0:00:03 > 0:00:05What are you chucking out today then?
0:00:06 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Don't throw them, don't throw them!
0:00:11 > 0:00:15The answer could be hiding in the 30 million tonnes
0:00:15 > 0:00:18of household waste we throw out every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19- Thanks so much for letting me have that.- OK.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22I think that's absolutely made my day, I love it.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore
0:00:24 > 0:00:28wants to get her hands on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate buyer, maker, and user of old stuff,
0:00:34 > 0:00:37and I turned that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I make new stuff out of old stuff and I sell it for a profit.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- What do you reckon to that? - Quite smart, isn't it?
0:00:49 > 0:00:50- Tell me you love it.- I love it!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53She can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Isn't it amazing?
0:00:55 > 0:00:56..valuable...
0:00:56 > 0:00:59That's quite a statement piece!
0:00:59 > 0:01:01..and, hopefully, saleable items.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- I'll take you down to the till, that's fantastic!- OK, fantastic.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits back
0:01:08 > 0:01:10to the very people who had no idea
0:01:10 > 0:01:14there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15Wow! That's amazing!
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Sarah's starting her search in Surrey today,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35at the delightful Whitley Recycling Centre.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Where other people see trash, I see profit.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43Making desirable items out of old rubbish is so satisfying.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48She's on a mission to find four items that can be transformed to
0:01:48 > 0:01:51treasure and hopefully make some money along the way.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- Pat Butcher?- Very becoming, Sarah.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01Before Sarah was let loose on the tip, she had to seek special
0:02:01 > 0:02:05permission to do so by those nice recycling centre owners.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09There is nothing going through here that is going to escape me.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11I am not letting the good stuff hit that tip.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14Speaking of the good stuff,
0:02:14 > 0:02:19it looks like Carl might have just that in the back of his Jeep.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Oh, now, that's the best boot-full I've seen all day.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- Yeah, they're a bit tired. - Are they yours?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- My mum and dad's, yeah.- Fantastic.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Do you think they bought them new?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Ooh, they're heavy, aren't they?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35I don't think... I don't think they bought them brand-new.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37I think they've had them about 25 years.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41They look like they're sort of 1930s, '40s, something like that.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- How many have you got?- Six. - Six? Oh, my word.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46It's my lucky, lucky day.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Hold on, I'm going to line them up so they're out of the way.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Some people are very easily pleased.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54They've got such a great look to them.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55It's such a shame the seats are going,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58but the tops look like they're salvageable, don't they?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00This one is the worst one.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04I just don't know...
0:03:04 > 0:03:06I don't know what's best to do with them,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09in order to mend them but I know somebody who takes on this
0:03:09 > 0:03:11kind of thing all the time, so they're coming to...
0:03:11 > 0:03:14they'll go to somewhere we can really sort them out.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18I'm going to check one out. I bet they're comfortable, aren't they?
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- So, have they got a nice, new set of them?- Yes.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25I'm so pleased for them cos I get their old ones. That's amazing.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27They've got fantastic style and a really good look to them
0:03:27 > 0:03:31so I'm really pleased you're going to let me have them. Thanks so much.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34I really appreciate it. Take care.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38Sarah has taken on not one but six old, battered chairs.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40The mind boggles.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42What does Carl think?
0:03:42 > 0:03:43They're a bit of a tired state,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46but apparently there's going to be something good happening
0:03:46 > 0:03:48to them so I'm quite looking forward to seeing what happens.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51You and me both, Carl.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54These are absolutely cracking.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55There are six of them,
0:03:55 > 0:03:57they've got beautiful, worn leather on the backs of them.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Unfortunately, the seat pads have really deteriorated
0:04:00 > 0:04:03but the style of these is amazing. It's bang on trend.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08Got lovely, pale grey and some lined oak coming down here on the legs.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10These are absolutely cracking.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Are they? Really?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Never mind cracking, they look more cracked to me.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18I know just the person who can restore those seats
0:04:18 > 0:04:21and I'm going to be sitting on a pretty penny here.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Jay Blades is a builder turned philosophy graduate
0:04:28 > 0:04:30turned furniture restorer.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Jay's passion is modern interior design.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38He specialises in reworking the very best of British craftsmanship
0:04:38 > 0:04:40and bringing it into the 21st century.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45If you want to have a go at what I do, your best bet is to find
0:04:45 > 0:04:47a piece of furniture that isn't really worth that much money.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49You might have bought it in a charity shop
0:04:49 > 0:04:51or a car-boot sale for about £5.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53And just play around with it.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Some people like working with spray cans.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Some people like working with artist brushes.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Whatever your creativity is, allow it to just ooze onto the furniture
0:05:00 > 0:05:02cos the reality is that furniture
0:05:02 > 0:05:05was more than likely going to go into a landfill site.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08So you upcycling it gives that piece of furniture
0:05:08 > 0:05:10an extended lifetime.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13But can you extend the life of this set of worn-out chairs?
0:05:16 > 0:05:21Another workout. I love these chairs.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24It's not often that you find a set that turns up in a tip
0:05:24 > 0:05:27and such a stylish one is a really rare thing.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30I'm hoping Jay can give them a sympathetic update that keeps
0:05:30 > 0:05:33all their original qualities but gives them something special.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35I need a hand getting them in.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Say no more, Jay's your man.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- Yeah, they are definitely special. - Oh, he sounds keen.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47- So, what do you think?- I think these are quality. Tiptop quality.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50They were certainly top of the tip.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- These were going to be thrown away? - Yes.- Seriously?- Seriously.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57I'm really pleased that I happened to be there on the day
0:05:57 > 0:05:59that these turned up because there are six of them, a set.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- They're in good nick apart from the obvious seat problem.- Yeah!
0:06:03 > 0:06:06I don't know who's made these, but these are really a joy.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07These are really, really beautiful.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11Jay's really taken with the quality construction of the oak chairs
0:06:11 > 0:06:13but how would he restore them?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Now, I know you're a man with your own ideas,
0:06:15 > 0:06:17so, come on, what would you do?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19I have too many ideas, that's my problem.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22We should be able to bring them back to the 21st century,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25bring them up to today and really give them a beautiful punch.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Is it possible at this stage that you can pluck
0:06:28 > 0:06:31a figure out that you think, to refurbish the whole lot?
0:06:31 > 0:06:32It's probably really difficult
0:06:32 > 0:06:35to put a figure on it without knowing exactly what they are,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38so, do you want to come back to me when you've had a chance to do a bit
0:06:38 > 0:06:39of research and we can make a plan
0:06:39 > 0:06:41about which direction we're going in?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Yeah, I'd feel a lot more comfortable if I just do
0:06:43 > 0:06:46a little bit of research and a little bit of taking apart.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48I am really happy to leave them in your hands.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50I know that you're going to do right by them.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Sarah is taking a massive risk here.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55She's leaving Jay with a big job
0:06:55 > 0:06:59that has no plan to speak of and no budget agreed.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04So Jay has got a bit of work to do researching those chairs before
0:07:04 > 0:07:07he decides exactly what is the best path for them but I know they're in
0:07:07 > 0:07:10really safe hands and I'm hoping that when
0:07:10 > 0:07:13he updates them they'll be even more valuable.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16I cannot wait to start dissecting them.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19I don't know what I'm going to put on there
0:07:19 > 0:07:21until I've taken them apart.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Cos then the chairs will reveal themselves to me.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Once the wood has been fully restored
0:07:25 > 0:07:27and we've glued things back, then it will say to me,
0:07:27 > 0:07:29"This is what I need you to put onto me."
0:07:29 > 0:07:33And I cannot do that until they are naked.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35And, at the moment, they are fully dressed.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Sarah will have to wait until Jay has done his detective work on
0:07:39 > 0:07:43the six chairs to find out what that little lot might cost her.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45But, with no clear brief or budget,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48will this project spiral out of control?
0:07:52 > 0:07:56That's the first item on the way and there's no time to hang around
0:07:56 > 0:07:59as Sarah still has three more to find.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04Sarah's now at the Walsall Recycling Centre in Greater Manchester.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05Treasure time! Come to Mama!
0:08:07 > 0:08:11With her eagle eyes, if she sees an opportunity, she will swoop.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Like a bird of prey.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Except that's a pigeon, but, you know, you get the idea.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27The ever vigilant Sarah has spotted Alan arriving with... I have no idea.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Sarah swoops in for a closer look.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Oh, hiya.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36You've got some interesting-looking things in there.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38What are you throwing out?
0:08:38 > 0:08:42Just stuff from my late mother-in-law's house.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44OK, that sounds like a big job. Are you clearing out lots of stuff?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Not too much. Not too much.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49But just some of the bulky, heavy stuff.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52It's a shame in a way, but we don't really know where else to take it
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- other than the tip, so...- No, you definitely get to that stage.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I know there are so many things with furniture that you can't
0:08:58 > 0:09:01re-use unless they've got the right certificates and stuff.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- I'd love to have a look at it. Is there any chance I can see?- Yeah.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Wow. It's quite cool, isn't it? Does it move?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- No, there's just... There used to be...- A table that came out of that.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17A table, there.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- A similar design one that's all leather as well.- Really?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22With these two wing-backed chairs,
0:09:22 > 0:09:24she could be onto something good here.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27A pair of chairs. How exciting.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28Well done. Wow.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34I have to say, that both those chairs are really interesting
0:09:34 > 0:09:36because they're old, they're chunky.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39In a way, I'm glad that they are going to be reused because they do
0:09:39 > 0:09:41seem too good to throw out,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44but there are just so big in a small bungalow, which is where she is.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47If I could take those two chairs, and then, if I managed to do
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- something with them, could I come and show you what I have done?- Yes.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51That would be lovely.
0:09:53 > 0:09:54Lovely indeed.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Sarah has her first find in the bag
0:09:58 > 0:10:02and has roped the guys from the tip in to help. Good work, lads.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07But what does Alan think Sarah will get up to with his chairs?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10I don't know. It makes me think, really.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14I presume it's not going to be just recycled as furniture, but something
0:10:14 > 0:10:16else, so it'll be interesting to see what happens to them.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20I'll just tell you if they're comfortable, cos that is the key.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21Oh, yeah.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24That's actually got "IKEA" written on the back,
0:10:24 > 0:10:26so it's not as old as you think it is.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- Everyone's a comedian. - Very comfortable.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31But the look they have at the moment
0:10:31 > 0:10:34is just not going to go into everybody's house
0:10:34 > 0:10:37and I want to make them commercial, saleable and expensive.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40And given the style of them, this needs a specialist upholsterer.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43This is going to have to go to somebody who really knows what
0:10:43 > 0:10:46they're doing, who can cope with the fact that there's wood and fabric.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47I've got just the person in mind.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Meet Ray Clarke, upholsterer extraordinaire.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Ray made a name for himself in the world of fashion design,
0:10:58 > 0:11:02before discovering his love of vintage furniture.
0:11:02 > 0:11:08His fresh, modern designs mix practicality, comfort and luxury.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12I never intended to become an upholsterer at the beginning.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15It wasn't the thing I set out to do.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18I suppose you could say upholstery found me.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25With my creative background in fashion design and textile design,
0:11:25 > 0:11:28I was able to use those skills and redirect them.
0:11:28 > 0:11:34Now, this is all I do. I just give birth to chairs. I love them. Yeah.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Normally weight is a benchmark for quality.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40This is definitely heavy but if it's quality, I'm not sure.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44I'm hoping that between the pair of chairs we're going to be able
0:11:44 > 0:11:46to create something really lovely
0:11:46 > 0:11:48and Ray is going to take up the challenge.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- Ray, how are you? How are you doing?- Good to see you.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57I've got a couple of little... I'm not going to say beauties.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59I've got a couple of little chairs for you.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03Any chance you can give me a hand? This one is really heavy. Hold on.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Is that all right up there?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Lovely.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14So these two came into the tip as a pair.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16But they don't have to stay together.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19I'd much rather work on this one, to be honest than this one, I think.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23Simply because this one's got a lot more character.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27The orange chair will be put aside
0:12:27 > 0:12:30so Ray can concentrate on the black one.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35I did wonder about just really making it pack a punch.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Well, actually, Sarah, truth to tell,
0:12:38 > 0:12:43- I've been kind of developing my own fabric.- Really?
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- So that's a new thing for you? - Yes. Completely.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47What kind of fabric is it?
0:12:47 > 0:12:53Fabric is based on different types of new world and old world monkeys.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Are you going to be able to nail it in time to get it on here?
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- I think so. - So, it sounds like, to me,
0:12:57 > 0:13:00you're going to pour your heart and soul into this little chair.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03It will be a work of art.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09Ray's dreaming big, but what will his time and materials cost?
0:13:09 > 0:13:13So, we're looking at around 800, 850 mark.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16OK, if I can leave you chiselling away at the cost,
0:13:16 > 0:13:19if I need it around £800, I love the idea of the monkeys, so...
0:13:19 > 0:13:23It's going to rock. It's going to rock. Go for it, OK? Thank you.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- Take care.- Thank you very much.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Yes! Yes.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I think he's pretty happy with this project.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Well, that chair sounds like it's going to look amazing and
0:13:35 > 0:13:38I don't want to hamper Ray's creativity, so I think saying yes
0:13:38 > 0:13:41to a lot of monkey business all over it is definitely the way to go.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44And I think I'm going to have a little chance
0:13:44 > 0:13:47of making a bit of profit. Fingers crossed.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49This is awesome.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54Oh, sorry, it's very difficult to contain my emotions, I'm sorry.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56No apology needed.
0:13:57 > 0:14:03Ray has a big budget of around £800 to remake that chair,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06but he's never created a new fabric for upholstery before,
0:14:06 > 0:14:10so Sarah's taking a risk on this one.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Back to the west Midlands now and the city of Wolverhampton,
0:14:18 > 0:14:23home to master restorer Jay Blades, who can't wait to get going.
0:14:23 > 0:14:29Sarah dropped off these beautiful oak chairs, absolutely beautiful.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Jay is a big fan of these quality handmade chairs,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35which probably date from the 1940s.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39My job today is just to remove stuff really carefully.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Yep, this is going to be a real labour of love for Jay.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45He's going to reupholster all six chairs
0:14:45 > 0:14:48whilst maintaining their original handmade features.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Good luck, Jay!
0:14:49 > 0:14:52So enough with the talking. Um...
0:14:52 > 0:14:53- Let's get stripping. - Wahey!
0:14:53 > 0:14:55The chair. Not me.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57RECORD SCRATCH Oh, I see. Sorry.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03Jay gets down to moving the tack which secure the chair's piping
0:15:03 > 0:15:07with the appropriately-named tack-lifting tool.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11And it's not long before he spots a piece of impressive craftsmanship.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14That's amazing. They've actually stitched,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17and it looks like they hand-stitched underneath here, the leather.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Now that in itself... Come on, who does that in this day and age?
0:15:21 > 0:15:23That is just sheer craftsmanship.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Everything that I discover about the chairs...
0:15:27 > 0:15:28CAMERA CLICKS
0:15:28 > 0:15:30..will then be reflected back into the chair,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33and how I work with it, the fabric I choose.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35And also, ultimately, the price.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39But I don't want to outprice either myself or Sarah,
0:15:39 > 0:15:41who's then going to sell these on.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44The challenge for Jay is to comprehensively modernise the chairs
0:15:44 > 0:15:48whilst keeping an eye on his labour costs.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50He hasn't yet agreed a budget with Sarah,
0:15:50 > 0:15:53and she'll want to stand a chance of turning a profit.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59He gets straight to work,
0:15:59 > 0:16:02removing the chair's old, disintegrating coverings,
0:16:02 > 0:16:04supporting webbings and stuffing...
0:16:06 > 0:16:08..all of which need to be replaced.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15With that done, Jay starts building a chair back up.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Got to put new, new webbing on there.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21He's using a tool called a webbing stretcher
0:16:21 > 0:16:24to make sure the seat base is taut.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Doing webbing is very similar to tuning a fine instrument -
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- you have to get it... - WEBBING TWANGS
0:16:29 > 0:16:32..where it makes a really lovely sound.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Because, basically, the webbing is the foundation...
0:16:38 > 0:16:41..that's going to hold all of the seat in place
0:16:41 > 0:16:44for the next 50 to 100 years, hopefully.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Once Jay's fitted the new webbing,
0:16:51 > 0:16:54he still has to work out how he'll cover them.
0:16:54 > 0:16:55The chair...
0:16:55 > 0:16:57HE CHUCKLES
0:16:57 > 0:16:58..is really, really cool.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01It's a beautiful form chair.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Yeah, we know you love them, Jay, but there's loads of work to do,
0:17:04 > 0:17:06and still no word on the budget.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Will he be able to deliver six sympathetically-restored
0:17:12 > 0:17:16and reupholstered chairs that Sarah will be able to make some profit on?
0:17:25 > 0:17:30Back in busy East London, Ray's hard at work on the wingback armchair.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33In fact, he seems to have ripped it to bits.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34Hmm.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38I've basically gone a bit nuts on the chair.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40I've stripped it back down to bare word
0:17:40 > 0:17:44so I can get it prepared for a new colour of wood stain.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Ray needs to remove all of the chairs' dated upholstery
0:17:51 > 0:17:55and strip the wooden frame before he can begin to modernise it.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59He's got a big budget of around £800 to do that,
0:17:59 > 0:18:03but time is money, and this is a seriously time-consuming job.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09I hate it when they snap off.
0:18:11 > 0:18:16Takes, like, patience and some determination as well.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- THROUGH GRITTED TEETH:- Argh! They keep snapping off!
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Great patience, yeah(!)
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Ray's also been hard at work on the real stars of this piece,
0:18:27 > 0:18:29his menagerie of monkeys.
0:18:29 > 0:18:35I've just looked up certain types of monkeys, and just illustrated them.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40His signature fabric will be printed up from his monkey sketches.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Because of the types of monkey I've chosen as well,
0:18:42 > 0:18:45they give me an opportunity to maybe explore colour
0:18:45 > 0:18:47in quite a vast range.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51So you've got the gold of the tamarin here,
0:18:51 > 0:18:55and then you go on to the red howler,
0:18:55 > 0:18:58and then there's a black howler as well.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00So, hopefully, this will be more of a surprise for Sarah
0:19:00 > 0:19:02when she gets to see this,
0:19:02 > 0:19:05cos I really didn't have a chance to show her.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09His final designs will be sent to a fabric printing company
0:19:09 > 0:19:12to be transferred onto a velvety fabric.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Obviously, I want the print process to go quite well,
0:19:18 > 0:19:22to capture all the definition, or as much of the definition as possible.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24But I'm also asking a tall order,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27because I realise what I'm asking for
0:19:27 > 0:19:30is the illustrations to go into a pile fabric,
0:19:30 > 0:19:32as opposed to just a plain, flat fabric.
0:19:32 > 0:19:38So there may be some compromise I might have to make at some point.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39But, um, we'll see.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42It's getting me all lumpy in the throat as well at the moment,
0:19:42 > 0:19:44I'm that excited.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Ray's passionate about his monkey designs,
0:19:48 > 0:19:52but he still has a lot of work to do on that chair.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Once his labour costs are factored in,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57can he really manage to deliver it on Sarah's budget?
0:20:09 > 0:20:11From London to the East Midlands,
0:20:11 > 0:20:13where chairs of a very different kind
0:20:13 > 0:20:15have been given the once-over by Jay.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22Now, if I remember right, Sarah wanted to keep things...simple.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24But, knowing Jay...
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Oh, what's that?!
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Sarah probably wanted me to do more of a classical
0:20:28 > 0:20:30kind of restoration of them.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33You haven't gone as mad as I normally would go,
0:20:33 > 0:20:37but I've done something that's really tasteful, I believe.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40They're probably some of the best work I've ever produced.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42That sounds encouraging,
0:20:42 > 0:20:45but is it the most expensive work you've ever produced?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47I was keen for some sympathetic restoration,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50but I think Jay might have had other ideas.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52So I'm really excited to see what he's done with them,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54and to find out what the budget is.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59When Sarah saved them, they were really showing their age.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04But now Jay has...
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Well, done what Jay does best.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10The simple restoration has turned into an explosion
0:21:10 > 0:21:12of elegant colour and design.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16Jay upholstered four with the lovely butterfly fabric,
0:21:16 > 0:21:20and the two bigger ones have now got a cosy tartan look.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22All six have been expertly restored,
0:21:22 > 0:21:26but with that modern Jay Blades attitude.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- I can't wait to see what you've been up to!- Yeah, come and have a look.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Oh, my word!
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- Don't they look different?- They do. - How you doing?- I'm very good.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38So talk me through the carvers, in different materials.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40The carvers are in different material,
0:21:40 > 0:21:41cos we've got an orange...
0:21:41 > 0:21:43an orange that matches up to the butterflies.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45OK, yeah, yeah, I can see that.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Yeah, I didn't use the same material,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49cos I thought it would have been a little bit overkill,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51and it isn't my kind of style, actually,
0:21:51 > 0:21:53to do everything all the same.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55I always have to have a little bit of a twist.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57And the twist is the carvers.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01They have a lovely feeling to them. They're really well done.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04So talk me through it. A bit of velvet on the back?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- Velvet on the back to marry them all up.- Yeah?
0:22:07 > 0:22:11So they've all got that. The only problem that I had was...
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- I don't know if you remember the piping that we had on there...- Yeah?
0:22:14 > 0:22:15..which was in leather...
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Unfortunately, Jay wasn't able to use
0:22:17 > 0:22:20the hand-stitched original piping that he loved so much.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22When it got down to brass tacks,
0:22:22 > 0:22:25the brass and the tacks were too old to re-use.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27So did you try and reattach them?
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Yeah, about 50 times.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31THEY LAUGH
0:22:31 > 0:22:32Even without the piping,
0:22:32 > 0:22:35the chairs certainly get Sarah's mark of approval.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Now, how about that budget?
0:22:37 > 0:22:43What they've come out is about £130, £135 each chair.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47135? So, at that kind of price, I'm going to need to place them
0:22:47 > 0:22:49somewhere where they get the right exposure.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Well, funny you should say that.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Even though they're individual, and they've cost a bit,
0:22:54 > 0:22:56we found a buyer and we're definitely going to be in profit.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58And she wants to buy all of them -
0:22:58 > 0:23:00she doesn't just want to buy one or two. She wants to buy all of them.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- I can't believe it. So you do the work and you sell them?- Yes!
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Crikey! What a service!
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Jay's friend and sometime client snapped up the chairs
0:23:10 > 0:23:12before Sarah even had a chance to see them.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17Thank you so much for taking them on and, yeah, and selling them as well.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- No problem.- Massive achievement! - All right.- Thanks a lot!
0:23:19 > 0:23:21You take care now.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Ah, Jay - what a lege. How are you feeling after that?
0:23:25 > 0:23:28To tell you the truth, I'm really chuffed with the chairs.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Chuffed with the chairs, and sold the chairs.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33So I'm a happy bumblebee right about now.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Are bees particularly happy?
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Oh, now that is the best boot-full I've seen all day.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49Sarah was lucky enough to spot Carl and his mum and dad's old chairs.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51I think they've had them about 25 years.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Sarah couldn't contain her excitement.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Oh, my word! It's my lucky, lucky day.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59And Carl was just happy to get rid of them.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01I'm quite looking forward to seeing what happens.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Bloomin' Jay Blades is what happened!
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Not only did he give them a fancy makeover, but he sold them too.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Sarah's travelled to Surrey to meet up with Carl once more,
0:24:13 > 0:24:16but how much profit can she handover?
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- Hi, Carl.- Hiya.- How you doing?- Nice to see you. Yeah, good, thank you.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Nice to see you too. So is this where those chairs came from?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- It is, yeah, yeah.- You've had them and grown with them, haven't you?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31I have, yeah. My mum and dad had them
0:24:31 > 0:24:33sort of a year before I was born, so...
0:24:33 > 0:24:35- OK, so they've got some... - Yeah, my whole life, yeah.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37- They've got some age to them, then? - They have, yeah.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39I don't know if you thought what we might do with them
0:24:39 > 0:24:41- after we took them away? - Well, I thought you...
0:24:41 > 0:24:44I don't know, really, maybe just recovered them or something.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45But I don't know.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Well, we did a lot of research on your chairs, actually.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50- We couldn't find an establish maker who made them.- Right.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54So they went to Northampton, to a guy called Jay Blades.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57- I've got some pictures, to show you what he did to them.- Excellent.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- So they now look...- Wow, yeah.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02- Different!- Different. - Yeah, I mean...
0:25:02 > 0:25:06Definitely changed them up a bit but, yeah, they look great, I think.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Somebody completely fell in love with them, and they bought them.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11- Oh, OK.- So there's profit to be shared.- Oh, OK.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13- In fact, I've got just a little bit here for you.- Great.
0:25:13 > 0:25:18- I have got £240 profit. - Whoa. That's amazing, yeah.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21For something that we were going to throw away. That's great.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22What are you going to do with that?
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Well, I think it will go back to my mum,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27cos she's looking for some replacement chairs now.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28So, yeah, probably go towards them. Great.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30- Really appreciate you dropping them off.- No problem.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34- And it was great to catch up. - Cheers. Thanks, bye.- OK, bye-bye.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Jay pulled it out of the bag.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Having cost £810 to do them up,
0:25:39 > 0:25:43he then sold them for a cracking £1,050,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46giving Carl and his mum £240 to invest
0:25:46 > 0:25:49in a new set of chairs to replace those old ones.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59With a profit already under her belt,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Sarah's going back on the prowl to find another hidden gem.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06Come on, then.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09She does so with some style and grace.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11And if it's style she's after,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15perhaps Robert's old sewing machine could add a bit of flair.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Is that going back into the car or into the skip?
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Was hoping somebody would be able to re-use it.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24It's a really sweet little one, isn't it?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Do you ever remember it being used? - I do.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28My mum regularly made clothes for us. Ugh...
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Really? I bet they went down well at school, didn't they?
0:26:31 > 0:26:34No, I didn't dare wear them to school.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Luckily, I had a uniform that you had to buy from a shop in Guildford.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38- No.- Have you got the key?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Er...
0:26:40 > 0:26:44Not with me. It's probably at home somewhere.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- I'd forgotten all about the key. - Where is it?- This end here.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48OK, they actually all open with the same thing.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51It's very simple, it's just a flat key.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53A small screwdriver will open it.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- I'd like to have a look inside. - Of course.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Because there are Singers and then there are Singers.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Some of them are really collectable, some of them are just decorative,
0:27:00 > 0:27:02but some of them are just hundreds of pounds worth of Singer.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05But you need a key! You need a key!
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Do you want me to have a quick look in my store?
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Yes, if you got a key or a screwdriver, that would be great.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Do you have a second? I'll be back in a mo.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Where is Sarah going to find a screwdriver at the dump?
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Ah, perhaps in the tool box graveyard
0:27:19 > 0:27:22you'll find in many recycling centres.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25I'm just wondering if there's a little screwdriver
0:27:25 > 0:27:26or anything we can use.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29You know how to pick a lock too, Sarah? Very talented.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- That might. - Yeah, give that a go. Yeah.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34Harder than it looks, eh?
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Right for tight, loose for left.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Oh, I really want to see in here now.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Oh, good. Now it's stuck.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Would you mind if I took it away as the mystery machine?
0:27:50 > 0:27:53If it is in usable condition or valuable, or I can sell it for you,
0:27:53 > 0:27:55can I get back in touch and show you what we've done with it?
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Yeah, that would be super. Yeah, thank you very much.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Thank you ever so much. Really nice to have met you here.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Ooh, the mystery machine!
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Sarah's taking a gamble on there being something usable under there.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07From what you can remember, Robert,
0:28:07 > 0:28:10do you think Sarah will be able to make anything from it?
0:28:10 > 0:28:11I don't want say a doorstop,
0:28:11 > 0:28:14cos that just wouldn't be appropriate!
0:28:14 > 0:28:15Um...
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Maybe a lampstand?
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Maybe a beautiful lampstand. That would be nice.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25It really is quite exciting, what might be under there.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28I just need to find a key so I can find out.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33Well, I know a couple of boys with the key, and the secret for success.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41This is Josh and Oli -
0:28:41 > 0:28:44best mates who just love to create.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50The pair thrive on taking disused materials
0:28:50 > 0:28:53and turning them into unique, handmade furnishings
0:28:53 > 0:28:55with flair and imagination.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02Definitely love what we do. I think we're really lucky, in that sense.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07I think what makes us different is that we have got original ideas,
0:29:07 > 0:29:10and we have got our own style to bring to the table.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Josh's background is in woodwork,
0:29:12 > 0:29:14but my background's in graphic design.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16But it's like a really nice combination,
0:29:16 > 0:29:19and I think we've got some pretty crazy ideas,
0:29:19 > 0:29:20and think quite out of the box.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Yeah, I think it does make us stand out from the rest.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29Well, you have to think outside the box for this sewing machine,
0:29:29 > 0:29:30or whatever's IN that box.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Well, I've brought the vintage sewing machine to Josh and Oli
0:29:36 > 0:29:37to see if they can open it up
0:29:37 > 0:29:39and then transform it into something amazing.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42But, as I haven't actually seen inside it,
0:29:42 > 0:29:44I'm just hoping I'm not about to stitch them up.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- Hello.- Hello.- Hello. - How are you?- OK.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- Oh, I've got something for you. - Right.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Actually, I need a hand with it.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58This came to the recycling centre, and it doesn't have its key with it.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02- Right.- So I have never seen inside it.- Oh, OK.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- And I'm hoping it's just... - Maybe it's not a sewing machine?
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Could be anything in there. So, first things first...
0:30:07 > 0:30:10So the first thing is to try and see if you can open it.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14Normally, they just have a flat key that goes in here.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- Is it an actual key? - So a bit of breaking in?- Yeah.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20So it's kind of... I don't know if you've got anything...
0:30:20 > 0:30:24Really, guys, it's just going to be a sewing machine.
0:30:24 > 0:30:25But if it's a collectable one,
0:30:25 > 0:30:29some rare models can sell for several hundred pounds,
0:30:29 > 0:30:30believe it or not.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Or it could be just one of the newer electric ones.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35Oh, it's electric!
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Ah, I shouldn't have got my hopes up.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42I mean, there are hundreds of these going into the tips every day.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Unwanted Singer sewing machines
0:30:45 > 0:30:48have become very popular with the upcycling crowd...
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Little light in there.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55..making everything from lighting to desk fans.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Can the boys come up with something original?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Can the boys come up with something?
0:31:06 > 0:31:07Anything?
0:31:07 > 0:31:09HE IMITATES A SEWING MACHINE
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Yes, it's a sewing machine, Oli.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15It would almost be cool to take the whole thing
0:31:15 > 0:31:17into the individual components and then, like...
0:31:17 > 0:31:19We could see what we could do with them.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21..lay them out as like a blueprint, almost.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23What can you put it back into that's completely different
0:31:23 > 0:31:26and that moves in a funny way or something.
0:31:26 > 0:31:27The only thing I would say,
0:31:27 > 0:31:30it is really difficult to sell non-functioning things.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33One other option is to go down the route of using the box.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35That might be a way we could make something
0:31:35 > 0:31:38that would actually be useful and would sell.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42So if I left you with a budget of sort of 250, 300 quid...
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- take it apart, see what happens. - We'll see what happens, yeah!
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- And come back in surprise me! - Yeah.- OK, cool.- All right.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- Brilliant. Thanks ever so much. - Cheers.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54So, boys, you've got carte blanche to do whatever you want.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Hey! Not that!
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Well, they've sewn a few ideas about what they might come up with,
0:31:59 > 0:32:02but that sewing machine is a real challenge.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05So it's going to be a total surprise to see what they make out of it.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10They've set a budget of £250 to £300.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13It's a fair chunk of money, so Sarah's taking a gamble
0:32:13 > 0:32:16on the boys coming up with something that will be saleable.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Or coming up with anything at all.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Back in East London, Ray has finished his makeover
0:32:27 > 0:32:29of the hotly-anticipated armchair.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32He is waiting for Sarah...
0:32:32 > 0:32:33anxiously.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35- I'm proper nervous. - HE LAUGHS
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Just hoping she really likes it, yeah.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Oh, no. What have I done?!
0:32:41 > 0:32:44You've done up an armchair, Ray. Don't worry.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50Although Sarah is also on tenterhooks.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52I've come to see Ray and to find out
0:32:52 > 0:32:54how the armchair has turned out, that I left him.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57And this is one of the projects that has really been on my mind,
0:32:57 > 0:33:01because Ray is inventing a whole new fabric to go on the chair,
0:33:01 > 0:33:02and doing all the upholstery.
0:33:02 > 0:33:07So this is just one of those things that could go either way.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Either way, the transformation is now complete.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12When Sarah dropped off the chair,
0:33:12 > 0:33:15it was solid but badly needed bringing up-to-date.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31But now Ray has worked his magic. It's utterly transformed.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Ray's hand-illustrated menagerie of monkeys
0:33:36 > 0:33:41are rendered on a luxurious moleskin velvet,
0:33:41 > 0:33:44which he's positioned to show off the stylish simians
0:33:44 > 0:33:45to their best effect.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50The chair has been entirely reupholstered
0:33:50 > 0:33:51with quality finishings,
0:33:51 > 0:33:56and the original wood has been stained in a cool, contrasting grey.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Ray took a big creative risk
0:34:00 > 0:34:03on designing his own unique monkey fabric,
0:34:03 > 0:34:06and it's paid off splendidly.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Well done, Ray.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12But what will Sarah make of it?
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- Hiya.- Hi. Ohh...
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- You're not nervous, are you? - Just a little bit, yeah.
0:34:18 > 0:34:19- Let me see.- I'll pull it off.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21One, two, three.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23# Ta-da! #
0:34:23 > 0:34:24I absolutely adore it.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29- You've done so well there. It's so cool!- Thank you.
0:34:29 > 0:34:30She likes it!
0:34:30 > 0:34:33The woman from Del Monte says yes!
0:34:34 > 0:34:36She does indeed.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39- Which is your favourite monkey? - I do like the black howler.- Yeah?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42And I love the golden tamarin. Oh, come round here.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- I want to take you round the back. - I'm going on tour!- Yeah.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47- So around the back... - So who's he, a howler?
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Yeah, it's a black howler. And that's a red howler.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52That chair is a triumph.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54What's so odd is I can't even relate to the chair
0:34:54 > 0:34:57- that I brought to you.- No. - Because of what you've done to it.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01It's like you're showing me something I've never seen before.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03With the very highest praise,
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Sarah's delighted with Ray's monkey chair.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09It's, like, meant so much to me to try to do this.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13So thank you for giving me the opportunity to do this. Honestly.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Yeah, thanks. I'm properly made up, I really am.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21It's smiles all round for the painstakingly-finished chair.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24On that note, Sarah's got a question.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27But she doesn't want to PRY-MATE.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29You see?
0:35:29 > 0:35:30Has it gone over budget?
0:35:30 > 0:35:33I'm feeling now that my original...
0:35:34 > 0:35:37..costs were probably a little bit low.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38It took longer than I thought,
0:35:38 > 0:35:42so therefore, labour-wise, it would have been a bit more expensive.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46The amount of work that's gone into the chair
0:35:46 > 0:35:48has pushed Ray's labour costs up,
0:35:48 > 0:35:52meaning he's gone around £150 over budget,
0:35:52 > 0:35:56at a total cost of around £950.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58However, Sarah's still confident.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03I will try so hard to sell this at very high-end,
0:36:03 > 0:36:06so we turn a really good profit over on this.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08If you would, that would mean a lot.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09Great job, lovely finish,
0:36:09 > 0:36:12and I think you should be very proud of that.
0:36:12 > 0:36:13- Well done.- Thank you.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18She likes it.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23You know, these monkeys - you're so tricky, I'm telling you.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25MONKEYS CALL AND WHOOP
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Those tricky monkeys are a triumph.
0:36:27 > 0:36:32Ray took a chance on a creative idea that really paid off,
0:36:32 > 0:36:34but it came at a high cost to Sarah's budget.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Back in Walsall recycling centre,
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Sarah found Alan about to off-load two armchairs.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52A pair of chairs. How exciting!
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Alan was happy for Sarah to nab them.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57In a way, I'm glad they're going to be reused,
0:36:57 > 0:37:00cos they just seem too good to throw out.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05So Sarah spirited them straight to Ray in East London...
0:37:05 > 0:37:06Lovely.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10..who immediately took a shine to one chair in particular.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Now Sarah's on her way back to Walsall
0:37:14 > 0:37:17to update Alan on what became of his armchair.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- Hello.- Hi there, Alan. How are you doing?- I'm very well, thank you.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- You?- Yeah. Very nice to see you again.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29- I said I'd be in touch with news about your chairs.- Yes.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32I took it to an upholsterer called Ray Clarke.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35So I've got some pictures of what he did to it.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Gosh! Wow.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41- Is that recognisable? - That's tremendous, isn't it?
0:37:41 > 0:37:43It has been transformed.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44- He has redesigned it.- Yeah.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47He has given it a whole new lease of life.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49These are the pictures of it in his studio.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51I've never seen anything like that before. That's unbelievable.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53It's unbelievable. Just think what...
0:37:53 > 0:37:55What are we all throwing away, really?
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- Yes, well... - It's got that potential.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02It has got huge potential and it is out there now waiting to be sold...
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- Yeah.- ..and I've got high hopes that it's going to generate
0:38:05 > 0:38:07- some profit for you and I'll keep in touch...- Wonderful.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10..and be knocking on your door with some money in the future.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- Thank you ever so much. - My pleasure, pleasure.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Well, I think that Alan was really impressed
0:38:16 > 0:38:19with all Ray's hard work because that chair really is a unique piece
0:38:19 > 0:38:21and I'm sure it's going to sell well
0:38:21 > 0:38:24and I'm going to be sending cash back to Alan very soon.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Ray's materials and painstaking labour on the chair
0:38:30 > 0:38:33came in at just under £1,000.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37This niche item has yet to sell, so it's currently a potential loss
0:38:37 > 0:38:39of that £950.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Sarah's back at the tip, on the hunt for one last item
0:38:50 > 0:38:52to work on herself.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Nothing to see here.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Perhaps Michael can offer up something of interest.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- Is it dead? Is not working any more? - No, it works perfectly well.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03It works perfectly well.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- The motor's very, very good... - Right.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07It's just that the blades are blocked.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Somebody who knows anything about it could do it.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10It seems in quite a good condition.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12I've never thought about taking a lawnmower
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- away from the dump before. - You're very welcome to it.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- How old is it?- I don't really know. I would think it's 10-12 years old.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23- OK, so it's had a good use. - It gets serviced every year.
0:39:23 > 0:39:24- Yeah.- So it's good.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26If it still works, there's potential I may be able to
0:39:26 > 0:39:29make something out of it so I'd love to have a go
0:39:29 > 0:39:31at using the parts or doing something with it.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- You're very welcome.- Thank you so much for letting me take that away.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- OK.- Does it go backwards?
0:39:36 > 0:39:38This is not looking promising.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- Don't have it on that, that'll stop it.- OK.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45I've got a new lawnmower but I haven't got enough room in my
0:39:45 > 0:39:47garage for both of them.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51The old one works perfectly well apart from the gears have locked.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56Sarah does look confident that she can mow up some moolah,
0:39:56 > 0:39:58but what does Michael think she can do with it?
0:39:58 > 0:40:00I'm sort of quite fascinated myself.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Somebody with a little bit of mechanical knowledge
0:40:03 > 0:40:06or imagination could do something with it.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09I'm sure the motor can drive anything, really.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13You probably think I'm gaga taking this old garden mower but it's
0:40:13 > 0:40:16been really well looked after and the engine still works.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19That may be so, Sarah, but I still can't see
0:40:19 > 0:40:22what you're going to do with that, other than cut some grass.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37At home in Sussex, Sarah has wasted no time in having the lawnmower
0:40:37 > 0:40:42stripped down to its many component parts.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Well, who knew if you took a lawnmower apart you would get
0:40:46 > 0:40:49so many pieces and there are some fantastic bits here.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51There's lots of lovely nuts and bolts
0:40:51 > 0:40:53I think would make some lovely jewellery
0:40:53 > 0:40:58but the standout feature I think has to be this fantastic cutter blade.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01It's such a sculptural thing and just looking at it
0:41:01 > 0:41:03makes me think, I want to make something out of that
0:41:03 > 0:41:05and I think lighting is the best thing.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Lighting is really commercial, very saleable
0:41:07 > 0:41:08and actually quite a simple make
0:41:08 > 0:41:11if you've got something as lovely and strong as this.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14So with the help of this off-the-peg lighting set,
0:41:14 > 0:41:17I'm going to make a lamp with this bit as the base.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19But before I can start, I've got to get the hacksaw out
0:41:19 > 0:41:22to get this out of that.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Of course, the simple way to remove
0:41:24 > 0:41:29the blade from its casing would be to just undo the bolts.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30Money for nothing, they say.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32It's hard work making money for nothing.
0:41:32 > 0:41:37Before lawnmowers were invented, grass was cut using scythes.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40It wasn't until 1830 that an English engineer,
0:41:40 > 0:41:44Edward Budding, patented the first lawnmower.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46I'm pretty sure he didn't envisage
0:41:46 > 0:41:49his invention being used for lighting.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53That was a lot of hard work but that is every part as sculptural
0:41:53 > 0:41:56as I'd hoped, and this bit, another part of the lawnmower...
0:41:56 > 0:41:58(I don't know what.)
0:41:58 > 0:42:00..is going to make the best base for it.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03I reckon put it that way up.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05It looks like a light already, doesn't it?
0:42:05 > 0:42:07I've just got to clean it up and see if I can get the wire going
0:42:07 > 0:42:10through the holes that happen to be there already,
0:42:10 > 0:42:12and that's going to look amazing.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Sarah gives the blades a thorough clean with warm, soapy water
0:42:17 > 0:42:21to remove old encrusted grass and mud.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25Next, in order to remove any sharp edges and make the blades safe,
0:42:25 > 0:42:30Sarah uses a coarse sandpaper and a whole load of elbow grease.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34Finally, the little bits and bobs are given a thorough wash.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39I'm just cleaning up these two pieces because these are
0:42:39 > 0:42:42going to help me connect this to that.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46I love the way that design evolves when you're reusing pieces like this
0:42:46 > 0:42:50because that is a really chunky, lovely bit
0:42:50 > 0:42:52and it adds so much by putting it on there, and you probably wouldn't
0:42:52 > 0:42:55design that unless you'd just found it.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Well, unless, of course, you're Edward Budding,
0:42:57 > 0:43:01inventor of the lawnmower, then you probably did design it.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04OK, so onto the final stage, which is wiring up the lamp
0:43:04 > 0:43:06and I've got this fantastic lighting component.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08And loads of lighting shops have these now, so you can choose
0:43:08 > 0:43:11the bulb holder and the flex that you have, either the colour
0:43:11 > 0:43:13or if it's twisted like this one.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15It makes a really quick and easy way of making a light.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17So I've just got to get this wired up
0:43:17 > 0:43:19and I think it's going to look pretty cool.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22So I think we go from the top.
0:43:22 > 0:43:26Sarah's costs for the lawnmower lighting are £60,
0:43:26 > 0:43:29which includes the cost of the flex, light fitting, bulb
0:43:29 > 0:43:32and also the services of a qualified electrician
0:43:32 > 0:43:34to make sure everything's safe.
0:43:34 > 0:43:39But will she really be able to create a desirable interior piece
0:43:39 > 0:43:41from a bit of old lawnmower?
0:43:46 > 0:43:49Elsewhere in Sussex, have Josh and Oli come up with
0:43:49 > 0:43:52a plan for the old sewing machine?
0:43:52 > 0:43:56The hope is that once it's stripped down to its component parts,
0:43:56 > 0:43:58inspiration will strike.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03- Somewhere within this is... - Some gold.- Yeah.
0:44:05 > 0:44:06Gold paint, maybe.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11As a backup plan, the boys have still got the wooden box
0:44:11 > 0:44:13the sewing machine came in.
0:44:13 > 0:44:16It might be a safer bet than what they're doing just...
0:44:16 > 0:44:19Oh, no, here we go.
0:44:19 > 0:44:22It looks like Oli's come up with something.
0:44:22 > 0:44:25Oh, he's made himself a little friend.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28- Josh, I made a robot. - Oh, sweet.
0:44:28 > 0:44:31Yeah, that'll do. Get Sarah back now.
0:44:31 > 0:44:35Yeah, get Sarah back in and let her see her £300 robot.
0:44:35 > 0:44:40Oh, Josh! Oli spent ages on that.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42Sorry, Oli.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47This is not confidence inspiring, boys.
0:44:47 > 0:44:51Perhaps a fresh look at things might help
0:44:51 > 0:44:53and the very next day...
0:44:55 > 0:44:58After a lot of head scratching we've decided to use the wooden box
0:44:58 > 0:45:00to make a mobile barbershop.
0:45:01 > 0:45:04So this will be for a barber who wants to go from door to door
0:45:04 > 0:45:08and they can keep all of their products and scissors in here.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10A barber's kit? Excellent.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13Wait, but what's this?
0:45:13 > 0:45:16I thought it would be a real shame just to let all of these components
0:45:16 > 0:45:19go to waste so I'm trying to figure out some kind of, like,
0:45:19 > 0:45:21little mechanical desk toy.
0:45:21 > 0:45:26At first thought a little turtle comes to mind because of this guy.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28I'm a little bit lost at the moment.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31I don't quite know if it's possible and how I'm going to do it.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34Yep, you heard it right,
0:45:34 > 0:45:38Josh is going to make a mechanical reptile desk toy.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42With so much time used up already, it'll be a race to the finish
0:45:42 > 0:45:46between the tortoise and the...
0:45:46 > 0:45:47hair.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50I'm going to kind of make a little shell for the turtle
0:45:50 > 0:45:52and I want this big cog to sit on top.
0:45:52 > 0:45:57When you turn this cog, it's going to power this here
0:45:57 > 0:46:01and so the turtle's head is going to move in and out.
0:46:01 > 0:46:03- Who wouldn't be excited about this? - Sarah.
0:46:05 > 0:46:09Oli's first job with the barber's kit is to remove the existing
0:46:09 > 0:46:13varnish with an electric sander ready for a brand-new finish.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15A simple, quick job.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20Can you just come over here and hold these little bits here?
0:46:22 > 0:46:25Josh has a few issues with his turtle thing.
0:46:25 > 0:46:27It keeps falling off.
0:46:27 > 0:46:29You just need to tweak it a little bit.
0:46:29 > 0:46:34Oh, just get back to work, Oli, Josh could be here all day.
0:46:42 > 0:46:45At home, Sarah's busy putting the final touches
0:46:45 > 0:46:47to the mower transformation.
0:46:51 > 0:46:54Great, that's all the dirty work done.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57Time for the last adjustments.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00That's straight.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02Time to get this illuminated.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16When Sarah took possession of the mower at the tip,
0:47:16 > 0:47:19its days of trimming lawns were over.
0:47:23 > 0:47:28Sarah's used the dismantled mower's sculpted blades to create
0:47:28 > 0:47:30a unique table lamp.
0:47:30 > 0:47:33The surfaces have been cleaned and waxed and it's finished off
0:47:33 > 0:47:37with a contemporary colour-matched flex and a classic style bulb.
0:47:37 > 0:47:41The finally finished article is certainly something to behold.
0:47:44 > 0:47:45Well, I hope that looks like it's gone
0:47:45 > 0:47:47from cutting grass to cutting edge.
0:47:47 > 0:47:49I'm going to get some pictures taken of it,
0:47:49 > 0:47:53share it around and see if I can turn a profit on it.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56Once those pictures hit the net, I'm sure there'll be a stampede
0:47:56 > 0:47:59of enthusiastic gardeners looking to illuminate
0:47:59 > 0:48:02a dark corner of a room.
0:48:02 > 0:48:04When Sarah spotted Michael at the tip,
0:48:04 > 0:48:07initially she lacked motivation...
0:48:07 > 0:48:11I've never thought about taking a lawnmower away from the dump before.
0:48:11 > 0:48:14..but it wasn't all bad news about the mower.
0:48:14 > 0:48:17The old one worked perfectly well apart from the gears have locked.
0:48:18 > 0:48:21So what do you do with a mower with seized gears?
0:48:21 > 0:48:25That's right, strip it down and turn it into a lamp.
0:48:25 > 0:48:29The lamp was snapped up by an interior design shop,
0:48:29 > 0:48:34Sara Hughes in Marlow - run, funnily enough, by Sara.
0:48:34 > 0:48:38It's got memories of old-fashioned lawnmowers, which I rather like.
0:48:38 > 0:48:40It's the sort of thing your grandfather used and you imagine
0:48:40 > 0:48:42them pushing them along.
0:48:42 > 0:48:45Our Sarah has travelled to Sale, near Altrincham,
0:48:45 > 0:48:47to show Michael what happened to the lawnmower.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56- Hi, there. Hello, Michael. - Hi, how are you?- I'm very well.
0:48:56 > 0:48:57- How are you?- Fine, thank you.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00I said at the tip that I wanted to keep in touch, so here I am.
0:49:00 > 0:49:02Here we are.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05I took away your old lawnmower but your lawnmower was still
0:49:05 > 0:49:08- slightly working when I took it away from you.- It was.
0:49:08 > 0:49:11- It still worked but it was jammed, wasn't it?- Yeah, it was.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14I have made something out of it but have you thought what that might be?
0:49:14 > 0:49:16I have no idea what...
0:49:16 > 0:49:19Apart from a lawnmower again, I couldn't think what you...
0:49:19 > 0:49:20Imagine what you might have made of it.
0:49:20 > 0:49:24It was a bit of a puzzle and I did have quite a long think about it but
0:49:24 > 0:49:26in the end I made a light out of it
0:49:26 > 0:49:28and I've got some pictures here to show you.
0:49:28 > 0:49:31Go on, then. I'll put my glasses on so I can see it clearly.
0:49:31 > 0:49:34Your old lawnmower, I used a little bit of it
0:49:34 > 0:49:36and it turned out like this.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39Wow! How on earth did you do that?
0:49:39 > 0:49:42Well, actually it was really easy
0:49:42 > 0:49:45because your lawnmower blade had all right holes in it.
0:49:45 > 0:49:47- Oh, that's the blades, yes. - Yeah.
0:49:47 > 0:49:51Had all the right holes in it and all the right pieces in just
0:49:51 > 0:49:53the position to make it into a lamp.
0:49:53 > 0:49:56- I was...- That's your interior design expertise, isn't it?
0:49:56 > 0:49:58Well, it did look quite striking.
0:49:58 > 0:50:02Your lawnmower blade has gone on to be bought by a shop
0:50:02 > 0:50:04down in Marlow.
0:50:04 > 0:50:06They have all sorts of very smart things in their shop
0:50:06 > 0:50:09and now they've got your lawnmower light and I've got a little bit of
0:50:09 > 0:50:12money to share with you. I've got a £40 profit to give to you...
0:50:12 > 0:50:15- Good grief!- ..for the old lamp made out of your blade.
0:50:17 > 0:50:20That's incredible. That is absolutely incredible.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22What might you do with that?
0:50:22 > 0:50:26I know what I'm going to do with it because in the '90s I was
0:50:26 > 0:50:30a bank manager, and I don't tell people that very often because...
0:50:30 > 0:50:32But we were better then, I think.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34I opened a little bank in the Royal School for the Deaf
0:50:34 > 0:50:37where they had multiple handicaps and we had dinners for them
0:50:37 > 0:50:39and raised money and we opened this little bank
0:50:39 > 0:50:42and they all came and banked, so I'll give it to them.
0:50:42 > 0:50:45Oh, well, that is a fantastic place for it to go.
0:50:45 > 0:50:46- Really good to catch up. - That is wonderful.
0:50:46 > 0:50:49- Wonderful, thank you. - Absolute pleasure.- Thank you.
0:50:49 > 0:50:50Thank you so much.
0:50:53 > 0:50:56A total of £60 was spent creating classic lighting
0:50:56 > 0:50:58from the lawnmower.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01Sarah managed to sell the lamp for £100,
0:51:01 > 0:51:04which left her with a profit of £40 to give to Michael.
0:51:07 > 0:51:10Well, I think Michael approved of my cutting edge design
0:51:10 > 0:51:12and the money is going to a really good place, too.
0:51:19 > 0:51:22It's the moment of truth for our sewing machine duo.
0:51:22 > 0:51:26When we left them, Oli was getting on well with his box
0:51:26 > 0:51:30of barber's bits and Josh was still tinkering with his toy turtle.
0:51:30 > 0:51:34It's time for Sarah to find out just what they've been up to.
0:51:36 > 0:51:40I see vintage sewing machines at the tip all day long,
0:51:40 > 0:51:42I'm just hoping that Josh and Oli have done something inspirational
0:51:42 > 0:51:45with this one to give us all a few more ideas
0:51:45 > 0:51:46about what to do with them.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48Well, it took them long enough
0:51:48 > 0:51:50but where once there was a sewing machine...
0:51:54 > 0:52:01..now it's a sleek and cool-looking mobile barber's shop.
0:52:01 > 0:52:03The functional backboard is equipped to carry
0:52:03 > 0:52:05all your barbering essentials.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08Included is a cut-throat razer made from
0:52:08 > 0:52:11a decorative plate from the sewing machine
0:52:11 > 0:52:14and a handmade shaving brush.
0:52:17 > 0:52:20To top it all off, the box has a chalk board paint finish.
0:52:22 > 0:52:26But that's not all, folks...
0:52:26 > 0:52:28Josh made this turtle.
0:52:31 > 0:52:33- Hi, guys.- Hey, Sarah.
0:52:33 > 0:52:35- How are you doing? - Yeah, good thanks.- All right.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37- How are you?- Yeah, really well.
0:52:37 > 0:52:38What have you been up to?
0:52:38 > 0:52:41This is what we've made with the sewing machine you gave us.
0:52:41 > 0:52:42Oh, no way!
0:52:42 > 0:52:46It looks exciting but what's inside it?!
0:52:46 > 0:52:48Remember it didn't have a key so we made this key
0:52:48 > 0:52:50so you can unlock it.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53It's a mobile barber's kit.
0:52:53 > 0:52:57It's really beautiful. It's so clever.
0:52:57 > 0:53:02You've got a little dish for your shaving cream and shaving brush
0:53:02 > 0:53:05and we even made a razor.
0:53:05 > 0:53:06I know what you've...
0:53:06 > 0:53:09- That's from the front of the sewing machine.- Yeah.
0:53:09 > 0:53:11Fantastic, that is really clever. Lovely.
0:53:11 > 0:53:13What did you do with all the rest of it?
0:53:13 > 0:53:17- Well, yeah, I have got a little extra surprise for you.- Have you?
0:53:17 > 0:53:20- So... - So while I was doing this...- Yeah?
0:53:20 > 0:53:23Josh had his own little project.
0:53:23 > 0:53:26This is a little desk turtle.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28I've always wanted a desk turtle!
0:53:28 > 0:53:31How come I've never had a desk turtle?
0:53:31 > 0:53:34That is so funny. That is just hilarious.
0:53:34 > 0:53:38So all of the components actually came from the machine.
0:53:38 > 0:53:40- The drive belt is off the original motor.- Lovely.
0:53:40 > 0:53:44- And just, yeah, I used all the components that I could.- Fantastic.
0:53:44 > 0:53:46I really like what you've done there.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49Thank you for making something commercial out of the other bit...
0:53:49 > 0:53:52What are you saying?! What, the turtle's not commercial?
0:53:52 > 0:53:55OK, so 300 quid - are we splitting that between that
0:53:55 > 0:53:58or have we gone slightly over budget?
0:53:58 > 0:54:01I think... We tried to keep to budget.
0:54:01 > 0:54:03- I think we probably put more time in it than...- Yeah.
0:54:03 > 0:54:06- ..what we were going to but we'll call it 300.- Really?- Yeah.
0:54:06 > 0:54:11OK, well, I think the world's first fully operational desk turtle
0:54:11 > 0:54:14and mobile barber shop is a triumph.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16- Thank you ever so much. - Cool, you're welcome.
0:54:20 > 0:54:23Well, I have learnt to expect the unexpected every time I come here.
0:54:23 > 0:54:25A fantastic transformation of the old sewing machine
0:54:25 > 0:54:29and I think there's money to be made even from that desktop turtle.
0:54:36 > 0:54:38Is that going back in the car or into the skip?
0:54:38 > 0:54:42When Sarah enquired about Robert's sewing machine at the dump,
0:54:42 > 0:54:44it brought back painful memories for him.
0:54:44 > 0:54:46My mum regularly made clothes for us.
0:54:46 > 0:54:48- HE SIGHS - Really...?
0:54:48 > 0:54:52Despite not being able to see inside, Sarah wanted it.
0:54:52 > 0:54:56Would you mind if I took it away as the mystery machine?
0:54:56 > 0:54:59And Robert hazarded a guess about what it might become.
0:54:59 > 0:55:04Maybe a lamp stand, maybe beautiful lamp stand.
0:55:04 > 0:55:08Well, I bet even 100 monkeys with 100 typewriters wouldn't
0:55:08 > 0:55:10have come up with what Josh made.
0:55:12 > 0:55:16But, the barber's box proved to be a hit and was bought by Nick,
0:55:16 > 0:55:19a regular customer of Sarah's who runs
0:55:19 > 0:55:21an online vintage and retro shop.
0:55:25 > 0:55:28Sarah's travelled to Hascombe in Surrey to hand over the
0:55:28 > 0:55:32profits from the barber's box to Robert and she's even got
0:55:32 > 0:55:35a certain little something for him in that bag.
0:55:37 > 0:55:40- Hi, Robert.- Hello. Hi, Sarah. How are you?- I'm very well.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43- How are you? Oh, hello. Who are you? - I'm Skye.- Hi, Skye.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46- Hello.- I'm Mia. - Mia. Oh, hi, there, Mia.
0:55:46 > 0:55:48When I first met you at the recycling centre,
0:55:48 > 0:55:51- we couldn't open your sewing machine.- No.
0:55:51 > 0:55:55It's odd that I've actually found the key since but I wasn't sure if
0:55:55 > 0:55:57you were coming back so I threw it out
0:55:57 > 0:55:59probably, what a month ago, Skye, was it?
0:55:59 > 0:56:01Well, that didn't matter because I've actually taken
0:56:01 > 0:56:04the sewing machine to somebody who knew how to get into it.
0:56:04 > 0:56:07Have you thought about something that might have been done with it?
0:56:07 > 0:56:11I thought rather uninspiringly that you might make it into a lamp.
0:56:11 > 0:56:15My wife thought you might use it as a stand for a coffee table.
0:56:15 > 0:56:17So we're interested or intrigued to see
0:56:17 > 0:56:19what it might have turned out like.
0:56:19 > 0:56:22I've got some pictures to show you of what they did
0:56:22 > 0:56:23with your sewing machine.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26- So here is a mobile barber shop. - Wow!
0:56:26 > 0:56:29I love that colour, don't you?
0:56:29 > 0:56:32- So it's proved really popular and it's sold.- Really?- Yes.
0:56:32 > 0:56:36- How fantastic.- Yeah, so I have actually got £25 here...
0:56:36 > 0:56:39- Ahh!- ..to give to you for your old sewing machine.
0:56:39 > 0:56:40Thank you so much. Great.
0:56:40 > 0:56:44This money is going to go to a lovely local charity.
0:56:44 > 0:56:45So thank you.
0:56:45 > 0:56:46Oh, it's an absolute pleasure.
0:56:46 > 0:56:48That sounds like a great place for that to go.
0:56:48 > 0:56:50Before I go, I've got a little something here
0:56:50 > 0:56:52as a memento for you.
0:56:52 > 0:56:57Here is the world's first sewing machine desk turtle paperweight.
0:56:58 > 0:57:01- Wow! Isn't that cool?! Do you want to have a turn?- It's really cool.
0:57:01 > 0:57:02They saved some of the bits of it.
0:57:02 > 0:57:04They wanted to make something mechanical out of it.
0:57:04 > 0:57:06I remember this wheel, my mum sitting at the table
0:57:06 > 0:57:08- turning that wheel around. - Wow, so cool!
0:57:08 > 0:57:10That's really sweet, isn't it?
0:57:10 > 0:57:13It's a memento from your sewing machine and just to say thank you
0:57:13 > 0:57:16- so much for letting us take it away. - Thank you so much.- My pleasure.
0:57:16 > 0:57:18- Lovely to have caught up with you. - And you too, thanks.
0:57:18 > 0:57:19Nice to meet you, girls.
0:57:21 > 0:57:25Josh and Oli's labour and materials came in at £300.
0:57:25 > 0:57:30With the barber's box selling for an impressive £325,
0:57:30 > 0:57:33£25 can be shared with Robert.
0:57:33 > 0:57:36Well, that really wasn't about the money, was it?
0:57:36 > 0:57:38I think Robert liked what we did with his sewing machine and
0:57:38 > 0:57:41I think he's going to cherish that turtle. Lovely.
0:57:47 > 0:57:50Sarah managed to give four items destined for the dump
0:57:50 > 0:57:52a whole new lease of life.
0:57:52 > 0:57:55The set of chairs were reinvented by Jay.
0:57:56 > 0:58:01Ray's huge creative risk was a masterpiece.
0:58:01 > 0:58:04Josh and Oli reimagined the old sewing machine.
0:58:06 > 0:58:09And Sarah created a lamp from a mower.
0:58:12 > 0:58:17Whilst it's nice to turn a profit it's not all about the money.
0:58:17 > 0:58:20I mean, I literally dumped rubbish onto the doorsteps of our artisans
0:58:20 > 0:58:24and they picked up the challenge and transformed it into fantastic items.
0:58:24 > 0:58:27Now, that is an achievement.