0:00:04 > 0:00:06Oh, now, I like the look of your rubbish.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10How do you make Money For Nothing?
0:00:11 > 0:00:12I love a little rummage.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16The answer could be hiding in the 30 million tonnes
0:00:16 > 0:00:19of household waste we throw out every year.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23I think that I might be able to make something out of that.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her hands on
0:00:27 > 0:00:29things before they hit the skip.
0:00:29 > 0:00:30That's...that's wartime.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36I'm a passionate buyer, user and maker of old stuff.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39And I've turned that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41I make new stuff out of old stuff,
0:00:41 > 0:00:43and I sell it for a profit.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:47 > 0:00:49That was brief.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Oh, the potential!
0:00:51 > 0:00:57No! ..she can transform her finds into desirable... Work of art!
0:00:57 > 0:01:00..valuable... THEY LAUGH
0:01:00 > 0:01:03..and hopefully saleable items.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Holy Moley!
0:01:06 > 0:01:10If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits back to the very
0:01:10 > 0:01:15people who had no idea there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Thank you. I'm astonished!
0:01:27 > 0:01:31Today, Sarah's in Altrincham, south of Manchester,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35where thousands of locals come with their rubbish, rain or shine.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40People throw away all sorts of goodies. All I've got to do is
0:01:40 > 0:01:43make sure I get my hands on them before they go in the skips.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Sarah has special permission from the powers that be to have
0:01:50 > 0:01:52a good old rummage around.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55"No TV's..." what?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58"No TV's..." remotes?
0:01:58 > 0:02:00There should be something here.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Grammar police officer Sarah is on the lookout for two items
0:02:04 > 0:02:05she can transform into cash.
0:02:07 > 0:02:13And she's spotted Lydia and her chair. You after a sit-down, Sarah?
0:02:13 > 0:02:16I love this. Oh, thank you. Have you had it for long?
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I've had it for a long time, yes. It belonged to my family.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22It was passed down to me. It was actually my great aunt's.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25So you've had enough of it. It's not fitting in at home any more.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Well, it's been in my garage. I'm quite sentimental
0:02:27 > 0:02:30about these things, but I've just been trying to clear out.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Who's got the white cat? It's me.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35She's like a modern-day Sherlock Holmes.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38I would love to be able to take it away and see if I could do
0:02:38 > 0:02:40something with it. Is that... Would that be all right?
0:02:40 > 0:02:42That would be wonderful. It really would.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Thank you so much for letting me have that.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Thank you. Really nice to have met you. And you.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Sarah certainly seems pleased with her jolly green armchair,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52but what do Lydia and Kate think will become of it?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55I suppose, in some ways, it's kind of quite a blank canvas, isn't it?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Yeah. So... May be some really nice fabric? Yeah.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Just completely modernise it. I haven't an...
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I haven't a clue really.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05SHE LAUGHS
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Such a sweet little chair.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11It's got loads of period detail, lovely little cabriole legs, fat,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13chunky arms and a really good look.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15I've got just the person in mind who will give it
0:03:15 > 0:03:18the real kick that it needs to turn this into a money-maker.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27Anthony Devine is one of the UK's most talented teachers
0:03:27 > 0:03:31and practitioners of upholstery skills.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33First thing I see in a room is a chair.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36When I go round to people's houses, I look for quality,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38I look to see what I would do differently.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Some chairs look like they are almost kind of destined for the tip,
0:03:46 > 0:03:51but if you see one ounce of kind of potential, then save it.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56I suppose it is a bit of a love affair I have with chairs.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58They're very beautiful things.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02That's maybe the case for some chairs, Anthony, but you've not
0:04:02 > 0:04:04seen what Sarah's saved for you.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Sarah's second find today will be one she works on herself.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Nothing to see here.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Perhaps Michael can offer up something of interest.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Is it dead? Is it not working any more? No, it works perfectly well.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28It works perfectly well. The motor's very, very good. Right.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30It's just that the blades are blocked.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33But somebody who knows anything about it could do it.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34It's in quite good condition.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36I've never thought about taking a lawnmower away
0:04:36 > 0:04:39from the dump before but... You're very welcome to it.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40How old is it?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43I don't really know. I would think it's ten to 12 years old.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46OK, so it's had a good use. It gets serviced every year.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Yeah. So it's good. If it still works, so it's potential,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I may be able to make something out of it.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54So I'd love to have a go at using the parts,
0:04:54 > 0:04:55or doing something with it.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58You're very welcome. Thank you so much for letting me take that away.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02OK. Does it go backwards? This is not looking promising.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Don't have it on that, that'll... Oh, that'll stop it. OK.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07I've got a new lawnmower,
0:05:07 > 0:05:11but I haven't got enough room in my garage for both of them.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15The old one works perfectly well apart from the gears are blocked.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Sarah does look confident that she can mow up some moolah,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22but what does Michael think she could do with it?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24I'm sort of quite fascinated myself.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Somebody with a little bit of mechanical knowledge or
0:05:27 > 0:05:29imagination can do something with it.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34You probably think I'm gaga taking this old garden mower,
0:05:34 > 0:05:38but it's been really well looked after and the engine still works.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41That may be so, Sarah, but I still can't see what you're going
0:05:41 > 0:05:44to do with that other than cut some grass.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53That's two items scooped up. Anthony will strong-arm that armchair.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58And hopefully Sarah will get motoring with that mower.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02I would say, on balance, it's been a great day here at Altrincham.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06I've collected a classy cluster of cracking future collectables,
0:06:06 > 0:06:09all of which I know will make some Money For Nothing.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Manchester is a northern power house of art and culture.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25It's also home to master upholsterer Anthony Devine.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28So my buddy's coming back and she's got another item.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31She promised me this is a good one.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34And I believe she is giving me free rein on it!
0:06:35 > 0:06:37So I'm very excited.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Well, who else was I going to bring this little beauty to?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43It's come to Manchester for a makeover.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47We've saved it from a skip, and now we want it to look lovely again.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Let's go and see what he thinks.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I just hope he likes it. Anthony!
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Hey! How are you doing? There she is!
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Nice! It's good, isn't it? Yes.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Shall we get it in? He really does love chairs, doesn't he?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12It's not too bad. No, it's good! Good sign of quality. Good weight.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Yeah, yeah.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18HE SIGHS
0:07:18 > 0:07:20It's good. It is, isn't it? Yeah, it's good.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22I have had some ideas about it.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26I was wondering about making it look like something else.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Not too radical, but a bit of a play. Yeah.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Because of the style of the chair and it's going to sit in a
0:07:33 > 0:07:36corner of a room and the rest of the house might be all nice
0:07:36 > 0:07:39and safe, there's an opportunity,
0:07:39 > 0:07:44an opportunity to give it a little bit of something.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48Just leave it with us. We'll do a sympathetic restoration underneath
0:07:48 > 0:07:52and something big and bold on the top of it.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Sounds like this chair is in for a special treat.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00But just how much is big and bold going to cost?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03500 quid as a budget... OK.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06..would be, like, kind of get it all done.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09If it takes more, it's not going to be much more.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11If it's less, you can have it back.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15500 quid, you know, I trust you implicitly. Absolutely.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18I know you can do something bonkers with it. You never know.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Well, I do know because I've been here before.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24You slash things, you stab them, you spray-paint them, you know,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27I just can't wait to see what you're going to do with it. Me neither.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31You're deeply worrying. Absolutely. I've got this one in the bag.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33As a trusted member of the team,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Anthony's earned his creative freedom with this one.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38But will Sarah live to regret it?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Today, modern interiors,
0:08:40 > 0:08:44they're all just getting a bit bland and boring and it's all very tonal.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47We want something to be in the corner kind of screaming and
0:08:47 > 0:08:50shouting, "Look at me!" and probably you would never sit on it,
0:08:50 > 0:08:54but we want you to appreciate it and that's what we're trying to
0:08:54 > 0:08:55do with this chair.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59I'm really intrigued about what he's going to do with that chair, and
0:08:59 > 0:09:03I can't wait to come back to find out if he's had a good idea or not.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07A budget of ?500 for a chair which, when finished,
0:09:07 > 0:09:11will look like...um...no idea.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15I just hope that whatever Anthony does, Sarah can sell it.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24At home in Sussex, Sarah has already begun the mower project
0:09:24 > 0:09:28by having it taken to pieces into its many component parts.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Well, who knew if you took a lawnmower apart, you'd get
0:09:35 > 0:09:38so many pieces? And there are some fantastic bits here.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41There's lots of lovely nuts and bolts I think would make some
0:09:41 > 0:09:44lovely jewellery but the standout feature
0:09:44 > 0:09:47I think has to be this fantastic cutter blade.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49It's such a sculptural thing and just looking at it makes
0:09:49 > 0:09:52me think I want to make something out of that and I think
0:09:52 > 0:09:53lighting is the best thing.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Lighting is really commercial, very saleable, and actually quite a
0:09:57 > 0:10:00simple make if you've got something as lovely and strong as this.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03So with the help of this off-the-peg lighting set,
0:10:03 > 0:10:05I'm going to make a lamp with this bit as the base.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07But before I can start,
0:10:07 > 0:10:11I've got to get the hacksaw out to get this out of that.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15Of course, the simple way to remove the blade from its casing would be
0:10:15 > 0:10:17to just undo the bolt.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Money for nothing, they say.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21It's hard work making money for nothing.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26Before lawnmowers were invented, grass was cut using scythes.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30It wasn't until 1830 that an English engineer, Edwin Budding,
0:10:30 > 0:10:32patented the first lawnmower.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34I'm pretty sure he didn't envisage
0:10:34 > 0:10:37his invention being used for lighting.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39That was a lot of hard work,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42but that is every part as sculptural as I'd hoped.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45And this bit, another part of the lawnmower.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46WHISPERS: Don't know what!
0:10:46 > 0:10:49It's going to make the best base for it.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51I reckon put it in that way up.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Looks like a light already, doesn't it?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I've just got to clean it up and see if I can get the wire going
0:10:56 > 0:10:59through the holes that happen to be there already.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01And that's going to look amazing.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Sarah gives the blades a thorough clean with warm, soapy water
0:11:06 > 0:11:10to remove old, encrusted grass and mud.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Next, in order to remove any sharp edges and make the blades safe,
0:11:14 > 0:11:19Sarah uses a coarse sandpaper and a whole load of elbow grease.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23Finally, the middle bits and bobs are given a thorough wash.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28I'm just cleaning up these two pieces because these are
0:11:28 > 0:11:31going to help me connect this to that.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34I love the way that design evolves when you're reusing pieces
0:11:34 > 0:11:38like this because that is a really chunky, lovely bit,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41and it adds so much by putting it on there, and you probably
0:11:41 > 0:11:44wouldn't design that unless you'd just found it.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Well, unless, of course, you're Edwin Budding,
0:11:46 > 0:11:49inventor of the lawnmower, then you probably did design it.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52OK, so on to the final stage which is wiring up the lamp and
0:11:52 > 0:11:55I've got this fantastic lighting component and loads of
0:11:55 > 0:11:56lighting shops have these now,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59so you can choose the kind of bulb holder and the flex that you
0:11:59 > 0:12:02have and even the colour, or if it's twisted, like this one.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04And it makes a really quick and easy way of making a light.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06So I've just got to get this wired up,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09and I think it's going to look pretty cool.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11So I think we'll go for the top.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Sarah's costs for the lawnmower lighting
0:12:13 > 0:12:16are ?60 which includes the cost of the flex,
0:12:16 > 0:12:19light fitting, bulb and also the services of
0:12:19 > 0:12:22a qualified electrician to make sure everything's safe.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25But will she really be able to create
0:12:25 > 0:12:29a desirable interiors piece from a bit of old lawnmower?
0:12:32 > 0:12:36Back in Manchester, Anthony has an extra pair of helping hands
0:12:36 > 0:12:38in the form of his assistant, Tom,
0:12:38 > 0:12:43who specialises in making furniture frames.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45So what I'm thinking with this chair is quotes,
0:12:45 > 0:12:49so the wise words of Winston Churchill...
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Yes. ..British and all, icon.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Never, never, never, not Rick Astley...
0:12:58 > 0:13:01..give up, Sir Winston Churchill.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Yeah. I like it. Maybe a cigar holder to go in the arm.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09For extra... Extra authenticity. Yes, Churchillicity.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Anthony plans to use the paper stencils to work out
0:13:14 > 0:13:18the placement of three well-known quotations...
0:13:18 > 0:13:19Give us a V!
0:13:19 > 0:13:25V! ..all spoken by one of Britain's most influential leaders.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28I mean, this is possibly the worst job in the world for me.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I cannot spell to save my life, but these are all good words.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32I'm all right with this.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37Winston Churchill became Prime Minister on 10th May 1940,
0:13:37 > 0:13:41and the quotations Anthony has chosen were all spoken
0:13:41 > 0:13:42during a time of conflict.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47They helped to inspire the nation onto victory in World War II.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48I've managed to spell hell wrong.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Hell is spelt with two Ls, Es.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Heel. See if you get through heel!
0:13:56 > 0:13:58HE LAUGHS
0:13:58 > 0:14:00If you're going through eel.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02HE LAUGHS
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Right, go on. It's a place in Yorkshire.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Once the boys know the quotations will fit on the chair,
0:14:08 > 0:14:12the next stage is to lay them out on brown paper that will later
0:14:12 > 0:14:15be photographed and printed onto fabric,
0:14:15 > 0:14:18giving the appearance of the chair being wrapped.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21The quotations are being sprayed onto the paper to give
0:14:21 > 0:14:24a stencilled graffiti-look.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27This is the al fresco part of the operation.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28Has it worked? Yeah!
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Yes! That's what we want, isn't it?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Yeah, that's all right. OK, good job.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Good job, me. Well done, Tom. Now, crack on.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49The next day, Anthony has received the finished fabric with
0:14:49 > 0:14:54stencilled quotes which was printed overnight. It's the moment of truth.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55Has it worked?
0:14:56 > 0:15:00So this is printed onto like a moleskin velvet,
0:15:00 > 0:15:04so this is an upholstery grade fire-retardant fabric.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07In terms of happiness, I love it.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10I mean I actually, genuinely, love it.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12I... Yeah.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15We've blitzed the budget.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17HE LAUGHS
0:15:17 > 0:15:21It's always daunting because we have absolutely no room for error.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24And I, like, sometimes we can play around with things but this
0:15:24 > 0:15:29time the printers are already closed, Sarah is due in the morning.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31It's going to be another late one.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Anthony is known for his last-minute makeovers,
0:15:34 > 0:15:36but this is perhaps his most ambitious.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40He's already stripped the chair, but has to build it back up
0:15:40 > 0:15:44and cover it, making sure the quotes are positioned inch-perfect.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47No room for error on this one. OK.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Have a look. That is a solid seven out of ten. Thanks.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59I don't know why you gave me the job in the first place, to be honest.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Yeah. Yes, thanks for that, boss. Yeah. You're welcome.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04So, this is elasticated.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09And this gives us the suspension.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11With the fabric secured to the arms,
0:16:11 > 0:16:15Anthony now has to rebuild the seat and the back of the chair.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17He starts with the elasticated webbing.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22So, basically,
0:16:22 > 0:16:27because the tension that I'm pulling this under, to get the
0:16:27 > 0:16:33kind of suspension in the back, this rail is starting to twist, so...
0:16:34 > 0:16:36It's going to have to be changed.
0:16:37 > 0:16:43So where's the right quote? Here we are. "Never, never, never give up."
0:16:44 > 0:16:46And if you're going through hell...
0:16:48 > 0:16:50..keep going.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55So here the danger is that obviously we'd have done this
0:16:55 > 0:16:58before we'd have got any of the fabric on.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01But you never quite know these things until you get them.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07It is late. The printers are closed. Sarah's coming.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Normally, in normal circumstances,
0:17:10 > 0:17:13we would leave this for a few hours to dry.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16We don't have seconds, let alone hours so...
0:17:19 > 0:17:22We'll clamp it and just work round it.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27I think another famous wartime quote is apt at this point.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29"Keep calm, Anthony, and carry on."
0:17:35 > 0:17:39At home in Sussex, Sarah is busy putting the finishing touches
0:17:39 > 0:17:41to the mower transformation.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Great, that's all the dirty work done.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Time for the last adjustments. That's straight.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Time to get this illuminated.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09When Sarah took possession of the mower at the tip,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12its days of trimming lawns were over.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21Sarah's used the dismantled mower's sculpted blades to create
0:18:21 > 0:18:23a unique table lamp.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26The surfaces have been cleaned and waxed and it's finished off
0:18:26 > 0:18:28with a contemporary colour-match flex
0:18:28 > 0:18:31and a classic-style bulb.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34The finely-finished article is certainly something to behold.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Well, I hope that looks like it's gone from cutting grass to
0:18:39 > 0:18:42cutting-edge. I'm going to get some pictures taken of it,
0:18:42 > 0:18:45share it around, see if I can turn a profit on it.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Once those pictures hit the net, I'm sure there'll be
0:18:48 > 0:18:52a stampede of enthusiastic gardeners looking to illuminate
0:18:52 > 0:18:55a dark corner of a room.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57When Sarah spotted Michael at the tip,
0:18:57 > 0:18:59initially she lacked motivation.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04I've never thought about taking a lawnmower away from the dump before.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06But it wasn't all bad news about the mower.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11The old one works perfectly well apart from the gears are blocked.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14So what do you do with a mower with seized gears?
0:19:14 > 0:19:18That's right, strip it down and turn it into a lamp.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22The lamp was snapped up by an interior design shop,
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Sara Hughes in Marlow, run, funnily enough, by Sara.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29I've got sort of memories of old-fashioned lawnmowers
0:19:29 > 0:19:30which I rather like.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33It's the sort of thing your grandfather used and you'd
0:19:33 > 0:19:35imagine them pushing them along.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Our Sarah has travelled to Sale near Altrincham to show
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Michael what happened to the lawnmower.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Hi, there. Hello, Michael. Hi, how are you? I'm very well.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50How are you? Fine, thank you.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53I said at the tip that I wanted to keep in touch, so here I am.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Here we are.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58I took away your old lawnmower, but your lawnmower was still
0:19:58 > 0:20:00slightly working when I took it away from you. It was.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04It still worked, but it was jammed, wasn't it? Yeah, it was.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08I have made something out of it, but have you thought what that might be?
0:20:08 > 0:20:09I had no idea what you were...
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Apart from a lawnmower again, I couldn't think...imagine
0:20:12 > 0:20:13what you might have made of it.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Well, um, it was a bit of a puzzle and I did have quite
0:20:16 > 0:20:18a long think about it, but in the end I've made
0:20:18 > 0:20:21a light out of it and I've got some pictures here to show you.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Go on, then. I'll put my glasses on so I can see it clearly.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Your old lawnmower,
0:20:25 > 0:20:30I used a little bit of it, and it turned out like this. Wow!
0:20:30 > 0:20:32How on earth did you do that?
0:20:32 > 0:20:37Well, actually, it was really easy because your lawnmower blade
0:20:37 > 0:20:41had all the right holes in it... Oh, that's the blade! Yes. Yeah.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44It had all the right holes in it and all the right pieces in just
0:20:44 > 0:20:46the position to make it into a lamp.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50It was really... That's your interior design expertise, isn't it?
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Well, it did look quite striking.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Your lawnmower blade has gone on to be bought by
0:20:55 > 0:20:56a shop down in Marlow.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59They have all sorts of very smart things in their shop and now
0:20:59 > 0:21:01they've got your lawnmower light, and I've got
0:21:01 > 0:21:03a little bit of money to share with you.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06I've got a ?40 profit... Oh! Good grief!
0:21:06 > 0:21:10..to give to you for the old lamp made out of your blade.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13That is incredible! That is absolutely incredible.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15What might you do with that?
0:21:15 > 0:21:18I know what I'm going to do with it because in the
0:21:18 > 0:21:22'90s I was a bank manager, and I don't tell people that very often,
0:21:22 > 0:21:24but we were better then, I think.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28And I opened a little bank in the Royal School for the Deaf where they
0:21:28 > 0:21:31had multiple handicaps and we had dinners for them and raised money.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34And we opened this little bank and they all came and banked there.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35I'll give it to them.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Oh, well, that is a fantastic place for it to go.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Really good to catch up.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Wonderful, wonderful. Absolute pleasure. Thank you.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43Thank you so much.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49A total of ?60 was spent creating classic lighting
0:21:49 > 0:21:51from the lawnmower.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Sarah managed to sell the lamp for ?100, which left her with
0:21:55 > 0:21:57a profit of ?40 to give to Michael.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Well, I think Michael approved of my cutting-edge design and the
0:22:03 > 0:22:05money is going to a really good place too.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Sarah's now returned to Manchester to see the bold makeover
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Anthony's been promising, if he's managed to finish it, of course.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22This chair, as complicated as it was, that was kind of our own doing.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26We could have went simple but we chose to basically utilise
0:22:26 > 0:22:30all the skills of all the staff here. Everybody's loving it.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Everybody loves it for the impact.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Yeah, so hopefully, when she arrives, she's going to love it too.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Well, Anthony was being really quite secretive about my little
0:22:42 > 0:22:45chair when I dropped it off, so I'm dying to see what he's done with it.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48I've left him 500 quid's worth of budget and I know one thing,
0:22:48 > 0:22:50it won't be dull.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54When Sarah collected the old chair at the tip,
0:22:54 > 0:22:56it had certainly passed its best.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02As Churchill himself said,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06"There's nothing wrong with change if it's in the right direction."
0:23:06 > 0:23:11And Anthony has certainly changed the direction of this old chair.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Covered in iconic quotes, hand-designed and digitally printed
0:23:15 > 0:23:20on velvet fabric, this chair is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Anthony promised bold and he's delivered. But will Sarah like it?
0:23:24 > 0:23:28Hiya. Hello. And welcome to the war bunker. How are you doing?
0:23:28 > 0:23:30I'm very good. Where is it, then?
0:23:32 > 0:23:34It's... What have you done to it? Dare I look?
0:23:34 > 0:23:36SHE GASPS
0:23:36 > 0:23:37Hey!
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Anthony Devine.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44What an original piece of design!
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Basically, we wanted to do something, just something,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51you gave us a bit of artistic licence... Yeah.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53And we gave you this back.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Um, so we went from taking the chair, we positioned all the
0:23:57 > 0:23:59letters up, stencilled it all out,
0:23:59 > 0:24:01worked out roughly where it was going to go,
0:24:01 > 0:24:04then we went and stencilled and sprayed them all up
0:24:04 > 0:24:07and then had it all photographed,
0:24:07 > 0:24:12sent it off to our printers and then out she popped, or he popped.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17This is a lovely transformation, but 500 quid?
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Have you blown that out of the water?
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Well, let's just say the 500 quid,
0:24:24 > 0:24:27we owe another 20 quid just to the fabric printers. Right.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31This isn't sounding... No, no. This isn't sounding very commercial.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36I'm just going to say 750. There, I've said it. How much? 750 quid.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Yeah, a little bit over-budget but I can tell why, and I appreciate
0:24:39 > 0:24:41the fact that you really went to town on it,
0:24:41 > 0:24:45because it is very cool. Thanks. Really good! Love it!
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Sarah seemed to take that very well, considering it's ?250 above
0:24:50 > 0:24:55the original budget. Wow, that chair is anything but dull, isn't it?
0:24:55 > 0:24:59And beautiful. Not cheap, because that's because of all that hard work
0:24:59 > 0:25:00that's gone into it.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03I love the fact that Anthony's had free rein to create something
0:25:03 > 0:25:06that's unique that could have ended up in a skip.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11When Sarah spotted Lydia dropping off the old, green chair,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14it certainly had some history.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15It belonged to my family.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18It was passed down to me. It was actually my great aunt's.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Sarah chose to save it from the skip and allowed Anthony free rein to
0:25:22 > 0:25:23do whatever he liked.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29The inspirational armchair was quickly snapped up by Nick Smith,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32a regular client of Sarah's,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35who's an online vintage and retro retailer.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36It's nice and comfy.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Sarah has returned to the Altrincham area to show Lydia what
0:25:42 > 0:25:44became of the old, green chair.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54Hi, Lydia. How are you doing? Hi. Nice to see you again.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56And you, and you. Beautiful day, isn't it? Oh, gorgeous.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Um, now, last time I saw you, I loved what you were dropping off
0:26:00 > 0:26:03at the tip when I saw you. I'm very pleased.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05So your old...was it your, did you say it was your great aunt's?
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Well, I thought it was my great aunt's but actually it was my
0:26:08 > 0:26:11great grandparents' which was then passed on to my great aunt.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Yeah, it's got quite a lot of history, so I'm really intrigued to
0:26:14 > 0:26:17find out what's happened. It was a lovely shape, your little chair.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21And it was something that didn't travel very far, actually.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25We took it to Anthony Devine who teaches upholstery and is a
0:26:25 > 0:26:28fantastic upholsterer in Manchester. Fantastic. Oh, brill.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Yeah, so he loved it. I've actually got some pictures here to show you.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Brilliant. Would you like to have a look? I can't wait to have a look.
0:26:35 > 0:26:36Well, you said it had a lot of history to it.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40Well, he's added even more because your chair is now looking like that.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Oh, wow! That's fantastic.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46So he took Winston Churchill as his inspiration. Brilliant.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50He created all the fabric... Oh, wow. He stencilled it all himself.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52That is amazing. That is so good. That's brilliant.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55I love the kind of history link as well. It's fantastic.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Excellent, well, I'm really pleased that you like it cos as
0:26:58 > 0:27:01a family piece, there is always that worry that we might do
0:27:01 > 0:27:03something to it that you might not approve of. Yeah, yeah.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07So, good news is other people did too, and it sold. Oh, wow.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Oh, that's brilliant!
0:27:09 > 0:27:14I have ?75 here which is profit from your armchair.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Oh, that's super, thank you very much. Oh, that's brilliant.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19I'm going to give it to an animal charity.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22You know, that's what I'm going to do, definitely.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24I've got one in mind. I am, yes.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26That's lovely, that's really, really sweet.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29It's a little chunk of money that hopefully will be useful.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Definitely. Definitely. Thank you so much for letting us have it.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34Thank you very much.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Oh, it's an absolute pleasure and a lovely cause for that. Thank you.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Lovely to meet you. And you. Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Anthony charged ?750 for the transformation
0:27:48 > 0:27:50of the old, green armchair.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54Sarah managed to sell it for 825, which left
0:27:54 > 0:27:58a profit of ?75 to return to Lydia.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Well, Lydia loved Anthony's Winston Churchill historical
0:28:01 > 0:28:03connection with her chair,
0:28:03 > 0:28:07and that animal charity has a very generous ?75 donation coming.
0:28:12 > 0:28:17Sarah salvaged two items from the Altrincham Recycling Centre.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21Michael's old mower became cutting-edge lighting, and Lydia's
0:28:21 > 0:28:26old, green chair was rewrapped and covered in Churchill quotations.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27It takes a lot of talent,
0:28:27 > 0:28:31plenty of imagination and lots of good old-fashioned hard work
0:28:31 > 0:28:35to transform every item that we save, but it's definitely worth it,
0:28:35 > 0:28:38especially when we get to hand over some Money For Nothing.