0:00:06 > 0:00:09How 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 > 0:00:19we throw out every year.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20Just before you throw it away,
0:00:20 > 0:00:22would it be possible to have a quick look at it?
0:00:22 > 0:00:26That's 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's ready to sift through as many boots
0:00:44 > 0:00:47and bin bags as she needs to...
0:00:47 > 0:00:49That's vintage gold, isn't it?
0:00:49 > 0:00:51That's really exciting.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53..in her search for tip treasure.
0:00:55 > 0:00:56I love it.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:01:02 > 0:01:04What are we going to do with that?
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Oh, no!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Amazing!
0:01:11 > 0:01:12..beautiful...
0:01:13 > 0:01:15..valuable...
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Kerching!
0:01:16 > 0:01:19..and, hopefully, saleable items.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21That's £80 profit.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24If Sarah is successful,
0:01:24 > 0:01:28then she can hand the profits back to the very people
0:01:28 > 0:01:32who had no idea there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Oh, fantastic! That's unbelievable!
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Sarah is that the Witley Community Recycling Centre in Surrey,
0:01:48 > 0:01:50where the people of Witley and the surrounding area bring
0:01:50 > 0:01:54a treasure trove of unloved and unwanted items,
0:01:54 > 0:01:56destined for landfill.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00It's so exciting, people are flooding in here all day long,
0:02:00 > 0:02:03and I'm going to turn their old into gold, their trash into cash,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06and make some money for nothing.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Sarah's here looking for three items with the potential to be
0:02:09 > 0:02:13turned into something desirable again.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16And Sarah has spotted Deon and Trevor removing something
0:02:16 > 0:02:19very interesting from the back of their car.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Sorry, just before you throw that away, sorry to bother you -
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- I like your jerry can. - It's yours.- Really?
0:02:23 > 0:02:28Tell me about it, where is it from, how long have you had it, why are you chucking it away?
0:02:28 > 0:02:30I've had it for eight years, and it's got a hole in the bottom.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33That says it all, I know why you're chucking it away now.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- I'm throwing it away to be recycled. - Do you know something?
0:02:35 > 0:02:38We're trying to take stuff from people and make things
0:02:38 > 0:02:41out of it that we think might give things a new lease of life.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43There's something about that that's so classic,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45it'd be really cool to see if we could make something out of it.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47What could you make out of that?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49I don't know.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53But I'll have a think about it. What am I going to make out of that?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55It could be turned into lighting,
0:02:55 > 0:02:57maybe we could get some really cool legs on it,
0:02:57 > 0:03:00and make it into a little occasional table, something like that.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03You could do, if you want to.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Well if I did, and I did manage to make something, could I come
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- and show you what I've done, or keep in touch?- Of course you can.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12That would be fab. Thank you so much.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Occasional table, lighting -
0:03:14 > 0:03:19I'm sure Trevor and Deon can't wait to see how this one turns out.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20I don't hold my breath.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22If I'm really honest.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23But, who knows?
0:03:24 > 0:03:28I don't know what I'm going to do with this. I just love its styling.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31I love the fact when it cleans up, I'm going
0:03:31 > 0:03:33to get left with something really shiny and cool.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37I have to think of something fabulous this can be made into.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40With Trevor and Deon's old petrol can saved from the dump,
0:03:40 > 0:03:44all we need now is someone to fuel those ideas.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46And Sarah knows just the person.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49Headphones.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Rob Shaer has years of experience bending,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54shaping,
0:03:54 > 0:03:56grinding and welding metal.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03Years and years of mental libraries
0:04:03 > 0:04:07of experience and know-how.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Tips of the trade, so to speak.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10Graduating from art school,
0:04:10 > 0:04:15his work is now regularly in demand by architects and artists.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Rob has no idea what Sarah's going to bring along today,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21but he definitely knows what he'd like.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25An old-fashioned, copper hot water boiler. A really big one.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28About five foot by 500.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Nice and substantial, like a torpedo.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33A copper torpedo, that's what I want.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Hopefully Rob will be able to redirect that
0:04:36 > 0:04:40passion for plumbing towards Sarah's punctured petrol can.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45At the dump, Sarah's picturing her next opportunity.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48What do you reckon, how am I looking?
0:04:49 > 0:04:53I think the point is, Sarah, you don't appear to be looking.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56And the search is still on for two more items.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59I've just seen a table in the back of this guy's car, and I'm hoping
0:04:59 > 0:05:03he might be dropping it off and he might be able to share it with me.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Hi, there.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06I'm really sorry to be loitering outside the back of your car,
0:05:06 > 0:05:08I was just looking at your table and wondering
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- if that's something you're dropping off today as well, or...?- I am, yeah.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- My family's got increasingly bigger. - Right.- It's too small.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17We've had it for 20-odd years.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23But sadly, we've got nowhere for it to go any more.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29And there's six of us in the family. It's just too small.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31It's got a lovely scrubbed top to it, hasn't it?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33It's got loads of appeal to it.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Is it something I could take away and try and remake something?
0:05:36 > 0:05:39I'd be delighted, because I'd hate for it to go to waste.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44This table really is on its last legs. But the top is fantastic.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46This is really cool. They're really solid boards,
0:05:46 > 0:05:50and they've got that patina of age to them that you just can't recreate.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54That's a second item found that's now destined for a new beginning.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Sarah won't be tackling this tatty table alone.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01She has somebody in mind who specialises in working wonders
0:06:01 > 0:06:03with other people's waste.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11Rupert Blanchard is a sought-after furniture designer based in Margate.
0:06:11 > 0:06:18I love making things that appear really clean and simple, but the
0:06:18 > 0:06:23cleaner and simpler they get, the more complicated they are to make.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Basically, other people's waste, I find some kind of beauty in it,
0:06:26 > 0:06:30and spend a lot of time and give rubbish a lot of attention
0:06:30 > 0:06:33to try and bring it back into use.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Anything that you might find in a skip, basically,
0:06:36 > 0:06:37I'm happy to work with it.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40He may well love working with rubbish,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43but Rupert's yet to clap eyes on Sarah's latest find.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Of course, it's important to remember that not all that
0:06:51 > 0:06:53glitters is gold.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Don't you love the dump?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Probably not as much as you, Sarah.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00With one item left to find, Sarah's spotted Janet
0:07:00 > 0:07:04and her sister Julie, who're helping their mother move
0:07:04 > 0:07:08by clearing out items which won't make it to her new home.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09Hi, there.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- Hello.- I'm loving the look of the stuff in the back of your truck.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16I'm looking for stuff that we could maybe give another life to
0:07:16 > 0:07:17or reuse in some way.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19It would be great to get this out and have a look
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- and maybe see what other stuff you have?- Yeah, sure.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27I love a carpet sweeper, look at that. Isn't that great?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Sarah's already saved some of Janet's stuff before,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34but she's straight back in there for round two.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37And for once, she's spoiled for choice.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Don't know what to pick first.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46I'm quite interested in the chair, because I know things like this,
0:07:46 > 0:07:51re-covered are really good to go into bedrooms, and they're usable
0:07:51 > 0:07:53pieces of furniture, because they're quite small.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55It was given to my mum by a friend of hers.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58She wanted something in her hall.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01And as you can see, the cat sat on it most of the time.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06I'd love to have a go at giving this a new lease of life, that'd be fab.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08It would be nice to see it revamped.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16It's not in great shape, it's covered in cat hair,
0:08:16 > 0:08:18it's got lovely brown velour on it.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21So at the moment, it's not looking lovely.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24But it's a really easy makeover, this.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27It's got a wooden frame, that means you can staple stuff to it
0:08:27 > 0:08:30and cover it. And it will look fantastic.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34The chair's going to look lovely, actually, if that's covered in nice
0:08:34 > 0:08:38tapestry material, vintage material, that will look really lovely.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41But wait and see what she does. It'll be interesting.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Rob's taking care of the petrol can with a hole in it,
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Rupert's dealing with the old table.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50And Sarah's fixing up an old, velour chair
0:08:50 > 0:08:52which the cat is missing already.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54I love the things that I've found.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57But I hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew,
0:08:57 > 0:08:59and I can actually make some money out of them.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09Walthamstow is not only a suburb of East London, but also the name
0:09:09 > 0:09:15of the first album of East 17, one of the '90s' most popular boy bands.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18It's also where Sarah has brought her old petrol can,
0:09:18 > 0:09:22looking for a spark of inspiration to ignite the imagination of
0:09:22 > 0:09:27Rob Shaer, who I'm pretty sure has never been in a boy band.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I think Sarah's coming along today.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31I hear she's got a few bits and bobs for me.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Got no idea what they're going to be.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37A real mixed bag of stuff she brings, a real surprise.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41Sometimes good, sometimes...
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Absolute trash.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47I've really got to try and make a pearl out of a swine's ear, as they say.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49I think it's a silk purse, actually, Rob.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53And you'd be very lucky to make one of those out of that old petrol can.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- I've got something for you. - I thought you might. What've you got for me today?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59You know, I saw this and I thought of you,
0:09:59 > 0:10:02and then I thought, I'm not quite sure what I could do with it.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05First of all, I thought maybe it's a table,
0:10:05 > 0:10:07like a sofa table or something like that.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10The only other thing I thought about was it's kind of the right
0:10:10 > 0:10:12size for carry-on luggage.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- Like a wheelie bag...- A wheelie bag.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16A petrol can on an aeroplane. Good idea, Sarah!
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- That's not going to happen, is it?! - No, it's not going to happen, no.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Go on then, what would you do with it?
0:10:22 > 0:10:25What we could do, maybe I could cut this out
0:10:25 > 0:10:30and give it a bit of a graphic feel, a graphic flame all the way through?
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Seal it off, and maybe put some kind of light feature inside?
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- So not candle, but plug-in light? - A plug-in light, yeah.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41That's really cool, so something for somebody's man-office,
0:10:41 > 0:10:42- or the garage...- Man-office?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- You know what I mean, like a den? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47I think that's really good. And lighting is a great option.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50It's going to appeal to the boy in the man.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Man in the boy? Boy in the man.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Clearly designed to appeal to a cross-section of the male population,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00this old, rusty, punctured petrol can
0:11:00 > 0:11:04is about to become a unique designer lamp, perfect for gracing any...
0:11:04 > 0:11:06"man-office"?
0:11:06 > 0:11:11So what are we talking about money-wise to get that done like that?
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Well, I'd have to take the surface off, I've got to cut it open,
0:11:14 > 0:11:18I've got to make the tube which goes inside, finish it, rivet it on...
0:11:18 > 0:11:21It's about 250-300.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24So we're looking at quite a high-end item in the end, aren't we?
0:11:24 > 0:11:25This has got to sell for a load of money.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29It doesn't look great now, but I have every confidence that the next time I see it,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32it's going to look really fantastic. So I give you the challenge.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33Always a challenge with you, Sarah.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Don't worry, it's going to look lovely by the time you come back.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Rob is a genius. That light is going to look amazing.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46I can see it going into all sorts of different places,
0:11:46 > 0:11:48so I couldn't be more pleased.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49Brilliant.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56Sarah's going to have to spend up to £300 for Rob's expertise.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58But with premium price tags for lighting,
0:11:58 > 0:12:03Sarah is still hoping to make a profit from the old petrol can.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Margate is a traditional British seaside town which has
0:12:10 > 0:12:13recently been rejuvenated by a cultural renaissance.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18A part of which has been the burgeoning revival of all things retro.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21It's where Rupert Blanchard has his workshop.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25Today I'm hoping that Sarah's going to turn up with something really rotten,
0:12:25 > 0:12:27really far gone.
0:12:27 > 0:12:33Something that most people would only assign to landfill.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36And hopefully I can pull something out of it.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41Sarah knows that if anyone can save Andrew's table, it's Rupert.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43There is a really sweet story behind this table.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45The guy who was dropping it off has four kids,
0:12:45 > 0:12:48and you can see where their glitter's all over it and everything.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50And they've just grown out of it.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55They've got a new, bigger table and this one is surplus to requirements.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58But I was wondering if there's anything we it could do to make
0:12:58 > 0:13:01it into something smaller or cubey or... Just not a table.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Ooh, this is a hard one.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Because it's such a nice table,
0:13:05 > 0:13:10but it's obviously outgrown its use, and it is actually rickety.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- If we're working with material as it is...- Yeah.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16..it is a lovely, worn kitchen table.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20So why not have it as a worn kitchen table?
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Maybe just becoming a bigger table.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26You're talking about putting slabs of new product in here to make
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- it into something really substantial? - We could have a split.
0:13:29 > 0:13:35Perhaps it does pull apart, another element comes in.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40Something that just really brings it up to date and celebrates what it is.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43It looks like Rupert is convincing Sarah to see
0:13:43 > 0:13:45the inner table in this dinner table.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48I love that idea, and I love the fact that it was redundant
0:13:48 > 0:13:51because it was too small, and now we'll make it into something
0:13:51 > 0:13:54really impressive and bringing everybody together around the table again.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56That will be brilliant.
0:13:57 > 0:14:05However big the table becomes, Sarah will be hoping the cost stays small.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08If we're looking for some sort of insert in stone or
0:14:08 > 0:14:11something like that, are we looking at something like £400-500,
0:14:11 > 0:14:13depending on the material? A little bit more?
0:14:13 > 0:14:17It is about two, three days' work,
0:14:17 > 0:14:21depending on what we're casting or, as you say, materials.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- So, yeah, I think you're about right.- Brilliant.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26That's a great place to leave this and then go forward,
0:14:26 > 0:14:30hopefully come back and find something much more substantial.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36I love the fact that Rupert has recognised that that table
0:14:36 > 0:14:39has been at the centre of so many good times.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41And I know with his radical redesign,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44it's going to be surrounded by a lot more fun in the future.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51With this transformation costing as much as £400, Sarah's
0:14:51 > 0:14:55going to have to sell the table at a premium before she sees any profit.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Back at Reclamation HQ, deep in the Sussex countryside.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Sarah is about to give that tired,
0:15:08 > 0:15:12old, brown velour chair a whole new lease of life in the hope
0:15:12 > 0:15:17of turning that dowdy cat seat into lots of dough.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23To keep costs low and profits high, Sarah has an idea which will
0:15:23 > 0:15:27turn her collection of old, free rags into riches.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31Sarah's idea is to create a new patchwork material
0:15:31 > 0:15:35as a luxurious replacement for that old, brown velour.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37I'm going to cut all the offcuts
0:15:37 > 0:15:40and all the random bits into the same size square.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42I'm going to sew them in strips first and then
0:15:42 > 0:15:45sew the strips together to make a whole panel of fabric.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50I'm going to put the fabrics with their good sides facing each other,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52and then sew along.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56And I'll do the same again and again, until I get a long strip of fabric.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59But just using all the scraps, and that makes it cheaper.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02That's really pretty, and that, on the back of the chair?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04That'll make money.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08I've given the chair a good old cleanup,
0:16:08 > 0:16:10because I'm going to cover it completely as it is.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13I've got some fire-retardant calico here, which will bring it
0:16:13 > 0:16:17up to the right regulations, so I know that it's safe to use.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27I've just given the chair one quick layer of this fabric,
0:16:27 > 0:16:28and I think it looks much better already.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Now I'm going to layer on our new panels of patchwork fabric.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37I want this to go all over the seat, and the back, and then here,
0:16:37 > 0:16:38right round on this side.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40I'm probably going to use a piece of plain fabric.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42I think that's loads.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49The tip of the trade is to begin at the front edge of the chair,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52with the fabric turned back on itself.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55That way you can achieve a nice, neat finish,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58with the staples hidden below the fabric.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01That's a really good, neat start, there.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Quite lucky that I've got a line going all the way along the back.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09That makes it look like I almost planned it.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14There you are. It's fine.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17With the new patchwork cover securely stapled,
0:17:17 > 0:17:21that old, brown velour chair is already totally unrecognisable.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23It looks better already, doesn't it?
0:17:27 > 0:17:31In Margate, Sarah's tatty old table find is revealing to Rupert
0:17:31 > 0:17:34the reason why it ended up in the tip.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39OK, so this one...
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Beautiful table Sarah dropped off to me.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47Although I say beautiful table, it's had its day. It's sadly knackered.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50I'm just trying to work out how it's made.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Just going to try to separate it all.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56It shouldn't be too taxing, given that it's already
0:17:56 > 0:18:01ridden with woodworm and barely hanging together as it is.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05I can already see that this table has had a strong history.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08There's marks and glitter
0:18:08 > 0:18:12and PVA glue from the previous children playing around the table.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16And sadly the family that this came from, they just outgrew it.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21You have to remove old wood like this when you start playing with it.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24You reawaken old smells.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26All sorts of things.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Every meal and every glass of wine that's been spilt on it.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Nice, old, kitchen pine table always makes me hungry.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Could go for a nice sandwich around this table right now.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42That's the last piece of the top.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Walthamstow was lucky enough to have a new fire station built
0:18:48 > 0:18:50only three years ago.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54But hopefully, we won't be needing their services today.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57This cover goes into the risk assessment.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58Put that there.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59Headphones.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Of course, we all know there's a perfectly valid reason why
0:19:03 > 0:19:06we avoid all forms of ignition when dealing with petrol.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08That'll be OK.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14OK, so most important in any of this is to get the proportions right.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18So what I've got to do now is cut this right.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21I'm only going to get one chance. So...
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Tape measure.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28Oh, look at that!
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Look at that, look at that - the form's right across this line here.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34That's good, that's good. It's meant to be, it's meant to be.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Now, at the moment you may be thinking of a flame
0:19:37 > 0:19:40silhouette light for a man-office.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42But Rob has had a spark of inspiration -
0:19:42 > 0:19:46potentially a dangerous thing when dealing with a petrol can.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Having noticed the striking resemblance to the
0:19:49 > 0:19:53shape of a Zippo lighter, Rob is now going to cut
0:19:53 > 0:19:56the top from the can, and have a light in the lid.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Not sure what Sarah's going to think of this radical rethink.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01OK, here we go.
0:20:05 > 0:20:06Not looking good.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16You know what...?
0:20:16 > 0:20:20You're going back to the original plan?
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- I'm just going to put a little bit more water in it.- No, thought not.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27If Rob doesn't combust in the making of this new Zippo lamp, Sarah's
0:20:27 > 0:20:31going to be in for a big surprise when she sees the new design.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35It's difficult to watch.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Woaaaahhhh...
0:20:40 > 0:20:42The design's coming out of me!
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- I mean, maybe, we could actually... - Whoa!
0:20:46 > 0:20:48I'm sensing another change of plan.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52I dare don't say this, because...
0:20:52 > 0:20:54But maybe, OK...
0:20:54 > 0:20:59So we've got this, instead of putting the light there, if we
0:20:59 > 0:21:05could get a light there, almost like a nice, flat LED-type light, yeah?
0:21:07 > 0:21:12And then we have a little wooden bar there, so we have a little,
0:21:12 > 0:21:16almost like a hip flask and maybe two glasses set in wood?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Oh-ho-ho-ho!
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Got to think, Rob, got to think, got to think. OK.
0:21:22 > 0:21:27Back in West Sussex - oblivious to all Rob's design detours -
0:21:27 > 0:21:32Sarah's pressing ahead with the transformation of Janet's old, brown chair.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36It's not perfect, and not all the lines are completely even.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39But that's the beauty of patchwork.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42It won't be for everybody's tastes, some people like things really neat,
0:21:42 > 0:21:45but for me, I think that's pretty.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49And once I get the back panel on, I think we're nearly there.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51I've got a leftover piece of blanket here.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56It looks a bit ugly, but I really like the worn bit on the back,
0:21:56 > 0:22:00So I'm going to use that as the panel to go over the back of the chair.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Because I want to get a really neat finish all along the sides,
0:22:11 > 0:22:14I'm actually going to hand sew it in place.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Tucking it under as I go.
0:22:16 > 0:22:17Like that.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21So I don't have to buy any expensive braid of anything to finish it off.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24I think some little hand stitches, happy for them to be visible,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26so it looks handmade.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Just catching the chair and the fabric,
0:22:28 > 0:22:32and that means the whole of the chair's going to feel really
0:22:32 > 0:22:35tight and the fabric underneath won't be moving around.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45I should've painted the legs first.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48But at least now I can see what colour's going to look best.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51That's a relief. We thought you'd just forgotten!
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Hmm, I think I will have to paint that.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00From a chair to a table.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04In Margate, Rupert is thinking on his feet as his design develops.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09I talked to Sarah about just cutting the table in half,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12pulling it apart and inserting a new material.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14I'd rather do it more randomly,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18almost as if the table had been blown up and glued back together,
0:23:18 > 0:23:22introducing some new materials, but they're reclaimed materials.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29Every time I walk past a building site or
0:23:29 > 0:23:32a skip on the street, I always have a look at what they've got.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37These came off the hoarding around a development site.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41And I think this sort of colour might be perfect for the table.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44So we just take a few of these and start playing with it.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50I've kind of worked out what I'm going to do with this project.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52It's just a case of doing it now.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Assembling the many pieces of this jigsaw back together.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00I've got to work for quite a while to get it all nice and level,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03all sanded, all lovely.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05But I might put a thick sealant on it,
0:24:05 > 0:24:11maybe several coats of varnish to get it to a really clean, glossy surface.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Try to give it a little bit of an edge.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Something a little bit different, table.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19With Carlos the cat overseeing things,
0:24:19 > 0:24:23this table has grown from a table too small for a growing family,
0:24:23 > 0:24:26to a tabletop large enough to seat a party.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29By adding extra materials sourced without costs,
0:24:29 > 0:24:34which add a splash of colour, Rupert is definitely thinking big.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38That is pretty tight there.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Actually, having done all this,
0:24:40 > 0:24:42I think I'm just going to have to take this bit out.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44This bit is going to come out,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46and then we're going to have the light bulb running in there.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48That's going to sit up like so.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53And I've got to find some kind of catch to hold this -
0:24:53 > 0:24:57ooh, that's a bit sharp - to hold this down when it's being moved.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00So there'll be a hinge on this side.
0:25:00 > 0:25:01Haven't quite found the hinge yet.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Or maybe I'll just make one.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07And then when we lift it up, like so...
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Got to find some way of actually keeping it up there.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18The little bits and pieces are going to take the time.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23It's unusual for Rob to have such freedom of design on a project.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27More often than not, when working for architects and artists,
0:25:27 > 0:25:29specific plans are provided,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32detailing the exact dimensions and specifications.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35So with all this creative freedom, anything could happen.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Hmm...
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Not quite even, so I'm going to have to start again on this.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48As part of the ever-evolving plan for the old petrol can,
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Rob has placed an order for a hip flask,
0:25:50 > 0:25:53which will sit in a copper-lined recess,
0:25:53 > 0:25:57sunk into the wooden insert of the bottom half of the can.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01At the same time, in the lid,
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Rob has installed a light bulb of epic proportions.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09What I'll do is quickly fix this in so I know it's fixed in.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12As I say, I want to replace it with some...
0:26:12 > 0:26:15I might even just use roofing nails, like, zinc roofing nails.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Which might look OK as well.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21I just want that kind of, wow.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26I know it's kind of changed a little bit...
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Did you mention change?
0:26:30 > 0:26:31If this continues,
0:26:31 > 0:26:34there won't be much change from that old petrol can.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37With an ever-evolving design
0:26:37 > 0:26:41and limited resources in the shape of the original old petrol can,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44it's important for Rob to keep in mind that whatever
0:26:44 > 0:26:48we end up with still has to have a potential for profit.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Back at home in the barn, Sarah is nearing
0:26:55 > 0:26:59the completion of the revamp of the brown velour chair.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02The only thing I'm thinking about now is these legs are looking
0:27:02 > 0:27:05really odd because they're still brown.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08I do have a few pots of paint that I could maybe try out to see
0:27:08 > 0:27:10what looks best.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15I think the blue is too harsh, and the green is a bit dull, so...
0:27:17 > 0:27:18That one, I think.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22I hate painting.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24I'm going to give it a quick and dirty coat for the first one,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26and then a nice, neat one afterwards.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Of course, if you'd remembered to paint the legs before covering
0:27:29 > 0:27:32the cushions, it wouldn't be a dirty job at all.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35It wouldn't have been worth a fiver before.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39I'm going to ask over 100 quid for it now.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Over £100 for what was a tired, old, velour chair.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46But now, after plenty of patchwork, patience and painting -
0:27:46 > 0:27:50it's transformed into a modern piece of furniture that's sure to
0:27:50 > 0:27:52turn a profit.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57With Sarah spending just £15 on a fireproof calico material
0:27:57 > 0:28:01and sample pots of paint, this patchwork seat has
0:28:01 > 0:28:03the potential to provide plenty of profit.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Back at the dump, Sarah picked up from Janet her old,
0:28:10 > 0:28:14brown velour chair which had definitely seen better days.
0:28:14 > 0:28:15I'm quite interested in the chair.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18It was given to my mum by a friend of hers.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21The cat, as you can see, sat in it most of the time.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Sarah took the chair home and provide it with patchwork and paint.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28A quick and dirty coat for the first one, and a nice, neat one afterwards.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32With the transformation complete, the old, brown velour cat seat
0:28:32 > 0:28:35had become a stylish piece of modern furniture.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39The revamped patchwork chair was purr-fect to be offered for sale
0:28:39 > 0:28:44in Sarah's very own barn sale of recycled items.
0:28:44 > 0:28:50With a suggested price of £125, bids were invited written on folded
0:28:50 > 0:28:54pieces of paper with the chair being sold to the highest bidder.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Fingers crossed, they might buy it.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Sarah is back in Witley to show Janet how her
0:29:01 > 0:29:06old, brown velour chair has been transformed into patchwork profit.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08And to hand over the cash.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11DOG BARKS Somebody friendly there.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16- Hiya! Hello again!- Hello.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18- How are you?- Very well, thank you.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22I've got a couple of pictures to show you.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Because after we took away your brown velour chair...
0:29:24 > 0:29:26- Yes. - SHE LAUGHS
0:29:26 > 0:29:28You're laughing, but we did some work on it.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31So I thought I'd show you what we did to it.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- We made it vintage-style.- Oh, wow!
0:29:33 > 0:29:37- Isn't that nice? - I'm glad you like it.
0:29:37 > 0:29:38Yeah, it's really lovely.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41So I made a patchwork fabric using lots of offcuts
0:29:41 > 0:29:45and things that I'd had from other projects and that sort of thing.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47It looks really pretty, doesn't it?
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- Isn't that nice? - I think it was a good makeover.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54- Do think your mum would approve of it?- Yes, I think she will.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55She likes flowery things,
0:29:55 > 0:29:58so I think she would see that as a big improvement.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Excellent.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05- So in the end, somebody actually paid £100 for it.- Good grief!
0:30:05 > 0:30:08So that means I've got £85 to give to you.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Oh, wow! Fantastic!
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Thank you very much, that's unbelievable!
0:30:12 > 0:30:15- My pleasure.- Good grief, who'd have thought?
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Sarah spent just £15 on this transformation,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22and was able to achieve a sale price of £100,
0:30:22 > 0:30:25which leaves £85 profit to hand over to Janet.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28So what does she have in mind for the money?
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Behind Corfe Castle, there's a cattery.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34And she always used to love to go there.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36So what I was thinking is that we could take the money there
0:30:36 > 0:30:38and give it to the cattery.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43And so I can say that's what we've done with the chair.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Is that going to be a problem,
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- does she know that you got rid of the chair?- It might be! No.- Really?
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- Oh, no!- It might get me off the hook a bit.- She's going to know now.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54You're going to be in lots of trouble.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Maybe buy her an ice cream to smooth her up first.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Use the fiver for the ice cream and then give the £80 to the cats.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- It was really lovely to see you again.- And you, thank you very much.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05My absolute pleasure. Bye-bye.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10See that cat over there?
0:31:10 > 0:31:12That's the cat that sat on the chair.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16All that cat hair? It's that one over there.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19I think if we give the money to the cats' home, buy Mum a cream tea,
0:31:19 > 0:31:21that means everyone's happy.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24The cats are happy, Mum's happy, so a good result.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29With the patchwork chair producing a profit, Sarah now has
0:31:29 > 0:31:34high hopes for the punctured petrol can belonging to Trevor and Deon.
0:31:34 > 0:31:35She's back in Walthamstow,
0:31:35 > 0:31:39where Rob has finished fiddling with the old fuel can.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Which, after a number of different design directions, has come
0:31:43 > 0:31:47full circle, and is back to being a table lamp for a man cave.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50The original idea was to cut all the way through it
0:31:50 > 0:31:51and put a light in it.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54After she'd gone, I had a bit of a think about it,
0:31:54 > 0:31:56I quite liked the shape, like a Zippo lighter.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58That's when I decided to split it.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02I was originally going to have a hinge on it, and have a clip.
0:32:03 > 0:32:08I prefer the idea of having a much more stationary fitting.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11More of a table lamp you would have on a low table.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16I'm not quite sure what I'm here to pick up from Rob.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19I know that it's changed a little bit from our high-end lighting,
0:32:19 > 0:32:21and it's got something to do with a hip flask.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Sounds very interesting.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26You might want to take a big gulp from that, Sarah.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29I don't know what she's going to say, actually.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31I hope she likes it. I really hope she likes it.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36When Sarah saved this old petrol can from the dump,
0:32:36 > 0:32:37it was on its final journey.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41But now it's been refitted
0:32:41 > 0:32:44and repurposed with the intention of reselling for a profit.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- Hello, Rob.- Hello, Sarah. - How are you?
0:32:54 > 0:32:55Dark in here today.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58We didn't have any money for the meter.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Oh, no, is that my budget blown?
0:33:01 > 0:33:02What is that?!
0:33:04 > 0:33:05That's really cool!
0:33:06 > 0:33:11Oh, my word. Talk me through it, what have you done to it?
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Let's have a look.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Ah!
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- Is that why you wanted the... - That is why I asked for a hip flask.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Turn the lights on, let me have a proper look at the finish, if that's all right?
0:33:22 > 0:33:23Yep, of course.
0:33:27 > 0:33:28It's really cool, isn't it?
0:33:30 > 0:33:32So was it a tricky process?
0:33:32 > 0:33:35It looks like it might have been through a few stages of development?
0:33:35 > 0:33:39It went through a constant stage of development.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41It was designed on the fly, really.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Rob was left with a budget of up to £300, but including
0:33:47 > 0:33:52the price of the hip flask, the final cost has risen to £330.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59I have just some reservations about the finish for that kind of money.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Just to tidy it up. I mean, I know the...
0:34:02 > 0:34:05I think there are a few little things that you could do.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07One of them is actually a car trim.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11- You know like the trims you get on a windscreen?- Oh, OK. Yep.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13I quite like that reference to the car.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Just like a rubber trim around the edge.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18I think that we'll just have to make sure that is tidied up,
0:34:18 > 0:34:20if that's all right?
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Give me a shout, and I'll get it picked up when that's finished up.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26But, for taking on the challenge, well done, Rob.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36I love Rob's imagination.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39That looks really quirky and it's an interesting piece,
0:34:39 > 0:34:41but I do have my reservations about the finish.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44I hope he doesn't mind me asking him to push it just a little further,
0:34:44 > 0:34:46because with something like that, the devil's in the detail.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49I think Sarah liked it.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52I think she was pleasantly pleased - pleasantly surprised?
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Pleasantly pleased. Pleasantly surprised!
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Rob finished his petrol can creation for £330,
0:35:00 > 0:35:05so all that remains now is for Rob to smooth out those rough edges
0:35:05 > 0:35:07and for Sarah to find it a new home.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Back at the tip, Sarah spotted the potential
0:35:16 > 0:35:18of Deon and Trevor's petrol can.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- I like your jerry can.- It's yours.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23I've had it for eight years, and it's got a hole in the bottom.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28Sarah's potential ideas were met with a certain cynicism.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29I don't hold my breath.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31If I'm really honest.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35With the help of Rob, that old, punctured petrol can has now,
0:35:35 > 0:35:40after a few changes of plan, become a Zippo-style table lamp.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Sarah's returned to Witley to show Deon and Trevor
0:35:44 > 0:35:46what has become of their old petrol can.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- Hi, there! Hello, Trevor, how are you doing?- Very well, thank you.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57- Hello.- How are you?- All right, thank you.- Nice to see you again.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- I've got a few bits here to show you about your jerry can.- Oh, right.
0:36:00 > 0:36:01Lovely.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Come on out, let me show you.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06So that's what it ended up like.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09This has got a fantastic, really bright light inside it.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11And he's cut it in half, and opened it up,
0:36:11 > 0:36:14so it's sort of like a Zippo lighter.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15What do you reckon?
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Very different.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19A lot of work gone into it.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22It's not something I'd have indoors!
0:36:22 > 0:36:25Normally at this point, I would say, "Great, it went really well,
0:36:25 > 0:36:28"I've got fantastic news, I've got money to hand over to you."
0:36:28 > 0:36:31But I haven't managed to sell it yet.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Some things you just think maybe they should have carried on at the tip,
0:36:35 > 0:36:37but we've had quite a lot of fun with this.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40I'm sorry not to be handing over hundreds of pounds
0:36:40 > 0:36:42for a high-end piece of lighting.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45We've got some more rubbish, if you'd like it.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48I mean, recyclable bits.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51So, despite all Rob's hard work,
0:36:51 > 0:36:54the search continues to find his light a new home.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59With costs of £330 spent and no income generated,
0:36:59 > 0:37:04this could be a potential loss for Sarah £330.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07We weren't sure quite what she was going to do in the first place.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09We were stumped at that one. I think it's been
0:37:09 > 0:37:11a bit of a struggle for them to come up with a design.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14But they have, so good luck with that.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18I think Trevor and Deon were really good sports,
0:37:18 > 0:37:20because there was no money for nothing to hand over.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24But we've had a good laugh, and quite a lot of fun with that jerry can.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31Back in Margate, Rupert has managed to complete the jigsaw puzzle
0:37:31 > 0:37:33that was this new table.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36But he's not sure what Sarah will think of his radically
0:37:36 > 0:37:39different approach to what was discussed.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42It was a bit of a battle with this table,
0:37:42 > 0:37:44and I've made it into something new,
0:37:44 > 0:37:50and hopefully she's going to like it, and find a suitable home for it.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Last time I was here I dropped Rupert off a real challenge -
0:37:53 > 0:37:55a table on its last legs.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58I mean, hardly attached to its last legs. In a really bad state.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01So I can't wait to see what he's managed to do with it.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Hiya!- Hey!- How are you? - Hey, Sarah, how you doing?
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Yeah, really well, really well. How about you?
0:38:11 > 0:38:16- I'm OK, I'm just about ready for you.- Really? Has it been tense?
0:38:16 > 0:38:19It's always tense. But it's done, somehow.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24- That is amazing... Is it, can I touch it?- You can, you can.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27It's not actually wet. It's high-gloss.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30It looks like nail varnish, or something's poured on it.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33It's really thick, I wanted it to look like a toffee apple.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35That's what it is! It really does, doesn't it?
0:38:35 > 0:38:37It's beautiful.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- It's huge.- It is rather big.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44I know, originally, I said maybe I'd just cut it in half
0:38:44 > 0:38:46and cast a new bit in the middle.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49But when I looked into that, the table was so rotten,
0:38:49 > 0:38:53and it would cost so much over the budget to cast a nice piece,
0:38:53 > 0:38:55so I decided, I'll work with exactly what I've been given,
0:38:55 > 0:38:57make something new out of something old.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01It is absolutely amazing.
0:39:01 > 0:39:06The red sections are actually reclaimed wood, so the budget hasn't
0:39:06 > 0:39:11- changed at all. I've perhaps spent another three pounds on it.- Really?!
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- That's it.- Well done!
0:39:14 > 0:39:16It's ready to go and have a new life,
0:39:16 > 0:39:18and hopefully live for some more years.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21I think you have absolutely nailed it, it's beautiful.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Thank you so much.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26It looks fantastic, glossy, beautiful,
0:39:26 > 0:39:28and I'm going to go all-out to try and get that back
0:39:28 > 0:39:31into the heart of somebody's home.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33I'm really pleased that she liked it,
0:39:33 > 0:39:36I just hope that she can find a suitable new home for it now.
0:39:36 > 0:39:41The final cost of Rupert's work on the table has come to £400.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45Sarah's going to need to convince any potential buyer that
0:39:45 > 0:39:50this is the perfect family table if she's to make any profit at all.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56When Sarah first met Andrew, he was throwing out
0:39:56 > 0:39:59a rickety kitchen table his family had outgrown.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01We've had it for 20-odd years.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05But sadly, we've got nowhere for it to go any more.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09He was pleased when Sarah took an interest.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Is it something I could take away and try and remake something?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14I'd be delighted, because I'd hate for it to go to waste.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18And now, with some reclaimed wood and a tin of varnish, Rupert has
0:40:18 > 0:40:23served up a large and strikingly beautiful family dining table.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Sarah invited Martin, one of the country's leading
0:40:26 > 0:40:30retro furniture dealers, to take a look at Rupert's transformation.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34Whoever's done this is a very creative guy. It's good.
0:40:34 > 0:40:39And he loved it so much, he snapped it up for his shop, The Old Cinema.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43Sarah has returned to Witley to show Andrew and his family
0:40:43 > 0:40:47what has become of their kitchen table, and to hand over any profit.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53- Hi!- Hi, there. Andrew, it's Sarah. - Hi, Sarah.- Oh, hello, girls.- Hello!
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- Hi, there! This is the big family that you were talking about?- Yes.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- Some of them?- Most of them. - There are four, aren't there?
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Yeah, there's my son, who's hiding away somewhere.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04I don't know if you remember what your dad dropped off at the tip,
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- do you know what we're here to...? - The table.- Yeah, the table. Yeah.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09And did you all grow with that table,
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- do you remember it being in your house?- Yeah.- The old kitchen table.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Do you know what we did with it? We made it into a table.
0:41:18 > 0:41:23- I've got some pictures. This is how your table ended up.- Oh, wow!
0:41:23 > 0:41:25- That's amazing! - It's had a whole new lease of life.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29Your table went to the most amazing designer called Rupert Blanchard.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33So he spliced every single bit of your table together with some
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- new material to make it into a table for ten.- Wow, that's incredible!
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- Somebody has already bought it. - Have they?
0:41:40 > 0:41:45- Yeah, somebody who wanted a big table paid 750 quid for it.- Wow!
0:41:45 > 0:41:51We spent £400 with Rupert, which means I've got 350 quid
0:41:51 > 0:41:57- to give to you guys for your table. - Really?! No way!- Yeah, really.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01- So that money is yours to do whatever you like with it.- To the pub?
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- That'd be a really good night in the pub!- Well, I'm amazed.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Thank you very much indeed.
0:42:06 > 0:42:13Transforming Andrew's table from a table into a table has cost £400.
0:42:13 > 0:42:18But Sarah was able to sell the finished item for £750.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Which leaves Andrew with a profit of 350 quid.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23If he can keep it from the bar,
0:42:23 > 0:42:27does he have anything else he would like to spend his money on?
0:42:27 > 0:42:30A new bed, probably, for me and my wife.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Because we've been sleeping on the same one for 25 years
0:42:33 > 0:42:34and it's pretty worn out.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38And having just come back from holiday, my wife has got used
0:42:38 > 0:42:41to sleeping in a proper bed, so it'll go towards that.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45A drink at the pub and a new bed.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47What better way to spend money for nothing?
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Sarah managed to make a profit
0:42:52 > 0:42:56on only two of the three salvaged items.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59The dining table, restructured by Rupert,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02and the brown velour seat, seen to by Sarah.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07Rob's petrol can lighting has still to find a new home.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11That's three things saved, and only two things sold.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15Sometimes it's not as easy as you think to make money for nothing.