11:51completely different to this one,
0:11:51 > 0:11:55and then one odd one as a wow factor,
0:11:55 > 0:12:01having in mind that the wow factor one is going to be the bee's knees.
0:12:01 > 0:12:07- Well, that sounds very intriguing, but...- Price.- Price.- Yeah.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10To do the work on these, rub them down...
0:12:10 > 0:12:13You're probably looking at about £75 to £80 per chair.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16You don't need to go to the gym this week. You've got your...
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- I've got my hands full here. - You've got your hands full here.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Yeah, most definitely.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- So, we do have a deal. - We're dealing, Jay.- We're dealing.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- We're dealing.- I'm happy. I'm happy.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Furnished steel frames, brand spanking new upholstery and at least
0:12:31 > 0:12:34one unique standout seat,
0:12:34 > 0:12:38these seats could end up as the pride of the West Midlands.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Really important to see that those chairs have got
0:12:40 > 0:12:44tags on the bottom with the maker's mark cos that adds value.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47And with Jay's ideas for making them into a real cool set, I think
0:12:47 > 0:12:50there's potential to make at least a couple of hundred pounds there.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55These are not the normal thing that I normally work on,
0:12:55 > 0:12:57but I always like a challenge.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59But these are really, really interesting.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02I do like them, to tell you the honest truth,
0:13:02 > 0:13:06but it's a lot of work. Hell of a lot of work.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10These tennis club cast offs will command a sizeable budget to
0:13:10 > 0:13:15take from tired and tarnished to shiny and sought after.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20At £80 each, Sarah's going to have to make in excess of £560 to
0:13:20 > 0:13:23stand any chance of making a profit.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31From Wolverhampton to Canning Town in London's East End.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Amongst the legacy of its industrial past
0:13:35 > 0:13:39and its gleaming regeneration lies a fashion hotspot...
0:13:39 > 0:13:42although it might not look it from the outside.
0:13:42 > 0:13:49Sarah sees her sad sofa as an ideal project for Chinelo Bally.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Chinelo is an uncompromising designer dressmaker, but she's
0:13:52 > 0:13:56certainly not an upholsterer and she has no idea what Sarah's bringing.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59What will she make of that tragic two seater?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Well, Sarah's been to the dump, so it could be anything really.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05It could be... She could bring me a lampshade and say,
0:14:05 > 0:14:10"Turn this into something amazing." I just don't know what it could be.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12It's really dusty.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19- Didn't we have this sofa?- Who? You?- I think we had his sofa, yeah.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- Oh, wow!- Looks pretty bad.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- It's been in a barn and it's got bird poo on it.- Oh, OK.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25So, it needs cleaning up.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- Do you think that smells like real leather?- Smells like a barn.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31That's where it's been. Don't tell anybody.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34I've seen you do all your lovely freehand cutting.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36I didn't know whether it was bodice or armour-type stuff,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39but I just thought... I know you'll have great ideas.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42There's a garment in this, definitely. Um...
0:14:42 > 0:14:46I'm thinking lace as well. Can we put more to it?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48- Yeah, that's absolutely fine. - Do you know?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51I'm thinking maybe a dress or a jumpsuit.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56Something very sexy...feminine... But playing with the leather.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58I'm really looking forward to this one.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01And is there any problem with the thickness of the leather?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04No, I actually felt it. It's not that thick.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06It's not that bad, actually.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Shall we rip in to the leather and then have a look at it?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- I thought you'd never say it. - Let's get stabbing.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Looks like the sofa's got someone excited.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Instead of actually cutting, I'm going to just rip into the seam.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Get ripping, girls!
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- It smells like leather, doesn't it? - Yeah, it does.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28It sounds fantastic. I can see this amazing couture garment,
0:15:28 > 0:15:32but how much is that going to be to actually make?
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- Well, for my charges, you'll be looking at about £300.- OK.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38So, we'll try and keep it within sort of that price range.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41The lace and the leather, I would never put it together.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43I can't wait to show it to you, to be honest.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Looks like Chinelo loves that leather.
0:15:46 > 0:15:47Phew!
0:15:47 > 0:15:51I'm so excited that it's a black leather sofa. It's black.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54I love black. It's leather. Leather's amazing. And it's a sofa.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56What kind of transformation is that?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59I'm just really, really excited about it.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03At a cost of £300, this is certainly no off the peg job,
0:16:03 > 0:16:07so will Sarah go from rags to riches and pull in a profit?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15From the hustle and bustle of the East End,
0:16:15 > 0:16:19we head south to Sussex and the barn where Sarah's getting her very
0:16:19 > 0:16:21own rejuvenation project under way.
0:16:21 > 0:16:27Sarah rescued some '60s shelving units which had seen better days.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31She's more used to working with fabrics and frills,
0:16:31 > 0:16:34so will this project test her mettle?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36So, it probably doesn't look like it now,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39but these were once a really high end set of shelving.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41They're quite daunting cos they're metal.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43As someone who often uses fabric,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46it's slightly away from what I'm used to dealing with.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51But...I've had a few ideas, but it sort of depends on how they come up.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54And she starts with a finish.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Sarah is using a metal polish to try and remove rust
0:16:58 > 0:17:03spots from the vintage chrome and restore some of its original lustre.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04I'm hoping to bring them
0:17:04 > 0:17:07back to a stage where you could have them in your sitting room.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09That's really pretty.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Lovely and shiny.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Out of this, I must be able to make one really cool ottoman,
0:17:15 > 0:17:20like fat foot stool, with a big upholstered top to it.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Sarah's set her sights on an ottoman style coffee table.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27These usually incorporate an upholstered top,
0:17:27 > 0:17:29which can double as a foot stool.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Comfy, yet functional.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33If I get some really good quality foam,
0:17:33 > 0:17:37maybe something quite thick like that, some velvet over it,
0:17:37 > 0:17:43I might even try to do some batoning on it, to make it look really pukka.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47The shelves will become the coffee table frame, but she doesn't
0:17:47 > 0:17:52need all of that metal, so it's time to cut it down to size.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57Using a hacksaw to cut thin tubular metal like this is perfectly
0:17:57 > 0:18:01fine, but it's slow going and takes a lot of effort.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Did I mention it was slow going?
0:18:06 > 0:18:10This is really hard work. I'm sure I could upgrade this as well.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13A nice power tool, I could just cut through there.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Well, you've started, Sarah, so you might as well finish.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Glad that's over.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28That bit there, hopefully, is going to slot into that bit there.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32And with a cut and shut frame just about ready, Sarah can turn her
0:18:32 > 0:18:37attention to the planned upholstered top, which will have a plywood base.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39And she wouldn't be our Sarah
0:18:39 > 0:18:42if she didn't already have some material standing by.
0:18:42 > 0:18:43This is a big old length.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47I think it's old mattress ticking, so it's really robust and firm.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50It'll certainly do the job.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52But it's just whether it's high end enough.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56I have a feeling that this, when it's all together, would look good.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Back in Wolverhampton, Sarah left furniture restorer Jay with
0:19:07 > 0:19:09seven sorry seats.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16Jay's first job is to eradicate that rust.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19These retro chairs were the property of a tennis club,
0:19:19 > 0:19:22so have probably been used both indoors and out.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26And now, those frames need a new finish.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30I don't really need to get rid of all of the rust that's on there,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33just make sure that it's fully kind of rubbed down.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35As long as these are going inside,
0:19:35 > 0:19:38there's not going to be a problem with these re-rusting again.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Jay's decided on a paint finish.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44By lightly sanding the metalwork, he's giving the surface a key,
0:19:44 > 0:19:47which means the new paint will adhere to the frames properly.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51I'm going to go for my kind of signature colour, which is
0:19:51 > 0:19:55black, which will then in turn make the seat that I put on there
0:19:55 > 0:19:59and the back really stand out because it gives it a really
0:19:59 > 0:20:00brilliant platform.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03So normally what happens is before I'm going to paint,
0:20:03 > 0:20:05I'd get in the mood by playing a little bit of music.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08You might not like it, but it gets me going.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14So, now Jay has his tunes on, it's time to get some paint on.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Whenever I paint a chair, I always work towards myself.
0:20:19 > 0:20:26If it's got struts, then you go one, two, three, four, five, six,
0:20:26 > 0:20:28seven, eight.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Apply the paint really, really thinly and, as you can see,
0:20:33 > 0:20:37you can probably see strokes and you can see the silver coming through.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39That's absolutely perfect.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43I'm not looking to cover this completely in a full on black.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46This will more than likely take at least, I'd say, about four,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49maybe six coats of paint, is what this is going to take.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56I'm going in a kind of angle like that.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01The last stroke is always coming up.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06White shirt and black paint. You're a braver man than me, Jay.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09I like to wear something a bit nice when I'm painting,
0:21:09 > 0:21:12so I take my time and I don't actually get paint on to me.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Very confident. I've just got a stain here -
0:21:14 > 0:21:17I think that was from the breakfast I had this morning.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19That's baked beans on there.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22But I'm very confident I should be able to go to that wedding
0:21:22 > 0:21:26that I'm going to later on. I'm only joking.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Jay has decided on coloured velvet seat covers,
0:21:29 > 0:21:32which will stand out in sharp contrast to his black frames.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38The reason why I chose velvet is cos this is quite a hard frame,
0:21:38 > 0:21:40so it's a steel frame.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43What we're doing is we're hoping to make these more accommodating to
0:21:43 > 0:21:46someone's home. You've got to have something that feels luxurious.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47They are going to look amazing.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49They're going to be worth every penny -
0:21:49 > 0:21:51after I've put all of the work into them -
0:21:51 > 0:21:53cos they're going to take a lot of work.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55That all sounds splendid, Jay,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58but don't you have another six seats to sand?
0:21:58 > 0:21:59Better get a wiggle on.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Back in London's Canning Town,
0:22:05 > 0:22:08the task of taking a beaten up leather sofa
0:22:08 > 0:22:14and creating a one-off designer dress is under way in Chinelo's studio.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17She's got a famous client in mind for this design.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21We have worked together on quite a few garments actually
0:22:21 > 0:22:23and I think she trusts me now.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25So, yeah, I've got her in mind as I'm making this.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28I'm trying to keep it something that I know she'll like
0:22:28 > 0:22:30and she'll appreciate.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33A readymade client, Sarah will be chuffed.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36That's the bodice, so this is the part I'm making at the moment.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39And that will be the skirt, so when you put them together,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41they become the dress.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Chinelo starts by selecting the best cuts of leather.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49I like this because it's quite smooth, so this will give nice body.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51The way I see this, it's a piece of fabric for me.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53I'm not going to look at anything as an obstacle.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57I'm just going to see it as a piece of fabric and run with it like that.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59She unpicks the existing stitches
0:22:59 > 0:23:04and prepares the fabric for her famous free cutting technique.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Chinelo is relying solely on her client's measurements,
0:23:07 > 0:23:08as well as her imagination.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12You need to do a lot of ironing where freehand cutting is involved,
0:23:12 > 0:23:14and I can't do that with leather,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18so I want to make a template with some polycotton first.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20So I'll do that freehand, then use that template
0:23:20 > 0:23:22to cut out the leather pieces.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Using polycotton templates
0:23:24 > 0:23:27allows Chinelo to cut out the first sections,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30which will form the bodice of the dress.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32I'm just going to cut around the template pieces
0:23:32 > 0:23:35with some reserve around it, so those will be the seams.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40This is actually the bodice of the garment.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42So this is the side-back,
0:23:42 > 0:23:43this is the centre-back,
0:23:43 > 0:23:45that is the centre-front
0:23:45 > 0:23:46and that is the side-front.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49So they all sort of fit together as a puzzle.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Nowadays, people just go into the shop
0:23:53 > 0:23:54and get a commercial pattern,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57but I do swear by my freehand method...
0:23:59 > 0:24:02..cos I just enjoy the freedom of it.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04With the individual elements cut out,
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Chinelo now sews them together,
0:24:06 > 0:24:10stitching what are known as darts to help the bodice
0:24:10 > 0:24:12follow her famous client's curves.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14This is what I mean by darting -
0:24:14 > 0:24:16giving the garment shape.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20We had a flat piece and just by creating those darts,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23we've now got some shape in that piece.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26That's where the bust will sit inside of it.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35It's not long before the bodice starts to take shape.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Who'd have thought this started out life as a sofa?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Back in Sussex...
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Let's put it down on the floor, next to Bramble.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51..Sarah's daughter lends a hand with the finishing touches
0:24:51 > 0:24:53to our ottoman-style coffee table.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56So my plan for the top of the ottoman
0:24:56 > 0:24:58was to cover it in this pink fabric
0:24:58 > 0:25:01and then bead it with some really lovely buttons
0:25:01 > 0:25:02all the way across it,
0:25:02 > 0:25:05but it was looking a bit like an old mattress.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Then I bought some fabric,
0:25:07 > 0:25:08spent 50 quid on it,
0:25:08 > 0:25:12but it is some really beautiful Indian fabric - Indian-style.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16It's a lovely linen and, in order to make it really bright and funky,
0:25:16 > 0:25:19I've made some tufts to go on it.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22These are made from some old embroidery threads.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24I have done nearly all of them,
0:25:24 > 0:25:26but I've got one more to do in a corner.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29This is definitely a two-person job,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32so my little helper has been earning pocket money.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Right, Lobster, hang on to that for me.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37What you need is a really long needle
0:25:37 > 0:25:39that will go all the way through.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41You have to push it in at 90 degrees to the board,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43so that you know it will come out
0:25:43 > 0:25:46in exactly the right position on the other side.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48So I've got a tuft lying here...
0:25:48 > 0:25:51It takes quite a bit of pushing through because the foam's really dense.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56So, I've got my nice little two ends of fabric there.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Then the fun bit.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Choose a colour and put that
0:26:00 > 0:26:03in the middle of those two pieces of thread.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Do a simple knot once...
0:26:05 > 0:26:06and then twice,
0:26:06 > 0:26:09which should stop it moving.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11These are just granny knots. Really simple stuff.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14And because I'm going to pull the tufts really tightly,
0:26:14 > 0:26:18this is all going to get hidden right in the middle of...there.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23Choose a button. Thread...a couple of bits through.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Then turn it over so we can get some real pressure on it.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Thanks, Lobster. Down...
0:26:30 > 0:26:33So, once again, a couple more knots...
0:26:33 > 0:26:34like that,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37and then just fluff up the tuft.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Tufts and tassels feel like they're really "now"
0:26:39 > 0:26:41and they're all over the place.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43And these bright colour pops
0:26:43 > 0:26:46really add some detail to what would be quite a plain
0:26:46 > 0:26:49and ordinary coffee table, so I'm really pleased with it.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55Sarah started out with a sorry set of '60s shelves
0:26:55 > 0:26:59and has created a brand-new designer coffee table
0:26:59 > 0:27:01with upholstered linen top
0:27:01 > 0:27:04and a made-to-measure chrome frame
0:27:04 > 0:27:06fit for the swankiest of pads.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- Comfortable?- Yeah. - Oh, it is comfortable.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- That's all right, isn't it? - Mm-hm.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17So if you have that on the end of the sofa, watching TV,
0:27:17 > 0:27:18you can put your feet up,
0:27:18 > 0:27:22or if you want to put down magazines and stuff on it, that's fine.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Thanks for your help. Couldn't have done it without you.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26How much do I pay you?
0:27:26 > 0:27:28- Because it all comes out of my budget.- About...
0:27:29 > 0:27:31..£1,000.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Now, I know it looks like it's expensive,
0:27:34 > 0:27:36but I can't afford that much.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- Shall we call it a tenner? - 20.- 20?!
0:27:38 > 0:27:42Could this turn out to be Sarah's trickiest negotiation to date?
0:27:42 > 0:27:43£14.50.
0:27:44 > 0:27:4612.
0:27:46 > 0:27:47£14.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Come on, then.
0:27:52 > 0:27:53Back at the dump,
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Philip's shelves were surplus to requirements -
0:27:57 > 0:27:59although he did think they should be kept as they are.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02They were highly fashionable.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05If she's got the patience and cleans them up,
0:28:05 > 0:28:09they're going to look as lovely as they did 40 years ago.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12But Sarah's salvaged what she needed
0:28:12 > 0:28:14and created a custom-made ottoman coffee table
0:28:14 > 0:28:17complete with upholstered top.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Sarah sold these former shelves to a dealer,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24who specialises in retro furniture.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25Groovy!
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Sarah returned to Chichester
0:28:28 > 0:28:31to give Philip some good news and hand over some loot.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Long time no see.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35- How are you, Philip? - Hi. Good, thank you.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Lovely to see you again.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39First thing I'd like to talk to you about
0:28:39 > 0:28:41is the frames that you dropped off.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44There was something really approachable
0:28:44 > 0:28:46that I could work on, so I cut them up...
0:28:46 > 0:28:48and turned them on their side
0:28:48 > 0:28:49and turned them into an ottoman,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52so here is that said ottoman.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Oh, good grief!
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Is that a "good" grief or a...?!
0:28:56 > 0:28:58No, no, that's fantastic.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Not sure you're supposed to be laughing at this point.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02I'm not, I'm just impressed you've worked so hard.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Well, that's very nice of you to say,
0:29:05 > 0:29:07but it was quite a simple thing.
0:29:07 > 0:29:08So, how long did it take?
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Probably about three hours?
0:29:11 > 0:29:12This is not as impressive.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14A week?
0:29:14 > 0:29:16- Ah! That's so much better! - THEY LAUGH
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Yes, so that's how it ended up.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22And I'm very pleased to say that somebody else really loved it
0:29:22 > 0:29:24and paid £200 for it,
0:29:24 > 0:29:27so I've got £100 profit here to give to you.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Thank you very much, indeed. That is...
0:29:31 > 0:29:35Considering I was about to throw it away, that is a lovely surprise.
0:29:35 > 0:29:36I don't know if - off the top of your head -
0:29:36 > 0:29:38you know what you might do with £100,
0:29:38 > 0:29:40- but it's all yours to do... - I might spend it.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44On what? Go on. Anything in particular?
0:29:44 > 0:29:46I haven't got a clue at the moment,
0:29:46 > 0:29:49but it will be something towards
0:29:49 > 0:29:52the birthday present that I actually didn't get that day.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Fantastic. - I will let you know in time.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58I will let you know by the end of my next birthday, should I make it.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Well, I'll see you at the tip, no doubt.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Lovely to see you again, Philip, and thank you so much for letting me
0:30:04 > 0:30:06take your shelves away and make them into something.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09It was so nice to take your money. Thank you very much.
0:30:09 > 0:30:10- It was a pleasure! Bye-bye.- Bye.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Sarah's imaginative transformation of what was once a shelving unit
0:30:16 > 0:30:19has cost £100 to complete.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Managing a sale of £200 has left Philip with £100
0:30:23 > 0:30:27for a belated birthday gift.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Very clever and ingenious.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33No, I'm...I'm very pleasantly surprised.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37Er, and I can't believe she did it so quickly.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Sarah's back in wonderful Wolverhampton
0:30:43 > 0:30:45to check up on the industrial chairs
0:30:45 > 0:30:48that she left with furniture rejuvenator Jay.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54Jay is making some last-minute tweaks to one of those seats.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57I think it's gone brilliantly according to plan.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58They look...erm...
0:30:58 > 0:31:02For me, the chairs just look to-die-for.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04I think she should love them
0:31:04 > 0:31:06same way I love them,
0:31:06 > 0:31:08but you never know.
0:31:08 > 0:31:09She might not like it.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13When I left here, Jay had just been given seven chairs
0:31:13 > 0:31:17that could best be described as, say, "utility chic"!
0:31:17 > 0:31:19But actually were just depressing grey.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21I'm hoping that with his bags of ideas,
0:31:21 > 0:31:23and all of that style that he has,
0:31:23 > 0:31:26he's managed to drag them up into something really stylish.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30And with £80 budget each, he'd better have nailed it!
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Jay took on a seven sad stackable chairs...
0:31:37 > 0:31:41..and has transformed them into seven signature seats,
0:31:41 > 0:31:43with rust-free frames in black
0:31:43 > 0:31:46and rich-coloured velvet seat covers,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49including this standout, eye-catching wild card.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01No way! No way!
0:32:02 > 0:32:04You're kidding me.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06No, I'm not.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10But what do you think?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12I think, all together, they look lovely.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15I want to see them all lined up. I want to see them round a table.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17The frames have come up really well, haven't they?
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- I mean, they look brand-new, don't they?- Yeah. Yeah.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- Is that your special one? - That's the special one.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25That is most definitely the special one.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27It's a statement piece, isn't it?
0:32:27 > 0:32:30I think you've definitely made some statements here.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33I think it works quite well if you've got three
0:32:33 > 0:32:36going up one side of the table and another three going up the other side,
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- and then...top one. - Me at the end.- Yeah, there you go.
0:32:39 > 0:32:40- Mine. Mine.- Your place at the end.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Just so many colours in there, it's unbelievable. Unbelievable.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Yeah, really impressive.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50Because these were utility at best, weren't they? They were ugly.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Yeah. What we've done here is just made sure that
0:32:52 > 0:32:55we put a velvet fabric on there so the steel is not so hard
0:32:55 > 0:32:59because not many people have steel furniture in their house.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03Well, I think you've done a cracking job! Tell me. Tell me.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07I left you with a load of budget for these.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09- Am I under or am I over? - Erm...you're...
0:33:09 > 0:33:12With the rubbing down, you're slightly over.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- I think, if I remember rightly, we said £80 per chair.- Yeah.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17If I remember rightly. It came in at 85 per chair.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20I think I'm in profit. I mean, even if I sell them for 700 quid...
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- Yeah.- ..I'm 100 quid up for the tennis club.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26So, I think it's nice to be able to give to give you back some
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- real money for the hard work you put into...- Yeah.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31..sorting out all those frames and the lovely upholstery.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33And my elbows are absolutely killing me
0:33:33 > 0:33:36cos the rubbing down was just... It's unreal.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- You boys, you don't know what hard work is!- That's true. That's true.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Right, I'm taking these away.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47'James managed to make those chairs look absolutely fantastic.'
0:33:47 > 0:33:49It's the attention to detail that matters with these things
0:33:49 > 0:33:51and he's absolutely nailed it.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53I was very chuffed with that, actually.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56It's always daunting when Sarah comes in
0:33:56 > 0:33:58because I've worked by myself
0:33:58 > 0:34:00in the workshop, and it's kind of like, "Will they like it?
0:34:00 > 0:34:02"Will the real world like it?"
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Because then you get exposed to the real world via Sarah,
0:34:05 > 0:34:07and then she comes in and she likes it.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Then, obviously, she has to sell it in the end, so...
0:34:10 > 0:34:11Yeah, it's kind of cool.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Back at the dump...
0:34:16 > 0:34:17There we go.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19These industrial, utilitarian chairs
0:34:19 > 0:34:22had been discarded by the local tennis club
0:34:22 > 0:34:25and David had offered to dispose of them.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27I'm glad somebody's going to use them.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30I don't know - maybe put new backs on them, new seats on them,
0:34:30 > 0:34:31polish them up or something.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Yeah, I'd be interested to see what happens. Yeah.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38And after the Jay Blades treatment,
0:34:38 > 0:34:41they look good enough for Centre Court!
0:34:41 > 0:34:45Unfortunately, despite it being advantage Sarah,
0:34:45 > 0:34:48these seven beauties have failed to score a new home.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Sarah has returned to Whitley
0:34:50 > 0:34:52to serve up the results
0:34:52 > 0:34:54and show David what has become of the old chairs.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- Hi, there.- Good evening.- Hi, David.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- Nice to see you again. - Nice to see you.- How are you?
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- Very well. Very well. Not so good the weather, but...- No.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Typical English summer, isn't it?
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Erm, I've got a few pictures and things
0:35:09 > 0:35:11to show you about your chairs.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- I'd love to see.- They were completely...- Oh, my goodness!
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Look at that!
0:35:15 > 0:35:18They look amazing, they really do. Completely different.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Would they look out of place in the tennis club now?
0:35:20 > 0:35:23They'd look too good, I think!
0:35:23 > 0:35:24THEY LAUGH
0:35:24 > 0:35:26It does get like that.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28At this point, I'd love to be saying
0:35:28 > 0:35:30I've sold them for loads of money
0:35:30 > 0:35:32and handing over wodges of cash for the tennis club,
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- but they haven't sold yet.- OK.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37So I just thought I'd come along and update you on how they are.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39And I think they have a good chance of selling
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- and, when they do, I'll come back to you with the profit.- All right.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45- Thank you very much.- Very nice to see you again.- Good to see you.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- Well done.- Thank you for letting me have your chairs.- Thank you.
0:35:48 > 0:35:49- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54With Jay serving up an ace updating the seven old chairs,
0:35:54 > 0:35:57his costs totalled £595.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01Although hopeful a sale can be achieved,
0:36:01 > 0:36:03currently they remain unsold,
0:36:03 > 0:36:05which means there is no profit
0:36:05 > 0:36:08at the moment to return to David and the tennis club.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10I didn't think you'd get anything for them,
0:36:10 > 0:36:12or be able to do anything with them,
0:36:12 > 0:36:14so I'm very pleased you have been able to.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16He's done a grand job on them, anyhow.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Back in London's East End,
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Chinelo has just about completed her radical transformation
0:36:26 > 0:36:28of that sorry sofa
0:36:28 > 0:36:31and now awaits Sarah's arrival.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33I don't know if I'm nervous about what she'll think.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36I think she'll like it, but, obviously, you never know.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39I just really want to see the look on her face.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42I hope it's not one of disgust, but...
0:36:42 > 0:36:45I just want to see what she thinks of it when she comes in.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48I'm hoping I'm about to have a Cinderella moment.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52That Chinelo, with her £300 budget and a wave of her magic wand,
0:36:52 > 0:36:55is going to have turned that tired old sofa
0:36:55 > 0:36:57into a beautiful designer gown.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Thanks to Chinelo's magic touch,
0:37:02 > 0:37:05the curse of the couch has been lifted.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11A truly enchanting transformation has taken place.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16Elizabeth is modelling a handmade leather dress with fitted bodice,
0:37:16 > 0:37:20leather skirt and luxury lace detailing.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Oh, my God!
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Hi, there! Hello!
0:37:33 > 0:37:34This is Elizabeth.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38Wow! Chinelo, that's amazing!
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- Do you like it?- I... I'm...
0:37:40 > 0:37:42speechless.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Well, what were you thinking before you came in?
0:37:45 > 0:37:48I think... I suppose, because I've seen these dresses before,
0:37:48 > 0:37:51I was thinking it'd be something like that, you know, more...
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Just...less petite, shall we say, on the leather front?
0:37:54 > 0:37:55But it is fantastic.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58I love what you've done with it with the lace.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Genius. Genius. Let me...
0:38:01 > 0:38:02Give us a turn.
0:38:04 > 0:38:05I love the zip in the back.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07It does look really cool.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09I feel really underdressed.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12I'm feeling really dowdy over here.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14So, what does it feel like wearing something like that?
0:38:14 > 0:38:17It feels amazing. And I kind of look sexy in it, so I kind of love it.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Yeah, well... She doesn't want to take it off actually.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- She wants it for herself. - THEY LAUGH
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Sarah's going to give you a price for the dress!
0:38:25 > 0:38:28I think that we left saying that you had £300 for the budget.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32We still kept it within cos the things we have added to it
0:38:32 > 0:38:34we had lying around in the studio anyway.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36So, it's fine, it's still within budget.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38So, I know that you said you had somebody in mind...
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Did you actually fit it to somebody?
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Yeah, this is made for Laura Mvula, she's a client of mine.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46And I called her up and said, "You know, this is the situation.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48"Would you fancy something?"
0:38:48 > 0:38:50And she said, you know, that she wouldn't mind.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52So I think she would love this.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54And have you discussed price with her?
0:38:54 > 0:38:56I haven't discussed price.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- That's your job, Sarah. - Oh, lovely(!)
0:38:58 > 0:38:59Well, looking at it,
0:38:59 > 0:39:01it looks...
0:39:01 > 0:39:02It looks amazing, doesn't it?
0:39:02 > 0:39:06Nobody's going to see that and think, "There's an old sofa!"
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- I shall see you soon.- See you soon.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10That was lovely. Thank you ever so much. Bye.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11- Bye.- Bye.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23Now that is the kind of surprise that I really like.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Chinelo had put her heart and soul into that dress
0:39:26 > 0:39:27and I think it really showed.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30She might have sold it as well, which is really helpful,
0:39:30 > 0:39:32and she's definitely left me something
0:39:32 > 0:39:34that I can make a profit out of.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36I'm very happy with her reaction.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38I'm really happy that she loved the dress
0:39:38 > 0:39:40and it's made it all worth it.
0:39:40 > 0:39:41That's good.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Phew!
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Matthew and daughter Lucy brought their old leather two-seater sofa
0:39:51 > 0:39:55to the dump, but Lucy had hoped someone would rescue it
0:39:55 > 0:39:57and give it a new home.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00I don't personally want to get rid of it, but...
0:40:00 > 0:40:02the family's decision was to...
0:40:02 > 0:40:04- To get rid of it.- Yeah.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Chinelo reclaimed the leather
0:40:11 > 0:40:13and worked a mini miracle.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21Chinelo designed a dress with singer Laura Mvula in mind,
0:40:21 > 0:40:24and so Sarah has a ready-made sale.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Sarah's back in Guildford to reveal
0:40:29 > 0:40:31to Matthew and daughter Lucy
0:40:31 > 0:40:33what became of their two-seater, leather sofa,
0:40:33 > 0:40:37but how much profit was there at the end of the day?
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- Hi, Matthew. Sarah.- Hi, Sarah. - Nice to see you again.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42- Hi, Lucy.- Hi.- This is Lucy. - How are you?
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Thank you. Fine.
0:40:44 > 0:40:45Really nice to catch up again.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48I just thought I'd come and give you a quick update about what
0:40:48 > 0:40:50we did with YOUR favourite sofa.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52I remember from when you were dropping it off,
0:40:52 > 0:40:56- I think you were reluctant for it to be thrown.- Yeah.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58I have a friend called Chinelo,
0:40:58 > 0:41:01who is a fantastic seamstress,
0:41:01 > 0:41:04and she does have a client who's called Laura Mvula,
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- who is a singer. I don't know if you've heard of her.- Yeah.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- Have you heard of her?- Yeah!
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- Great.- I hadn't. - No, I hadn't either!
0:41:12 > 0:41:15She has commissioned something from Chinelo
0:41:15 > 0:41:16to be made out of your sofa.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- Wow!- I've got a picture of it to show you.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21It's quite dramatic.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- Oh, my word!- Wow! Amazing!
0:41:24 > 0:41:28- What do you think?- Well... - That's amazing.- It's staggering.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31I can't believe that a sofa has become that.
0:41:31 > 0:41:36Because it was commissioned, it meant that it was actually sold,
0:41:36 > 0:41:37so there's some profit left.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40And I wondered - I don't how you feel about this -
0:41:40 > 0:41:43but I wondered... I've got £200 here for you,
0:41:43 > 0:41:46and I wondered if it would be all right to give it to Lucy
0:41:46 > 0:41:48to think about what she might spend it on?
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- Well...! - LUCY LAUGHS
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- That's all yours.- Oh...- And it was a lovely thing to work with.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55Think of us when you're using it.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58I hope it does something helpful and useful.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01That's amazing.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03- Thank you so much. - It was a pleasure!
0:42:03 > 0:42:07For Chinelo to work her magic transforming
0:42:07 > 0:42:13Matthew and daughter Lucy's sofa into a show-stopping dress cost £300.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15But, with a commission already in place,
0:42:15 > 0:42:18a sale of £500 was guaranteed,
0:42:18 > 0:42:20leaving £200 with Lucy...
0:42:20 > 0:42:24who, by the way, is studying A-level textile design
0:42:24 > 0:42:28and intends to spend the cash on materials.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30This is a complete surprise!
0:42:30 > 0:42:33It's amazing that they managed to get a profit from it.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37I never... Yeah, never thought that would happen!
0:42:39 > 0:42:43Sarah has shown salvation to three items from the dump.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46The rusty metal frames
0:42:46 > 0:42:51designed into a stylish one-of-a-kind ottoman table.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54The seven old tennis club chairs
0:42:54 > 0:42:57re-energised from utility to dishy dining.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01And the black leather sofa,
0:43:01 > 0:43:05revamped into a sassy, show-stopping gown.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07The natural hoarder in me would love to hang on
0:43:07 > 0:43:09to everything that we find, but, actually,
0:43:09 > 0:43:12it's a lot more satisfying seeing things totally transformed
0:43:12 > 0:43:15and sending them off to a new home.