0:00:06 > 0:00:08How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:11 > 0:00:15The answer could be hiding in the 20 million tonnes
0:00:15 > 0:00:18of household waste we throw out every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22Just before you throw it away, would it be possible to have a quick look at it?
0:00:22 > 0:00:25That's why entrepreneur, Sarah Moore, wants to get
0:00:25 > 0:00:28her hands on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:30 > 0:00:35I am a passionate buyer, user and renovator of second-hand stuff.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37And I've turned that passion into a money-making business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I turn old into new, and I sell it for a profit.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47Sarah's ready to sift through as many boots and binbags as she needs to...
0:00:47 > 0:00:49That's vintage gold, isn't it?
0:00:49 > 0:00:51It's really exciting.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53..in her search for tip treasure.
0:00:55 > 0:00:56I love it!
0:00:57 > 0:01:02And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- What are we going to do with that? - Oh, 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 > 0:01:26If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits back
0:01:26 > 0:01:28to the very people who had no idea
0:01:28 > 0:01:31there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Oh, fantastic. That's unbelievable!
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Today, Sarah's at Merchants Way Recycling Centre in Walsall,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53about ten miles outside Birmingham.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56And there's a whole lot of dumping going on.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02Although much of what we throw away each year could have a new-found purpose.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04It's so busy here today
0:02:04 > 0:02:07and I know that there are fabulous things coming in.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10All I've got to do is find them BEFORE they get dumped.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Sarah's search has been given the thumbs up by the local council,
0:02:17 > 0:02:22so don't think this is an invitation to start raiding skips in your local tip!
0:02:22 > 0:02:24That's not rubble, what's that?
0:02:24 > 0:02:28It's an old tripod. Belonged to my dad a very long time ago.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30See, amazing what you find amongst the rubble.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Sarah's not going to quit until she's got her hands on three items
0:02:34 > 0:02:38which, once repurposed, can be sold at a profit,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41meaning a potential pocket full of cash for their original owner.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44They are, they're being thrown out.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48But some people are more happy to see their things gone for good.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52My other half is on holiday and he doesn't know I'm getting rid of all this!
0:02:54 > 0:02:55He comes back tomorrow.
0:02:57 > 0:02:58Luckily, Sarah's found Don,
0:02:58 > 0:03:03whose other half is more than happy to get rid of their old furniture.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- Her indoors doesn't want it. - Really?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09It's got threadbare, and it's worn, isn't it?
0:03:09 > 0:03:14And the cat's been at it, it's all been scratched to death.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15This is how it is.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18No-one wants old furniture, you just have to chuck it out.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Well, I'll tell you who might want it...
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- Me!- Oh, you can have it if you like.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Cos it's got a certain something about it that is now
0:03:24 > 0:03:27quite popular with people, because of its retro styling,
0:03:27 > 0:03:29because of those little wooden armrests.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31You say that to my wife!
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Well, it doesn't fit into everybody's home.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37But this is the kind of thing that I'm up here looking for,
0:03:37 > 0:03:39hoping to give a new lease of life to.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42There's a great big bucket full of broken glass here
0:03:42 > 0:03:45when the window broke in the storm the other week.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Do you want that, as well?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50She'll be fine with the chair, thanks, Don.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Stick your glass...
0:03:52 > 0:03:55in the rubble skip, because glass is made of sand, you know.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59This looks so brown and so old-fashioned now.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02It's going to look amazing.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05You hear that, Don? "Amazing".
0:04:05 > 0:04:07You can cover them, if you really want to.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10But people don't tend to do that these days.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12New stuff is so cheap, relatively.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14They'll just go and buy another one.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Sarah has her first fabulous find.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23So, what are her plans for this big, brown beast?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26It's brown, it's a bit dirty, and, at first glance, you probably
0:04:26 > 0:04:28think that this is in exactly the right place here.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31But, actually, I think this has huge potential.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34This is teetering on the brink of being a very trendy style,
0:04:34 > 0:04:38and I think with a new cover, some exciting fabric on it,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41it's going to look a million dollars.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45And Don's old scratching post is destined for Anthony Devine
0:04:45 > 0:04:48and his Ministry of Upholstery, no less.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Mancunian Anthony is a passionate upholsterer,
0:04:52 > 0:04:56who loves to combine the experimental with traditional techniques.
0:04:56 > 0:05:02And he's supplied furniture for the likes of Harvey Nicks and the QE2, no less.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05I like to explore other things than what a traditional
0:05:05 > 0:05:09upholsterer would do, so I would use digital fabrics,
0:05:09 > 0:05:14I like to mix screen printing and printing your own fabrics.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Erm, yeah, I like to explore opportunities.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Which is good news, because Sarah has your next big opportunity lined up.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24HE STAPLES
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Your next big, brown opportunity.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39Sarah's seeking out her second item, and she has a spring in her step.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41I love yew.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42What's that?
0:05:42 > 0:05:44I love yew. It's a yew tree!
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Here, I'll do the jokes, thanks!
0:05:47 > 0:05:50And to put an even bigger smile on Sarah's face
0:05:50 > 0:05:52is Bob and his boot full of metal.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Thanks to Bob, Sarah has her second item to renovate.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58Just before you throw everything away,
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- tell me what you're doing here today, and where this has all come from? - A rotting garage.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04I love the look of the metal.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06I know it's rusty and it's old,
0:06:06 > 0:06:08but there's something about this sort of stuff.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- Is this some sort of old drill fitting or something?- Yeah, exactly.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13The drill goes in there. It's a drill press.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14- But it's not working any more?- No.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19Do you know something, that doesn't matter to me. I love the fact that it's got some writing on it,
0:06:19 > 0:06:21and it's really chunky.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23This is really exciting for me.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25It's at least 40 years old.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- That's why I like it so much, cos they don't make them like this any more, do they?- Nope.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33That's really cool. If I could take that away, I'd be so chuffed.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36If I make something out of the drill thing, would it be OK to come
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- and show you what I've done?- Yeah. - Lovely.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41- Thank you so much for that.- OK.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45I absolutely love this.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48So, what does Bob think of Sarah's scavenging?
0:06:48 > 0:06:51I have no idea what you could use it for.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56It's a difficult shape to work with. It's large, it's heavy.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Er, you could prop a door open with it, but that's all I can think of!
0:07:05 > 0:07:09I'm so excited to have found this. I absolutely love it.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12This beautiful retro styling, the lettering,
0:07:12 > 0:07:14all the colour of the paint that's left on here.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16It's a really interesting piece.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20And it'll look great as an interior design lighting feature.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Bye!
0:07:22 > 0:07:27Thanks to Bob the builder, Sarah has her second item to renovate.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29But she'll need help.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Luckily, she has just the right man for the job.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39Say hello to The Rag And Bone Man, AKA Paul Firbank.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Launched during the London Design Festival in 2011,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46The Rag And Bone Man brand is best known for creating
0:07:46 > 0:07:50high-end interiors from salvaged heavy machinery.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Normally we're working with, say, aircraft components,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55or vintage motorcycle components.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Things that are really well made.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01I think people don't often throw metal away because, you know,
0:08:01 > 0:08:04it's worth some money and you can take it to a scrapyard.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09So, yeah, it'll be interesting to see what somebody has taken down to the tip.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Hopefully, it's not a shopping trolley!
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Paul will be happy to hear it's not a shopping trolley,
0:08:14 > 0:08:19but I can't imagine he'll be much happier once he sees the rusty drill press.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28So, with two items safely stowed away for Anthony and Paul,
0:08:28 > 0:08:32Sarah now has to find something she can sink her own teeth into.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Too much going on, I don't know where to start!
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Look at them, they're queueing up round the block.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Every time I look in the back I have to see, is there something I like?
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Well, Sarah might like the look of what Les has in his boot.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Just being nosy!
0:08:50 > 0:08:54I'm just wondering if those wood blocks would make chopping boards, what do you think?
0:08:54 > 0:08:55I think they would.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Better watch out for the guard dog, though.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Who's your friend? Hello!
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- That's Gracie.- What's the wood from?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04This is wood I use for my wood burner.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- But I make things out of them, see. - Really, what do you make out of them?
0:09:08 > 0:09:09Well, anything.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11How many have you got? Come on, let's see.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Probably about eight of them.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- And you're sure you've got more, that you don't mind sparing them?- No, no.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- I'm such a scavenger.- Here you are.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Are you a wood worker, or have you got the right tools?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- No, I just make little things. - What have you made?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- Well, I make a lot of signs for the Caravan Club.- OK.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30I feel really embarrassed taking them, but if I do manage to make something...
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Look, look, I wouldn't give you them if I needed them.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Well, you're very sweet.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39I think Gracie approves.
0:09:39 > 0:09:45Sarah reckons these timber cut-offs could make adorable little chopping boards.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Do you think she can do it, Les?
0:09:47 > 0:09:52I haven't a clue. I don't know her skills. Clearly, she's got some.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55She sees something in them to have a look.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59It was that, caravan or the fire.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01So, if she creates something,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04which it is creating, good luck to her.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10There are eight or so chunks of these fat little bits of flooring joist.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13And I think I've got a plan for them.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16You know when you cut up the lemon that goes in your gin and tonic,
0:10:16 > 0:10:18and it tastes of garlic cos you've used the wrong board?
0:10:18 > 0:10:23Well, these are going to be beautiful bespoke lemon boards.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24For your drinks cabinet.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Sarah's three-piece treasure hunt is complete.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33Anthony will dream up something dazzling for Don's armchair.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Paul will devise a new use for Bob's drill.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43And Sarah will be slicing up lemons in no time with Les's blocks.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47It's been a really good day here today.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49The people of Walsall have been brilliant
0:10:49 > 0:10:52and, in between the binbags and the garden waste,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55I found three really excellent things.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57And I know I can turn them into hard cash.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Sarah's first stop is cool, happening Manchester.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13It's alive with established and emerging designers and artists.
0:11:14 > 0:11:21Sarah's taking Don's brown, lumpen chair to furniture maker, Anthony Devine.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Anthony creates bespoke, handmade, upholstered pieces
0:11:25 > 0:11:28that are a world away from what Sarah's bringing him.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Sarah's coming today!
0:11:31 > 0:11:34It's never just a simple footstool, or just a simple dining chair.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38There's always, kind of, something, er, big and ambitious.
0:11:39 > 0:11:40Anthony?
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- Oh, hello!- Hiya!
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- Are you well? Do you want a hand? - I'd love a hand.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49Look, how cool's this?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Very nice. No, it is. It's actually really nice.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55CHAIR SQUEAKS
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- Right.- Talk me through it, then.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02It's not really being done any favours with the brown Dralon.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- But I thought it was actually really... Oh, don't break it already! - Sorry, sorry!
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Steady on, Anthony.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11I thought that it could be absolutely bang on trend
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- and looking really cool.- Yes.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- And so, I brought it to you.- Yes.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Well, this is the kind of thing that's fetching big money at the moment. It's nice.
0:12:20 > 0:12:26I didn't know whether we should cover it in blocks of fabric, rather than a patterned fabric.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29So, you could really see the structure of the chair and the way it was designed.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31But I know you're dealing with this stuff all the time,
0:12:31 > 0:12:33so I'm all ears to hear what you've got to say.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38- We're using some great fabrics from Guatemala, of all places.- Really?
0:12:38 > 0:12:43All hand-woven, and I think it would look amazing on this, on this chair.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Hand-woven Guatemalan fabrics?
0:12:47 > 0:12:50That's exactly what I had in mind(!)
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Uncanny!
0:12:52 > 0:12:57- Oh, wow.- This is a metre by 50. And it takes over a month to produce.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Do you know something, that's going to be so out of my budget, you wouldn't believe.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Well, I was thinking we can put this part here...
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Then these...
0:13:07 > 0:13:08And then this...
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Possibly that way, or the other way around.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14This is a bit controversial, OK?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17I'm slightly worried that if we put all this on here,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20and I was hoping to keep the wood exposed,
0:13:20 > 0:13:24we might end up where we don't actually see the shape of the chair.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27The patterns certainly are eye-catching.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30But is there such a thing as too eye-catching?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Why don't you move them all about the place, Anthony?
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Maybe that will change her mind.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I think...
0:13:37 > 0:13:39That that will work.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43I'm not sure she's 100% convinced.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46It's a big-money gamble with such pricey fabric.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52What am I looking at to get this whole thing done, including the fabric?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54We're going to be around...
0:13:54 > 0:13:56You know...
0:13:56 > 0:13:57Spit it out!
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Dare I say the £800 mark?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01800 quid?
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- It's a big commitment for me to spend 800 quid on something I found at the tip.- I know.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09But you talked me round and I think that we're going to see something just amazing.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- Are you staying to help me, then? - Not a chance.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- Nice to see you, always a pleasure. - Thank you. Every time!
0:14:15 > 0:14:16Don't go slacking!
0:14:18 > 0:14:20I think we got there in the end, didn't we?
0:14:20 > 0:14:22I'm hoping that that combination of fabrics
0:14:22 > 0:14:25and that shape of that chair really come together.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28But whatever happens, I'm spending £800.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33It's got to look fantastic, and I hope to make a little bit of profit.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35I dread the times that she turns up,
0:14:35 > 0:14:38but she always leaves me with more work.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41I like this one. Lots of potential.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46So, for a whopping £800 to produce,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Sarah's going to have to sell it for a small fortune.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Next up, Sarah is off to Margate in Kent,
0:15:00 > 0:15:05which is rapidly becoming a hot spot for all things upcycled and vintage.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11As a result, there is a thriving community of artisan craftspeople
0:15:11 > 0:15:14living and working here and Sarah knows just the right one
0:15:14 > 0:15:19to transform her rusty drill press into something saleable.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21It's Paul.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- Hello?- Hello.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- Hiya, how are you?- Not too bad. What have you got here?
0:15:28 > 0:15:31A little something... It's really heavy, it's really heavy.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- Let me have that bit. How are things? - Yeah, good.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Paul should be feeling good.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39He specialises in transforming old, rusty machines
0:15:39 > 0:15:41and you don't get rustier than that.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44I can't believe somebody has actually thrown this away.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- It looks so cool with the "Cha-ching!" kind of handle.- Yeah.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49I'm sure we can get that to move.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Really? Because I had a few ideas.
0:15:51 > 0:15:52The first time I saw it,
0:15:52 > 0:15:55I thought it's kind of ice cream, coffee machine.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57There's something about it
0:15:57 > 0:16:00that has that kind of American diner sort of feeling.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03It'll probably take us a little while to kind of strip it down
0:16:03 > 0:16:06and actually get it all moving again.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07It'd be quite cool to turn it
0:16:07 > 0:16:10into some kind of wine bottle opener or something like that.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14This will obviously come up and down if I can get the mechanism free
0:16:14 > 0:16:16and get it moving. You could do something like that.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- It'd be great to sell it into a commercial setting.- OK.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23And it looks like it would look good on a bar
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- or something along those lines. - What about a...
0:16:26 > 0:16:29a nutcracker or something like that, something really simple?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Love it, that's a really cool idea.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34So, you kind of buy your pot of nuts from the bar or whatever
0:16:34 > 0:16:37and it maybe says, "Welcome to the Crusher!"
0:16:37 > 0:16:40And you can kind of pick what flavour you want and crush away.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41We could try something like that.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Even if it was five, a little handful of them
0:16:43 > 0:16:45you could "cha-ching" in there.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Sarah's got "cha-ching" on the brain today
0:16:48 > 0:16:49and so she should -
0:16:49 > 0:16:54to produce a nutcracker out of the drill will cost upwards of £300,
0:16:54 > 0:16:56so she'll have to find a buyer
0:16:56 > 0:16:59with plenty "cha-ching" to make it worthwhile.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01I'll leave you to it. Got your work cut out,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04look forward to some beer and some nuts very soon.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Every so often,
0:17:10 > 0:17:13you come across somebody who just blows you away with the ideas
0:17:13 > 0:17:15they come up with and their creativity
0:17:15 > 0:17:17and Paul is just like that.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19I am so excited about what he's got planned for that drill bit
0:17:19 > 0:17:23and I just can't wait to see that nut crusher.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25It's going to be amazing.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28It certainly will be amazing.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Sarah is not getting it for peanuts.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34With Paul's labour and materials estimated at £300,
0:17:34 > 0:17:38let's hope it's just the nuts getting squeezed
0:17:38 > 0:17:39and not the profit margin.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46From marvellous Margate to stunning Sussex
0:17:46 > 0:17:49and the barn where Sarah is about to start her own project.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56She rescued a pile of anonymous-looking wooden blocks
0:17:56 > 0:17:59and has a nifty new use in mind for them.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03So, these I want to make into chubby little lemon-shaped chopping boards.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07I'd like to cut them out into a really sweet little lemon shape
0:18:07 > 0:18:09and these are going to be
0:18:09 > 0:18:12for when you have that gin and tonic at the end of the day.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15When you sit down and you take a sip and you can taste garlic on the lemon
0:18:15 > 0:18:17because you've cut it on the wrong board,
0:18:17 > 0:18:18these are just to go on your bar,
0:18:18 > 0:18:20these are just for cutting up your lemons.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25You're right, Sarah. I've never been keen on gin and garlic.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28I'm just going to sketch out a rough sort of lemon shape.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32That looks lovely and lemony to me, Sarah.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36I made one of these for my grandparents when I was about ten.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38They quite liked gin and tonic.
0:18:40 > 0:18:45Your grandparents were fond of the gin? Should you be telling us this?
0:18:45 > 0:18:50Sarah now carefully cuts out her lemon using a jigsaw for accuracy.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54I'm going to sand off the whole outer layer of the wood
0:18:54 > 0:18:55so that it's all clean
0:18:55 > 0:18:58and then I'm going to use some olive oil just to seal it
0:18:58 > 0:19:00and that should be fine,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03cos wood is really quite good with food in general.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Things like pine and this soft wood, it's not the hardest grain,
0:19:06 > 0:19:08but it should be fine for just chopping up a few lemons.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Right, I think we're good to go on that.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15You could sand by hand, or, for speed, use an electric sander.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23Sarah is using extra virgin olive oil to seal the pine. Sweet.
0:19:26 > 0:19:32You have to hold it to really like this, because it feels amazing.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34It's like suede or something, it's really smooth,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37and I think it looks...
0:19:37 > 0:19:39kind of lemony, doesn't it? I'm pleased with that.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Just another six more to go.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47Sarah is not charging for her own time or her olive oil,
0:19:47 > 0:19:50so there's been nothing spent, but a lot could be gained.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Back in Manchester...
0:20:00 > 0:20:03..Anthony is stripping back the retro brown chair
0:20:03 > 0:20:08and uncovering about 50 years' worth of dirt.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- Urgh!- Thank you, Sarah.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13I hope he washes his hands,
0:20:13 > 0:20:17because Anthony is handling the very pricey Guatemalan fabric.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Many textiles from this region originate
0:20:22 > 0:20:27from ancient Mayan culture, so it was an obvious choice, eh, Anthony?
0:20:27 > 0:20:31It would be easy to just be able to put, like,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34a nice wool or a nice felt on there, just kind of a really blocky colour.
0:20:34 > 0:20:35Given this opportunity,
0:20:35 > 0:20:38we wanted to just have a little play around with something new.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42Anthony is upholstering one arm of the chair as a guide
0:20:42 > 0:20:46to work out how to arrange the other fabrics and if I remember right,
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Sarah wasn't totally convinced with his plan.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53There was a lot to discuss on the day when Sarah came round.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58I know she was quite interested in keeping it quite defined.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02"More defined" - that should be easy.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05If that goes in there, what do we think of these colours?
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Does it affect your eyes too much?
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Having this there takes away from that, I think.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Like you were saying, less is more sometimes.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Yeah, I think more is more on this one, though.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21What I'm thinking now - this as a centre,
0:21:21 > 0:21:25a thinner stripe of that down there...
0:21:30 > 0:21:31Option number two...
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Pretty soon, all of Anthony's upholstery students
0:21:35 > 0:21:37want to give their two cents' worth.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39It's just a bit...
0:21:39 > 0:21:41busy.
0:21:41 > 0:21:42It goes better vertically.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43You mean like that?
0:21:44 > 0:21:46That's your focal point, for me.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49How many upholsterers does it take to choose a fabric?
0:21:49 > 0:21:50HE EXHALES
0:21:50 > 0:21:51Well said.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Why don't you leave the hard stuff till later
0:21:54 > 0:21:57and get on rebuilding the insides?
0:21:58 > 0:22:03Anthony stitches and staples hessian material on the rest of the chair.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04We're going to stitch this in.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07It gives him a strong base to work from
0:22:07 > 0:22:11and prevents the luxurious fabric catching on a spring unit.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15Anthony attaches much-needed padding to the hard wooden frame
0:22:15 > 0:22:18using an air-driven staple gun
0:22:18 > 0:22:21and on top of that, a nice, fluffy cloud.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24After the foam, we use this wadding
0:22:24 > 0:22:27and, basically, what that does is help take the friction
0:22:27 > 0:22:32and help the fabric glide over your fabric better.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Once all the material is on,
0:22:34 > 0:22:38Anthony will apply a fire-retardant spray.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41This will bring it up to code with current fire standards.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44This is just a little bit of dark wax.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47I'm just going to apply it over the front of the arm
0:22:47 > 0:22:49just before we put the fabric on,
0:22:49 > 0:22:52so we don't run the risk of getting wax on the fabric,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55which would be a nightmare.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Upholstering a chair from scratch
0:22:57 > 0:23:00is a very skilled and time-consuming process.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Anthony has not even decided on the fabric yet,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07so it might be a long night.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Back in Margate,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Paul has been working on the new designer nutcracker.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20But after dismantling the old drill press,
0:23:20 > 0:23:23he's discovered a major problem.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26To actually make the whole thing food-safe, I kind of realised
0:23:26 > 0:23:31that where the carriage is sliding up and down, it needs to be oiled.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35There will always be traces of steel and oil very close to food
0:23:35 > 0:23:38and I think to actually make it food-safe
0:23:38 > 0:23:42is maybe going to push the budget way over,
0:23:42 > 0:23:47so I'm now actually thinking that we redesign it and turn it into a lamp.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52I hope Sarah is all right with it, but that's kind of what we...
0:23:52 > 0:23:54what I'm thinking at the moment.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Sarah did love that nutcracker idea,
0:23:58 > 0:24:01but if you run the risk of getting oily nuts,
0:24:01 > 0:24:03probably best not to bother.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06So, what is your plan for the lamp?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08What we'll actually end up with,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11we're going to end up with this coming out
0:24:11 > 0:24:14and then coming back on itself.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15Something like that.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20If we add the fire extinguisher, if that gets added here...
0:24:20 > 0:24:23But then the whole thing is back over there, if I'm making sense.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Wait a minute - fire extinguisher?!
0:24:26 > 0:24:28I've been cutting these for years
0:24:28 > 0:24:30and that, as you can see, was a fire extinguisher,
0:24:30 > 0:24:34but when you put a nice cut on it and that is polished,
0:24:34 > 0:24:37and it becomes a lamp shade, it's actually quite hard to tell
0:24:37 > 0:24:41that it was a fire extinguisher in the past, so yeah, it's nice.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43It makes a great lamp shade.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45If you say so.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Paul's biggest challenge with the new design is creating the angle
0:24:49 > 0:24:51on the post for the light to sit on.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56To do that, he's going to have to try and cut that solid iron bar.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57Here goes.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Paul is using a circular saw.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04It gets very sparky,
0:25:04 > 0:25:08so if you are cutting your own drill press at home, remember - goggles.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15Having successfully made a "V" cut in the bar,
0:25:15 > 0:25:17it's now time to see if it will bend.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Fingers crossed there is enough for that,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22so I should just be able to bend this back and...
0:25:23 > 0:25:25It's quite a square cut, actually.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Go on, Paul, put some welly into it.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Good job, sir.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40After Paul solders the joint together,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42he can get on with the drilling...
0:25:45 > 0:25:46..screwing...
0:25:47 > 0:25:49chiselling...
0:25:49 > 0:25:50and...
0:25:50 > 0:25:52whatever that is.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56And after all that,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59what do you reckon, Paul? Is it going to work?
0:25:59 > 0:26:01It is coming together.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03It's all so well made - as a lamp, you'll pretty much be able
0:26:03 > 0:26:05to throw that on the floor, it shouldn't break.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Compared to modern-day lamps, that's quite cool.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10You'll easily get 100 years out of it,
0:26:10 > 0:26:12give or take a light bulb or two.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14With the design set,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17all Paul needs to do is get the light fitting sorted,
0:26:17 > 0:26:21polished up and pray that Sarah didn't have her heart set
0:26:21 > 0:26:22on that nutcracker.
0:26:29 > 0:26:30Back at the barn,
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Sarah is sanding her last lemon-shaped chopping block.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Sarah took seven sorry lumps of pine,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44and created seven sweet, citrus-shaped,
0:26:44 > 0:26:47lovely lemon chopping boards.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53With a silky-smooth finish, sealed with luscious olive oil.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58I have really enjoyed making these and they are a simple project.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00They are approachable - if you want to have a go at home,
0:27:00 > 0:27:03you've got a piece of wood that you can sand on all sides
0:27:03 > 0:27:05and just to sort of cut out a shape...
0:27:06 > 0:27:10..it's a really fun thing to do and you get the added bonus that now
0:27:10 > 0:27:12I have to go and test drive it to make sure it works,
0:27:12 > 0:27:16so I'm off to find something that needs a lemon putting in it.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18I'm not quite sure the sun is over the yard arm -
0:27:18 > 0:27:20I'm going to have a Buck's Fizz instead.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22You can have that at any time of the day, can't you?
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Buck's Fizz and lemon - must be a Sussex thing.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Happy days!
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Wow, is your glass big enough, Sarah?
0:27:34 > 0:27:36I think I deserve that.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40You certainly do, but don't neck the whole bottle.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42You've got to sell the boards now.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Sarah's success is measured in sales
0:27:49 > 0:27:54and she always seeks out the best opportunities to maximise profits,
0:27:54 > 0:27:58hosting regularly her own furniture and clothing sales from home...
0:27:58 > 0:28:00I've just sold the sofa!
0:28:00 > 0:28:02..advertising and selling online...
0:28:05 > 0:28:06Let's get that online.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10..or meeting commercial buyers in person to sell direct.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Seeing this is really refreshing, and it's good,
0:28:13 > 0:28:15and people are going to want more of it.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18It's going to grow, this thing, I think, that you are doing.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21With opportunities galore in the things that we throw out,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Sarah is always looking to make money for nothing.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Back at the dump...
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Hmm, really interesting - you sure?
0:28:33 > 0:28:36..Les's wooden blocks almost went up in smoke.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39It was that, caravan or the fire.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42So, if she creates something, which it is creating,
0:28:42 > 0:28:45good luck to her.
0:28:45 > 0:28:46Sarah transformed them
0:28:46 > 0:28:51into a set of sensational, citrus fruit-shaped chopping boards.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54In the hope of making a juicy profit,
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Sarah visited her local watering holes
0:28:56 > 0:28:59to sell her lemon-slicing boards.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- Do you fancy one?- Yeah, definitely.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03All you've got to do - have a good look at them,
0:29:03 > 0:29:06because they feel really nice, and just make me an offer.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- Anything over a fiver and I'm probably going to say yes.- Say 15?
0:29:10 > 0:29:15- Amazing.- Happy?- Seriously?- Yeah. - Fantastic, that's amazing.- Nice one.
0:29:15 > 0:29:16SHE MOUTHS: 15 quid!
0:29:17 > 0:29:21She is now back in Walsall to see Les to hand over the cash
0:29:21 > 0:29:24and to show him what became of his wood blocks.
0:29:25 > 0:29:26Hello?
0:29:28 > 0:29:29- Hi, Les.- Hello, dear.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Hi, it's Sarah from the tip.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- Nice to see you again. - How are you?- I'm fine, yes.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- Wow, you've got a lot going on here! - An awful lot going on here, yes.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39And more to do, as you can see.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40I remember when you came to the tip,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- I took two different types of wood away from you.- Yes.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45One with some little blocks I think you were going to use
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- that were left over flooring bits. - Yes.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50I had a look at those and I didn't think I could do anything with those.
0:29:50 > 0:29:51- Not really.- But those big chunks,
0:29:51 > 0:29:53did you say you were going to use them
0:29:53 > 0:29:55- for blocking up the caravan? - Yes.- Yeah.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58They were really cool, so shall I show you what I did with them?
0:29:58 > 0:29:59Go on, fire away.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- Did you have any ideas when I took them away?- None at all.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05OK, I made them into little chopping boards...
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- Oh!- ..you can use for cutting up your lemon on.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12- What do you reckon? - I think they are fantastic.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15I managed to get, I think, six out of the chunks of wood
0:30:15 > 0:30:19that you dropped off, so I made them into six little boards.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Very substantial wood, you see, wasn't it?
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- Yeah, and that was nice. - Ideal for the job.- Really chunky.
0:30:24 > 0:30:25Lovely, it's great.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28And then I thought, having made them, "I've got to take them somewhere
0:30:28 > 0:30:32"to try and sell them," so I've been around all the local pubs -
0:30:32 > 0:30:36they now have one of your chopping boards on their bar
0:30:36 > 0:30:37to cut their lemons up on.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- Blimey. - I just said to the guys there,
0:30:39 > 0:30:42"Anything over a fiver, I'm going to be really happy with."
0:30:42 > 0:30:46Different people in the pubs bid me and, actually, all together,
0:30:46 > 0:30:51we managed to sell your boards for £60, so I brought that back for you.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53- Oh, dear, no.- No, no...- No, no.
0:30:53 > 0:30:54Don't, don't.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59- Let me explain.- Can I...? You can explain as much as you like.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02I'm sure you know a charity you could give that to.
0:31:02 > 0:31:03Well, do you know something?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06This is money for nothing, because it was made out of nothing
0:31:06 > 0:31:08and we've brought it back for you. We'd love you to take it.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10If you'd like to give it to a charity,
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- that's absolutely lovely. - I certainly will be able to do that
0:31:13 > 0:31:15- and I WILL do that.- If you'd like to give it to charity, that's great.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Thank you so much.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19- If you'd like to spend it and think about...- I'm touched.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21- Truly touched.- That is so sweet.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Les, it was really lovely to see you again
0:31:23 > 0:31:27- and nice to see all the bits you're getting on with here.- Yes.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31Take care and I hope to see you in Sussex in a pub very soon.
0:31:31 > 0:31:32- Yes.- Bye-bye.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38All that was involved in the making of the lemon chopping boards
0:31:38 > 0:31:39was some elbow grease.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Sarah managed to sell them for £60, making it all profit.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48I think they're absolutely fantastic,
0:31:48 > 0:31:49what she's done with them.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53I've always wondered what on earth she could make out of them,
0:31:53 > 0:31:56cos to me, they are scrap.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59But what she has done is absolutely fantastic.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01I think possibly there could be a chance
0:32:01 > 0:32:03that I shall be having a go myself.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Back in Manchester,
0:32:12 > 0:32:17Anthony is waiting on Sarah to pick up the renovated brown chair.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19They didn't see eye-to-eye on the fabric,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22so Anthony is dying to find out what Sarah thinks
0:32:22 > 0:32:24of the finished product.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28In the past, she's always had a really good reaction to my work,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31so I would very much think it'll be exactly the same,
0:32:31 > 0:32:34so yeah, quite looking forward to it.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37I left Anthony with the brown chair challenge -
0:32:37 > 0:32:42really knackered, not attractive and definitely looking past its best.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46I'm hoping that with his 2,000-year-old styled fabric
0:32:46 > 0:32:50and all of his creativity, he's managed to make it look fantastic.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55Before, this unremarkable brown chair was dreary, dull
0:32:55 > 0:32:57and down in the dumps.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Now, it has been radically transformed.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06Anthony has pulled out all the stops to give this chair
0:33:06 > 0:33:09a striking personality and a quality finish.
0:33:11 > 0:33:16Contrasting geometric designs on lush, hand-woven fabrics
0:33:16 > 0:33:19ensures this chair doesn't just stand out from the crowd -
0:33:19 > 0:33:23it demands to sit centre stage.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25But what will Sarah think?
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- Hi, you all right? - I'm really well, how are you?
0:33:28 > 0:33:30- Are we high-fiving?- Oosh!
0:33:30 > 0:33:32You're so intense!
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- Ta-da!- Never! Where's my brown chair gone?
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- What have you done with it? - This is the new-look brown chair.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Blue is the new brown.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- It's amazing, just the look of it. - It almost killed me.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Are you telling me that there were problems along the way?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Not so much problems, but challenges.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55We had a few kind of design changes along the way,
0:33:55 > 0:33:59but we thought that would kind of give it more of a modern look to it.
0:33:59 > 0:34:00Talk me through this,
0:34:00 > 0:34:03cos that's quite a bold stripe down the back, isn't it?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Where the fabric originates from,
0:34:05 > 0:34:07it's all about colour, and intense colour.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09It's got to be the right customer -
0:34:09 > 0:34:12will literally just fall in love with it.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15There is no hard sell involved in this.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17It's just walk up, "I love it, I'll have it."
0:34:17 > 0:34:19And to feel it, it's like...
0:34:19 > 0:34:21It's like patting a really nice dog, isn't it?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23It's really... HE CHUCKLES
0:34:23 > 0:34:24That's a good thing.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26It looks great - is it comfortable?
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- To be honest, I've not sat in it yet.- Shall we have a go?
0:34:29 > 0:34:32Well, it seems Anthony has turned Sarah round
0:34:32 > 0:34:34with his Mayan masterpiece.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39It's bolder than she expected, but it's not the end of the world.
0:34:39 > 0:34:40It's really comfortable.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Really cool.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43Go on, have a pew.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47Put your feet up, Anthony. You deserve it.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49After a late night in the workshop,
0:34:49 > 0:34:51it's nice to be able to sit in something comfy.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53All right, don't get too comfy.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58Let's get down to business, and that £800 budget.
0:34:58 > 0:35:03- It did take a long time, but we're still on budget.- Really?
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- Just.- Just!
0:35:05 > 0:35:07I think it looks absolutely lovely.
0:35:07 > 0:35:08Really cool.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11For £800, I would hope it looks cool,
0:35:11 > 0:35:14but Sarah now has to find a buyer who agrees.
0:35:21 > 0:35:27Back at the dump, Don's dilapidated armchair was destined to be ditched,
0:35:27 > 0:35:30as Mrs Don deemed it a disaster area.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- Her indoors doesn't want it.- Really?
0:35:33 > 0:35:36And the cat has been at it, it's all been scratched to death.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38But Sarah saw it could be something special
0:35:38 > 0:35:41if left in the skilled hands of Anthony Devine.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Sarah sold the chair to Smithers of Stamford,
0:35:45 > 0:35:48who specialise in vintage and retro pieces.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51It's original and you can see that it is handmade, can't you?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Love all the different colours.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55I don't think it will be on the website for long.
0:35:55 > 0:36:00- No.- And she's back in Walsall to show Don what became of his armchair
0:36:00 > 0:36:03and hopefully hand over some cash.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- Hello, there. - Hi, Don, how are you doing?
0:36:09 > 0:36:11- I'm fine, thanks. How are you?- Really well.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15I've got a few things to talk about with your old chair.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17- Oh, right. - When you were throwing it out,
0:36:17 > 0:36:19I think you said your wife didn't like it any more.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- Is that right?- That's about it, yes.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24I've got some pictures of it, how it ended up, and I just wondered
0:36:24 > 0:36:27if you think she'd give it house room the way it ended up here.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29What do you think?
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Oh, my goodness me. Right.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Does it look like your chair?
0:36:33 > 0:36:38Yes, I recognise it, but, yes, you've done a brilliant job.
0:36:38 > 0:36:39If that came back here,
0:36:39 > 0:36:41you'd want all the room decorating to match it.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- Oh, well, erm... - Oh, wow, look at that.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48- It went off to an amazing upholstery studio in Manchester.- Right.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51The guy there stripped back every single part of it,
0:36:51 > 0:36:54it was just a frame and it was a really lovely wooden frame
0:36:54 > 0:36:57and it's got some beautiful hand-woven fabric in it.
0:36:57 > 0:36:58I was looking at that, yeah.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00To do something like that is not cheap,
0:37:00 > 0:37:03so I can understand why people throw things away.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07- It cost £800...- Did it really? - ..to restore it to its former glory,
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- or to give it a new lease of life. - Is the bill coming here?
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- Not that bill. - Ah, that's all right, then.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Actually, it cost £800, but I have managed to sell it.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- Brilliant.- At a profit.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24Part of the reason I'm here today is to give you £120,
0:37:24 > 0:37:28because that's how much we raised from the profits from it,
0:37:28 > 0:37:30so that's all for you.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32- Is it really?- Yeah! - Oh, thank you very much.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- Lovely!- I weren't expecting anything!
0:37:35 > 0:37:42Anthony charged £800 for his labour and that handmade Guatemalan fabric.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Sarah sold the chair for £920,
0:37:44 > 0:37:48making a tidy profit of £120 for Don.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Is there anything on your list that you need to spend £120 on?
0:37:52 > 0:37:58Well, yes, I've just had to buy a new tyre for the Land Rover
0:37:58 > 0:38:01and they are quite expensive now, cos they are special,
0:38:01 > 0:38:03so it will go very nicely towards that
0:38:03 > 0:38:05and thank you very much for that.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Lovely to see you again. - OK, thank you.
0:38:08 > 0:38:14- Enjoy your Land Rover proceeds. - All right.- Take care.- I'll do that.
0:38:14 > 0:38:15Thanks very much indeed.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27So, while Don counts his cash...
0:38:29 > 0:38:32..Paul is making the finishing touches
0:38:32 > 0:38:35to the drill-press-turned-lamp.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39The only thing is, it's nothing like what Sarah asked him to make.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47It is an absolutely cracking day here in Margate today
0:38:47 > 0:38:50and I can't wait to see what Paul has done with our drill press.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52It was quite a tall order.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55I'm hoping he has made the nutcracker to end all nutcrackers.
0:38:57 > 0:39:02When she dropped it off, the old drill press was in a sorry state.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05But Sarah and Paul were convinced they could turn it
0:39:05 > 0:39:08into a designer nutcracker.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12However, Paul has totally transformed the rusty drill press
0:39:12 > 0:39:15into a shiny and stylish contemporary lamp.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20By modifying the stand,
0:39:20 > 0:39:23adding a Ferrari gear shifter to the handle
0:39:23 > 0:39:27and a repurposed fire extinguisher for the shade,
0:39:27 > 0:39:31Paul has created an incredibly bold designer piece.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33The question is,
0:39:33 > 0:39:38will the unexpected lamp do Sarah's nut, or will it light up her life?
0:39:40 > 0:39:41Hiya!
0:39:41 > 0:39:43- Hello, there.- How are you?
0:39:43 > 0:39:44SHE GASPS Is that it?
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- Yeah, it's hidden. How are you doing?- I'm really well.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- How are things?- Good.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50How was it?
0:39:50 > 0:39:54OK, Paul, it's time to come clean about the lamp.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Good luck, mate.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- Is that it?- That's it, yep.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01It's... It's not quite what you think it was going to be.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05But it is what it is.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08So, what happened? Was it difficult to make? What was there...?
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Well, shall I just see? What is it? Let's see.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11Let's just open it.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- Oh, my word!- It isn't quite... As you can see, it's a...
0:40:18 > 0:40:19It's a lamp.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- But...- I absolutely love it.
0:40:22 > 0:40:27- Oh, thank goodness.- It wasn't quite what I was thinking.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29I was quite excited about making a nutcracker,
0:40:29 > 0:40:31cos I've never made anything quite like that before.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36Forget the nutcracker. That is sweet. It is amazing.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- Does it move?- It does move,
0:40:38 > 0:40:42so there's a little lever on the side that fixes it in position.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Then you've got some height adjustability on that.
0:40:45 > 0:40:46I think it looks amazing
0:40:46 > 0:40:49and I can't wait to see it turned on and stuck on a desk.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- Can we try it?- We can turn it on.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Oh, it's a beautiful filament bulb as well, isn't it?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57I think you have...
0:40:57 > 0:40:59just transformed it.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01That was a rusty, seized...
0:41:03 > 0:41:06..industrial but pretty hideous piece of kit when it arrived here
0:41:06 > 0:41:11and what you've transformed it into is a designer piece of...
0:41:11 > 0:41:13fantastic-ness.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15I'm going to have to think really carefully about
0:41:15 > 0:41:16where I go and sell it
0:41:16 > 0:41:20and make sure I hit the right mark with that, because I think it is...
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Somebody with a large desk, I think.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- Big desk and hopefully a big wallet.- Yeah.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Cool.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Back at the dump,
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Bob was hard pressed to think of a use for his old drill press.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42I've no idea what you could use it for.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43It's a difficult shape to work with.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47Prop a door open with it, but that's all I can think of.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51But it lit up the imagination of The Rag And Bone Man
0:41:51 > 0:41:53and now its future looks bright.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Sarah gave Martin of The Old Cinema a first look at the lamp.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01He's matched the cord, he's brought out the red,
0:42:01 > 0:42:04he's got some dull and he's got some shiny and that's good.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08It's just a nice mix of textures. I like it.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12Martin bought it to add to his collection in his London shop.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17The Rag And Bone Man charged £350 for the table lamp.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21It was sold for £450, making a profit, obviously,
0:42:21 > 0:42:22of 100 quid for Bob.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27So, the good news is, I've sold that fantastic light
0:42:27 > 0:42:30that The Rag And Bone Man made out of that old drill stand
0:42:30 > 0:42:31and I've made £100 profit.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33But Bob doesn't want the money,
0:42:33 > 0:42:35so I'm going to give it to Children In Need.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Sarah saved three items from their demise at the dump.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47The timber cut-offs are now pride of place in pubs across Sussex.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52The old, brown, bedraggled chair
0:42:52 > 0:42:54is now a stylish and striking armchair.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00And the rusty drill press has been thrust into the limelight
0:43:00 > 0:43:02as a top-notch table lamp.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07So, we've given a whole new lease of life to some blocks of wood,
0:43:07 > 0:43:11a drill stand and an old chair, and turned a profit, too.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13Maybe next time, I'll see you at your tip
0:43:13 > 0:43:14and make some money for you.