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 waste
0:00:16 > 0:00:18we 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 to you about it?- Sure.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26That is why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her hands
0:00:26 > 0:00:28on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:30 > 0:00:35I am a passionate buyer, user and renovator of second-hand stuff
0:00:35 > 0:00:38and I've turned that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41I 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 as she needs to...
0:00:47 > 0:00:51That is the most fabulous thing I have seen here. This is so exciting.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53..in her search for tip treasure.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55I 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 is right for this piece of rubbish.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Look at that!
0:01:10 > 0:01:12..beautiful...
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Speechless.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15..valuable...
0:01:15 > 0:01:16You are 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 > 0:01:26If Sarah is successful then she can hand the profits back to
0:01:26 > 0:01:31the very people who had no idea there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Wow!
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Sarah has travelled to the Bredbury Recycling Centre in Stockport
0:01:54 > 0:01:58where they can have over 200 cars through the gates every day.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Can you hear them? Can you hear them all calling out to me?
0:02:03 > 0:02:05They are saying, "Sarah, save me! Don't put me in the skip,
0:02:05 > 0:02:07"make me into something beautiful."
0:02:07 > 0:02:10And that is just what I want to do and in the process,
0:02:10 > 0:02:12I am hoping to make lots of money too.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Sarah talked very nicely to the kind people who run the dump
0:02:17 > 0:02:20and has secured special permission to ambush people today.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Look, there is a nice big car coming in.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Maybe they have got lots of things in their boot.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Sarah is on the lookout for three items
0:02:26 > 0:02:30she can breathe new life into and sell for a profit.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- No need for one of those in your life, then?- No.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35No breaking and entering?
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- Well, I've got other tools for that! - Excellent.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43Stop bothering the nice cat burglar, Sarah, and get on with your search.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48Well, it's not long before Sarah has her eye on Chris's leather sofa,
0:02:48 > 0:02:50but only if it is the genuine article.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Is it...? This is a rude question - is it leather-leather?
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- Erm, yeah, I think so. - Really? Have you had it long?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59It is about ten years of age, that.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Probably 12 now, about 12 years of age.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06I used to have two Dalmatians so part of it is marked.
0:03:06 > 0:03:07OK, that doesn't matter.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11We have got a new one so this one has just literally been dumped
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- in the cabin, really.- Yeah.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18If I can get this leather off here...
0:03:18 > 0:03:20You can make handbags, maybe bodices.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23The fact that it is worn actually adds to its appeal.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Hopefully we will give it another life.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I don't really know what that will be yet but it is lovely material.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Particularly this bit, probably the most worn bit. It is so soft.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Yes, more bums have been on that one.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37I beg your pardon?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39More bums.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41What a cheek!
0:03:41 > 0:03:44But will Sarah be able to salvage enough leather
0:03:44 > 0:03:46that is not too bum-battered?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Considering that, you know,
0:03:48 > 0:03:50the settee is about ten or 12 years of age
0:03:50 > 0:03:55and it has been well worn by several people's bottoms and several dogs,
0:03:55 > 0:03:59so, yeah, I think she will struggle to do anything with it, really.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02I could not be more pleased with this footstool and chair.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06It is covered in the most fantastic leather and metres of it.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09I have got a marvellous maker lined up who is going to transform this
0:04:09 > 0:04:12into something that you just won't believe and at the end
0:04:12 > 0:04:15of the day, I think I'm going to make some money out of it as well.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Having comfortably bagged her first item,
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Sarah now has to turn sat-on into saleable,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25and she has just the person in mind to do it.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Chinelo Bally has been turning heads
0:04:27 > 0:04:31since reaching the final of The Great British Sewing Bee.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Huge congratulations.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Her hand-cut couture pieces have caught
0:04:37 > 0:04:40the attention of the fashion world.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46And now she has a long list of celebrity clients.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48I've always loved fashion.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51I think it comes from my background, actually, because my mum is
0:04:51 > 0:04:55very, very stylish, the women in my family are very stylish.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00I have always been surrounded by very unique items of clothing.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02One of the things that encouraged me
0:05:02 > 0:05:04the most to start making for other people was because
0:05:04 > 0:05:07when I wore my garments, people always stopped me, saying,
0:05:07 > 0:05:09"Oh, I really like this. Where did you get it from?"
0:05:09 > 0:05:11and they found out I had made it myself.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Very early on, I would get people saying,
0:05:13 > 0:05:15"Oh, can you make one for me?"
0:05:15 > 0:05:19I really do look for the beauty in anything.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Chinelo may look for the beauty in everything, but she may
0:05:22 > 0:05:26struggle to find it in the load of old leather Sarah is dropping off.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34So, it's one item down, two to go,
0:05:34 > 0:05:39and while Sarah was busy with Chris's sofa, she has missed an absolute gem.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42It's really annoying that that is in there and that's...
0:05:42 > 0:05:44You know, it's nice old wood.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49Just to be clear, once something hits the tip, it is out of bounds.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- Can I just go in and get it? - No, Sarah, you can't.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55But if you're quick enough,
0:05:55 > 0:05:59you might be interested in what Derek has in his boot.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Hi, there. I'm really sorry to bother you while I know you're busy
0:06:03 > 0:06:05but I'm just wondering what you're dropping off.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Just a bit of steel and aluminium and so on.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- Was it a greenhouse or something? - Yes, it was my greenhouse.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12We are looking for things that we may be able to make into other
0:06:12 > 0:06:14stuff and these look really interesting.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- Would it be OK to have a better look at them outside?- Yeah, of course.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- No problems with you taking that. - Brilliant, thank you.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23I know they are rusty and beaten-up and stuff but they are just the kind
0:06:23 > 0:06:25of thing that we might be able to marry them up with something.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- Take them.- Really? That's fab. - Where would you like me to put them?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Just over here in front of the scrap metal would be lovely, thank you.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Sarah has acquired some angle iron, which is
0:06:35 > 0:06:38kind of like a giant Meccano set for grown-ups.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Brilliant, thank you so much for all your time. Thank you, bye-bye.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45But can she reassemble it into something that can turn a profit?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47What does Derek think she will do?
0:06:47 > 0:06:50I'm assuming she is going to make a shelving unit of some sort
0:06:50 > 0:06:52to use in a garage or shed. It's all in one piece.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55As long as she is handy with a paintbrush...
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Anything like this that is modular, so it comes apart and you can
0:06:58 > 0:07:01screw it together, it's really easy to work with even if you're just
0:07:01 > 0:07:04an amateur, so although it is in a bit of a state at the moment,
0:07:04 > 0:07:06I think it has got real potential
0:07:06 > 0:07:08if we were to give it a really good clean down.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09If you keep polishing it up enough,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11it's the kind of thing you can put in your house.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Not in MY house!
0:07:14 > 0:07:16And it's not going to be much good on its own.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Do you think you can find some old wood or something?
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Oh, you already have.
0:07:21 > 0:07:22It's probably all here.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25It is a junk jigsaw.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28There we go, back to being pretty much a whole door now.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31What do you reckon? Your next dining room table, sir?
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Well, I don't fancy eating MY dinner off it.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38And if she plans to stick it together with the angle iron
0:07:38 > 0:07:42and make something out of it, she's going to need some help.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Rupert Blanchard is one of the most imaginative
0:07:50 > 0:07:52bespoke furniture makers,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55searching the country for undervalued materials
0:07:55 > 0:07:58to rework into contemporary designs.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04I work mostly with reclaimed, salvaged and abandoned materials.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08Basically other people's waste, I find some kind of beauty in it
0:08:08 > 0:08:12and spend a lot of time, give rubbish a lot of attention,
0:08:12 > 0:08:14to try and bring it back into use.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19I like giving things a second, a third, a fourth chance.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Rupert has been making furniture for over ten years
0:08:22 > 0:08:25and in that time has developed a thing for drawers.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Oh, look at that drawer! Look at that.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32What a beautiful drawer.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Rupert is no stranger to unused materials,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38but that door might be past saving.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49With two items found for Sarah's marvellous makers...
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Would it be all right just to have a quick rifle through?- Of course.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54..the hunt is on for something that will be
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Sarah's own moneymaking mission.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57They are really cute.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01There are 200 cars an hour coming through here.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04I have got to be able to find something.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08And Peter and Michael's trailer of trash may contain just what
0:09:08 > 0:09:10she has been looking for.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12What brings it here today?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Well, your in-laws are moving out, aren't they?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17This is our rubbish, we're just throwing in everything.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- Where has it been? In the shed or the garage or...?- Just in the shed.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23I don't know what that is, that's quite cool. Oh, Rizlas.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27So you're not tempted to drink the very special anniversary ale
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- from 1984?- No.- No? I can see that might have limited appeal.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- I'm more of a Fosters man. - Really?
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Great. So far, fags and booze.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Get a move on, Sarah!
0:09:39 > 0:09:40Oh, look.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43Is it just me or does that...?
0:09:43 > 0:09:45There's something cool about that, isn't there?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47It's just you, Sarah.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Maybe... I wonder if you could use those in lighting or something?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Just the fact that there are so many different colours in there.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56I feel really bad about putting those into the tip.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59I'm not quite sure why but they have got a certain appeal.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Yes, to golfers.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Wait, what's this?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Peter has got another bit of treasure for you, Sarah.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10But how could it possibly beat those golf tees?
0:10:10 > 0:10:11Do you know what it is?
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- I haven't got a clue. - I think that it is...
0:10:14 > 0:10:16See how it has got an angle like that on it?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19It's a writing slope. So when people wrote letters,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22it went like that so that it was like a mini desk.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24And so there you have got the bit where your pen went.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Oh, look, isn't that clever, where it opens up?
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Down here you have got the key that goes with it.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Would it be something we might be able to have a look at?
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- Yeah, no problem.- Really?- Yeah.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Brilliant, thank you ever so much. - Thank you.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Now, that's more like it.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40I'm sure you can make a few bob selling it as it is.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Everybody used to have things like this
0:10:42 > 0:10:45because everybody wrote letters, and we just don't do it any more.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Here there is a very faint line. This would have been beautiful gold
0:10:48 > 0:10:52inlay onto the velvet, so that would have been pretty.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56So that is a joyful little piece of history there.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59This type of writing slope, or lap desk,
0:10:59 > 0:11:01first appeared in the 18th century
0:11:01 > 0:11:05and became a stylish accessory for the travelling gentleman.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Today, the market for these is buoyant
0:11:07 > 0:11:12and Sarah could well raise some surprise cash for Michael and Peter.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I love this box. It is really sweet
0:11:14 > 0:11:16and it is the oldest thing that we have found today.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18It has got some lovely details on it
0:11:18 > 0:11:20and I am hoping that it is going to be really quite valuable,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23and that means that all of the money we get from selling it can go
0:11:23 > 0:11:26to that great guy who dropped it off earlier.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28So that has got to be a good thing, hasn't it?
0:11:30 > 0:11:34And with that, today's list is complete.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Chinelo will lavish love on Chris's leather,
0:11:38 > 0:11:43Rupert will tackle Derek's rusty frame and that dissected door
0:11:43 > 0:11:45and Sarah...
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Oh, no, she's not taking the golf tees as well, is she?
0:11:49 > 0:11:52Oh, well, double the potential profit, I suppose.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57I have cherry-picked my way through loads of rubbish here today
0:11:57 > 0:12:00and I have picked three potential things
0:12:00 > 0:12:02that I think will make heaps of money.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Canning Town, East London.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Amongst its old industrial past
0:12:14 > 0:12:18and its current regeneration lies the home of high fashion.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Well, you wouldn't think it from the outside.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27Designer Chinelo Bally will have Sarah at her door any minute
0:12:27 > 0:12:29with the beaten-down chair.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32I have a feeling she is not going to be happy
0:12:32 > 0:12:34when she sees what it is made out of.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35I love beautiful fabric.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Anything that is beautiful, anything that is glamourous-looking, I love.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41If I was going to say anything's out of my comfort zone,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43it would probably be leather,
0:12:43 > 0:12:46because you wouldn't usually think of leather and think, "Elegant."
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Oh, dear. Good luck, Chinelo!
0:12:50 > 0:12:52- Hello, Chinelo? - What have you got for me?
0:12:52 > 0:12:56OK, these are the cushions off a chair and I have got
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- a footstool that goes with it. - Oh, wow.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01I'm going to need to sit down here.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04So, I'm hoping that between this
0:13:04 > 0:13:07and this we have actually got heaps of this fabric.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- There is loads of it, definitely.- I actually wondered if it was nicer...
0:13:10 > 0:13:13I actually really like the inside but I think as well
0:13:13 > 0:13:17we can use both because look, that looks lovely against each other.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Wow, that's really cool.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- I had a few ideas.- OK.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- But...- I want to hear your ideas this time because I have no idea.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28When I was looking at this, I kept on thinking about maybe
0:13:28 > 0:13:33- having some sort of cape or some sort of loosely-fitted garment.- Yes.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35How about a blazer-cape, you know?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Those blazers that have the capes attached to them.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39So they don't have a sleeve -
0:13:39 > 0:13:41it will be the cape instead of the sleeve.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45Come on, Sarah. You know, those blazer-capes that you see
0:13:45 > 0:13:48everyone wearing all over the place(!)
0:13:48 > 0:13:50How does it style, the blazer-cape?
0:13:50 > 0:13:54It is basically a blazer like yours, but it would have a cape.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55Fascinating!
0:13:55 > 0:13:57A blazer-cape...
0:13:57 > 0:14:02How much money does it cost to produce a blazer-cape?
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Stop saying blazer-cape!
0:14:04 > 0:14:08- Could be looking at about £250-£300. - OK.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- Do you think that would mean we would make a profit?- Definitely.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15I think so, because this is real leather and it is a handmade jacket.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17You should be looking at about £400 for it.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19OK, well, I think that sounds great.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22I think it leaves me a bit of room to surprise
0:14:22 > 0:14:25the guys who dropped it off. Shall I leave it with you?
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- Yes, I'm going to kick you out now so I can get on with work.- OK.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- Don't work too hard.- OK, bye.- Bye!
0:14:31 > 0:14:33And so, blazer-cape.
0:14:33 > 0:14:39This is sort of out of my comfort zone but I think it will be good.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42I think it will be a challenge - a good challenge, however.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Armchair footstool becomes blazer-cape.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48It's not a obvious choice of garment
0:14:48 > 0:14:50but only Chinelo would think of something like that.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Secretly, I hope it fits me.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55So do I.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00So, it will be £300 to produce the garment and all Sarah has to do
0:15:00 > 0:15:04is find a superhero looking for formal wear and she's sorted.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Sunny Margate on the south-east coast.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18Once a Mecca for British holiday-makers, now it's a place
0:15:18 > 0:15:23where vintage is an advantage and reclamation is the order of the day.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27One man leading the way is our Rupert...
0:15:29 > 0:15:31..and Carlos the cat.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Sarah is about to set him the challenge of making something
0:15:38 > 0:15:41out of the angle iron and the old barn door.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Rupert, hi.- Hey, Sarah. - How are you?
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- Back again?- I have got a few things. OK, don't look.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Can you bustle off somewhere and I'll bring it in
0:15:50 > 0:15:51and then you can see it?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Because I don't want you to get put off.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Sarah thinks if she can make it look presentable then Rupert might
0:15:57 > 0:15:58just see its potential.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01It's all coming together. It's going to be fine.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Sarah has brought some weird things to me before so this time,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06who knows what could be?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Looks good, doesn't it? Really inspiring.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Doesn't look like a load of old junk.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15I'm not exactly sure who Sarah is trying to convince
0:16:15 > 0:16:18but either way, Rupert is getting concerned.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Sarah, are you all right?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Yeah, it's coming together. I hope it's going to be worth it.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26I can't quite imagine what you are doing yet.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28There is a lot of crashing and banging coming from out there.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Make it look better.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Rupert?
0:16:33 > 0:16:36It's like all my birthdays and Christmases come at once(!)
0:16:36 > 0:16:38There was something about it.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- It has been hacked into, it's been cut up...- OK.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42..but I just love the fact...
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- The wear on it, you can't make it look like that.- What is it?
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- A toilet door, a barn door? - Barn door, I'm thinking.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53- And then this - angle iron? - Yeah. Brilliant, isn't it?
0:16:53 > 0:16:56I love angle iron, I love it. It is so flexible, first of all,
0:16:56 > 0:17:00and it's something that you don't really see now in a home.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Everyone used to make their, you know, bench in their shed,
0:17:04 > 0:17:06their shelving in the garage out of this stuff.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11So, the angle iron is a hit, but the old barn door has some issues.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Quite a lot of, uh...
0:17:13 > 0:17:18A lot of dry rot there, so it can be complicated to work with.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20I don't know if you have noticed, but actually,
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- it has been cut in half.- Oh, OK.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25So it is not quite as intact.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Yeah, that is why I was piecing it together, so it wasn't...
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- That's a surprise. It's a jigsaw puzzle.- Yeah.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35I did have some thoughts that maybe this was kind of cut up into parquet
0:17:35 > 0:17:39to make an amazing tabletop and these were framing it in some way.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44- A table I see as the easy option for me.- Yeah.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47A sideboard would be a more challenging option for me
0:17:47 > 0:17:50cos there's only two materials here,
0:17:50 > 0:17:53so to stretch them far enough to actually make a piece of furniture
0:17:53 > 0:17:57that you will sit in front of and stare at every day,
0:17:57 > 0:17:59it would be quite a challenge.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Rupert is never one to shy away from a challenge.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05But how much is it going to cost?
0:18:05 > 0:18:08I have got a couple of days' work on this.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11I would like to really go to town on this piece.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15So, we are looking at 400 or so quid?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17I think that's about right.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23I have left Rupert in there piecing together that jigsaw and trying
0:18:23 > 0:18:26to make a sideboard out of the door and that old angle iron.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29I think he has got his work cut out but he is so enthusiastic about it.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33I think there is potential for real profit from this piece.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38To make a sideboard out of all that rubbish will cost you around £400
0:18:38 > 0:18:41so Sarah will be aiming high in the sale of this one.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46With the worn leather
0:18:46 > 0:18:49and the deconstructed door being dealt with by the designers,
0:18:49 > 0:18:53it's time for Sarah to generate some cash of her own.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55And back at her barn,
0:18:55 > 0:18:59she is hoping the antique writing slope will do just that.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03I was really pleased to save this the other day.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I love the fact that we found something that was really old
0:19:06 > 0:19:07and it is a charming piece.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10It has got sweet little things like its own key still with it,
0:19:10 > 0:19:12so to think it was going to be thrown away,
0:19:12 > 0:19:14I'm really pleased that I rescued it.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16It's not in great condition and that makes me
0:19:16 > 0:19:19worry about how much it is actually going to be worth.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21There are big chips off the veneer all round here
0:19:21 > 0:19:24and I think it has had some restoration on it.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27In here, in the hinges, you can see how they have been nailed
0:19:27 > 0:19:30back in rather than screwed and they are not the original ones.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32This isn't going to be worth a fortune,
0:19:32 > 0:19:34but I don't think it should get thrown away
0:19:34 > 0:19:37and I know that because of the details on the front of it,
0:19:37 > 0:19:39the fact it has got the key and the lock,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42a lovely shield on the front and the escutcheon here,
0:19:42 > 0:19:44people might even buy it just to be able to re-use those
0:19:44 > 0:19:46to restore something else.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48I think the best thing I can do with it is to polish it up
0:19:48 > 0:19:50and make it look prettier
0:19:50 > 0:19:53and then take some lovely pictures of it so that you can see all
0:19:53 > 0:19:57the details so that it has lots of appeal to lots of different people.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00When polishing up old veneer like this,
0:20:00 > 0:20:02it is best to avoid harsh chemicals.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06A thorough rub with a dry cloth will do the job.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09This is my very naughty puppy. Come here!
0:20:09 > 0:20:10It never does what it is told, do you?
0:20:10 > 0:20:14And the mere mention of a rub has brought Bramble in.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18I think it is looking better.
0:20:18 > 0:20:19I am not an expert on wood,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22I am just wondering if that is a mahogany veneer,
0:20:22 > 0:20:23or maybe walnut.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Oh, wow, that looks really good on there.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Sarah is planning to sell the piece online to the highest bidder.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34I am going to take photographs from every angle of it
0:20:34 > 0:20:37and the detail and the damage it has got
0:20:37 > 0:20:40so that whoever buys it has got the whole picture.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Well, maybe, looking at the state of it, less is more?
0:20:46 > 0:20:48SHE WHISTLES
0:20:48 > 0:20:49Come here!
0:20:50 > 0:20:55A quick look online to compare prices and things are looking promising.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59This one is similar and it is £44.50 but I'd say that's got
0:20:59 > 0:21:04a slightly Art Deco-y, sort of '40s-y, maybe, feel to it,
0:21:04 > 0:21:07so I think that one is newer than our one.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Victorian writing slope.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Right, there it is. It's listed.
0:21:13 > 0:21:19Let's hope it makes £30. Maybe, on a good day, £40. Fingers crossed.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22All we can do now is wait and see if it makes any money.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Let the bidding begin.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Sarah has not spent a penny on the writing slope,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30so any money made from it is truly profit.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Back in east London, it is blazer-cape time,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43and you know, I'm coming round to the idea.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45It's a blazer and it's a cape.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Come on, I want one!
0:21:49 > 0:21:52So, Chinelo, where do we begin? MUSIC ON SOUNDTRACK
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I decided to dump the blazer-cape idea this morning.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57RECORD SCRATCHES TO A HALT No! Why?
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Because I just woke up
0:21:59 > 0:22:01and I thought, "How is this going to work?"
0:22:01 > 0:22:04So I'm going to make a dress out of this,
0:22:04 > 0:22:07so more of a shift style dress.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09And also, I really wanted to put my own signature on this.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12So the jacket thing is not really something I do.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Dresses, they're more my thing.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Oh, OK. I'll have to find my own blazer-cape, then.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21But what is your idea for the dress?
0:22:21 > 0:22:22OK, so, my initial idea...
0:22:24 > 0:22:27..is to have this part here at the bottom
0:22:27 > 0:22:31and then this would have made up, you know, the top half of the dress.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33So, the dress is mainly in the leather
0:22:33 > 0:22:37and this would be on the sleeve and that would be a neckline.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39There.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43Chinelo is planning on using wax print fabric for the sleeves,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46a typical material for clothing in Africa.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51And although this material is dark, they are more commonly vibrant,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54colourful cotton prints which historically were used
0:22:54 > 0:22:58as a non-verbal communication that could indicate status
0:22:58 > 0:23:00or wealth among African women.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02I'm just trying to straighten out all the edges
0:23:02 > 0:23:06and just making my dress a little bit shorter than I want it to be.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09With the chair and stool completely stripped,
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Chinelo has all the materials she has to work with.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16So, now it is just a matter of sewing it all together.
0:23:16 > 0:23:22Because I want to use some of the original themes from the sofa,
0:23:22 > 0:23:25I am going to keep some of those in place
0:23:25 > 0:23:29and I'm using a contrasting thread that matches with the fabric
0:23:29 > 0:23:32that I have decided to use for the sleeves.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38I'm going to use that to create some seam details.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43Chinelo is sewing the panels together using robust and hard-wearing thread.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Perfect for heavy leather stitching.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49SEWING MACHINE SPUTTERS
0:23:49 > 0:23:50Can you see that?
0:23:50 > 0:23:52But there is a problem.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55I don't know why it's doing that.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57I need to work out why it's doing that.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00The leather panels keep slipping away from each other.
0:24:03 > 0:24:09It's moving, so I'm not sure whether it's too worn or if
0:24:09 > 0:24:11there's some kind of waxing on it
0:24:11 > 0:24:14that's making it slide along each other.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17See? It jumps down as you try to sew it.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Even though I start with the needle inside of it,
0:24:20 > 0:24:22so it shouldn't do that at all,
0:24:22 > 0:24:24it still jumps.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29This could potentially be it for the sofa dress.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34If it's not going to sew, what am I going to do with it?
0:24:34 > 0:24:38The more worn sections seem impossible to sew together,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41and considering most of it is well-worn, Chinelo might not have
0:24:41 > 0:24:46enough material to make a wallet, never mind a dress.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Because it's not like it's not sewing it,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51it sews it in bits and then it just gathers it up at the bottom.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55And it was doing the same thing on that machine, so I moved over here.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57What are we going to do now?
0:24:57 > 0:25:01I'm not sure we'll be able to do this one.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Is this the end of the road for Chinelo's dress?
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Let's give her a chance to think.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Meanwhile, over in sunny Margate, let's hope that Rupert is
0:25:16 > 0:25:19having more luck with the angle iron and the old barn door.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25I know that I am going to make a sideboard out of all these pieces,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28only I don't want this to be a sort of typical shabby chic piece,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30I want this to be really quite polished.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32It is just going to be a bit of a labour of love
0:25:32 > 0:25:34to make it a high-quality finish.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38Rupert is planning on leaving the chip paint effect on the wood
0:25:38 > 0:25:42as a feature, which doesn't sound like a quality finish to me.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43But what do I know?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45I don't know what I'm making.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49I've got to strip it down and prepare the materials.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53The nuts and bolts holding it together have fused shut with rust...
0:25:53 > 0:25:55I'm just going to cut these off.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58..but Rupert can cut them off with his cut-off tool -
0:25:58 > 0:26:00that is what it's actually called.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Just use a hammer because these will still be quite hot.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09Once the door is taken apart...
0:26:09 > 0:26:11A few more screws.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15..you can get an idea of how much usable wood he has to work with.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20But it's all looking a bit crumbly.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28And it's not looking good.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31This is a good representation of the door
0:26:31 > 0:26:33overall in that it is just crumbling.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37It's got a lot of normal rot and a lot of dry rot.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Ideally, any carpenter making a cabinet
0:26:39 > 0:26:43doesn't start with rotten wood.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48Now on this table is everything that's really usable.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52I've got it down from what was a pile of rubbish
0:26:52 > 0:26:54to an organised pile of rubbish.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56I suppose that's some progress.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01There is still a good 60% of this door that we can re-use.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07With just enough wood to construct a sideboard,
0:27:07 > 0:27:11Rupert gets to work sawing the usable pieces into planks
0:27:11 > 0:27:14to match his very intricate blueprint on the floor.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20Next comes the angle iron which will form the structure of the cabinet.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Angle iron became very popular amongst do-it-yourselfers.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29With its easy-to-assemble design, it was possible for almost anyone
0:27:29 > 0:27:33to build anything from shelving units to greenhouses.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36The more we put together,
0:27:36 > 0:27:40the closer I am getting to working out what this needs to become.
0:27:40 > 0:27:41Rupert is on a roll...
0:27:43 > 0:27:45..and looks to have this finished in no time.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48But wait a minute...
0:27:50 > 0:27:54That's one short and two wide, that's one short...
0:27:54 > 0:27:55HE GASPS
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Where are the other pieces of wood? I've miscalculated it.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Uh-oh. With such little door to work with, that doesn't sound good.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Oh, this is nuts!
0:28:07 > 0:28:10This is the problem with having a warehouse full of rubbish,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13that I often lose a piece of wood that I'd just cut.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Good luck finding it in there, Rupert.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Maybe Sarah will be happy with half a sideboard.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Back in Sussex, Sarah's online auction of the writing slope
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- is nearing an end.- Exciting!
0:28:35 > 0:28:40She was hoping for around £40, and, with a few seconds to go...
0:28:41 > 0:28:42..it's sold!
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Well, the writing slope has sold but it hasn't made great money.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50It's made 15 quid, which is better than nothing,
0:28:50 > 0:28:54because it was literally about to go into a skip.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56So, if that has only made £15,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59I want to make a bit more money than that to get back to Pete.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02I think I'm going to have to take up the golf tee challenge.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Oh, no, I'd forgotten about them!
0:29:05 > 0:29:08What should we do with them, then?
0:29:08 > 0:29:09Don't ask me!
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Art installation?
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Looking at all the golf tees floating around in there,
0:29:20 > 0:29:23maybe I could make a golf tee loo seat
0:29:23 > 0:29:25so you sit down on it and it's...
0:29:25 > 0:29:26It's a bit naff.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29I'm certainly getting a whiff of something!
0:29:31 > 0:29:36But I think I've got it now. It's going to be a tribal-style necklace.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Cool, hey?
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Anything you say.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44If I wrap this really cool red wire around and then...
0:29:44 > 0:29:47It might make the golf tees look a little bit more attractive,
0:29:47 > 0:29:49a bit more tribal.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54Well, I suppose it's not bad for a last-ditch attempt to make money.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55I'm going to make a few of them
0:29:55 > 0:29:57and hope that I make some money that way.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00But finding a buyer of tribal jewellery might be tough.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Back at the dump,
0:30:09 > 0:30:14Sarah was rustling through Peter and Michael's box of old bits.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16So, this is our rubbish - we're just throwing in everything.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Oh, look.
0:30:18 > 0:30:19First came the golf tees...
0:30:19 > 0:30:21There's something cool about that, isn't there?
0:30:21 > 0:30:24..and then an antique writing slope.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Isn't that clever, where it opens up?
0:30:26 > 0:30:28The writing slope underperformed online...
0:30:28 > 0:30:31It hasn't made great money. It's made 15 quid.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36..so, Sarah got to work on the tees and eventually...
0:30:37 > 0:30:40..produced some multicoloured tribal-esque necklaces.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Sarah showcased them at her barn sale
0:30:44 > 0:30:49and was optimistic the country living crowd would get behind them.
0:30:49 > 0:30:50I'm putting them at a tenner each.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54I've got some more to come out later and I think they look really cool.
0:30:54 > 0:31:00But despite being a big talking point of the day, they remained unsold.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04Sarah contacted Peter, whom the two items had been taken from,
0:31:04 > 0:31:09to arrange to hand over the £15 from the sale of the writing desk.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11But alas, without success.
0:31:11 > 0:31:12Peter has been very busy
0:31:12 > 0:31:14so I haven't managed to catch up with him.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17But I have got £15 here that I am going to send off to him
0:31:17 > 0:31:20and I hope he's going to have a drink on us.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23So, it's been a disappointing turnout for the boys.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27But still, 15 quid for what was rubbish is still better than
0:31:27 > 0:31:29a kick in the...golf balls.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39Back in south-east London, when we last saw Chinelo,
0:31:39 > 0:31:44her head was in her hands and the leather was in a heap on the floor.
0:31:46 > 0:31:51Her sewing machine had met its match and now Sarah is on her way to see...
0:31:51 > 0:31:53something, I hope.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58So, this is the kind of transformation that really
0:31:58 > 0:32:00stretches my imagination.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02I had dropped off a chair and a footstool
0:32:02 > 0:32:05and I'm coming to pick up a dress.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Well, you're in luck.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11With the help of a specialist leather sewing foot -
0:32:11 > 0:32:12don't ask -
0:32:12 > 0:32:16Chinelo has taken the bum-battered sofa
0:32:16 > 0:32:20and transformed it into an amazing bodice.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26I'm still a bit disappointed about the blazer-cape, though.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30Chinelo used a wax-print fabric to create the skirt and sleeves...
0:32:32 > 0:32:35..and a beaded detail lines the plunging neckline.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Wow, I hope Sarah doesn't want to try it on!
0:32:41 > 0:32:43- Hello.- Hello.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Ah, that must be it!
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- How are you?- I'm fine, how are you?
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- Really well. - What were you expecting?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53I wasn't expecting beading, or detail like this.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56And I was thinking suede because of the back of it.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Yeah, I was going to, but all of the back pieces were so different
0:33:00 > 0:33:02and there was nothing uniform, so I thought...
0:33:02 > 0:33:05I don't think that's a problem - it looks amazing.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07I love the way that you have got the darts in here.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11Yeah, I thought less carry on with the whole leather feel of things.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14You know, because usually it's so many panels put together
0:33:14 > 0:33:17and they just do all the outside stitching decoratively,
0:33:17 > 0:33:18so I've done that as well.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21It's got your signature sassiness about it, hasn't it?
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Because this is quite revealing, isn't it?
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Would you like to try it on?
0:33:26 > 0:33:29No, I can't try it on. What, seriously?
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- If you would like to.- Go on, then, I'd be happy to give it a go.- Yeah?
0:33:32 > 0:33:34- Yeah.- OK.- Look away!
0:33:34 > 0:33:35SULTRY JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Sarah, there are kids watching.
0:33:38 > 0:33:39I think I'll keep this on, yeah?
0:33:39 > 0:33:40Thank goodness!
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Are you stuck, Sarah? Help her out, Chinelo!
0:33:45 > 0:33:47It actually does look nice on you.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Someone please stop her!
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- There you go.- Brilliant. That is amazing.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Thank you so much. I'll keep in touch and tell you how it goes.
0:34:01 > 0:34:02All right, thank you.
0:34:04 > 0:34:05Let us know how she goes.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09I thought it was so cool that Sarah tried the dress on but I think
0:34:09 > 0:34:14what she really needs is some high heels and a night out.
0:34:14 > 0:34:15Yeah.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24Back at the dump, Sarah saw potential in Chris's faded leather.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26If I can get this leather off here...
0:34:26 > 0:34:28It's beautiful, it's really soft.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30More bums have been on that one.
0:34:30 > 0:34:35The bum-bashing didn't bother Sarah, but Chris was sceptical.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Considering that, you know, this settee is about ten, 12 years
0:34:38 > 0:34:42of age, I think she'll struggle to do anything with it, really.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Luckily, Chris was proved wrong.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47With the expert eye of Chinelo,
0:34:47 > 0:34:50it was transformed into something spectacular.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55Sarah has been working her socks off to find a buyer
0:34:55 > 0:34:59but with this bespoke piece made to measure no-one in particular,
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Sarah has been unsuccessful in finding someone it will fit.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07Sarah travelled back to Stockport to tell Chris the bad news.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09But you never know, it might fit him.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- Hello, hi.- How are you doing?
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- Nice to see you again.- Hello.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20- Your sofa has been to the most fabulous dress designer.- OK.
0:35:20 > 0:35:25She is called Chinelo Bally and she is a freestyle cutter of fabrics
0:35:25 > 0:35:30and this is what has become of your chair and your...
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Wow.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- Very, very different.- Isn't it different?- Extremely different.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38I do recognise the leather, but that would be it.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40So, our brief to her was do what you like.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42We had a few different ideas about maybe
0:35:42 > 0:35:45she would make it into a cape a blazer or something like that
0:35:45 > 0:35:49but in the end, she has made a really striking dress from it.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52So, what do you think?
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- Well...- It's not your size, is it?
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Erm, it is definitely not my cup of tea, as in wearing-wise,
0:35:57 > 0:36:00but I can see that it looks good quality.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04It is really different, so, yeah, it is definitely not a settee any more.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07At this stage, what I would really like to be saying was
0:36:07 > 0:36:11I have made your chair into a dress and I've sold your dress
0:36:11 > 0:36:14and bring you some money, but I haven't had time to sell it yet.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16So what I would like to do, if it's all right,
0:36:16 > 0:36:19is hang on to your dress and try and sell it for you
0:36:19 > 0:36:22at a profit and then be in touch with some money at a later date.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23OK.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29Chinelo's work cost £250 to create the dress,
0:36:29 > 0:36:33but as yet, it has unfortunately failed to sell,
0:36:33 > 0:36:35which means Chris will have to wait a little bit longer
0:36:35 > 0:36:37before he receives any profit.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Well, it was great to be able to show Chris the dress that
0:36:46 > 0:36:47Chinelo actually made
0:36:47 > 0:36:50but I wish I had been able to turn up with some money for nothing.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Hopefully, I will be in touch soon
0:36:52 > 0:36:54and have something to share with him.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58I didn't know what she was going to make but a dress would have been
0:36:58 > 0:37:01definitely the last on the list, let's just say.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04So, yeah, definitely wasn't the case that
0:37:04 > 0:37:07I was thinking she's going to make a dress out of it at all.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19So, with the majority of items remaining unsold so far,
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Sarah will have high hopes for today's final find,
0:37:22 > 0:37:27Rupert's sideboard, which he is putting finishing touches to now.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30That is, if he has found that extra wood.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35So, what do you get if you drop off a load of old metal
0:37:35 > 0:37:37and a broken door?
0:37:37 > 0:37:40I'm hoping for one of Rupert's signature sideboards
0:37:40 > 0:37:42and something that looks fantastic.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Before, it was a rotten and rusty pile of wood and metal.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57Now, it's a super sideboard oozing with charm.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Maintaining the flaked paint effect,
0:37:59 > 0:38:04it is bang on trend...amongst folk who like that kind of thing.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07The body is made up of one cupboard for storage
0:38:07 > 0:38:10and shelves for feature ornaments or electronic equipment.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13He even kept the door's original handle.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18It won't fit in everyone's house but you have to admit it,
0:38:18 > 0:38:22it is a astounding achievement from Rupert. Good show, young man!
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Sarah is going to love it.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Hi, Rupert!- Hey, Sarah. Welcome back.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33Lovely to see you. Is that it?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35That is it.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Wow. What have you been up to?
0:38:38 > 0:38:42Here it is. It was definitely a fun one.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46It has been quite a bit of work to turn a pile of rotten painted wood
0:38:46 > 0:38:50and a bit of old scrap metal into something usable,
0:38:50 > 0:38:52into a new sideboard cabinet for your home.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55I did say I was going to retain some of the paintwork.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58I have retained nearly all of the paintwork, I'm afraid.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01That was my favourite bit.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05I absolutely loved all of that distress and that kind of thing.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10I think it's charming. It's not too big, it's...
0:39:10 > 0:39:12It's beautiful. I absolutely love it.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16I tried not to make it too specific to one room.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Hopefully it is a multiuse sort of piece of furniture.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22- Can I look inside that cupboard? - Yeah, please do.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Oh, it's green! Fantastic.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27So, I couldn't tell - did you like it or not, Sarah?
0:39:27 > 0:39:29I think it's a hit.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33And coming in on budget at £400 means there is
0:39:33 > 0:39:35room for a bit of money to be made.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37I'm just so pleased you like it.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- I'll go and get the van, then. - Yeah, thank you.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44I have to get over £500 for this little beauty.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55Back at the dump, Sarah ambushed Derek for his angle iron.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- Yeah, it was my greenhouse. - Fantastic.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00Derek had confidence in Sarah's abilities...
0:40:00 > 0:40:03It's all in one piece. As long as she is handy with a paintbrush...
0:40:03 > 0:40:06..but it was missing something to tie it all together.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10And then she found it two minutes later.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Your next dining room table, sir?
0:40:12 > 0:40:13She wasn't far off.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Thanks to Rupert, it was transformed into a bespoke sideboard.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24Sarah has invited one of the country's leading retro
0:40:24 > 0:40:27furniture dealers to see if he's interested.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30And, it turned out, he's a big fan of Rupert's.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33I love this and I love his work.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37With a fish on the hook, Sarah tried to reel him in with some big figures.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42Probably in order to see profit, I need to sell this for £550.
0:40:42 > 0:40:48It's tight. That figure was a bit too big but with a bit of negotiation...
0:40:48 > 0:40:50I would really like to have it.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52..they came to an agreement.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Sarah is back in Stockport to show Derek what was made
0:40:56 > 0:40:59of his old greenhouse and hand over the cash.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- Hi, there, how are you doing? - Not bad. Yourself?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04- Yeah, very well.- Good to see you. - Yes, and you.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08Any ideas what we might have done with your frames?
0:41:08 > 0:41:10I can't think of anything except the same it was before,
0:41:10 > 0:41:13a shelving unit of some sort or maybe an art display unit.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Yeah, well, actually, they were turned into a sideboard
0:41:16 > 0:41:18- and I've got some pictures to show you.- OK.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- Hopefully you can see where your frames are.- Oh, wow.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23They got rid of all the rust and everything is well,
0:41:23 > 0:41:25- it looks brilliant.- Do you think? - Yeah, it looks really good, wow!
0:41:25 > 0:41:28I never thought it would amount to anything.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- You approve of what we did with it? - Yeah, it looks really good.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Did you manage to find a good home for it?
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Yeah, a good home and actually managed to sell it at a profit.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- Oh, wow.- So I'm here tonight to give you £100 profit
0:41:38 > 0:41:41from your frames to spend on whatever you like.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Thanks very much. Perfect. I wasn't expecting that.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Any ideas what you might do with £100?
0:41:45 > 0:41:48Well, I wasn't expecting any money on the back of it
0:41:48 > 0:41:49so I'll donate it to charity.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52We have a local animal shelter charity around the corner
0:41:52 > 0:41:53that's always in need of something, so...
0:41:53 > 0:41:56That sounds like a great idea, and somebody has gone on to have
0:41:56 > 0:41:59a lovely piece of furniture made out of the materials you
0:41:59 > 0:42:01dropped off, so I think it sounds like it was all good.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03- Get some good use out of it. - Yeah, lovely.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Well, really lovely to catch up with you and an absolute pleasure.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Yeah, lovely use of the money, that's great.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12- Brilliant, thanks very much.- Take care, thank you very much.- Cheers.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17So, Rupert charged £400 to transform the pile of old metal
0:42:17 > 0:42:19and pieces of door into a sideboard
0:42:19 > 0:42:25but the sale of £500 made a profit for Derek over £100.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27I wasn't expecting anything in the slightest -
0:42:27 > 0:42:30half of what she made if anything at all.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33But, no, it has come out looking really good.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36I love the fact that Derek has chosen an animal charity to
0:42:36 > 0:42:38give the money to. We've got a little fan down here.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41I'm going to go home and tell Bramble that there is £100
0:42:41 > 0:42:42going to a really good cause.
0:42:45 > 0:42:50Sarah salvaged three unwanted items from the Bredbury Recycling Centre.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54Chris's old leather sofa turned into a beautiful bodice dress,
0:42:54 > 0:42:59Derek's ancient angle iron transformed into a super sideboard
0:42:59 > 0:43:05and the writing slope and golf tees have been given a new lease of life.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Two out of three items sold for a profit
0:43:07 > 0:43:09and a lot of fun had along the way.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13Next time, we could be making something from an item YOU no longer love.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15See you at the tip.
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