0:00:03 > 0:00:06Ooh, just before you throw those away...
0:00:06 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11- Can I have it? - You can have it, yeah.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16The answer could be hiding in the 30 million tonnes of household waste
0:00:16 > 0:00:18we throw out every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Now, this is one seriously unusual tip find.
0:00:21 > 0:00:26That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her hands on things
0:00:26 > 0:00:27before they hit the skip.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate user, maker and buyer of old stuff,
0:00:34 > 0:00:37and I've turned my passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39I make new stuff out of old stuff
0:00:39 > 0:00:40and I sell it for profit.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:46 > 0:00:48These were going to be thrown away? Seriously?
0:00:48 > 0:00:50I love it, love it, love it.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:54 > 0:00:55It looks brand-new.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57..valuable...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59You are joking.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..and hopefully saleable items.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03That is a triumph!
0:01:05 > 0:01:06If Sarah is successful,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09then she can hand the profits back to the very people
0:01:09 > 0:01:14who had no idea there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15That is amazing!
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Welcome to the Walsall recycling centre
0:01:30 > 0:01:32and the beginning of Sarah's search.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37She's on the hunt for a hunk of junk that can be transformed
0:01:37 > 0:01:38into a chunk of change.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45I love turning a profit where others see trash,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48making old stuff that's drab into desirable and fab
0:01:48 > 0:01:50is just so satisfying.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Sarah's been given special permission by the recycling centre
0:01:56 > 0:01:58to rummage about today.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Come on, Walsall - let's see what you've got.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06She's on the lookout for four items that can be brought back to life
0:02:06 > 0:02:08and sold on for profit.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17Sarah is casting admiring glances at the junk in Keith's trunk.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Are you chucking the chair? You are, aren't you?
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- Yeah.- You can't.
0:02:21 > 0:02:22You've got to let me have it.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Have it if you want.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Keith's clearing out the flat he rented to a loyal lodger
0:02:27 > 0:02:29who has now moved on to a nursing home.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32She was 90... 90 how old?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- She was 91...- 91. Lovely. - ..last October.- And local?
0:02:35 > 0:02:40- And she'd been my tenant for 22 years.- Fantastic, so you don't think she'd mind us having her old chair?
0:02:40 > 0:02:41No, not at all. No.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- Can I have a sit?- Yeah.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44Is it comfy?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I've no idea. I've never sat in it.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48It's great.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50It's lovely.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53And do you think I'll be able to do anything with it
0:02:53 > 0:02:55or make any money out of it?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- Yeah.- How much do you reckon?
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- Fiver.- Fiver! - HE LAUGHS
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Fiver! I'm definitely going to make you a fiver.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- Righto.- Thanks ever so much. - OK, then.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08If anyone can scrape a profit from this chair, it's Sarah,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11but not if she scrapes Keith's car with it first.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Ooh, careful!
0:03:15 > 0:03:17The design of the chair, it is good, isn't it?
0:03:17 > 0:03:22You know, to make one of those now would cost a lot of money.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Definitely.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Check this out.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28It's retro, it's ruined
0:03:28 > 0:03:31but it looks like it's got so much potential
0:03:31 > 0:03:33and I think it's going to look a million dollars
0:03:33 > 0:03:35and hopefully make a pretty penny, too.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38The best bit is the transformation is going to be...
0:03:38 > 0:03:40# Dun, dun, dah! #
0:03:40 > 0:03:41It's going to be amazing.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47Sarah says retro - I say oh, no!
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Let's find out who she's picked to help make this seat saleable.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Welcome to Anthony Devine's world.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Anthony's unique and quirky upholstery has earned him
0:04:02 > 0:04:07the reputation as one of the most imaginative craftspeople around.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Anthony can upholster almost anything,
0:04:10 > 0:04:12but he does love a good chair.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Some chairs you just know, you know that this is the one
0:04:17 > 0:04:19and you just know you're on to a winner.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29You can look beyond the kind of the dirt and the holes and the grime
0:04:29 > 0:04:31and you think, "Yes, we've got a gem here."
0:04:31 > 0:04:34And then it's a matter of teaming it up with the right fabric.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39And then from ugly ducklings are beautiful swans.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Hmm...he may be hoping for a beautiful swan
0:04:43 > 0:04:45but this one might be a lame duck.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52When Sarah and Anthony have worked together in the past, they've...
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Well, let's just say they haven't always seen eye to eye.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59But this time, I want no fighting, OK, children?
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Or there'll be no upholstery for anyone, all right?
0:05:03 > 0:05:04So, anybody who knows me
0:05:04 > 0:05:08knows that I like to be kind of in control of what I do.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11What I'm not particularly comfortable with is
0:05:11 > 0:05:12when people turn up
0:05:12 > 0:05:16and they already have what they want to do cemented in their minds,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19so when Sarah turns up, it's always a little bit tricky
0:05:19 > 0:05:22that she has one idea and I have the other
0:05:22 > 0:05:25and somehow we've got to kind of merge them together.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28So, yeah, it's going to be an interesting one today.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Devine, are you in there?
0:05:30 > 0:05:33I've got a bad feeling about this one already.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Right, Sarah, if you just keep your opinions to yourself,
0:05:36 > 0:05:40don't be too pushy, you'll get on just fine.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42I have had a few ideas about it.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Oh, here we go.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46I actually love the wood and the fabric together,
0:05:46 > 0:05:49so I think it would be good to enhance this.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52We've got to get this kind of colour off and...
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- Yeah.- ..put a rich colour and show that actual wood.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57So, we'll do something with the wood
0:05:57 > 0:05:59and then that'll really work nice with the fabric.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01OK, so, I thought...
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Oh, no, she's at it again.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Maybe kind of grass green coloured.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Spring green or summer green are we talking?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Oh, I think that kind of moss you find under a bush.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14Summer pasture.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- Yeah. Do you think that would work?- Yeah.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Hurrah! A miracle, they've agreed.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22And maybe some flowers in the pasture. You know, something bright as the button.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Do you have to go to that point?
0:06:24 > 0:06:26I don't look too far down the line
0:06:26 > 0:06:29in trying to pinpoint everything out of what we're going to do
0:06:29 > 0:06:32because I think things will take its kind of natural form
0:06:32 > 0:06:37and then from there it'll almost be obvious what we do. I'm thinking of the nightmares that went before.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- Let's just keep it simple. - SHE LAUGHS
0:06:39 > 0:06:40- OK.- Just keep it simple.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43So, heaps of potential.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- I'm going to do the professional... - HE INHALES SHARPLY
0:06:45 > 0:06:47That's going to cost you.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49So, how much, then? I'm just not hearing the money.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Well, probably round the 475 mark.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54If you do it for 450...
0:06:55 > 0:06:56Ooh, she's giving him the look.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Don't be afraid of her, Anthony, stay strong.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- I'm going to leave before you change your mind. - Thank you very much.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07Works every time.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Well, after a slightly tense negotiation,
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I think we've got where we need to be with that chair.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20It's going to look amazing. Grass green, brilliant.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25With the chair coming in at £450,
0:07:25 > 0:07:28the plan is simple, grassy and mossy.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30But is Sarah going to like it
0:07:30 > 0:07:34when Anthony inevitably does whatever he's going to do to it?
0:07:40 > 0:07:44That's one item down, three more to find.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Sarah's travelled to the Woodhouse Lane recycling centre
0:07:47 > 0:07:51in Greater Manchester, where the thought of all those hidden gems
0:07:51 > 0:07:55is making her spin around in a circle for some reason.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Arriving just in time to bring her back down to earth
0:08:00 > 0:08:05is Simon with some rusty gubbins.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Oh, are they going in there, then? - They are, indeed.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- They're quite cool, aren't they?- Well, they are but I'm throwing them away,
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- so I'm not thinking they're all that cool.- No, obviously not. OK, for me, they look quite cool.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Are these out of the garden, then?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20They are an old and decrepit fence that's needed replacing
0:08:20 > 0:08:22at the back of the garden for far too long.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24I love that colour on them cos you just can't...
0:08:24 > 0:08:27You can't fake that when you're trying to make something look old.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29They call it patina these days.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34Patina or "pat-in-a" is really just a fancy word for rust.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37I've got loads of stuff you might consider patina.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38- Oh, really? - SHE LAUGHS
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- I can see you're talking on my wavelength already.- Should I not be throwing this stuff away?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44It literally is falling apart, isn't it?
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Chuck it my way and that'd be fantastic.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Railings like these are relatively scarce
0:08:50 > 0:08:54as many were donated for the war effort during the 1940s.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56It looks like Sarah's going to give these ones
0:08:56 > 0:08:59the chance of another life as well.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01But what does Simon think is in store for them?
0:09:01 > 0:09:05I like the idea of anything being recycled and reloved, I really do,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07but, you know, what she'll do with them
0:09:07 > 0:09:09is a little bit beyond me, really.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11The mind boggles.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15I think Sarah's mind might've completely boggled this time.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17I'm sure she knows what she's doing, though.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20They're rusty, covered in old paint, they've been cut up,
0:09:20 > 0:09:22they've nearly got chucked into a skip,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25but I think these railings have a charm about them
0:09:25 > 0:09:27that has to be a useful in transforming them
0:09:27 > 0:09:28into something else.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Mmm. Like what, exactly?
0:09:30 > 0:09:32It's definitely going to be a challenge.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Sarah won't sit on the fence for long.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38She's got someone in mind with the steely determination
0:09:38 > 0:09:40to forge something new out of that scrap.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49Daniel Heath is an award-winning wallpaper and textile designer.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53But he's not afraid of getting down and dirty with reclaimed materials
0:09:53 > 0:09:56to make unique furniture and contemporary design pieces.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01I love what I do because of the challenges
0:10:01 > 0:10:03that come from every project.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06There's never really two projects that are the same.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Every brief is different and every client is different
0:10:09 > 0:10:12and wants me to produce something unique for them,
0:10:12 > 0:10:16so that obviously has an array of challenges
0:10:16 > 0:10:18that I have to face every day.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Each one that comes along is different and that's the joy of it.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Daniel may love to work with reclaimed materials
0:10:25 > 0:10:27but he might be struggling to feel the joy
0:10:27 > 0:10:32when Sarah turns up with these rusty old railings.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33Now, these aren't the type of materials
0:10:33 > 0:10:36that I immediately think of when I think of Daniel's work.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40But I've got a few ideas and I'm hoping this old cast-iron railing
0:10:40 > 0:10:43can be incorporated into something amazing
0:10:43 > 0:10:45that can be sold to make some money.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49- Hiya.- Hello, how you doing?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- Nice to see you. - I'm doing really well. Really well.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54So, did you have any thoughts? And I said it was mad.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Well... Well, I had things pop into my mind, but...
0:10:57 > 0:11:00OK, yeah, really, really quite bonkers.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- Yeah, it's like, "Let me out." - HE LAUGHS
0:11:03 > 0:11:06OK, are they even sound?
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Are they...?
0:11:07 > 0:11:09I mean...are the...?
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Oh, they're OK.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- Shall we take them in and have a...? - They look a bit crumbly.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14Crumbly?
0:11:15 > 0:11:19I think you'll find that's a highly desirable patina, Daniel.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24I think there's something about them...
0:11:24 > 0:11:28- OK.- ..that is really beautiful because of the colour
0:11:28 > 0:11:31and pretending they're not beaten-up iron railings.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32That's all very well for you, Sarah,
0:11:32 > 0:11:37but it's Dan who has to work with those beaten-up old railings.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42From what I understand, because these are cast, they are brittle.
0:11:42 > 0:11:47They're not the kind of material that is terribly nice to work with.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50It just gets better and better, doesn't it, Daniel?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53I've had a bit longer to think about them than you have,
0:11:53 > 0:11:56but I'm sort of wondering whether they could be used
0:11:56 > 0:11:58as the support for a table.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- Yeah.- A sort of console table or something.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02Sure, OK. OK.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- You can see that, can't you? You can feel it?- Yeah, yeah.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07You know, it's going to depend on what we pair up with it
0:12:07 > 0:12:10material-wise cos we can't do anything with them on their own.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14They're going to have to have something that bolts them together
0:12:14 > 0:12:18or holds them together and a surface involved in it somehow.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Something like a contemporary material
0:12:20 > 0:12:22like Jesmonite might work well.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Jesmonite is like compound?
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Is that the pourable stuff?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30It's pourable. It's like a synthetic stone.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31OK, so, posh concrete.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- Yeah.- Yeah, OK.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34You like a challenge, don't you?
0:12:34 > 0:12:36I do, I do.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Er...this is certainly one of those.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Great - one you're prepared to take on, though?
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Well, they're here now, so I may as well.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44That's the spirit.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48That's why we love our Daniel. He never shies away from a challenge.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50It'd be good to tie down a price
0:12:50 > 0:12:53where we think we might make some profit.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58If we say a broad ballpark 500 to 600.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00OK, 500-600 quid.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Nearer to five's always good
0:13:02 > 0:13:04but if you can make the £2,000 console table,
0:13:04 > 0:13:06then just go all the way.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- Thank you, Sarah. - Thanks ever so much.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09- See you.- Bye.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14It's a dirty job -
0:13:14 > 0:13:16and now it's Daniel's job.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21He is going to create something just unbelievable out of those railings.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23I know he's got this vision.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26We'll have to wait and see what it is, though, because at the moment,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28it's a long way from looking commercial.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32These are a big challenge.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34I mean, they are...
0:13:34 > 0:13:35in a real state.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Hopefully, we'll make something nice with it as ever.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Daniel's wisely bid high for this work
0:13:42 > 0:13:46as it will involve a lot of experimentation and other materials,
0:13:46 > 0:13:49but with £500-600 of costs,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52it's going to have to be pretty special to turn a profit.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04It's time to head to Manchester,
0:14:04 > 0:14:09where upholsterer Anthony is working some magic on the old, drab chair -
0:14:09 > 0:14:10we hope.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Ta-da!
0:14:12 > 0:14:14No, still old and drab.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15Take the back off.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Anthony is used to working with old furniture
0:14:18 > 0:14:21but it's getting harder and harder to come by.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24I mean, the likes of your Parker Knolls,
0:14:24 > 0:14:27your Ercols and stuff like that...
0:14:27 > 0:14:31I mean, ten years ago, we were chucking them out for fun
0:14:31 > 0:14:32- and now... - HE LAUGHS
0:14:32 > 0:14:35..and now we're taking them out the skips!
0:14:35 > 0:14:36And just as well.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Anthony starts by removing the 1950s fabric.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43He wants to completely strip the chair to its bare bones.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48But it takes a lot of elbow grease to get out all those original tacks.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51That's it, Anthony, hit it.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54All I can hear in the back of my head is the guy doing the voice-over.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56"That's it, Anthony, hit it."
0:14:56 > 0:14:57Oi!
0:14:57 > 0:14:59This is weird.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00Better watch what I say.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11With the material removed, Anthony is enlisting his helper, Marianne,
0:15:11 > 0:15:14to help sand back the exposed wood.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18Anthony is applying a clear protective wax first
0:15:18 > 0:15:22and then a darker wax on top to bring out the natural grain.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26This chair's probably 60 years old.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28No replacements needed.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30No arms, no hips, no knees.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32There's probably not that many - better not say that -
0:15:32 > 0:15:3460-year-olds as strong as this.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37My mum and dad are over 60 and they're pretty strong.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- They could do with a bit of re-waxing, that's for sure. - HE LAUGHS
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Oi, watch it, sunshine.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44To pad the back of the chair,
0:15:44 > 0:15:48they're using a base of green layered felt
0:15:48 > 0:15:50and then an extra layer of cotton padding
0:15:50 > 0:15:54that Anthony is stapling in place with a pneumatic stapler.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57So, we're ready now for the calico.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59We've got our kind of comfort layer here
0:15:59 > 0:16:01and we're ready to go with this.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02So, this is the...
0:16:02 > 0:16:05We call it the FR, which stands for fire retardant.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Ironically, the only thing that does catch fire on a chair
0:16:10 > 0:16:15that has been treated with fire retardancy is the fire label itself.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Is there not something else that'll catch fire?
0:16:18 > 0:16:19- Pardon?- Wood?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Oh, yeah, and the wood'll burn, too.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Anthony has listened to Sarah's ideas
0:16:27 > 0:16:31and has picked a grassy, mossy wool for the bulk of the chair.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35It looks more like he's recovering a snooker table.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36He's even got the chalk.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Right.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Sarah chose the green
0:16:42 > 0:16:48because, I believe, this is the on-trend colour for 2016.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Really? So, snooker's the big thing this year, is it?
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Could potentially be like that.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Something seems a bit fishy here.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Anthony's playing this awfully safe.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00But just watch, he'll be waiting for us to go
0:17:00 > 0:17:03and then the real transformation will begin.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12In Walthamstow, award-winning textile designer Daniel
0:17:12 > 0:17:16is getting his hands dirty with the rusty old railings.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19This is not a material that I've worked with before.
0:17:19 > 0:17:25I hope that we can maintain some of their decrepit beauty.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29I don't think you'll have any trouble doing that.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Daniel's using the iron poles
0:17:31 > 0:17:34to make the legs of a classic console table.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Very rough sketch.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37But this gives me...
0:17:37 > 0:17:39works out how many I need,
0:17:39 > 0:17:41how many poles I need.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45Daniel will have to ever-so-delicately free the poles
0:17:45 > 0:17:46he'll need for his frame.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50All right, just give them a good bash, then.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Hey, bit of movement.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Because the worn-out and brittle iron is so difficult to work...
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- Yes!- ..Daniel doesn't think he'll be able to weld it.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06So, once he's rescued all those rods,
0:18:06 > 0:18:10he'll have to improvise a way to join them and the tabletop together.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16To do this, Daniel is designing a joining bracket,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19which he'll integrate into the top.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Now, I hope you're all listening carefully
0:18:21 > 0:18:23as this is where it gets tricky.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29The tabletop and integrated bracket will be made of Jesmonite.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31No, I've never heard of it either.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33But I know this - it's expensive.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39So, he's making a prototype of this bracket from wood to see that works.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40Very sensible.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45These are fitting into there quite well.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49But we don't need the pointy end.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52So, we're just going to go and chop the ends off.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54It's back to the machine room
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Daniel shares with the other crafty types in the building...
0:18:59 > 0:19:03..to get to work with the metal chop saw, yes!
0:19:06 > 0:19:10And there's a surprise in store underneath all that rust.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14It's come up quite nicely on the cut,
0:19:14 > 0:19:18which might mean that we can do more with it than we thought.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Dan scraps his wood block prototype
0:19:21 > 0:19:25and decides to try welding the railings after all.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28First, he cuts all the iron poles to the right length...
0:19:33 > 0:19:36..and cleans up the areas he needs to join.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38This is a linishing machine.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41It's like a big sanding belt.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44And it's basically exposing the metal underneath
0:19:44 > 0:19:48because we need to have a clean contact point for the weld,
0:19:48 > 0:19:50so that we have a strong finish to it.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56For a textile expert, Dan's got quite the skill set.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Is there anything he can't do?
0:19:59 > 0:20:03I've done some welding before, but because we want to keep the paint,
0:20:03 > 0:20:08it does have challenges beyond just working with standard steel.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11I've got all my joins square,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14so hopefully it will weld up quite straight.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18QUITE straight? No-one will pay over £500
0:20:18 > 0:20:21for a "quite straight" table, Daniel.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Daniel's welding iron will heat the metal to melting point.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32That's a whopping 1,500 degrees centigrade.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35The poles will melt together, and when they cool,
0:20:35 > 0:20:37they'll form a solid bond.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40At least, that's what should happen if Daniel's done it right.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46It's quite hard to tell whether it's worked until I undo the clamps.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Here's hoping the welds are strong enough to hold up that
0:20:53 > 0:20:57exotic-sounding and expensive Jesmonite tabletop.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Now it's time to head to Manchester to see what Anthony's
0:21:11 > 0:21:14made of the old '50s chair.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17In the past, Sarah's asked Anthony for nice,
0:21:17 > 0:21:21simple upholstery jobs and he's chosen this kind of fabric.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26And who could forget this one?
0:21:28 > 0:21:32Oof... Mind you, Anthony's stuff always sells,
0:21:32 > 0:21:34but sometimes it's not what Sarah asks for.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39I'm here, hoping that Anthony has taken that brown, tired,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42old chair and turned it into something fabulous.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44It has great bone structure, so it could look good.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49But knowing Anthony, he could have done anything to it.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54When Sarah dropped it off, it was old, brown and a bit down.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58But now, brace yourselves.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Wow, it's just lovely.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Anthony's produced a simple, elegant,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09beautifully refitted piece of furniture.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13The apparently on-trend green wool is complemented by lighter
0:22:13 > 0:22:17green side panels that bring out the natural colour of the wood.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21All in all, I think I want to buy it.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Hello.- Hello.- How are you?
0:22:29 > 0:22:30Behold!
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Is that the same chair? I don't recognise it.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37It's completely different. What have you done to it?
0:22:37 > 0:22:40This is just a good, solid piece of furniture.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42We could have been a little bit crazy with it.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46I just think, it is what it is and I think it's just a very nice chair.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49But, as it stands, there's something here that can be sold
0:22:49 > 0:22:50- to everybody.- I know!
0:22:50 > 0:22:55I would love this in my house! I absolutely love the chair.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- Just a bit too safe for you? - Well...- Boring?
0:23:01 > 0:23:03No, I don't think it's any of those things.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06It's like having a friend... Like, "Do you want to go to the pub?"
0:23:06 > 0:23:09And he's always the one who goes to the pub.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11He's never going to throw anything out there and be crazy,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14he's just like, "I'll get your pint." Know what I mean?
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Do you know something, everybody needs a friend like that.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Are they still talking about the chair?
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- I'm going to call him Brian. - Brian. I love it!
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Brian's dependable, he'll get me out of trouble,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25sees you right at the end of the night. I'll take Brian.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Pack him up for me. I'll send the couriers.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30He's all yours.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35I've got no idea what they're going on about, but I think Sarah's happy.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39I really didn't recognise that chair as the depressing brown thing
0:23:39 > 0:23:42that I dropped off. It's now a dapper little chap
0:23:42 > 0:23:43that's going to turn a profit.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Just you and me, Brian, it's just you and me.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Don't leave him hanging, Brian. Aw, BFFs.
0:23:52 > 0:23:58But sadly, Brian has to be sold, and coming in on budget of £450,
0:23:58 > 0:24:03Sarah will have to slap on a high price tag to make a good profit.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Well, before Brian was Brian, it was just Keith's old chair.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13- You've got to let me have it. - Have it if you want.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18- Lovingly cared for by his lodger for decades.- She's 91.- 91.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23- She'd been my tenant for 22 years. - Keith knew it was a quality piece.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26To make one of those now would cost a lot of money.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30- But was sceptical of any cash value. - How much do you reckon?
0:24:30 > 0:24:34- A fiver?- Fiver? Fiver!
0:24:34 > 0:24:37The challenge was on to make Keith more than a fiver.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Sarah invited round Nick from Smithers of Stamford
0:24:41 > 0:24:44to see if he fancied it for his online shop.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- So, do you think it would ship out of your website?- Yeah, I reckon.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- Ship it to the States.- Really? Are they liking this kind of thing?
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Yeah, definitely, in America, yeah.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Confident it would find a new home abroad, Nick bought it.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Yeah? That's great news.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Sarah's travelled to Aldridge in the West Midlands to show Keith
0:25:01 > 0:25:03what was done with his chair,
0:25:03 > 0:25:06and hopefully hand over more than a fiver.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10- Keith?- Hello, Sarah.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- How do you do? - How are you?- Nice to see you again.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I said at the tip that it'd be great to catch up with you again
0:25:17 > 0:25:19to talk to you about your old chair.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Am I right in thinking it wasn't actually from your house, was it?
0:25:22 > 0:25:27No, it wasn't, no. It was a house which I'd rented out,
0:25:27 > 0:25:32and the old lady left and just left everything to go to the tip.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35I think at the time I said probably a fiver, if I remember.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40Really, a fiver? Well, let me show you what we managed to do to it.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45- When it was restored, it actually ended up looking like that.- Wow.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- It's amazing, really.- It looks completely different, doesn't it?
0:25:48 > 0:25:53Investing in updating a chair like that is not a small thing,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56so it actually cost us £450.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58- What?!- To make it look like that.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00HE LAUGHS
0:26:00 > 0:26:01So that's probably why lots of people,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04when they have chairs like that, they just end up taking them
0:26:04 > 0:26:06to the tip, cos if you go to somebody
0:26:06 > 0:26:09and you say you want it completely redone, that's what it costs.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13But I managed to sell it and I've got some profit to share with you.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16- You said a fiver, did you, before?- That's right.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Well, I've actually got £100 there for you,
0:26:19 > 0:26:21a little treat, for your old chair.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26Wow, thank you! I'm amazed.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29Any thoughts about what you might do with 100 quid?
0:26:29 > 0:26:30A few meals out, I should imagine.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34- Fantastic. - Thank you very much, Sarah.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38- Thank you very much, Keith. Take care.- Take care! Bye.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45Well, I think Keith was genuinely surprised that he got £100 profit
0:26:45 > 0:26:48out of his old chair, and I love the idea that he's going to be
0:26:48 > 0:26:50going out and having dinners on us.
0:26:50 > 0:26:56Anthony's labour and materials came in on budget of £450.
0:26:56 > 0:27:02And with a sale of £550, Keith's walking away £100 richer.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Told you we could make you more than a fiver.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17That's our first item successfully selling for a profit.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Sarah's back at the tip to find more hidden treasures,
0:27:20 > 0:27:24and, as always, she's full of good advice.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Just make sure you're not throwing out any diamonds with the rubbish.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30No diamonds, must make a note of that.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Anyway, there might be a jewel of a find
0:27:35 > 0:27:38in the back of Julie and Dewi's car.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42Oh, you've got a lovely bootful there. There's all sorts.
0:27:42 > 0:27:43Where's all this coming from?
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- This is my son's house. He's moving house.- OK, and you're helping out.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52- He's moving to London? He's leaving you, is he?- He is, yes. At last.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- At last!- I've heard of the bank of Mum and Dad,
0:27:55 > 0:27:58but the moving company of Mum and Dad?
0:27:58 > 0:28:02- Who'd have children, hey? - Well, we wouldn't mind, but he's 33!
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- You never get rid of them, really.- Don't say that!
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Well, it does mean you've got the pick of his old stuff, Sarah.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10What do you think of those chairs?
0:28:10 > 0:28:14I think these are good, solid chairs, aren't they?
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Handmade, nice shaped base to them. Nice and sturdy.
0:28:17 > 0:28:23Normally they really wobble. Don't sit down. I might not get up.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- Yeah, comfortable. They have to be comfortable, don't they?- Yes.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30- If it would be OK to take away these chairs...- That would be nice, yes.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33I really appreciate those. I'm going to take these away.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Sarah's legged it with the chairs,
0:28:35 > 0:28:38but what do Julie and Dewi think will become of them?
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Yeah, if she can do something... If they were sanded down and just,
0:28:41 > 0:28:43that natural wood brought back up again.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Here's hoping the chairs will still have legs in the sales market.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Sarah certainly thinks so.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Charming, solid, bit of '50s styling on here,
0:28:52 > 0:28:56and potential to give them a really charming makeover.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58And we know who likes doing that, don't we?
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Jay Blades is a builder turned philosophy graduate
0:29:06 > 0:29:07turned furniture restorer.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14A couple of people have asked me, how do I describe my style.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18Personally, I don't know. I call myself a modern restorer,
0:29:18 > 0:29:22which basically means I restore furniture for a modern market.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Jay has his finger on the pulse of modern design interiors,
0:29:26 > 0:29:29reworking the very best of British craftsmanship
0:29:29 > 0:29:32and bringing it to the 21st century.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Someone did say to me once, "Your furniture makes me feel happy,"
0:29:35 > 0:29:38so I used to call my furniture happy furniture,
0:29:38 > 0:29:42because it makes you smile and it adds a bit of humour to your house.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45My style is definitely not boring.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48My style is definitely not run-of-the-mill.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52At the moment, those chairs aren't exactly avant-garde,
0:29:52 > 0:29:57so Jay might have his work cut out making them his own.
0:29:57 > 0:30:03These chairs are solid and brown and quite nice, but so dull.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07And what I need is Jay to absolutely go to the edge with them
0:30:07 > 0:30:10and make them into something amazing.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- Hiya.- You all right?- Yeah.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Guess what I've got for you.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Chairs, man, more chairs.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- Lovely chairs. - I'm glad you said lovely.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Yeah, they are real wood.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- They are.- They're lovely chairs.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Solid.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Yeah, these are gorgeous.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34These are really good little farmhouse or kitchen chairs.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37What ideas have you got for these?
0:30:37 > 0:30:41I think out of the farmhouse and into the 21st century.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44I'm hoping that you won't mind putting some colour on them.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46You want colour, I'll give you colour.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49My juices are flowing in this one. I like the idea of whacking...
0:30:49 > 0:30:53I can add a bit of colour. This is really cool. Really, really cool.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58So the dull chairs are in for a colourful Jay Blades transformation.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00I won't say too much about what I'm going to do to them,
0:31:00 > 0:31:01but they are going to be wow.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04How much money do you want to make them wow?
0:31:04 > 0:31:05Hit me with it. Come on.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08He's thinking about it.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Still thinking about it.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Still thinking.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- Still thinking.- I'm going to say 75 apiece.
0:31:15 > 0:31:1975 each to make these wow.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21- I'll leave them in your very capable hands.- Thank you.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- That's very kind of you. - We'll hopefully come back
0:31:24 > 0:31:26and find something a bit prettier next time I see you.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29They're going to be pretty amazing. They're not just going to be pretty.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- Pretty and amazing together.- Go for it.- OK.- Can't wait to see them.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- Take care.- You too. You take care.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39It's going to look really cutting-edge. Really trendy.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Not even trendy. These are going to be setting the trend.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46These two are just going to get that "woo!" factor,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- is what they're going to get.- Woo!
0:31:49 > 0:31:52But is the "woo" factor really going to be enough to see Sarah
0:31:52 > 0:31:54turn a profit on these?
0:31:57 > 0:32:02On a budget of £150, they'll need every bit of bling Jay can bring.
0:32:11 > 0:32:16In Walthamstow, Sarah's back to catch up with Daniel.
0:32:16 > 0:32:21Have the rusty old railings she left with him had a magic makeover?
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Well, I have been wondering,
0:32:25 > 0:32:29can you actually make old railings into something designer and cool?
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Let's go and find out.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35So this one's quite different.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38I'm using some materials that I haven't used before.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41So we're using the wrought iron from the gates
0:32:41 > 0:32:45and then I've made a Jesmonite top so, yeah, I just hope she likes it.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50When Sarah dropped off the pile of old iron,
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Dan faced a challenge of Herculean proportions.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Incredibly, he's risen to the challenge and created a cool,
0:33:00 > 0:33:03sophisticated console table.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06The railings have been welded to create a simple support
0:33:06 > 0:33:11structure, keeping their rusty, I mean, patina-ed appearance.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Daniel has worked with a brand-new material, Jesmonite,
0:33:15 > 0:33:19to create a classically simple, cool-looking top.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20It's quite an achievement,
0:33:20 > 0:33:24considering what he had to work with.
0:33:24 > 0:33:25- Daniel.- Hello.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Oh, wow!
0:33:27 > 0:33:29- Quite different.- How you doing?
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Yeah, I'm good. Good to see you.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35Oh, my word, I had no idea it was going to look like that.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- How cool.- Something a bit more contemporary, a bit more modern.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42Were you thinking bar? Are you thinking console?
0:33:42 > 0:33:45I was thinking console, so it could go in someone's hallway
0:33:45 > 0:33:46if they have a wide hallway.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49It could be somewhere where there's a telephone
0:33:49 > 0:33:52or they can put their keys when they come in.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55But it's quite a modern statement piece.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57It's elegant. It's great. The lines on it are fantastic.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00I think it's actually turned out to be much more elegant
0:34:00 > 0:34:02than I thought it would be because I had this idea
0:34:02 > 0:34:06we were going to create blocks to clamp the pieces together,
0:34:06 > 0:34:08which was, I think now in hindsight,
0:34:08 > 0:34:10would never have been structurally sound enough.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13I love what you've done. I like the quirkiness.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Obviously you've used them in the structure under here.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Yes, to support the top.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20So a nice bit of recycling where you're not wasting,
0:34:20 > 0:34:22you're not buying in material.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25It saves money, even if it makes more work.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Talk me through the top. What's that?
0:34:27 > 0:34:31So this is Jesmonite, which is a material that I've not used before.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35So we had to build a mould and pour it and cast it
0:34:35 > 0:34:38and then release it from there and hope that it was all in one piece.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42- It's quite nice cos it's cold. - And it's crisp. It's fantastic.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Yeah, and cos it's wrought iron and it's welded,
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- and this is Jesmonite and it's quite thick...- Yeah.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52..it should hold at least lamps
0:34:52 > 0:34:56if somebody wants to put anything heavier on there, to a degree,
0:34:56 > 0:34:58that you'd be able to.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00600 quid left on the table.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04Yep, the only cost really was the Jesmonite and the labour.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- It's a fantastic piece, Daniel. Thank you so much.- Thanks, Sarah.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- Let's get it packed up and let's sell it.- Right.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16I'm really happy that Sarah's happy with the piece,
0:35:16 > 0:35:18but this piece is quite different for me.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22It's exploring new materials and different aesthetics,
0:35:22 > 0:35:25so really, really happy with how that went.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29So, as it turns out, yes, you really can make
0:35:29 > 0:35:32railings into a stunning, high-end designer piece of furniture.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Who knew?
0:35:36 > 0:35:40When Sarah met Simon at the recycling centre, there was
0:35:40 > 0:35:42a difference of opinion.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44They're quite cool, aren't they?
0:35:44 > 0:35:45They are but I'm throwing them away
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- so I'm not thinking they're all that cool.- No, obviously not, OK.
0:35:48 > 0:35:49For me, they look quite cool.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53But it wasn't long before he was embracing Sarah's love
0:35:53 > 0:35:54of all things old.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57I've got loads of stuff you might consider patina.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01I can see you're talking on my wavelength already.
0:36:01 > 0:36:06And, in no time at all, the old became new again.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09Determined to find the console table a new home,
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Sarah opened her laptop and uploaded pictures on to the internet.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Apparently that's how you sell things these days.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Look, it got 51 hearts.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21I don't know what that means.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Sarah's travelled to Altrincham to catch up with Simon
0:36:26 > 0:36:29and let him know how she got on online.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32- Hi, Simon.- Hi. Good morning.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- Hi there, how are you doing? - Very good, thanks. How are you?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Very well, very well.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Distinct lack of railings at the front of your house.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Yes, and even fewer at the back now than there was a few months ago.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44So those railings were original to the area?
0:36:44 > 0:36:46I think they were original to the area.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49If you look around, they're all around the perimeter there.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- Did you wonder what we might do with them?- I certainly did.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56I had no need for them. You wonder why anyone else does.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Your railings went up to Walthamstow to a guy named Daniel Heath,
0:36:59 > 0:37:03who is a well-known maker and designer.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05He thought really carefully about what to do with them
0:37:05 > 0:37:08and I've got some pictures to show you how they ended up.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Here goes.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11Wow!
0:37:11 > 0:37:14It's very different from what I took out of my back garden.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- So this is a console table... - OK.- ..he's created out of them.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19What do you think?
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Yeah, it looks a damn sight better than it did in the back garden.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24They're currently still for sale. I haven't sold them yet.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26When they have done, I will be back in touch
0:37:26 > 0:37:28and hopefully handing over some money to you.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Fantastic. Even better news.
0:37:30 > 0:37:31Lovely to catch up again
0:37:31 > 0:37:34and I'm going to keep my eye open for some railings around here.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- There's plenty there.- Thank you ever so much.- Thank you.- Bye-bye.- Cheers.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Daniel came in on budget of £600,
0:37:41 > 0:37:45but, with the railings table still to be snapped up,
0:37:45 > 0:37:48we could end up being £600 down.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Hopefully, though, it'll find a new home soon
0:37:51 > 0:37:54and we can share the profits with Simon.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Well, it was lovely to catch up with Simon.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59I don't think our console table was exactly his cup of tea,
0:37:59 > 0:38:01but it will be somebody's, so I'm hoping to be back here
0:38:01 > 0:38:04and handing over some profit very soon.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14Sarah's travelled to the Witley recycling centre in Surrey to search
0:38:14 > 0:38:19for the final item, which will be the one she works on herself.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23And she'll not stop until she has it. She's like a dog with a bone.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Can I recycle you? Would you like to come home with me?
0:38:26 > 0:38:28I can turn you into a lap-dog.
0:38:28 > 0:38:33Come on, Sarah, no time for pats. The clock is ticking.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Or, in Richard's case, it's not ticking.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39What are you chucking out today, then?
0:38:39 > 0:38:43Well, it's a cuckoo clock. Very nice cuckoo clock, but it needs repair.
0:38:43 > 0:38:44Right.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- Oh, wow.- I've got another one. It's a shame to throw it away but...
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- Not many people have two cuckoo clocks, do they?- No.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54I've got the other one cos this one needs repair.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56So made in Germany. Did you get it from Germany?
0:38:56 > 0:39:02Yes, in the 1950s I was in the army in Germany and I bought it then.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04It's really sweet.
0:39:04 > 0:39:09I hate throwing it out, but it's going to cost a lot to repair
0:39:09 > 0:39:11and I don't need it.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13I wouldn't know where else to put it.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15I think if you've got one cuckoo clock that's probably enough, but
0:39:15 > 0:39:19if it would be possible to take that from you, I'll see if I can mend it.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20- Oh, please do.- I'm so excited.
0:39:20 > 0:39:26I'd be much happier doing that than it going down in the landfill.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Yeah, I'm so pleased that you let us have that, it's lovely,
0:39:29 > 0:39:33- and I shall try my best to get it going.- It's up to you now.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36I know. Ooh, the pressure!
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Sarah must be cuckoo to chose this broken clock,
0:39:39 > 0:39:41but she does love a challenge.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46I really don't know what I've got here.
0:39:46 > 0:39:47I am not a clock expert.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50There's potential that this little cuckoo clock could turn
0:39:50 > 0:39:53a pretty penny, but, at the moment, it's not working.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56I'm not sure if all the bits are here.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59I'm not sure what kind of market there is for cuckoo clocks
0:39:59 > 0:40:03but I'm going to stay positive and hope I've just picked up a winner.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07Perhaps Sarah can make this cuckoo sing again.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31From the hustle and bustle of the dump to the quiet countryside,
0:40:31 > 0:40:35Sarah's back home and, having enjoyed a morning walk with Bramble,
0:40:35 > 0:40:38she's going to get started on the cuckoo clock.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48So the cuckoo clock really doesn't work.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50I hoped I might be able to get it going or something
0:40:50 > 0:40:53simple would be wrong with it, but I've had a really good
0:40:53 > 0:40:57look at it and I've also spoken to a horologist.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59A what?
0:40:59 > 0:41:00Excuse me a sec.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02TYPING ON KEYBOARD
0:41:02 > 0:41:04One quick interweb search later,
0:41:04 > 0:41:07I can tell you a horologist is a clock-maker.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10You learn something new every day.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13It's 150 quid at least to get it repaired and a very long
0:41:13 > 0:41:17waiting list, so I'm afraid I don't think this is going to tick again.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22Ah, this cuckoo will cuckoo no more,
0:41:22 > 0:41:26but, don't fret, Sarah has a plan.
0:41:28 > 0:41:33She intends to transform this clock into a smart phone-charging station.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36CUCKOO CALLS
0:41:36 > 0:41:38You know when a cuckoo clock is broken.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41It starts to sound like a pigeon.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43CLOCK COOS
0:41:43 > 0:41:46It's a heavyweight item and Sarah needs to lighten
0:41:46 > 0:41:50the load by clearing out its internal workings.
0:41:50 > 0:41:51I'm sorry. This feels awful.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55If this all goes wrong, it could make a lovely bird box.
0:41:56 > 0:42:01You might think Sarah's cuckoo phone charging station is bird-brained,
0:42:01 > 0:42:05but when you're finding a new purpose for an old item,
0:42:05 > 0:42:08no idea is too off-the-wall or wacky.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Get inspired and go for it!
0:42:13 > 0:42:15So that is pretty much stripped now
0:42:15 > 0:42:19so if that's all one colour, I think that's going to look really cool,
0:42:19 > 0:42:23but I need to find out a way of introducing a phone to it and
0:42:23 > 0:42:27this bit, the old moulding from the front, definitely needs to be kept.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32I'm hoping that a phone might fit in there.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Look, that is perfect.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37I'm really lucky because that will mean it will look like it's
0:42:37 > 0:42:40made to do this, which is always helpful.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42So that's going to be on there in some beautiful colour
0:42:42 > 0:42:44and then the phone will go in here.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47I've just got to work out a way of getting the charger cord
0:42:47 > 0:42:51in here for whichever phone people have.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Can't be that hard, can it?
0:42:56 > 0:43:00I think just get a little bit of something to go over the top there
0:43:00 > 0:43:03it'll be fine.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06I said give it a go. I didn't say it would be easy.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12I wonder if it's too late to call that horologist back?
0:43:12 > 0:43:15Yep, I'd say so.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18Well, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,
0:43:18 > 0:43:22but what will this bird-brained idea be worth when completed?
0:43:22 > 0:43:27So far, Sarah has only spent £12 on a charger for this project,
0:43:27 > 0:43:29thankfully.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46Over in Wolverhampton...
0:43:49 > 0:43:53..it's time for Jay to give the pair of chairs the Blades treatment.
0:43:53 > 0:43:58I'm hoping to make these look really gorgeous.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03Jay has got a visitor to his studio today.
0:44:03 > 0:44:06I don't mind as long as they don't start to decorate it
0:44:06 > 0:44:08the way that they do.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12Yeah, the pigeon's a pain in the bum!
0:44:14 > 0:44:19So, while hoping Percy's NOT going to make a contribution,
0:44:19 > 0:44:21on with work on the chairs.
0:44:21 > 0:44:22This is chalk paint
0:44:22 > 0:44:25and basically with chalk paint, you don't need to rub down.
0:44:25 > 0:44:29You can just paint straight on to the furniture.
0:44:29 > 0:44:33It will give you an instant kind of look of how the finished
0:44:33 > 0:44:35article's going to be.
0:44:35 > 0:44:39Having promised Sarah a vibrant, colourful Jay Blades original,
0:44:39 > 0:44:44it's no surprise he's painting them a striking shade of...
0:44:44 > 0:44:47er, grey?!
0:44:47 > 0:44:50Sometimes, what happens is I apply a paint and then I can see
0:44:50 > 0:44:55the design coming up in my mind, and this is really going to work.
0:44:55 > 0:44:58It's going to be really, really cool.
0:45:01 > 0:45:05The special furniture paint Jay's applying it gives a neat matt look.
0:45:06 > 0:45:10I've gone for it now so I'll have to make a commitment.
0:45:13 > 0:45:17So now what I'm thinking is...
0:45:17 > 0:45:19to paint the leg.
0:45:19 > 0:45:21I want to do loads of different effects
0:45:21 > 0:45:23but I've got to take it nice and easy.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26Jay's decided on a colourful accent
0:45:26 > 0:45:29on only one of the legs of each chair.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32Those, I think,
0:45:32 > 0:45:34they work really well together.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36Could even take that one out and add that in there.
0:45:36 > 0:45:37So we're going to give it a go.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39Go on, then.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44Jay's planning to create a drip effect on the leg
0:45:44 > 0:45:46so he is diluting the paint
0:45:46 > 0:45:50and raising the leg up to stop paint pooling on the bottom.
0:45:52 > 0:45:57This is going to be a really organic kind of drip
0:45:57 > 0:46:01so the more you start to put on
0:46:01 > 0:46:03in certain areas,
0:46:03 > 0:46:05the drips will just form itself.
0:46:07 > 0:46:11Is that really going to give the chair leg a stylish finish?
0:46:11 > 0:46:17Now, I've made a choice to do this colour before this one.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19Now, that, the yellow looks a bit too similar.
0:46:19 > 0:46:22It looks... Oh! Look at that.
0:46:22 > 0:46:28Careful, Jay. I hope you're making more than just a mess there.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30Sometimes you have mistakes but I'm going to use that, actually.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32I'm going to use that paint.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35It just means I've just got to work even quicker.
0:46:35 > 0:46:37Well, hurry up, then.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39Do you know? I think I'm beginning
0:46:39 > 0:46:41to see where you got this idea from, Jay.
0:46:58 > 0:47:03In Sussex, there's been some big changes to Sarah's charging station.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07It's just arrived back from a specialist technician
0:47:07 > 0:47:10and if you didn't think she was cuckoo before,
0:47:10 > 0:47:12wait till you see a load of this.
0:47:14 > 0:47:17Well, I've had a really fun idea for the cuckoo clock
0:47:17 > 0:47:19so I just thought I'm going to throw caution to the wind
0:47:19 > 0:47:22and turn it into something really kitsch and cool.
0:47:22 > 0:47:24So the cuckoo clock has been flocked.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31Flocking is the process of adding thousands of tiny
0:47:31 > 0:47:36particles of fluff to an object covered in a fine coat of glue.
0:47:36 > 0:47:38It gives the item a velvety feel.
0:47:38 > 0:47:42It was very popular in the 1970s on wallpapers.
0:47:42 > 0:47:46But, truth be told, you can flock almost anything.
0:47:46 > 0:47:47It's flocking marvellous.
0:47:48 > 0:47:50Look at these two.
0:47:50 > 0:47:51Aren't they amazing?
0:47:51 > 0:47:54Look at that really vibrant, lovely pink.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57I've mixed it up a bit and I've got a few different tones of pink here
0:47:57 > 0:47:58so when I put it all together,
0:47:58 > 0:48:01it should kind of layer up so it looks really pretty.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04But this stuff - stunning, isn't it?
0:48:04 > 0:48:06So all I got to do now is put it together
0:48:06 > 0:48:09and hopefully we'll end up with something that is truly unique.
0:48:11 > 0:48:15When Sarah saved this cuckoo clock from the scrapheap,
0:48:15 > 0:48:17it was beyond repair but now...
0:48:20 > 0:48:23..its time has come to be born again
0:48:23 > 0:48:28as a retro-chic and completely unique smartphone charging station.
0:48:32 > 0:48:34It's functional and eye-catching.
0:48:34 > 0:48:38A classic cuckoo clock design given a bold and brash spin.
0:48:40 > 0:48:44The vibrant shades of playful pink give it a pop-art feel.
0:48:48 > 0:48:49It's one of a kind,
0:48:49 > 0:48:52uber-cool and utterly brilliant.
0:48:57 > 0:48:59Well, it's definitely kitsch, isn't it?
0:48:59 > 0:49:01And I think it's beautiful, it's definitely useful,
0:49:01 > 0:49:03and I'm just hoping it's saleable.
0:49:06 > 0:49:08It was almost lost forever
0:49:08 > 0:49:11but Sarah saved Richard's broken clock.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14- What are you chucking out today, then?- Well, it's a cuckoo clock.
0:49:14 > 0:49:16Very nice cuckoo clock.
0:49:16 > 0:49:22I hate throwing it out but it's going to cost a lot to repair.
0:49:22 > 0:49:26She couldn't fix it but she did find a way to repurpose it.
0:49:28 > 0:49:32Sarah paid £72 to have the clock flocked,
0:49:32 > 0:49:34plus 12 for a charger,
0:49:34 > 0:49:36making her total spend £84.
0:49:38 > 0:49:41She sold the charging station to Velvet Moon,
0:49:41 > 0:49:43a craft shop in Glasgow,
0:49:43 > 0:49:46and is now on her way to Richard's home near Witley
0:49:46 > 0:49:47to hand over the profit.
0:49:48 > 0:49:49DOORBELL
0:49:52 > 0:49:55- Hi there. Hello. Richard, hi. It's Sarah.- Sarah.- Hi there.
0:49:55 > 0:49:58- Nice to see you again.- Nice to see you.- Hello there. Hi. I'm Sarah.
0:49:58 > 0:50:01- Hello. I'm Anne. - Anne. Hi there. How do you do?
0:50:01 > 0:50:03Now, I actually took your cuckoo clock to...
0:50:03 > 0:50:05I think it's a horologist, isn't it?
0:50:05 > 0:50:08And it was at least £150 just to get
0:50:08 > 0:50:11somebody to look at it so I know why you were taking it to the tip.
0:50:11 > 0:50:13- That's why I went to the dump. - That's right, yes.
0:50:13 > 0:50:15Having not been able to get it going, I had to think of
0:50:15 > 0:50:17something else to do with it so I've got some pictures
0:50:17 > 0:50:18to show you how it ended up.
0:50:18 > 0:50:21- Hopefully you'll be pleasantly surprised. Here is...- Oh, no!
0:50:21 > 0:50:24THEY LAUGH
0:50:24 > 0:50:28- Wow.- That's lovely. Gosh. - It's gone pink.- Fantastic.
0:50:28 > 0:50:33- Isn't that fantastic?- So it is now a phone charger so...
0:50:33 > 0:50:37- Wonderful. How clever. - A phone charger.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40- And it was flocked.- Oh!- Lovely.
0:50:40 > 0:50:44So it has had a new lease of life. It is definitely in the pink
0:50:44 > 0:50:48and it has been bought by a shop who specialises in that
0:50:48 > 0:50:52kind of thing and I do have a little bit of money to hand over to you.
0:50:52 > 0:50:57It didn't make a fortune but I have got £26 here
0:50:57 > 0:51:01- for your old cuckoo clock and I hope you don't mind.- That's fantastic.
0:51:01 > 0:51:04As it was going in the tip,
0:51:04 > 0:51:08you know, I don't want that, so it will go up to church, where she...
0:51:08 > 0:51:11- You know, up at Witley. - Oh, fantastic.
0:51:11 > 0:51:14We're about to spend a lot of money on outside decoration
0:51:14 > 0:51:18and so on and the sound system, so it'll go into that pot.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21I'm so pleased that's going to somewhere so close to your heart.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24- Thank you very much.- Great. Well, thank you so much for the clock.
0:51:24 > 0:51:28- Lovely. It's a wonderful surprise. - That's very sweet of you.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31- Thanks very much.- Bye-bye. Thank you ever so much.
0:51:34 > 0:51:38Well, that flocked cuckoo clock has raised £26 for Anne's church,
0:51:38 > 0:51:40and some eyebrows along the way,
0:51:40 > 0:51:42but I think we got away with it.
0:51:44 > 0:51:49Sarah spent a total of £84 transforming the cuckoo clock.
0:51:49 > 0:51:51She sold it for 110,
0:51:51 > 0:51:55turning a profit of £26 for Richard and his wife, Anne.
0:52:02 > 0:52:04Back in Wolverhampton,
0:52:04 > 0:52:07Jay has put the finishing touches to the pair of chairs.
0:52:07 > 0:52:08I'm happy as a bumblebee.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11These, I believe, could go in an art gallery.
0:52:11 > 0:52:12They are really that good.
0:52:13 > 0:52:16I'll call the Tate Modern now, Jay.
0:52:16 > 0:52:18But will Sarah be as excited?
0:52:20 > 0:52:23I have been really looking forward to see what Jay has managed to do
0:52:23 > 0:52:25to those two boring old farmhouse-style chairs that
0:52:25 > 0:52:29I dropped off, so I'm hoping he's managed to sprinkle some magic
0:52:29 > 0:52:32on them and turn them into something really fantastic.
0:52:35 > 0:52:39Sarah challenged Jay to transport these solid but dull chairs
0:52:39 > 0:52:44from their country cottage past into the 21st-century...
0:52:54 > 0:52:57..and Jay has certainly not disappointed.
0:52:57 > 0:52:59With a bit of elbow grease and the flick of a wrist,
0:52:59 > 0:53:03he's given them a whole new future on the interiors cutting edge.
0:53:05 > 0:53:09The cool, grey base coat makes the perfect canvas on which to
0:53:09 > 0:53:12showcase the bright, bold, neon drip effect,
0:53:12 > 0:53:16which brings the chairs alive with personality and colour.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20Jay's justifiably proud of his handiwork
0:53:20 > 0:53:22so let's hope Sarah takes to them as well.
0:53:24 > 0:53:25What do you think?
0:53:25 > 0:53:28Have they got...? They're really cool.
0:53:28 > 0:53:29I think they're really, really cool.
0:53:29 > 0:53:31I'm over the moon with them, to tell you the truth.
0:53:31 > 0:53:33I think they're really sophisticated.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36- It's just really quite clever. - Sophisticated? That's quite cool.
0:53:36 > 0:53:38That's a nice one. I like that.
0:53:38 > 0:53:42If you had done it all over or you had not paired it up with
0:53:42 > 0:53:45such a lovely finish, I think it would look childlike
0:53:45 > 0:53:47- but what you've done looks cool. It's cool.- OK.
0:53:47 > 0:53:51I think it really does look cool. I really, really like it.
0:53:51 > 0:53:53You've certainly managed to give them a new identity
0:53:53 > 0:53:56because they were pretty boring before, weren't they?
0:53:56 > 0:53:57They was a bit, yeah.
0:53:59 > 0:54:02And what's more, Jay's labour and materials are on budget, too,
0:54:02 > 0:54:05at £150 for the pair.
0:54:07 > 0:54:09- Do you reckon I'm going to turn a profit on these or not?- I think
0:54:09 > 0:54:12- you're going to turn a profit.- I think they're fantastic.- No problem.
0:54:12 > 0:54:15- Thanks.- All right? - We've started something big here.
0:54:15 > 0:54:19Yeah, no, we've started a trend, that's what that is. Trendsetter.
0:54:19 > 0:54:21- You take care now.- Bye.- Bye.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26There is not a trace of country cottage left on those chairs.
0:54:26 > 0:54:30He's blown away the cobwebs and brought out all their best features
0:54:30 > 0:54:33and that design idea is really clever.
0:54:40 > 0:54:44Dewi and Julie were clearing out their son Owen's stuff
0:54:44 > 0:54:46in preparation for a big move.
0:54:46 > 0:54:50- He's leaving you, is he? - Yes. Yes. At last.- At last!
0:54:50 > 0:54:53Sarah took a shine to their pair of chairs.
0:54:53 > 0:54:57Good, solid chairs, aren't they? They're handmade.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59Dewi and Julie were happy to let her have them.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02- She can do something with those. - Yes, she can do something.
0:55:02 > 0:55:04If they were sanded down and just
0:55:04 > 0:55:06that natural wood brought back up again...
0:55:06 > 0:55:08That's not what happened...
0:55:11 > 0:55:14But the chairs have now been completely
0:55:14 > 0:55:16reinvented for the modern age.
0:55:17 > 0:55:19And what's more, they've been sold.
0:55:19 > 0:55:24Sarah got back in touch with Nick, who bought Anthony's green chair,
0:55:24 > 0:55:27and he agreed that these were cool customers.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30I love the detail paintwork on the chairs. They look really cool.
0:55:30 > 0:55:34Yeah, like all these paint splatters on the legs. They look really good.
0:55:34 > 0:55:36Different. Very different.
0:55:36 > 0:55:40Time to head to North Wales and, with Dewi busy at work,
0:55:40 > 0:55:44Sarah will be showing Julie what became of the chairs.
0:55:44 > 0:55:48- Hi there.- Hello, Sarah. Nice to see you again.- And you. And you.
0:55:48 > 0:55:51Well, it was great seeing you at the tip and being really helpful, you
0:55:51 > 0:55:55- were helping your son move, weren't you?- Yes. Yes. It was a busy day.
0:55:55 > 0:55:57I saw lots of things I was interested in
0:55:57 > 0:56:00that he was disposing of, and one of them was the pair of chairs,
0:56:00 > 0:56:01the stick-back chairs.
0:56:01 > 0:56:04So I've got some pictures here to show you how they ended up.
0:56:04 > 0:56:07I don't know how much they look like the chairs that you remember but...
0:56:07 > 0:56:11Oh, gosh. Well, no, they were wood, weren't they? Like a pine effect.
0:56:11 > 0:56:13- Yes.- Those are beautiful, aren't they?
0:56:13 > 0:56:16What he's done is he's given them a good coat of paint and he has put...
0:56:16 > 0:56:19- Just a bit of colour on. - A bit of colour just on the legs
0:56:19 > 0:56:22- just to give them a little something different.- That's lovely.
0:56:22 > 0:56:25So I did actually manage to sell the chairs
0:56:25 > 0:56:27and I've got a little bit of money here to hand over.
0:56:27 > 0:56:29Not a fortune but I have got...
0:56:29 > 0:56:31- There's £5 there... - Oh, good heavens.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34- ..and 20 more to go with it... - Thank you very much.
0:56:34 > 0:56:36..for your son's old chairs.
0:56:36 > 0:56:38So, you worked really hard that day.
0:56:38 > 0:56:40What are you going to do with the money?
0:56:40 > 0:56:43Well, I had thought it would be nice to go out for a meal
0:56:43 > 0:56:46but I think it would be nice to give it Owen as well,
0:56:46 > 0:56:48because he bought the chairs originally,
0:56:48 > 0:56:51and it's lovely to see that they've been brought up
0:56:51 > 0:56:54to such a high standard, so I think Owen would appreciate it.
0:56:54 > 0:56:56It was a pleasure. Thank you so much for your time
0:56:56 > 0:56:58- at the tip and here today. - I enjoyed it very much.
0:56:58 > 0:57:00- I did tell Owen. He was quite excited.- Excellent.
0:57:00 > 0:57:03- Well, lovely to catch up. Thank you ever so much.- Thank you.
0:57:03 > 0:57:04- Bye-bye.- Bye.
0:57:07 > 0:57:10Well, I think Julie's a very helpful and generous mother
0:57:10 > 0:57:12because not only did she help her son move,
0:57:12 > 0:57:14she let us have those chairs
0:57:14 > 0:57:16and she's going to give the profit back to him.
0:57:18 > 0:57:23Jay's labour and materials on the chairs came in at £150.
0:57:24 > 0:57:27Sarah sold the pair for £175,
0:57:27 > 0:57:31leaving her £25 to hand over to Julie.
0:57:44 > 0:57:49Sarah scoured the country and saved four items from a life of grime.
0:57:50 > 0:57:53The old brown chair was transformed into gorgeous green...
0:57:55 > 0:57:59..the old green railing transformed into a gorgeous table,
0:57:59 > 0:58:02Sarah's cuckoo clock now looks pretty in pink...
0:58:04 > 0:58:08..and two old wooden chairs are now the hippest new seats on the block.
0:58:11 > 0:58:13Who'd have thought it was possible to do all of that
0:58:13 > 0:58:15with a load of old rubbish?
0:58:15 > 0:58:17We made lovely things that have gone to new homes
0:58:17 > 0:58:19and made some money along the way.