0:00:03 > 0:00:07I've got to be able to do something with that, haven't I?
0:00:07 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11I'll take one and I'll be back for the other.
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.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22They're beautiful.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her hands
0:00:26 > 0:00:28on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate user, maker and buyer of old stuff and I've
0:00:34 > 0:00:37turned my passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I make new stuff out of old stuff and I sell it for profit.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- You like to set a challenge for me, don't you?- Nice!
0:00:49 > 0:00:53..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Isn't that clever?
0:00:55 > 0:00:56..valuable...
0:00:56 > 0:00:58What an original piece of design!
0:00:58 > 0:01:02..and hopefully, saleable items.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Oh, no way!
0:01:03 > 0:01:05If Sarah is successful, then she can
0:01:05 > 0:01:09hand the profits back to the very people who had no idea
0:01:09 > 0:01:13there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Oh, my God. That is amazing.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33The first stop of Sarah's tour of the nation's tips
0:01:33 > 0:01:36is the Witley Recycling Centre in Surrey.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Old toys, crockery, battered cabinets.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45All have potential to turn a profit. So it's rummage time.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Sarah's on the hunt for four items with potential that can
0:01:48 > 0:01:50be turned into profit.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52They're flooding in here.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Anything could be in the back of these cars.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Before she can get stuck in, Sarah had to get special permission
0:01:58 > 0:02:02from the folks who run the centre to find those hidden treasures.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05I'll stop rifling through other people's rubbish.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07She doesn't mean it, you know.
0:02:07 > 0:02:08Ooh!
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Perhaps Brent will allow Sarah to have a look around his boot.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18He's got the hard task of clearing out his parents' house,
0:02:18 > 0:02:20including this old chair.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23So, Parker Knoll, very recognisable shape.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25This was in my mother's bedroom.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- And has it been there for as long as you can remember?- Yeah.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Is it comfortable?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- I can't say I've ever sat in it. - Is it you or me? Are you going to test it?
0:02:33 > 0:02:37British manufacturer Parker Knoll has been making quality chairs
0:02:37 > 0:02:39for more than 140 years.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Out of the way, let's have a go!
0:02:41 > 0:02:44This one probably dates from the 1950s
0:02:44 > 0:02:47and by the look of it, it's still in good nick.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49It's really quite sweet.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Do you think it's something that we could reupholster, maybe paint?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- Would you mind us...? - Yeah, definitely.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- If it will benefit someone. - Thank you ever so much.- No problem.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Sarah looks like the cat that got the cream there.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03But how does Brent feel about letting go of his
0:03:03 > 0:03:06dear old mum's chair?
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Hopefully she'll bring it back to life and get some good money for it.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16This will become a desirable item.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18It just looks really tired and old at the moment and the
0:03:18 > 0:03:21challenge is deciding what to do to it and where to send it
0:03:21 > 0:03:23so it really makes some money.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26So, it's a good thing I know just the man to haul
0:03:26 > 0:03:30a dated '50s chair into the 21st-century.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Introducing Anthony Devine.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Anthony's unique and quirky upholstery has earned him the
0:03:42 > 0:03:46reputation as one of the most imaginative craftspeople around.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Anthony shares his 20 years of knowledge with
0:03:49 > 0:03:52a younger generation at his school of upholstery.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Every day we work on something new and we get to experiment
0:03:56 > 0:03:57and I love experimenting.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01I mean, like, with the new technology and printing and computers and stuff.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06I like the new breed of the students we're getting in here,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08where they want to experiment.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11They've seen what's on the high street, it's not right for them,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14and, yeah, everyday in here's new and fresh.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17And that's where my enjoyment lies.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Once I've have had a cup of tea and a biscuit.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Well, you'd better get the kettle on,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24because this one might be a challenge.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28When you see some chairs, you just know,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31you know that this is the one and then it's
0:04:31 > 0:04:34a matter of teaming it up with the right fabric and then
0:04:34 > 0:04:37kind of ugly swans become beautiful things.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39"Ugly swans"?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41I don't think that's a saying.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I slightly lack confidence in this chair.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48I want it to be amazing, but there's something about the legs and
0:04:48 > 0:04:51the styling of it that just worries me a little bit.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54I wouldn't write it off quite yet, Sarah!
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Let's see what the expert thinks.
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Do you like my chair?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Um...
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- Oh, take it up there, take it up there.- What's happened with it?
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Hmm. Maybe you were right. So what's the plan, then, to turn this round?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09We need to do something with the legs. The legs don't work.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Burn them? Maybe? Something...
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Make a chopping board out of them.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16So we did have some ideas about it,
0:05:16 > 0:05:20because of this ugly juxtaposition of stuff going on here,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23my thoughts were, really like this bit, actually,
0:05:23 > 0:05:27keep it nice and sleek and then explode something on the seat.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29I was thinking powder puff...
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- LAUGHING:- "Powder puff"?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Embrace it! Come with me on this journey!- What's powder puff?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- You know when your granny had talc? - Yes?
0:05:36 > 0:05:39And you had that kind of puffy thing, that they were like, puff, puff?
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- Oh, right, yeah.- That's what I mean. Powder puff. Like a rabbit's tail, on the seat.- Oh.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Well, I'm glad we cleared that up.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Would you embrace a kind of Mongolian sheepskin look?
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Would you go for something hairy, something like that?
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Yeah. I...now understand powder puff.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Hairy? Did you just say you wanted a hairy chair?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Sounds itchy, but what do I know?
0:06:01 > 0:06:06How much is it going to cost to make your Mongolian hairy chair?
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I think I'm going to struggle to sell this for heaps of money.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12So, it is a kind of Anthony's ingenuity test, this one,
0:06:12 > 0:06:18to see how far a small budget can go to make this into a big profit.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Powder puff, no budget.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23I mean, like, what do you expect me to do here?
0:06:23 > 0:06:27I was hoping... Are you ready for this? 250 quid.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29HE LAUGHS
0:06:29 > 0:06:34That's a full house! Ah, powder puff, 250 quid.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39I think, what we'll do is we'll set it at 265.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41265. I leave it with you at that.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Just go for it. Work the magic.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Yeah?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Mint. Fab.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Don't you just love it when I come and visit you?- Oh, yeah(!)
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Buy me some sheep.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Hairy sheep, Mongolian hair, oh, my goodness.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Who would have thought Anthony would take on the powder puff challenge?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Such a weight off my mind
0:07:02 > 0:07:04because I worry about the profitability of that chair.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09Sarah may have got a great deal but quality sheepskin can't be cheap.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Will Anthony really be able to transform it on budget?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15It's just making sure we throw enough at it
0:07:15 > 0:07:17to get the right selling price
0:07:17 > 0:07:22and, obviously, something left in it to buy the biscuits.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29Anthony has only £265 to spend on materials and labour.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33He'll have his work cut out to turn a dated '50s armchair
0:07:33 > 0:07:36into a modern sheepskin-covered stunner.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45That's one item dropped off, and three still to find.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Sarah's now in Stockport near Manchester to continue her search.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55After a long day, daylight starts to fade.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58But, luckily, John arrives with a little red petrol can
0:07:58 > 0:08:00that catches Sarah's eye.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Ooh! That's not going in the tip, is it?- It was going to go in.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- Really?- Yeah.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- I thought that was your work stuff. - No, no, it's been sitting around.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13It used to be my father-in-law's but he's no longer with us.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Oh, it is charming.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17JOHN LAUGHS
0:08:17 > 0:08:20I love it. The fact that's all brass up there.
0:08:20 > 0:08:21It's a really nice one.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- And it's still got a bit of the typography left on it.- A little bit.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Yeah, it's so appealing because of its worn look.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- I see these all the time and this is a really interesting one.- OK.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35I've kind of given up on the normal new ones.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- The old ones are just so beautiful. - They are.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- They're a bit more appealing really than the plastic ones.- Yeah.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44I would love to take it away and try to make something out of it.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46It's only going to go in the scrap.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48OK. I would definitely like to salvage it
0:08:48 > 0:08:51because I think it's beautiful, and the patina on it,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53and even the rust I like, so...
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- I can have it, then? - Yes, you can certainly have it.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Sarah's obviously pretty keen.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02But what does John think she has planned for it?
0:09:02 > 0:09:05I wouldn't have a clue. Honestly wouldn't have a clue.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I say, to me, it was just a bit of scrap metal.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11So anything she can make is good, really.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16I love this old, beautiful patinated petrol can.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21Brass lid. Lovely handle. Original typography on it.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23And I know exactly who I'm going to take this to,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26and what we're going to make out of it.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Just who is the lucky artisan who'll be carrying the can this time?
0:09:33 > 0:09:36If you have a corner of a room which needs illuminating
0:09:36 > 0:09:41with something quirky, we have just the man for the job. Guy Trench.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48Handyman Guy works tirelessly with his band of happy helpers
0:09:48 > 0:09:53to make one-of-a-kind furnishings from, well, anything, really.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58I used to be an a North Sea diver and I spent ten years doing that.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59My grandmother was an antiques dealer.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01So I thought I could try antiques.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03My wife said, "Guy, you're good with your hands,
0:10:03 > 0:10:06"why don't you cobble together something old?"
0:10:06 > 0:10:10So I got some old bowling balls and turned those into table lamps.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13I thought, bowling balls, why can't I do cricket balls?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15I thought, why do a cricket ball?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Just try a cricket bat, and did a cricket bat
0:10:17 > 0:10:19and then I was really on my way.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I love using reclaimed material, you can't beat it.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26If preserving history is your thing,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28then the old petrol can Sarah's salvaged
0:10:28 > 0:10:30should be right up your street, Guy.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Well, this petrol can has got bags of what I suppose you could
0:10:35 > 0:10:36optimistically call character.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40But has it got something about it that people will like enough
0:10:40 > 0:10:42to put in their house?
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Guy and right-hand man Keith are going to be the judges on that one.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- Hi, there, lovely to see you again. - Lovely to see you.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- Hi, Keith, how are you doing? - All right.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- I've got a little something for you. - Ooh, that's nice.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59It is, isn't it? We've done a few of these before.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Is that a good one then? - It's a lovely one.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04That's going to look fabulous, absolutely.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05Table lamp.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06Is it lighting?
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- It has to be lighting, doesn't it? - It's lighting, yeah.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11There's an element about it that says
0:11:11 > 0:11:13it's too far gone to go into someone's house.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16The fact that you are happy... You can see that has got potential.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19That is how we like it.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23It's the old-fashioned. It is 1930s. It's an old can.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25It's got plenty of wear. The colours are beautiful.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Some white writing coming through here.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30The darker bit here, it's got marks on it.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34It will look amazing. Really, really pleased with that.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35Brilliant. I love your enthusiasm.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40OK, you've convinced me of the lamp from an old rusty can idea.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42But will the figures add up?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44It sounds like a bit of work to do on it.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48What kind of price would it be for that made into lighting?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51I think the can, and that will come up really well,
0:11:51 > 0:11:54will be about £125.
0:11:54 > 0:11:55Yep, OK.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57And if you'd like a shade with it, Sarah,
0:11:57 > 0:12:01I think if we could do a second-hand one, would that suit you?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04You're talking my kind of language. I mainly shop in the tip!
0:12:04 > 0:12:06You might find one in the tip!
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Erm, but that one there I could do for £10 for you.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11So, 135, all in. I think that will
0:12:11 > 0:12:14leave me some room to make some money on that.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15I think it leaves you good room.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18I think it's in safe hands so, good luck making it over.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20And I hope it looks great.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- Thank you, Sarah.- I think it's going to look fantastic.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- Thanks, Keith, see you soon. - See you.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25Bye-bye.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Well, Guy has certainly got me all revved up about that old petrol can.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33It looks horrible at the moment but the game he's talking,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36it's going to look fantastic when it's converted.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Sarah's full of confidence
0:12:40 > 0:12:42but there's a long road before this diesel disaster
0:12:42 > 0:12:45becomes a design delight,
0:12:45 > 0:12:49although Mr "Brightside" Guy is raring to go.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52It's a great, great, great can.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Looking forward to doing this job.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01With a budget of £135, Guy and Keith have their work cut out
0:13:01 > 0:13:05giving the old fuel can a bright new future.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Back in Manchester,
0:13:16 > 0:13:20upholsterer Anthony has already stripped the Parker Knoll chair
0:13:20 > 0:13:23with the help of his assistant Marianne.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27As yet, I've not seen
0:13:27 > 0:13:30any of the hairy Mongolian sheep fabric lying about.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Perhaps he's come to his senses.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35So, we've finished stripping it now.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38And we're basically getting the arms and back legs prepared.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41So I've taken out the back to sand it all.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Now, I'm just going over with a finer sandpaper
0:13:44 > 0:13:46just to give it a really smooth finish.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48The beauty about this chair, a Parker Knoll,
0:13:48 > 0:13:54it always has the kind of, they call it the ticker, the production label.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56And they're always dated.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00So this one is the 11th of the 11th, 1951.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05Which, by my maths, is over 60...60...
0:14:05 > 0:14:0660?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- ..something years old! - ANTHONY LAUGHS
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Upholstery's my strong point, not maths.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Don't sell yourself short, Anthony.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17After the sanding, Anthony begins to apply
0:14:17 > 0:14:20a bit of coloured wax that both protects the bare wood surface
0:14:20 > 0:14:23and highlights the natural wood's grain.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27It's still good to be able to see some of the nicks
0:14:27 > 0:14:29and the bumps and scratches and stuff
0:14:29 > 0:14:31because we don't want to eradicate the history of it.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Once the waxing is done,
0:14:34 > 0:14:38it's time to replace those two front legs Sarah doesn't like.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43You only get one go at this, Anthony, so, be careful.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45No turning back.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46I can't watch!
0:14:49 > 0:14:51He's going for it.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Right, stand it up.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Ta-da!
0:15:01 > 0:15:02HE CHUCKLES
0:15:02 > 0:15:03Done!
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Not quite! Anthony is adding new slimmer legs which complements...
0:15:07 > 0:15:08Uh-oh, careful!
0:15:08 > 0:15:10We need a few screws.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12I think that'll be best.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15The new slim legs
0:15:15 > 0:15:18will give the chair a more elegant and hopefully saleable look.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20So, what do you think, Anthony?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Erm, it might be a bit wobbly!
0:15:25 > 0:15:26After the other leg is attached,
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Anthony turns his attention to the chair's new padding.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34He's using classic and modern techniques to restuff the chair.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38This material is made up of old recycled bits and pieces.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41And we use it, it's called layered felt.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44And this here is to create a lumbar support.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Then we'll build up a few more layers over the top.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51After the layered felt and support,
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Anthony adds a softer layer of cotton padding for comfort.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Fill that side up to there.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59And we'll staple that in.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04He then adds a layer of fire-retardant calico
0:16:04 > 0:16:09to bring the chair up to modern safety standards.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11And here comes the next apprentice!
0:16:11 > 0:16:15It's Anthony's daughter Poppy, come to supervise her old man.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18POPPY GURGLES
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Is that good?
0:16:20 > 0:16:21Are you happy with that?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23POPPY CHATTERS
0:16:23 > 0:16:24You tell him, Poppy.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- Do you think Sarah's going to like it?- Yes!
0:16:26 > 0:16:27Yay!
0:16:27 > 0:16:30What did you say? On trend?
0:16:31 > 0:16:35With Poppy's encouragement, they're making real progress.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Is that good?
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- It's quite nice, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42It's looking better but it doesn't much look like a sheep.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47He still needs to add the Mongolian sheepskin cover
0:16:47 > 0:16:51he promised Sarah, and it better be a stunning transformation
0:16:51 > 0:16:55because Sarah really needs the buyers to flock to this one.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Over in Essex, it's all hands to the pump
0:17:09 > 0:17:14as Guy and Keith get stuck in to their latest upcycling challenge,
0:17:14 > 0:17:19turning a pretty old petrol can into a pretty new table lamp.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22It's got some nice lettering which is coming out now.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Just gives that little bit of history. It's all original.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27And let's try and keep as much of that on as possible
0:17:27 > 0:17:29because I think that's important.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34This is a lovely distressed-looking can.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Here we are, you can start suddenly seeing the colours start emerging.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38The red's getting redder.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42It's great just as things are transforming under your eyes,
0:17:42 > 0:17:44it's lovely to see.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49OK, let's try a bit of Jacobean on it, Keithy.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Jacobean, eh? Nice and dark.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Look at the colours. It's coming up beautifully.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Just put a bit more polish down this,
0:17:56 > 0:18:00try and get into the grain of that, that's it.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02You're doing a great job there, Keith.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05Just wait, we're not ready, yet.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08We're going to have this looking really ready in a minute.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Give it the once-over with a softish rotary brush.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Great teamwork, this.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23The brass top which we've just given a bit of life to, wire wool.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Got the rest of the can to do now.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Ah, yes, the lamp fitting.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34For that, Guy calls in the services of qualified sparky Steve.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38I think what we'll do, we'll drill a hole straight through
0:18:38 > 0:18:41and we'll put a post in. Then we'll have a shade on the top of it.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43What about the base, is it stable enough?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46I think if we filled that with sand,
0:18:46 > 0:18:50we fill it up with sand, that will make it stable.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- Give it some weight. - Yeah.- Good idea, OK.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Young Steve is a dab hand with a drill.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58He can tap a screw thread.
0:18:58 > 0:19:04Cutting a thread in the tube so we can fix the fitting to the top.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07But, most importantly...
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Here she comes. There we go.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14..he can certify that electrical work has been carried out
0:19:14 > 0:19:17to the required safety standards.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20All right. That's that bit done, how do you like that?
0:19:20 > 0:19:21Er...
0:19:23 > 0:19:26I don't really like this silver rod coming up here, Steve.
0:19:26 > 0:19:32So, this is our antique ageing fluid that we are going to paint on this.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37And you'll see that it will change colour quite quickly.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41You know, we're trying to keep it as a piece of history.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42We want to try and keep
0:19:42 > 0:19:46all the similar looking bits and pieces on it the same colours.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49We don't want a sharp bit of silver metalwork showing
0:19:49 > 0:19:52on something which is old because you know it's been added on.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Let's try and keep everything in character, really important.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58This little detail but really important, I think.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02I'm looking forward to seeing this one shining bright.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12It's now back to Manchester to see how Anthony's been getting on.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Oh! Is that Mongolian sheepskin?
0:20:18 > 0:20:21He wasn't lying about the hairiness.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23I've never done anything like this before.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25I mean, if you look in my tool box,
0:20:25 > 0:20:27there's one thing I've never carried in there before
0:20:27 > 0:20:29and that's my clippers.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32So, I've been shaving the chair, stood there like a hairdresser,
0:20:32 > 0:20:36snipping away at it, looking, making sure, and fluffing it all up.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38It has been a whole new experience.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44I am really hoping that Anthony has managed to embrace his feminine side
0:20:44 > 0:20:47and turn that retro, rather unattractive chair
0:20:47 > 0:20:50into a fabulous powder puff piece.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58The old chair was certainly a bit dated and drab.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00But now, here we go!
0:21:02 > 0:21:07O-M-actual-G! What on Earth is that!
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Well, Sarah wanted a hairy chair
0:21:10 > 0:21:13and that is the hairiest chair I've ever seen.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Anthony shouldn't have even bothered changing the legs,
0:21:17 > 0:21:19you can barely see them.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22ANTHONY LAUGHS
0:21:22 > 0:21:24That is a triumph! Well done.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- One powder puff!- Look at that.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Isn't it fantastic?
0:21:30 > 0:21:33I actually really like it, I really like it.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35That's perfect. With that wood like that,
0:21:35 > 0:21:37that is beautiful, isn't it?
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- What have you done on the back? - So, the back...
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- Oh, cool! - All upholstered and fixed.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46It's a beautiful finish, really lovely, isn't it?
0:21:46 > 0:21:49I, erm... We're thinking already about having one at home!
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Yeah, I'm sure it'll fit in nicely with your hairy living room!
0:21:55 > 0:21:58But after all that, Sarah seems delighted.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00I think it's a triumph, and that's going to sell.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Well done for making it look like that
0:22:02 > 0:22:04because it could have looked really shabby.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- And now it just looks chic. It's amazing.- Aw!
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Aw, Anthony, you've gone all fluffy!
0:22:11 > 0:22:12Steady!
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Now, that is a totally spectacular transformation.
0:22:19 > 0:22:25It's gone from tired and old, to luxury, fluffy and fantastic.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28And it's really commercial.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31I had absolutely no doubt Sarah would like this one.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34I mean, you've just got to look at it.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37It is "Sarah safe". There's nothing too crazy about it.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41I knew she was going to like it. Lots of people are going to like it
0:22:41 > 0:22:43so I reckon it's going to be an easy sell.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Well, Anthony, I hope you're right.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Sarah first met Brent at the tip
0:22:51 > 0:22:54as he was busy clearing out some of his mum's things.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Parker Knoll is written on it, even I can tell that.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02Once Sarah spotted it, she was eager to acquire the skip-bound seat.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Would you mind us getting stuck into it?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- Is it sentimental value? - No, you carry on.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- Really?- Yeah, absolutely. - I suppose it's come to the tip,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- anything from here is on the way up, isn't it?- Yeah, definitely.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14If it would benefit someone.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Brent was happy to see the chair move on,
0:23:16 > 0:23:18and Sarah was sitting pretty.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21The challenge is deciding what to do to it and where to send it
0:23:21 > 0:23:23so it really makes some money.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26The challenge was met and exceeded
0:23:26 > 0:23:30with the chair finding a new lease of life.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34It was snapped up by online retailer Smithers Of Stanford.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38Owner Nick was pleased to add it to the collection
0:23:38 > 0:23:41although I think his wife Kim liked it even more.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- The yeti, they call it, apparently. - The yeti.- The yeti chair.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46- Wild mane! - SHE LAUGHS
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Steady on, Kim!
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Sarah's travelled to Witley in Surrey
0:23:52 > 0:23:55to show Brent the yeti and hand over some cash.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- Hello, there.- Hi. - Hi, how are you doing?- I'm good.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02I have been waiting to catch up with you
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- about your Parker Knoll chair that you left at the tip.- Yep.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09- Now, it came out of your parents' house, is that right?- It did.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11So, your chair went to Manchester
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- to a fantastic upholsterer called Anthony Devine.- Right.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17And he had one look at it and, brace yourself, OK,
0:24:17 > 0:24:19because I'd like to show you how it ended up.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Are you ready for this? Go ahead.
0:24:23 > 0:24:24Here is your chair.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Oh, my God!
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- Is that approval or shock? - Well, you know,
0:24:30 > 0:24:32I never expected to see it like that.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Well, do you know something?
0:24:34 > 0:24:37There are people who love that. That Alpine chic and that sort of look,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39it has a place.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41And it really was a transformation
0:24:41 > 0:24:45because it did go from looking quite retro to looking really quite edgy.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- Yep.- And that's a good thing because,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50when you produce something that has that little something extra,
0:24:50 > 0:24:53you get people who like to pay for it.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- So, I've sold it.- Wow.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Yeah, and I'm going to start off with £5 there, and,
0:24:59 > 0:25:01um, I think I've got just
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- another £130 to go with it. - Blimey!
0:25:05 > 0:25:07- And that's after it's all been done? - That is.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Anthony was paid for all of his work
0:25:10 > 0:25:13and that has been sold to a vintage and retro shop
0:25:13 > 0:25:15who absolutely loved it.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Crikey.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- A bit of a surprise there? - Yeah, definitely.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24Anything that springs to mind that you might do with that money?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- I think probably a prostate cancer charity.- OK.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29My father died of that last year.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Oh, dear, I'm so sorry to hear that.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- Yeah, put it towards that.- OK, well, that's a lovely thing to do.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39- And I hope you don't mind what we did to your chair.- Not at all.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42That's definitely interesting.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Thank you, that's a really nice way of putting it.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- Thank you so much for your chair. - No problem, thank you. Bye.- Bye-bye.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Well, quite clearly, Brent was not expecting that transformation.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58But it was a lovely chair.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00He might not given it house room
0:26:00 > 0:26:03but it has raised some great money for a really good cause.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Anthony's labour and materials to transform the armchair
0:26:10 > 0:26:13totalled £265.
0:26:13 > 0:26:19Sarah managed to sell the new woolly wonder for a fabulous £400,
0:26:19 > 0:26:23meaning she could pass £135 back to Brent
0:26:23 > 0:26:26to give to a charity in memory of his dad.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35We've had success with our first item,
0:26:35 > 0:26:39so it's time for Sarah to get back to the boots of cars.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44She's continuing her search at the Woodhouse Lane recycling centre
0:26:44 > 0:26:46in Greater Manchester.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49- Nothing.- Nothing.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51But you never know.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Undeterred, she's snooping around Luke,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56who's getting limber with some timber.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- Hiya.- Hello.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- You've had a smashing time this morning, then.- Yeah.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03As you can see, lots of fun.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Talk me through this, then. Was it in your...? Was it...?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Is it the hall cupboard you're chucking out?
0:27:08 > 0:27:10We've moved into a new house, there's some old cupboards there,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12they need getting rid of.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15I do like the look of the doors that you're chucking out,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18cos they look like they're still nice and solid.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19Yeah, they are!
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Some nice chunky pieces of timber that I might be able to use
0:27:22 > 0:27:24for something, so, if I could take them away,
0:27:24 > 0:27:27and maybe show you if I manage to make anything out of them.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Sounds great.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31That really is just a pile of old wood.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32Sarah's got her work cut out
0:27:32 > 0:27:36if she's going to pound out a profit from those planks.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39What does Luke think she can knock together?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41It's solid wood, so you could make anything out of them, really.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45It depends how much skill she's got, or how much skill her team has got.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50Don't worry, Luke - Sarah's eye for awesome offcuts is never wrong.
0:27:50 > 0:27:51Or hardly ever.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54I can never resist a really chunky bit of timber -
0:27:54 > 0:27:56and these components from a 1940s house
0:27:56 > 0:27:58have got all the right credentials
0:27:58 > 0:28:01to be made into something amazing - and I've got just the person
0:28:01 > 0:28:03in mind to take on the job.
0:28:03 > 0:28:08That's the bits for item two in a thoroughly organised heap.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11Which lucky craftsman will be lumbered with them?
0:28:16 > 0:28:20Norman Wilkinson, a master of his craft.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23With 25 years' experience in the furniture-making business,
0:28:23 > 0:28:27what he doesn't know about wood isn't worth knowing.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31I love the timber, I love the finishing of it, I love the product.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33It's everything... It makes me tick.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Yeah, there is a passion for it, because there's no point
0:28:36 > 0:28:39getting up in the morning and not doing something you don't like.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40Coming in and then picking up the wood
0:28:40 > 0:28:43and then turning it into something lovely,
0:28:43 > 0:28:45you know, it makes me happy.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49And also, using second hand materials, it's a great joy.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52You know the old saying - another man's rubbish is another man's...
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Er, can't think of the saying, now!
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Another man's rubbish in this instance
0:28:59 > 0:29:02is a couple of old doors and bits of random wood.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Bet you can't wait to get your hands on this little lot.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08We have definitely got the bare bones
0:29:08 > 0:29:10of something really good, here.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Lovely pair of cupboard doors, some nice bits of hardware -
0:29:14 > 0:29:15Norman is going to have to take this on
0:29:15 > 0:29:19and turn it into something beautiful and useful.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Oh, Sarah, you don't ask for much, do you(?)
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- Come out here, see what I've got for you.- Nice to see you.
0:29:24 > 0:29:25And you, and you.
0:29:25 > 0:29:26It looks... I know!
0:29:28 > 0:29:31You have spoilt me today, I can really see this one.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Bring it in, and let's have a chat about it.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36So, what's it going to be this time, Sarah?
0:29:36 > 0:29:38A revolving bookcase?
0:29:38 > 0:29:40His and hers welly boot taker-offerer?
0:29:42 > 0:29:46I thought just a really lovely simple wall cupboard.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Wall cupboard. OK.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Well, I wasn't expecting that.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- Why don't we take the paint off... - Yeah.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57..and see where we go to? And see what nice pale colour we find -
0:29:57 > 0:29:59there might be some nice pale paint -
0:29:59 > 0:30:01and let's really go through it, because, you know,
0:30:01 > 0:30:03you can see under there, there could be something.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Um...how are we going to make it as a wall cupboard?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Are we making it for a kitchen,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- or are we going to make it for a bathroom, or...- I...- universal?
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Kitchen. Kitchen.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15Well, looking at the doors...
0:30:16 > 0:30:18I don't know how...
0:30:18 > 0:30:22I think maybe we could take the panels out,
0:30:22 > 0:30:24put some chicken wire in it, for kitchen,
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- so it gives it a nice, different feel.- Yeah.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Chicken wire, eh? That WOULD be a different feel.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Not so much "boho chic" as "barnyard chick".
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Chicken wire's still quite trendy, so I think it'll be great.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39It's geometric.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- People love geometrics. - You love geometric, don't you?
0:30:42 > 0:30:43Well, do you know something?
0:30:43 > 0:30:46There is an appealingness to the fact that it's so regular,
0:30:46 > 0:30:50and I think mixing it up with old, new...
0:30:50 > 0:30:51I think it's in safe hands.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Well, we need to sort of try and incorporate all this, as well,
0:30:54 > 0:30:59so, looking at the hooks, maybe we could, um...
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Put them under there, so they can put their cups on them,
0:31:02 > 0:31:03or stuff like that.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05I love it, because what you're saying,
0:31:05 > 0:31:07it's not too big, it's not too small.
0:31:07 > 0:31:08If you can make it easy for me to sell
0:31:08 > 0:31:11by putting something that DIY-ers can attach it to the wall with...
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- We'll do that as well.- Brackets...
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- We'll make it so it's ready to rock and roll.- Perfect.- OK.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20How much money are you going to be wishing for to transform it
0:31:20 > 0:31:23into that useful cupboard for me?
0:31:23 > 0:31:26If we get this into showroom condition, so you could sell it...
0:31:26 > 0:31:27Um...
0:31:27 > 0:31:28£200.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30- I think you're being nice to me, aren't you?- I try.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33I think you feel sorry for me because of where I've been
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- to get this, don't you? - Yeah, yeah, precisely.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Well, keep it nice and simple. For £200
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- I don't want you spending too much time on it.- But it will look good.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Lovely. Thank you. Give us a shout.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Thanks very much, and I'll see you soon.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- You WILL see me soon! - OK, see you later.- Take care!
0:31:54 > 0:31:58I love what Norman does - he's got safe hands, and he's old school,
0:31:58 > 0:32:00and he's going to turn those battered old doors
0:32:00 > 0:32:03into something saleable. You can't beat that.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07I think it's going to be a nice challenge.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11It's an OK piece, so Sarah's got it right for once. Fantastic.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15For the princely sum of £200,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Norman is going to turn a couple of wooden doors
0:32:18 > 0:32:23and assorted bits and bobs into a wonderful one-off kitchen cupboard,
0:32:23 > 0:32:25using...chicken wire.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27I can't wait to see it.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43In Essex, Sarah's on her way to see how Guy has fared
0:32:43 > 0:32:46with the battered petrol can.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48I think Sarah's going to like this a lot.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50You know, she's a recycler, like myself,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54and seeing it brought back into another life...
0:32:54 > 0:32:57I think it'll tick her box. Let's hope so.
0:32:57 > 0:33:03Sarah left Guy with an old, unusable petrol can.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05The metal was rusted and it had holes -
0:33:05 > 0:33:09but, for some reason, Guy was over the moon with it...
0:33:14 > 0:33:17..and now I can see why.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22The once useless can has become a quirky, fully-functional table lamp.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27Guy's lost none of the character, and has instead brought out
0:33:27 > 0:33:31its features to the full, by treating the metalwork.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34The simple shade complements it perfectly,
0:33:34 > 0:33:38all in all, making it a shadow of its former self.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43- Hi, there!- Hi, Sarah. Lovely to see you again.- Lovely to see you.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Yeah, good to see you.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49- That's worked really well, hasn't it?- Hasn't it? Yes, hasn't it?
0:33:49 > 0:33:50Fantastic.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Now, it was a good, strong starting piece, wasn't it?
0:33:53 > 0:33:56But that, the scale of that is really good, isn't it?
0:33:56 > 0:33:58I think it really does work well.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00It's just lovely to preserve something
0:34:00 > 0:34:02which is a bit of our history.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04It says petrol can on the tin, and it really is,
0:34:04 > 0:34:07but we've saved it from the dump.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11They're not going to be making these again, so I'm pleased you like it.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14I know you said you were going to dig us out a £10 shade,
0:34:14 > 0:34:17but I think I left you with 125 for the can.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Anywhere near that?
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Yes, we're going to do it for 135. You're in budget.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25In budget and in luck, because it's looking great.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- The combination - I like the black with the red.- Yes.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29- It's got a great look.- Thank you.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31You want to pick it up, carry it away
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- and put it on your desk, don't you? I think it's lovely.- Yeah.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36So, why don't you do just that, Sarah?
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- Thank you so much.- Thank you, Sarah.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40- I'm glad you're pleased with it. - I am pleased with it.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Let me... I'm going to take it away right now.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47And hopefully find a buyer desperate to put it on their desk.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50That is a very successful project...in the can.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54I think Sarah felt very happy about that.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57It was something which was pretty ropey,
0:34:57 > 0:34:59but I knew that it was going to be good
0:34:59 > 0:35:01when we got our hands on it and cleaned it up
0:35:01 > 0:35:07and electrified it - and I think she's going to sell that well.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10From its early days in the tip at the back of John's van...
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Well, it used to be my father-in-law's,
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- but he's no longer with us, so... - Oh, it is charming!
0:35:15 > 0:35:17To me, it was just a bit of scrap metal,
0:35:17 > 0:35:20so anything she can make is good, really.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25..Guy transformed it...
0:35:27 > 0:35:29..and it also caught the attention of Nick,
0:35:29 > 0:35:32who wanted it for his online shop.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Very nice. I think someone would want this for their man cave.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43Sarah has travelled to just outside Bredbury to meet up with John
0:35:43 > 0:35:47and show him what became of his father-in-law's rusty old can.
0:35:53 > 0:35:54- Hi, there.- Hiya!- How are you doing?
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- Not bad, how are you? - Yeah, very well, thank you.- Good.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00So, I was trying to remember what you were doing at the tip,
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- because not all the stuff going there was yours, was it? - Not all of it. No.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05We're downsizing and moving to a new house,
0:36:05 > 0:36:08we had to get rid of some of the stuff, and we had some of my
0:36:08 > 0:36:13late father-in-law's stuff as well, so unfortunately, needs must, it had to go.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- OK. So, it was the red petrol can that really caught my eye.- Yeah.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18Do you know how long he'd had it, or if he'd used it?
0:36:18 > 0:36:21It was just something that's always been there.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23He had oil in it for his chainsaw,
0:36:23 > 0:36:26and it's just something that's always been there.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28It just had to go, unfortunately.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Had you had any thoughts of what we might have done with it?
0:36:31 > 0:36:34No, not really. It's a petrol can, but...
0:36:34 > 0:36:37You said you could do something, so we'll see.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40I took it to Essex to a guy called Guy, actually,
0:36:40 > 0:36:43who specialises in making lighting out of your kind of petrol can.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47- And I've got pictures to show you of what he did with it.- Right.
0:36:47 > 0:36:53- So here is your petrol can.- Oh, wow! - Do you recognise it?
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Sort of, but I didn't expect you to do that with it.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- It does look pretty rustic still. - Yeah.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03- But it's been transformed into a lovely light.- That looks lovely.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Do you think your father-in-law would have approved?
0:37:05 > 0:37:09I think he would have done, yeah. That's amazing.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12It is something that has sold.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15I have got £20 profit there to give to you.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Thank you. Thanks very much.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20I didn't expect any profit.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23You might get enough to put a bit of petrol in your car or something.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26My son's getting married in two weeks, so that'll go...
0:37:26 > 0:37:28I'm sure that'll go some way to him.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Maybe you can have a round on us, and just to say, thank you so much.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- You're welcome.- And enjoy the wedding.- I'll try.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- That was lovely. Thanks for letting us have that...- You're welcome.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38- ..and for your time today. - All right, then.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- It was great to catch up. Bye!- Thank you, bye now!
0:37:46 > 0:37:52The petrol can cost £135 to have converted into lighting.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Sarah sold the finished light for 155,
0:37:55 > 0:37:57and that left John with a profit of £20.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Well, that old petrol can definitely fuelled Guy's imagination,
0:38:04 > 0:38:07and I think John approved of what he did with it.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Sarah's saved items for her artisans,
0:38:16 > 0:38:20but now she has to unearth a hidden gem for herself.
0:38:20 > 0:38:26Is there a once-prized possession waiting to be cherished again in Amy's boot?
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Hiya, do you need a hand? - Yes, please.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31- They are nice. - Thank you.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- So, are these coming out of your house?- Not mine.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36I got them, I was going to make some headboards with them.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- These are the DIY project you haven't done?- Yeah.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- Is that cos you're busy?- Yes, busy.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47- Are you expecting something there? - Yeah.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51Amy's expecting a baby, which has put paid to her DIY designs.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58How would you go to make them into a headboard? Stand the pair up behind the bed?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Yeah, I was going to sand them down and repaint them
0:39:00 > 0:39:03and then put them as headboards at the back of the bed,
0:39:03 > 0:39:06but, yeah, with a little one on the way it's not happening.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09- The spare room's been taken now. - It is my lucky day then, is it? - It is.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11I will definitely try and do something.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13The headboard idea is really cool.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16I will just see if I can wrestle this one out of the way.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20The door's wide open here for Sarah to work her magic.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23But what does Amy think she should do?
0:39:24 > 0:39:28I liked my headboard idea, but I don't know. Anything, really.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33Life just got really peachy. I mean, look at those two.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35They've got lovely old lines, they are made of solid,
0:39:35 > 0:39:39chunky bits of timber, and the colours on them are bang on.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- SHE KNOCKS ON WOOD - Hear that?
0:39:41 > 0:39:43That is profit knocking.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Well, I suppose you'd better answer it.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08Sarah's back with her lovable big pup Bramble at her home in Sussex.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16And she's about to get cracking on those doors Amy was about to chuck.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27I've had a good look at the condition of them,
0:40:27 > 0:40:29and they are really rough and ready,
0:40:29 > 0:40:32so to re-position those two inside the house, it's going to be a lot of work.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35So I thought I'd go for something really useful to go in the garden.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39I'm thinking about making a potting bench.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43Gardeners use potting benches as a worktable in their sheds
0:40:43 > 0:40:47and greenhouses for potting seedlings and plants.
0:40:49 > 0:40:50But where to start?
0:40:50 > 0:40:53I have never done anything like this before, and in order to
0:40:53 > 0:40:56make it stable, I'm going to have to use some real carpentry skills.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59But it's all right, because I've got a saw.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04The secret of a good sawing motion is to angle the blade
0:41:04 > 0:41:07at 65 degrees from the wood.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12Use one hand to hold the saw while the other supports the wood,
0:41:12 > 0:41:14and use long, smooth strokes.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18And don't bear down, let the saw to the work.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20Basically, all the things Sarah isn't doing.
0:41:24 > 0:41:25It's quite straight.
0:41:25 > 0:41:30What she may lack in technique, she makes up for with enthusiasm.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Right, so, that is going to be the back panel of the table,
0:41:36 > 0:41:38and this is going to be...
0:41:41 > 0:41:42..the work surface.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48Sarah's combining her wooden work surface with a metal tray.
0:41:48 > 0:41:53But first she has to cut a hole for it into which the tray will fit seamlessly.
0:41:53 > 0:41:54Easy peasy.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59Maybe get some power tools out to help me with this one.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01So, put that aside for a sec.
0:42:06 > 0:42:11There's an age-old rule of carpentry - measure twice, cut once.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Right, let's hope this fits and doesn't fall through.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Or you can do what Sarah's done -
0:42:17 > 0:42:20sketch a rough outline and hope for the best.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Perfect!
0:42:22 > 0:42:25She's turned up trumps again. I'm so happy for her.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32Great, so, that's nice and snug in there, and this is where the plants go.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Now we need to turn that into the base of it.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Are you all ready for another top tip? Here we go.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45When using a power screwdriver,
0:42:45 > 0:42:49make sure to use the correct size of screw bit for the screw,
0:42:49 > 0:42:53and don't apply too much torque as it will strip the screw head.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Yet again, not exactly what Sarah's doing.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05Well, that bit works really well. Got to do something about the rest of it.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Try to pack some style into this.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10And Sarah's idea to pack in the style?
0:43:12 > 0:43:16Some corrugated iron and a bit of old fence. Oh, dear.
0:43:19 > 0:43:24So far, Sarah's only forked out £16, but right now her potting bench
0:43:24 > 0:43:28is less shabby chic, more just plain shabby.
0:43:36 > 0:43:41Over in East Sussex, Norman has made a start on his kitchen cabinet.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45He's already built a base from parts of the old cupboards
0:43:45 > 0:43:47Sarah dropped off, and some new timber.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51Next he turns his attention to the door panels,
0:43:51 > 0:43:53which will be replaced with...
0:43:53 > 0:43:55chicken wire.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59Yeah, you heard me right. Chicken wire.
0:43:59 > 0:44:03Chicken wire is a fashion, and people love it...
0:44:03 > 0:44:04Do they?
0:44:04 > 0:44:09..and, you know, we use it on cupboards and things.
0:44:09 > 0:44:13So, until the cupboard is put together, and we finish it,
0:44:13 > 0:44:16then you'll really get the effect of what it actually looks like.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18If you say so, Norman.
0:44:19 > 0:44:22First, Norman puts on his chicken beak,
0:44:22 > 0:44:24then uses an electric router
0:44:24 > 0:44:27to remove the middle panels of the doors.
0:44:30 > 0:44:32Perfect.
0:44:32 > 0:44:35You know, perhaps a chicken wire door will look great,
0:44:35 > 0:44:38and I'll be left with egg on my face.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41Once you get welding with it, it's fine.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43It's just a bit finickity.
0:44:45 > 0:44:46I'm getting there.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48Credit where credit's due, Norman,
0:44:48 > 0:44:52your cupboard door is starting to look pretty good.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54That's really nice and tight now.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56You know, if it was laying on the floor,
0:44:56 > 0:44:59the chicken could actually use it as a trampoline.
0:44:59 > 0:45:03But you can't, cos we're going to use it as a cupboard. Happy days.
0:45:03 > 0:45:05What is he on about?
0:45:09 > 0:45:13Next, Norman cut lengths of wood that will make up the back panel
0:45:13 > 0:45:14of the cabinet base.
0:45:16 > 0:45:21T and G. We call it T and G cos it is tongue and groove, cos
0:45:21 > 0:45:26it's got a tongue on that bit, and it's got a groove down in there.
0:45:26 > 0:45:29So when we put it together it all slots...
0:45:29 > 0:45:31All slots nicely together.
0:45:33 > 0:45:38Norman applies PVA glue to the base, staples the wood in place,
0:45:38 > 0:45:40and repeats.
0:45:40 > 0:45:42Do a bit of icing.
0:45:42 > 0:45:44I should have been in cakes.
0:45:44 > 0:45:48That's almost like icing, isn't it? It's like a work of art.
0:45:48 > 0:45:51Yeah, I wouldn't quit your day job, big man.
0:45:56 > 0:46:00After a lot of hammering and a lot more stapling, it's taking shape.
0:46:02 > 0:46:07Yeah, really pleased. We've... We've cracked the back of it.
0:46:07 > 0:46:09You know, the woodwork side of it.
0:46:09 > 0:46:14We've still got quite a bit of work to do on the finishing side.
0:46:14 > 0:46:17I mean, we quoted £200, but obviously the more you look at it,
0:46:17 > 0:46:22I'm thinking it's going to be a tight, tight budget.
0:46:22 > 0:46:25Don't say that. We can't blow the budget on this one.
0:46:25 > 0:46:30I'm already dubious about who will pay over £200 to have
0:46:30 > 0:46:32some chicken wire in their kitchen.
0:46:43 > 0:46:45Back home at Sarah's,
0:46:45 > 0:46:48she's putting the finishing touches to her potting bench.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57Well, she is struggling with the corrugated iron she hoped
0:46:57 > 0:46:59would add rustic charm.
0:46:59 > 0:47:03Looks more rusty than rustic to me.
0:47:03 > 0:47:06Perhaps her daughter Libby might lend a hand.
0:47:06 > 0:47:07- Hi.- Hi.
0:47:08 > 0:47:10Do you like it?
0:47:10 > 0:47:12Mm. Clean.
0:47:12 > 0:47:14I'm going to tidy it up before I use it.
0:47:14 > 0:47:16- Do you think it's going to add to it or not?- Yeah.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19You're lying. You're so lying, I can tell.
0:47:20 > 0:47:25Sarah's flattening the iron to use as the surface of a shelf.
0:47:25 > 0:47:29Kudos where kudos is due - Sarah has put in the hard graft on this one.
0:47:32 > 0:47:35Has transforming these old doors into a potting bench
0:47:35 > 0:47:38turned out to be a potty idea?
0:47:43 > 0:47:47Well, I'm impressed, and I'm sure Libby will be too.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50What Sarah may lack in carpentry skill,
0:47:50 > 0:47:53she more than makes up for in gumption and vision.
0:47:55 > 0:47:58And the wavy iron is not so wavy any more.
0:48:03 > 0:48:06Sarah has brought together the doors, fence, the corrugated iron,
0:48:06 > 0:48:10the metal tray and the potato crate into a cohesive whole.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15Each individual part is distinct,
0:48:15 > 0:48:17but sits in harmony with the others,
0:48:17 > 0:48:20and, proportionally, they all fit like a glove.
0:48:22 > 0:48:26Her potting bench has a ramshackle homespun charm,
0:48:26 > 0:48:27but it's strong and sturdy.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33You can make all sorts of things out of these old doors,
0:48:33 > 0:48:35but I loved making this potting table.
0:48:35 > 0:48:37And I think it's going to be useful for somebody,
0:48:37 > 0:48:39and hopefully they will buy it at a fair price.
0:48:44 > 0:48:48Amy was chucking out a pair of doors that she had planned to use
0:48:48 > 0:48:49to make headboards.
0:48:49 > 0:48:51Is that cos you're busy?
0:48:51 > 0:48:56- Yeah, busy. - Expecting something there?- Yeah.
0:48:56 > 0:49:01The imminent arrival of her child had put her upcycling plans on hold.
0:49:01 > 0:49:05But what did she think Sarah would make of the doors?
0:49:05 > 0:49:09I liked my headboard idea, but I don't know.
0:49:09 > 0:49:12Sorry, Amy, the headboard idea didn't make the cut.
0:49:16 > 0:49:20The potting bench turned out a treat, and Sarah sold it
0:49:20 > 0:49:21to Wreckage At Home,
0:49:21 > 0:49:26a shop in Doncaster that specialises in vintage and rustic furniture.
0:49:28 > 0:49:32Now Sarah's on her way to show Amy what became of the doors.
0:49:32 > 0:49:34But is there to be any profit to hand over?
0:49:39 > 0:49:41- Hi.- Hi, Amy, how are you?
0:49:41 > 0:49:43- I'm good, how are you? - Yeah, very well.
0:49:43 > 0:49:47- I see the expansion project is coming on.- Yes, nearly there.
0:49:47 > 0:49:49Now, you were dropping off old doors.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51I think you'd been inspired,
0:49:51 > 0:49:53you were going to make something out of them, weren't you?
0:49:53 > 0:49:56Yeah, I was going to make a headboard,
0:49:56 > 0:49:57but having another little one,
0:49:57 > 0:50:00so the spare room has gone out of the window.
0:50:00 > 0:50:03As I'm sort of a DIY-er, I thought I'd better do something that I knew
0:50:03 > 0:50:05would be really robust and saleable,
0:50:05 > 0:50:07- so I've made something for the garden.- Oh, right.
0:50:07 > 0:50:09THEY LAUGH
0:50:09 > 0:50:11I hope you approve, as somebody who likes to take on a project,
0:50:11 > 0:50:13- so I've got some pictures here. - Yeah.
0:50:13 > 0:50:16I hope you approve of what we've been up to,
0:50:16 > 0:50:19- but here are your doors. - Oh, how lovely.
0:50:19 > 0:50:22They have been transformed into a potting bench.
0:50:22 > 0:50:24Oh, they're lovely. I'll have them back now!
0:50:24 > 0:50:25THEY LAUGH
0:50:25 > 0:50:27So, what do you think?
0:50:27 > 0:50:29I couldn't have imagined you'd do something like that,
0:50:29 > 0:50:32so I just thought, headboard and that's all.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34Yes, they're really nice.
0:50:34 > 0:50:36Great news that they have been sold and I've got
0:50:36 > 0:50:38a little bit of profit to hand over to you.
0:50:38 > 0:50:40- AMY LAUGHS - I've got, hold on one second...
0:50:40 > 0:50:42- I've got £4 there...- Thank you.
0:50:42 > 0:50:43..and, um...
0:50:43 > 0:50:46- and another 95 to go with it there. - Oh, thank you very much.
0:50:46 > 0:50:49- So, there's £99...- Oh, fantastic.
0:50:49 > 0:50:51- ..for your old doors.- I didn't expect that, thank you very much.
0:50:51 > 0:50:52Is that a surprise?
0:50:52 > 0:50:55Definitely. That's really good, thank you very much.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58It's a pleasure, they were good fun to work on. So, um,
0:50:58 > 0:51:01new baby coming along, lots of things that you need -
0:51:01 > 0:51:04- will that go towards that? - That's definitely going towards the new baby, yes.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07- Very good luck with the expansion of the family.- Thank you very much.
0:51:07 > 0:51:09I hope that finds a useful place...
0:51:09 > 0:51:11- It definitely will, thank you very much.- Brilliant.
0:51:11 > 0:51:14- Really nice to see you again, Amy. - Thank you, thank you very much, bye.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20Well, with a new baby on the way, that £99 will definitely
0:51:20 > 0:51:23come in handy, and the doors didn't end up as a headboard.
0:51:23 > 0:51:25I don't think Amy minded the fact
0:51:25 > 0:51:27they've become a potting shed companion.
0:51:29 > 0:51:33Sarah spent £11 on the metal tray and potato crate
0:51:33 > 0:51:37from an online auction site and a fiver on some paint.
0:51:37 > 0:51:40She sold the potting bench for £115,
0:51:40 > 0:51:44earning the tidy sum of £99 for Amy.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55Sarah's back in East Sussex to see what Norman's
0:51:55 > 0:51:59managed to cobble together out of that broken cupboard.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05Well, I left Norman with the merest remnants
0:52:05 > 0:52:08of a cupboard in the hope that he'll be able to transform it
0:52:08 > 0:52:11into something fabulous that I can sell at a profit.
0:52:11 > 0:52:14I cannot wait to see what he's managed to do with it.
0:52:16 > 0:52:19Sarah had gathered a pile of broken wood
0:52:19 > 0:52:21that was apparently once a cupboard.
0:52:25 > 0:52:28Norman has miraculously pieced it all together
0:52:28 > 0:52:31to create a gorgeous kitchen cabinet.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34He's taken great care to keep just the right amount of wear
0:52:34 > 0:52:38so it's brimming with cottage charm.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40Those original hooks have been incorporated,
0:52:40 > 0:52:43which will be perfect for crockery.
0:52:43 > 0:52:47And that chicken wire frontage is adorably rustic,
0:52:47 > 0:52:50without overegging the farmyard and ambience.
0:52:50 > 0:52:55It's a perfect rural accent for any bohemian kitchen.
0:52:55 > 0:52:56I'm impressed.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58But what about the boss?
0:52:58 > 0:53:00- Norman?- Hiya.
0:53:00 > 0:53:04- Hello, how are you doing? - How are you? Yeah, I'm great. You?
0:53:04 > 0:53:06Yeah! I'm good now.
0:53:06 > 0:53:09- Look at that. - That's great, isn't it?
0:53:09 > 0:53:10It looks amazing.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12I can't believe that's...
0:53:12 > 0:53:15what's come out of that pile of timber,
0:53:15 > 0:53:17offcuts and stuff I left you. It's amazing.
0:53:17 > 0:53:21- Yeah, looks great, doesn't it? - I think it looks lovely.
0:53:21 > 0:53:26You've left just the right amount of old beaten-up detail on it
0:53:26 > 0:53:29and made it fresh enough to go straight into a kitchen. I love it.
0:53:29 > 0:53:32Yeah, we kept the hooks, we've done the hooks under here,
0:53:32 > 0:53:34so you can have your cups.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37Yeah, so we've obviously used the...
0:53:37 > 0:53:39all the old timber that we could, the sides...the hooks,
0:53:39 > 0:53:42but then we had to have new shelves at the back
0:53:42 > 0:53:44and then that's what we came up with.
0:53:44 > 0:53:45It's great, it's...
0:53:45 > 0:53:47I think it's lovely.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49Excellent.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51Once on a wall, filled up with...
0:53:51 > 0:53:52chickens...
0:53:52 > 0:53:53THEY LAUGH
0:53:53 > 0:53:55..it'll look great.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58I think we can find something better than that to put in it.
0:53:58 > 0:54:02Well, Norman's feeling like cock of the roost now,
0:54:02 > 0:54:04but did he come in on budget?
0:54:05 > 0:54:08I left you with 200 quid on the table for it.
0:54:08 > 0:54:11- Is that what you came at?- Uh-oh. - Well, actually, um...
0:54:11 > 0:54:14- Here it comes.- We actually...
0:54:14 > 0:54:15300?
0:54:15 > 0:54:17400?
0:54:17 > 0:54:18..we didn't actually quite do as much,
0:54:18 > 0:54:20many hours on it as we thought,
0:54:20 > 0:54:23so we're actually going to let you have it for 175.
0:54:23 > 0:54:25Under budget!
0:54:25 > 0:54:26Cock-a-doodle-doo.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29I loved it anyway, and now I really like it.
0:54:29 > 0:54:31That is really good.
0:54:31 > 0:54:32I think 175 quid,
0:54:32 > 0:54:35- they have to be able to make some profit on that.- Yeah.
0:54:35 > 0:54:38I think that's going to be an easy job to sell, but I might need
0:54:38 > 0:54:40to borrow that chicken for some sale shots.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45I'm sure Peggy won't mind. She's a good egg.
0:54:45 > 0:54:48- Thank you so much for that. - Thank you as well. - That's lovely. Thank you.- Good luck.
0:54:50 > 0:54:54Well, I am cock-a-hoop over that transformation.
0:54:54 > 0:54:57Norman has made something really beautiful with those old scraps.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59And that's quite difficult to do.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03It was busy, busy, busy at the dump.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05But Sarah still spied Luke
0:55:05 > 0:55:08about to throw his rubbish into the skip...
0:55:08 > 0:55:11- You've had a smashing time this morning, then?- Yeah.
0:55:11 > 0:55:13It may have looked beyond all hope,
0:55:13 > 0:55:15but even Luke could see the potential.
0:55:15 > 0:55:16It's solid wood.
0:55:16 > 0:55:19So, you could make anything out of them, really.
0:55:19 > 0:55:22It depends how much skill her team has got.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24Don't you worry, Luke. They've got plenty.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30Sarah got in touch with vintage and retro store
0:55:30 > 0:55:34The Old Cinema in London, who love that kind of thing,
0:55:34 > 0:55:35and they bought it.
0:55:39 > 0:55:42Sarah's set her satnav to Little Bollington,
0:55:42 > 0:55:48outside Altrincham, to bring Luke up-to-date on his old bits of wood.
0:55:48 > 0:55:50- Hi, there. How are you doing?- Good.
0:55:50 > 0:55:52- Good to see you again.- Yes, and you.
0:55:52 > 0:55:55So, this is it, then. You'd just moved in last time I saw you,
0:55:55 > 0:55:56- is that right?- Yeah, absolutely.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59- How's it going? - It's going well, it's going slowly,
0:55:59 > 0:56:00but it's going well, yeah.
0:56:00 > 0:56:02Those bits of wood that I took from you,
0:56:02 > 0:56:05they had a bit of character left in them.
0:56:05 > 0:56:06So, did you think
0:56:06 > 0:56:08that there was something that could be made out of them?
0:56:08 > 0:56:11I've thought about it, but I have got absolutely no idea how you can
0:56:11 > 0:56:14make anything out of them, so I'll be interested to see what you've done.
0:56:14 > 0:56:18- So, I've got some pictures to show you. Are you ready?- Yeah.
0:56:19 > 0:56:21Kitchen cupboard.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23- Wow.- I don't know if you can see here,
0:56:23 > 0:56:25- but all those little pegs that were inside...- Oh, yes.
0:56:25 > 0:56:29..the cupboard have been reused to hang cups on or hooks for the kitchen.
0:56:29 > 0:56:30That's well cool.
0:56:30 > 0:56:33- Yeah?- Yeah, Yeah. Wow.- Is that a surprise?
0:56:33 > 0:56:37It's a big surprise, yeah, yeah. It's creative.
0:56:37 > 0:56:40It was snapped up by a shop in London and that is going to go into
0:56:40 > 0:56:44somebody's house somewhere and be on their kitchen wall, you know,
0:56:44 > 0:56:46being loved by them and good news, I made some profit on it.
0:56:46 > 0:56:50I've brought that for you and I have £100 here for your old doors.
0:56:50 > 0:56:51Amazing!
0:56:51 > 0:56:54What are you going to do with the £100?
0:56:54 > 0:56:58Probably helping pay for plastering and that sort of stuff.
0:56:58 > 0:57:00Nothing very exciting or interesting,
0:57:00 > 0:57:02trying to get the house looking really good.
0:57:02 > 0:57:05Good luck with the plastering. I know it's hard work.
0:57:05 > 0:57:08- Thank you so much, lovely to catch up. Bye-bye.- All right. Bye.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14That was great, because I think Luke was genuinely impressed
0:57:14 > 0:57:17with what Norman did with his old bits of wood and that money
0:57:17 > 0:57:19sounds like it's going to come in very handy,
0:57:19 > 0:57:22because it takes a lot of cash when you're renovating a house.
0:57:24 > 0:57:30With Norman coming in under budget at £175, after Sarah sold it
0:57:30 > 0:57:35for 275, it leaves £100 for Luke to do up his kitchen.
0:57:37 > 0:57:39Thank you, Norman.
0:57:45 > 0:57:49All four of Sarah's salvaged items have produced a profit.
0:57:51 > 0:57:55The old pink chair was transformed into a sheepskin masterpiece.
0:57:57 > 0:58:00The old petrol can is now lovely lighting.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06The doors have changed into a glorious garden gadget.
0:58:07 > 0:58:11And Norman's chicken wire cabinet proved to be a huge success.
0:58:11 > 0:58:15Well, we've handed over a little bit of money along the way,
0:58:15 > 0:58:18but what's really special is just seeing what people can make
0:58:18 > 0:58:20from things that were going to the tip.
0:58:20 > 0:58:21Fantastic.