0:00:03 > 0:00:05Ooh, just before you throw those away...
0:00:06 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11- Can I have it? - You can have it, yeah.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15The 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 > 0:00:21Now, this is one seriously unusual tip find.
0:00:21 > 0:00:26That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her hands on things
0:00:26 > 0:00:27before they hit the skip.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate user, maker and buyer of old stuff,
0:00:34 > 0:00:37and I've turned my passion into a money-making business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I make new stuff out of old stuff, and I sell it for profit.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:46 > 0:00:48These were going to be thrown away? Seriously?
0:00:48 > 0:00:50I love it, love it, love it.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:54 > 0:00:55It looks brand-new.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57..valuable...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59You are joking.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..and, hopefully, saleable items.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04That is a triumph!
0:01:05 > 0:01:08If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits back
0:01:08 > 0:01:11to the very people who had no idea
0:01:11 > 0:01:14there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15That is amazing!
0:01:28 > 0:01:29Welcome to the West Midlands.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Sarah is at the Walsall recycling centre.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37She's on the hunt for a hunk of junk
0:01:37 > 0:01:40that can be transformed into a chunk of change.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45I love turning a profit where others see trash.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Making old stuff that's drab into desirable and fab
0:01:48 > 0:01:50is just so satisfying.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Sarah's been given special permission by the recycling centre
0:01:56 > 0:01:58to rummage about today.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Come on, Walsall. Let's see what you've got.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06She's on the lookout for three items she can bring back to life
0:02:06 > 0:02:08and sell on for a profit.
0:02:11 > 0:02:17Sarah is casting admiring glances at the junk in Keith's trunk.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Are you chucking the chair? You are, aren't you?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- Yeah.- You can't. You've got to let me have it.
0:02:22 > 0:02:23Have it if you want.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Keith's clearing out the flat he rented to a loyal lodger
0:02:27 > 0:02:29who has now moved on to a nursing home.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32She was 90... How old?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- She was 91... - 91. Lovely.- ..last October,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- and she'd been my tenant for 22 years.- Fantastic.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40So, you don't think she'd mind us having her old chair?
0:02:40 > 0:02:41No, not at all. No.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Can I have a sit?- Yeah.- Is it comfy?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I've no idea. I never sat in it.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50It's great. It's lovely.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53And do you think I'll be able to do anything with it
0:02:53 > 0:02:55or make any money out of it?
0:02:55 > 0:03:00- Yeah.- How much do you reckon? - A fiver.- A fiver!
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Fiver. I'm definitely going to make you a fiver.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- Right then.- Thanks so much. - OK, then.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08If anyone can scrape a profit from this chair, it's Sarah,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11but not if she scrapes Keith's car with it first.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Ooh! Careful!
0:03:15 > 0:03:17The design of the chair is good, isn't it?
0:03:17 > 0:03:22You know, to make one of those now would cost a lot of money.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Definitely.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Check this out.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28It's retro, it's ruined,
0:03:28 > 0:03:30but it looks like it's got so much potential,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33and I think it's going to look a million dollars
0:03:33 > 0:03:36and hopefully make a pretty penny too.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38The best bit is the transformation is going to be...
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- SHE SINGS FANFARE - It's going to be amazing.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47Sarah says retro. I say, "Oh, no."
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Let's find out who she's picked to help make this seat saleable.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Welcome to Anthony Devine's world.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Anthony's unique and quirky upholstery
0:04:02 > 0:04:04has earned him the reputation
0:04:04 > 0:04:07as one of the most imaginative craftspeople around.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Anthony can upholster almost anything,
0:04:10 > 0:04:13but he does love a good chair.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Some chairs you just know.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16You know that this is the one
0:04:16 > 0:04:19and you just know you're onto a winner.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29You can look beyond the kind of dirt and holes and the grime
0:04:29 > 0:04:31and you think, "Yes, we've got a gem here,"
0:04:31 > 0:04:35and then it's a matter of teaming it up with the right fabric.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39And then from ugly ducklings arrive beautiful swans.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Hmm, he may be hoping for a beautiful swan,
0:04:43 > 0:04:45but this one might be a lame duck.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56One item down, two to go, and Sarah is loving every second.
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Time flies when you're having fun.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04Bringing new life to cast-aside odds and ends is Sarah's passion,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07but she also loves selling it on for a tidy sum.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Can she surprise Brian by turning his clutter into cash?
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Oh, I like the look of your rubbish.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19What's that? What's that before we throw it away?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- It was a...- Oil. - ..an oil tin, but...
0:05:22 > 0:05:23Oh, it's all solid in there, is it?
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Retired engineer Brian is getting rid of all the old bits and bobs
0:05:27 > 0:05:28from his garage.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Oh, I quite like that. OK.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34And then what are these bits? Are they...?
0:05:34 > 0:05:35I love these.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Oh, I love them too.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Uh, but what is it - a heater? A light? I think it's a heater.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46It's these bits I'm wondering if I could do anything. These are...
0:05:46 > 0:05:48These don't go together, do they?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Ah, rusty metal shelving. That's more like it.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55I think I'd quite like to take these bits and these bits
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- and see if there's anything I can do with them.- Yeah.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59On top of the rusty shelves,
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Sarah's also nabbed some rusty metal poles.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05I think we might leave the other bits
0:06:05 > 0:06:09but just take this lovely rusty little bundle here
0:06:09 > 0:06:10and see if I can do something with that.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13I'll help you put the rest in the recycling.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14Oh, hold on.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18How can you chuck the, um, thingamabob? We love that.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22IT CLATTERS LOUDLY Oof! Mind me lug holes!
0:06:22 > 0:06:25So, Brian, do you have any ideas what Sarah is going to do
0:06:25 > 0:06:27with all that?
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- Well, throw it into the scrap. - HE LAUGHS
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Well, ask a stupid question...
0:06:32 > 0:06:34They all think I'm bonkers.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37And they're probably right.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39What do you mean probably?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Let's find out who Sarah's lined up
0:06:41 > 0:06:44to rejuvenate this rusty old rubbish.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53Artist blacksmith Bex Simon is an expert in manipulating metal
0:06:53 > 0:06:58into high-end furniture and bespoke metalwork commissions.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Blacksmithing as a craft, you know, it hasn't really changed
0:07:02 > 0:07:05over the hundreds and hundreds of years that it's been around.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09We still use fire as a tool. We've got an anvil and a hammer.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13There's something very sort of medieval about it.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Together with husband Dave,
0:07:15 > 0:07:18this formidable team has the skill and imagination
0:07:18 > 0:07:22to create something special from any old iron.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25My passion for the craft is trying to use it
0:07:25 > 0:07:27in a very contemporary way.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Still keep it alive and involve it as much as I can
0:07:31 > 0:07:33with any job that we do.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Yeah, you're a passionate woman for sure, Bex,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39but I'd like to see you get excited about this pile of junk.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Back at the dump, Sarah is now searching for an item
0:07:49 > 0:07:52she can transform from people's cast-offs.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57Sometimes it can be hard to say goodbye to sentimental items.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58And sometimes not.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00What are you throwing out then?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03It was a picture of my partner's first wife.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04- THEY LAUGH - Yes.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Which skip would you like that one? In the rubbish?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09GLASS SHATTERS SHE LAUGHS
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- Smashing.- Oh, how lovely was that?
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Oh, a day at the dump can be so therapeutic.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17But back to business,
0:08:17 > 0:08:19and Sarah thinks she's spied something good
0:08:19 > 0:08:21underneath John's bush.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22You've got your work cut out.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26I'll come back in a moment when you've...got rid of your greenery.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Are you sure you see something under there, Sarah?
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Ah, old curtains lining the bottom of his boot. Of course.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Wow. Do you know what that is?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Nope.- That's vintage Sanderson fabric.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- I can understand it.- OK.- It's from a very, very expensive house.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- Is it?- Yes.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Somewhere where you live? - Somewhere I bought.- Really?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Have you got any more of them?
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Founded in 1860, Sanderson is an internationally renowned brand
0:08:54 > 0:08:57of quintessentially English fabrics.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01They're a slightly different look. I can't tell if they're...
0:09:01 > 0:09:04That's it, Sarah. Give them a good sniff.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06For those of you not watching in aroma-vision,
0:09:06 > 0:09:08they're a bit stinky.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Hmm.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12They don't make them like this any more, do they?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15I think that this is what I'm looking for.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17The floral stuff is definitely appealing.
0:09:17 > 0:09:18Thank you so much.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23This could be a real rags-to-riches story for John.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27What does he think Sarah can conjure up with these cast-off curtains?
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Make some curtains? I don't know.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Oh, John. It's curtains for you, mate.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36Definitely worth rescuing.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41Probably 1950s stuff, and I know this is a personal passion.
0:09:41 > 0:09:42I love old floral fabrics,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45but there are lots of other people who like it too.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Sarah's excited.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49You can tell when I like something, can't you?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52I want to take it home. In fact, I probably want to wear it.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54What do you think, wedding dress?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Aw, it was love at first sight.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59Dump site, that is.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Sarah has salvaged her three items.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10Anthony will transform the chair from well-worn to wonderful.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Bex we get to grips with the heavy metal,
0:10:12 > 0:10:16and Sarah will bring back flower power with the curtains.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Today has been terrific.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Now just the small matter of turning tip trash
0:10:22 > 0:10:23into treasured possessions.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25No pressure then.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36For Sarah's first stop, she's travelled north to Manchester
0:10:36 > 0:10:41to unload the old brown chair on furniture restorer Anthony Devine.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46When Sarah and Anthony have worked together in the past, though, well,
0:10:46 > 0:10:49let's just say they haven't always seen eye to eye,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52but this time I want no fighting, OK, children,
0:10:52 > 0:10:56or there'll be no upholstery for anyone, all right?
0:10:56 > 0:10:57Anybody who knows me
0:10:57 > 0:11:01knows that I like to be kind of in control of what I do.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04What I'm not particularly comfortable with
0:11:04 > 0:11:06is when people turn up and they already have
0:11:06 > 0:11:09what they want to do cemented in their mind.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11So when Sarah turns up,
0:11:11 > 0:11:14it's always a little bit tricky that she has one idea and
0:11:14 > 0:11:18I have the other and somehow we've got to kind of merge them together.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21So, yeah, it's going to be an interesting one today.
0:11:22 > 0:11:23Devine, are you in there?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26I've got a bad feeling about this one already.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Right, Sarah, if you just keep your opinions to yourself,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32don't be too pushy, you'll get on just fine.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35I have had a few ideas about it.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Oh, here we go.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40I actually love the wood and the fabric together,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43so I think it would be good to enhance this.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- We've got to get this kind of colour off...- Yeah.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48..and put a rich colour and show that actual wood.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52So we'll do something with the wood and then that'll really work nice
0:11:52 > 0:11:53with the fabric.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55OK, so, I thought...
0:11:55 > 0:11:56Oh, no. She's at it again.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59And maybe kind of grass-green coloured.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Spring green or summer green are we talking?
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Oh, I think that kind of moss you find under a bush.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- Summer pasture. - Yeah. Do you think that?- Yeah.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10Do you think that would work?
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Hoorah! A miracle! They've agreed!
0:12:12 > 0:12:14And maybe some flowers in the pasture.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- You know, something bright at the bottom.- You had me till that point.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21I don't look too far down the line in trying to pinpoint everything
0:12:21 > 0:12:22out of what we're going to do
0:12:22 > 0:12:25because I think things will take its kind of natural form,
0:12:25 > 0:12:29and then from there it will almost be obvious what we do.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31I'm thinking of the nightmares that went before.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- Let's just keep it simple. - OK.- Just keep it simple.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36So, heaps of potential.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38I'm going to do the professional...
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- HE INHALES SHARPLY - .."It's going to cost you."
0:12:40 > 0:12:43So, how much then? I'm just not hearing the money.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Well, probably around the 475 mark.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47If you do it for 450...
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Oh, she's giving him the look.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Don't be afraid of her, Anthony. Stay strong.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- I'm going to leave before you change your mind.- Thank you very much.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00Works every time.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Well, after a slightly tense negotiation,
0:13:08 > 0:13:11I think we've got where we need to be with that chair.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13It's going to look amazing. Grass green. Brilliant.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20With the chair coming in at £450, the plan is simple,
0:13:20 > 0:13:21grassy and mossy.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23But is Sarah going to like it
0:13:23 > 0:13:27when Anthony inevitably does whatever he's going to do to it?
0:13:34 > 0:13:39From the north down to the south and the tranquil Surrey countryside.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Sarah's brought along the rusty shelves
0:13:42 > 0:13:44to husband and wife Bex and Dave.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Health and safety, dear. Right.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Those clip on there.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Let's hope they can make something marvellous from them,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55although they look more at home in the garden.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59Sarah does seem to find the most unusual things,
0:13:59 > 0:14:03but I do actually like that cos she has some really good ideas,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06and together with her ideas
0:14:06 > 0:14:08and us sort of fiddling around in a workshop,
0:14:08 > 0:14:11we do manage to make some all right things.
0:14:11 > 0:14:16And if the shelves weren't enough, some rusty bars complete the set.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17Lucky them.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- Bex, Dave!- Hello!- Hiya!
0:14:20 > 0:14:22I was just saying that I don't get embarrassed
0:14:22 > 0:14:23when I bring you piles of rusty stuff,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26and then I walk in here and I feel really embarrassed.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- Oh, no.- Come and see my rusty stuff.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31What have we got? Oh, look. Shelves.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- This is a high-end interiors cabinet.- Oh, yeah.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35It just looks like shelves at the moment.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39I thought what we could do is make a frame out of that
0:14:39 > 0:14:44and some sort of finishing out of this to make a lovely cabinet.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Oh, dear. I'm not sure I like that.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Don't get all excited at once.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- Why don't you draw down so we can...?- OK. We'll bring a bit in.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57I've got a feeling they're not totally convinced.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Is this is where Dave normally stands?
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- SHE LAUGHS - Yeah.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Well, they don't call him buns of steel for nothing, you know.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Maybe the front of the cabinet
0:15:07 > 0:15:10could be made up of a couple of the panels,
0:15:10 > 0:15:12and maybe just one panel deep,
0:15:12 > 0:15:13and then lovely legs.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Bex's lovely legs. So, how does that sound? Is that...?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18You know, can you imagine that?
0:15:18 > 0:15:19- I can see it.- Yeah.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22I think just for finishing, I think, you know,
0:15:22 > 0:15:25if we're painting over that,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28then it's going to look like a really nice paint job
0:15:28 > 0:15:30on a battered piece of furniture.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33What do you use to clean them up? What really go for?
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Well, we're just going to give it a quick wire brush and see.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- If you put some...- I love this.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Right, girls with power tools. Here we go, Bex. We can do this.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Bex is giving the metal a quick test rub with the metal sander
0:15:47 > 0:15:50to see if anything still shines beneath all that rust.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52I love that.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53Really?
0:15:53 > 0:15:55If this comes out to be this beautiful cabinet,
0:15:55 > 0:15:59realistically what kind of price do you think it's going to take
0:15:59 > 0:16:02to get this with that high-end luxury feeling to it?
0:16:02 > 0:16:06We could stretch it to say, 700, 800...
0:16:06 > 0:16:09- OK.- ..which would be...- OK, 750?
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- 750, yeah.- Fab.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14It's a done deal. Everybody happy?
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Hmm. Dave, what's that worried face for?
0:16:17 > 0:16:21My concerns are it looks like a bunch of workshop shelves
0:16:21 > 0:16:26that have been...welded together in a kind of...
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- And it's rattly, flimsy and just... - SHE LAUGHS
0:16:29 > 0:16:33Yeah, but we'll make it look good. Jazzy shelves.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39It's a fairly steep £750 to transform the shelves.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43I'll tell you, they're going to have to turn out pretty jazzy
0:16:43 > 0:16:45for someone to pay more than that for them.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54With our makers put to work,
0:16:54 > 0:16:55it's now over to Sussex
0:16:55 > 0:16:59and time for Sarah to put her own skills to the test.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03The old curtains are fresh from the wash
0:17:03 > 0:17:07and ready to be transformed into...something.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09I don't think she knows yet.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13I am so excited about these.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16As you might be able to see, they fit right at home
0:17:16 > 0:17:18with my little collection of fabrics,
0:17:18 > 0:17:20but I'm going to make something out of them.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24And hopefully make some money.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29What Sarah decides to make depends on how much usable fabric
0:17:29 > 0:17:32she has, and, oh, that doesn't look great.
0:17:32 > 0:17:33Some of it is in really bad condition.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36It's such a shame, so I can't use all of it.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37So, the best thing, I think,
0:17:37 > 0:17:39is to try and reclaim the fabric back into panels
0:17:39 > 0:17:43and then see exactly what kind of projects I'm going to be able to do.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45So, I'm just going to try and unpick along the seams.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49You can do it using a little unpicking implement
0:17:49 > 0:17:52that you can get, or you can snip and you can rip.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Snip and rip.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Well, I can see the snip, but what about the...
0:17:57 > 0:17:58Oh, there is.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01She wasn't joking.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05With the curtains ripped to bits,
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Sarah starts to remove the heading tape.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09That's the bit the hooks go on.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12I want to get as much fabric out of this as possible
0:18:12 > 0:18:16because even a six-inch square might make a lavender bag
0:18:16 > 0:18:18or a collar or something pretty,
0:18:18 > 0:18:20and as this fabric is getting rarer and rarer,
0:18:20 > 0:18:22you want to make the most of it if you get hold of it.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27Modern upholsterers are desperate for well-preserved vintage curtains
0:18:27 > 0:18:29to use in high-end interiors.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32They also work just as well to line the boot of your car.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36There's a lot of interest in it. This is commercial.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38And because it's original,
0:18:38 > 0:18:40it's the Holy Grail to find something like this.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42So, making cushions out of this,
0:18:42 > 0:18:44I think I've got a real chance of making a profit.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Cushions. That'll do.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Now, for backing fabric, I'm going to have a little look in my store.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52I've got velvet.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54I bought both these panels for £3
0:18:54 > 0:18:56at a car-boot sale a couple of weeks ago.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Beautiful cotton velvet.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59So, that's one possibility.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01If not, maybe something plain.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Sarah is using scrap materials for the backs
0:19:04 > 0:19:08to maximise the number of cushions she's able to make.
0:19:11 > 0:19:17She's starting by cutting a template to fit a roughly 18-inch cushion.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19The simplest way to make a cushion
0:19:19 > 0:19:21is just to make one which has an envelope back,
0:19:21 > 0:19:24which means you have two layers of fabric over the back that overlap,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26and that way you don't have to do zips or buttons.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33The next step is to sew the front and back panels together.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39And after it gets stuffed, it's done.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Well, one of them.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44That's come a very long way from being used as a rag
0:19:44 > 0:19:46to protect the boot of somebody's car.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Sarah already had the cushion fillers,
0:19:51 > 0:19:55so has spent just £10 on the backing fabric.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58But how many cushions will she be able to rustle up?
0:19:58 > 0:20:02The more she completes, the more profit she can make.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09As Sarah cracks on, it's time to head to Manchester
0:20:09 > 0:20:12where upholster Anthony is working some magic
0:20:12 > 0:20:15on the old drab chair...we hope.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Ta-dah!
0:20:17 > 0:20:19No, still old and drab.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20Take the back off.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Anthony is used to working with old furniture,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26but it's getting harder and harder to come by.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29I mean, the likes of your Parker Knowles,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32your Ercols and stuff like that, I mean,
0:20:32 > 0:20:37ten years ago we were chucking them out for fun and now,
0:20:37 > 0:20:39now we're taking them out the skips.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44And just as well. Anthony starts by removing the 1950s fabric.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48He wants to completely strip the chair to its bare-bones.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53But it takes a lot of elbow grease to get out all those original tacks.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55That's it, Anthony. Hit it.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57All I can hear in the back of my head is, you know,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00the guy doing the voiceover, "That's it, Anthony. Hit it."
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Oi. This is weird.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Better watch what I say.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13With the material removed,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Anthony is enlisting his helper Marianne
0:21:16 > 0:21:19to help sand back the exposed wood.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Anthony is applying a clear protective wax first
0:21:23 > 0:21:27and then a darker wax on top to bring out the natural grain.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32This chair is probably 60 years old. No replacements needed.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36No arms, no hips, no knees. There's probably not that many...
0:21:36 > 0:21:37I better not say that.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39..60-year-olds that are as strong as this.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42My mum and dad are over 60 and they're pretty strong.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44They could do with a bit of re-waxing, that's for sure.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Oi, watch it, sunshine.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49To pad the back of the chair,
0:21:49 > 0:21:52they're using a base of green layered felt
0:21:52 > 0:21:56and then an extra layer of cotton padding that Anthony
0:21:56 > 0:21:59is stapling in place with a pneumatic stapler.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02So, we're ready now for the calico.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05We've got our kind of comfort layer here. We're ready to go with this.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09So, this, we call it the FR, which stands for fire retardant.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15Ironically, the only thing that does catch fire on a chair
0:22:15 > 0:22:17that has been treated with fire retardancy
0:22:17 > 0:22:19is the fire label itself.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Is there not something else that'll catch fire?
0:22:23 > 0:22:24- Pardon?- Wood?
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Ah, yeah. The wood will burn too. - HE LAUGHS
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Anthony has listening to Sarah's ideas and has picked a
0:22:33 > 0:22:36grassy, mossy wool for the bulk of the chair.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39It looks more like he's re-covering a snooker table.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41He's even got the chalk.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44Right.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Sarah chose the green
0:22:46 > 0:22:52because I believe this is the on-trend colour for 2016.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Really? So, snooker is the big thing this year, is it?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Could potentially be like that.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Something seems a bit fishy here.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Anthony is playing this awfully safe. But just watch.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05He'll be waiting for us to go
0:23:05 > 0:23:08and then the real transformation will begin.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14So, from Manchester to Surrey,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18and time to check in on Bex and Dave and those rusty shelves.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Bex is drawing out the blueprint for the new cabinet.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23That's another door.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- So, you've got two of the shelves. - HE LAUGHS
0:23:27 > 0:23:31But I think Dave has spotted a small flaw in Bex's plan.
0:23:31 > 0:23:32You've got five doors.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35SHE LAUGHS
0:23:35 > 0:23:38I was just testing to see if you were awake.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Well, that's an encouraging start then.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Dave's first job is to weld together a steel frame
0:23:48 > 0:23:50that will form the body of the cabinet
0:23:50 > 0:23:52before the shelves are attached.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Dave was having a little trouble
0:23:57 > 0:24:00picturing this as a high-end interiors piece...
0:24:01 > 0:24:05..so Bex has been coming up with ideas to bling it up a bit.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10We could either paint the inside, you know, like,
0:24:10 > 0:24:12gold or something, like.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Or not.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20I think it's back to the drawing board.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26As Dave assembles the base, Bex starts to make the legs
0:24:26 > 0:24:29out of the steel bars Sarah salvaged
0:24:29 > 0:24:31along with the shelves.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Bex is cutting them to size with an electric saw.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- Positive thinking. Positive thinking.- But...
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- SHE GASPS - Ah.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Houston, we have a problem.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Look.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48..one of the legs has ended up a little shorter than the others.
0:24:48 > 0:24:49We'll have to cut them again then.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- SHE LAUGHS - That's a total problem.
0:24:52 > 0:24:53OK.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58With time getting on, workhorse Dave helps cut the legs down to size
0:24:58 > 0:25:03while Bex still has the tough job of trying to design the cabinet.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07And she's just had an idea that might just make it saleable.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11This is a hammered aluminium look,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14so we want that thing when you open it up you're like,
0:25:14 > 0:25:18"Oh, my goodness. I so wasn't expecting that."
0:25:18 > 0:25:20The outside is going to look a bit like that,
0:25:20 > 0:25:23- maybe with a bit of paint.- Yeah.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27And then the inside is going to be completely and utterly different.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33To achieve a hammered aluminium finish
0:25:33 > 0:25:35requires the very technical process
0:25:35 > 0:25:40of first taking some aluminium and then bashing it with a hammer.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42This will create a lovely dimpled effect
0:25:42 > 0:25:46that Bex and Dave are hoping will draw the eye away
0:25:46 > 0:25:47from the rusty metal.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54But back up the other end, Dave doesn't look happy again.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58I can't remember from the discussion with Sarah what she wanted.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02Fear not, Dave. You've done exactly what Sarah wanted.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04This one's putting them into a spin.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08It's probably too thin to be one deep, isn't it?
0:26:08 > 0:26:13I think if it was twice the depth, it would look just too bulky.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18I think you might be right there, Dave, and you two need to crack on.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20To be honest, I'd say the bigger problem is that
0:26:20 > 0:26:21at the moment,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24it's a million miles away from anything
0:26:24 > 0:26:27anyone would pay over £750 for.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34With her makers still having a fair bit to do,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36it's back to Sussex to see how many cushions
0:26:36 > 0:26:40Sarah's managed to salvage out of the old curtains.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42You want to make nice, neat corners,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45so you can either trim them off or just tuck them in like that.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47And with a few finishing touches...
0:26:47 > 0:26:49You want a lovely, crispy edge to them.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51..she's done.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Before, the old curtains were destined to live out their life
0:26:57 > 0:26:59in the back of a boot, but now...
0:27:02 > 0:27:06..they're plump, pillowy and pouring with charm.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11Sarah managed - wait for it - seven cushions.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17Along with two in pastelly pink, she made five in rich, green velvet.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20She had to get a bit of outside help
0:27:20 > 0:27:24to sew because the velvet is quite a tricky material to work with.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28But they now look like they could be worth a bob or two.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31I am so pleased with how these have turned out.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35I'm a big floral fan, so for me, these are right up my street,
0:27:35 > 0:27:37but I know there are heaps of people out there
0:27:37 > 0:27:39who really like this kind of thing,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42so selling these should be a walk in the park.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Before Sarah first laid eyes on the fabric...
0:27:52 > 0:27:54You've got your work cut out.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57..she had to rustle through John's bush...
0:27:57 > 0:27:58Wow.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00..only to find it lining his boot.
0:28:00 > 0:28:01That's vintage Sanderson fabric.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03John had an inkling it might be worth a bit...
0:28:03 > 0:28:05From a very, very expensive house.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08..but was happy for Sarah to take the old curtains
0:28:08 > 0:28:10and turn them into...
0:28:10 > 0:28:11Make some curtains, I don't know.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Luckily, Sarah had a bit more imagination than John.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Sarah hosted a craft fair at the barn
0:28:19 > 0:28:21and put the cushions up for sale.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24They've got beautiful vintage velvet on the front.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25And in no time at all...
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Thank you very much indeed. I shall.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29..one was snapped up.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Yay. One cushion sold. Six more to go.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35I think they're beautiful. They should sell, shouldn't they?
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Well, they should, but did they?
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Now Sarah's travelled to Sutton Coldfield
0:28:42 > 0:28:45to hand John the spoils of one cushion,
0:28:45 > 0:28:48seven cushions, somewhere in between?
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- Hi, John.- Hello, Sarah. - Nice to see you again.- How are you?
0:28:56 > 0:28:57Yeah, I'm very well. I'm very well.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01So, when I saw you, you had got some material
0:29:01 > 0:29:02and a lot of bushes on top of it.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04- Yes.- Talk me through what was going on there.- Yeah.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07I'd cut some bushes down and I didn't want to wreck the car
0:29:07 > 0:29:10so I'd lined the car with an old pair of curtains.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Now, I might have read you wrong,
0:29:12 > 0:29:15but from the fact that you're using them as a dust sheet,
0:29:15 > 0:29:18I'm thinking that big flowery curtains weren't your cup of tea.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Not necessarily. No. No, no.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23No, they'd come from an old house in Walsall.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Did you think after I left what we might do with them?
0:29:25 > 0:29:29Other than more curtains or cushion covers or something like that,
0:29:29 > 0:29:30but I don't...
0:29:30 > 0:29:34It was cushion covers, and it was a project that I worked on myself.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37So, that's your fabric, and this is how they ended up.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- Didn't they clean up well?- They did.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- And so I made some cushions out of them.- Wow.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- Just from that one curtain? - Yep.- Now, that's amazing.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49- I made seven cushions and they all sold.- Oh, wonderful.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53So, good news is, there's a little bit of profit here for you.
0:29:53 > 0:29:59There is in fact £189 there for your cushions.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Wow. That's amazing. 180...
0:30:02 > 0:30:06I thought you might say £20 or £30, not £189.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09What sort of thing do you think you might do with the money?
0:30:09 > 0:30:11My mother-in-law suffers from dementia.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13OK, I'm sorry to hear that.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17So, something for an Alzheimer's charity would be very, very good.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19So, that's brilliant, and the whole lot would go to that,
0:30:19 > 0:30:20so it would do a lot of good.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- I'm so glad that's going to a great cause.- Thank you very much.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- Thank you.- Thanks a lot. - Take care. Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Sarah spent £40 making the cushions,
0:30:29 > 0:30:32which includes the help she got with the sewing.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36With one selling at her barn and the rest on social media
0:30:36 > 0:30:39adding up to a total of £229,
0:30:39 > 0:30:44John has £189 to donate to an Alzheimer's charity.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50That's one successful transformation.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Now it's time to head to Manchester
0:30:52 > 0:30:55to see what Anthony's made of the old '50s chair.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58In the past, Sarah's asked Anthony for nice,
0:30:58 > 0:31:02simple upholstery jobs, and he's chosen this kind of fabric.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07And who could forget this one?
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Oof! Mind you, Anthony's stuff always sells,
0:31:13 > 0:31:16but sometimes it's not what Sarah asked for.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20I'm here hoping that Anthony has taken that brown,
0:31:20 > 0:31:23tired old chair and turned it into something fabulous.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26It has great bone structure, so it could look good.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29But knowing Anthony, he could have done anything to it.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35When Sarah dropped it off, it was old, brown and a bit down,
0:31:35 > 0:31:37but now brace yourselves.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Wow. It's just lovely.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Anthony's produced a simple, elegant,
0:31:47 > 0:31:50beautifully refitted piece of furniture.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53The apparently on-trend green wool
0:31:53 > 0:31:56is complemented by lighter green side panels
0:31:56 > 0:31:59that bring out the natural colour of the wood.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05All in all, I think I want to buy it.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- Hello.- Hello.- How are you?
0:32:11 > 0:32:12Behold.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Is that the same chair? I don't recognise it.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18It's completely different. What have you done to it?
0:32:18 > 0:32:21This is just a good, solid piece of furniture.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23We could've been all a bit crazy with it.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28I just think it is what it is, and I think it's just a very nice chair.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31But as it stands, there's something here that can be sold to everybody.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34I mean, I would like... Like, I would love this in my house.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38I mean, I absolutely love the chair.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40- Yeah.- Just a bit too safe for you?
0:32:40 > 0:32:45- Well...- Boring.- No, I don't think it's any of those things.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47It's like just having a friend that's like,
0:32:47 > 0:32:48"Do you want to go to the pub?"
0:32:48 > 0:32:50and he's always the one who goes to the pub.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52He's never going to throw anything out there and be crazy.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55He's just like, "I'll get you a pint."
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Yeah, but you know something? Everybody needs a friend like that.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Are they still talking about the chair?
0:33:00 > 0:33:02- I'm going to call him Brian.- Brian. I love Brian. He's dependable.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04- He'll get you out of trouble. - Yeah, yeah.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Sees you right at the end of the night. I'll take Brian.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Wrap him up for me. I'll send the couriers.
0:33:10 > 0:33:11He's all yours.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14I've got no idea what they're going on about,
0:33:14 > 0:33:16but I think Sarah's happy.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19I really didn't recognise that chair
0:33:19 > 0:33:22as the depressing brown thing that I dropped off.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25It's now a dapper little chap that's going to turn a profit.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28It's just you and me, Brian. It's just you and me.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Don't leave him hanging, Brian
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Aw. BFFs.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39But sadly, Brian has to be sold, and coming in on budget at £450,
0:33:39 > 0:33:43Sarah will have to slap on a high price tag
0:33:43 > 0:33:44to make a good profit.
0:33:47 > 0:33:52Well, before Brian was Brian, it was just Keith's old chair.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- You've got to let me have it. - Have it if you want.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58Lovingly cared for by his lodger for decades...
0:33:58 > 0:34:02- She was 91.- 91. - She'd been my tenant for 22 years.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04..Keith knew it was a quality piece...
0:34:04 > 0:34:07To make one of those now would cost a lot of money.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10..but was sceptical of any cash value.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14- How much do you reckon? - A fiver.- A fiver!
0:34:14 > 0:34:15Fiver.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19The challenge was on to make Keith more than a fiver.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Sarah invited around Nick from Smithers of Stamford
0:34:22 > 0:34:25to see if he fancied it for his online shop.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28So, do you think it would ship out from your website?
0:34:28 > 0:34:29- Yeah, I reckon ship it to the States.- Really?
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- Are they liking this kind of thing? - Yeah, definitely in America, yeah.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36Confident it would find a new home abroad, Nick bought it.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- Yeah?- Mm.- That's great news.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42Sarah's travelled to Aldridge in the West Midlands
0:34:42 > 0:34:44to show Keith what was done to his chair
0:34:44 > 0:34:47and hopefully hand over more than a fiver.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52- Keith.- Hello, Sarah.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- How do you do?- How are you? - Nice to see you again.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58I said at the tip that it would be great to catch up with you again...
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- Yes.- ..to talk to you about your old chair.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Am I right in thinking it wasn't actually from your house, was it?
0:35:03 > 0:35:05No, it wasn't. No.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09It was a house which I had rented out,
0:35:09 > 0:35:13and the old lady left and just left everything to go to the tip.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17- I think at the time I said probably a fiver...- Yeah.- ..if I remember.
0:35:17 > 0:35:18- Really, a fiver?- Yeah.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22- Well, let me show...- Oh, yeah. - ..what we managed to do to it.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- When it was restored, it actually ended up looking like that.- Wow.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- It's amazing, really.- It looks completely different, doesn't it?
0:35:29 > 0:35:35- Investing in updating a chair like that is not a small thing.- No.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39- It actually cost is £450...- What? - ..to make it look like that.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41HE LAUGHS
0:35:41 > 0:35:43So, that's probably why lots of people,
0:35:43 > 0:35:45when they have chairs like that, they take them to the tip,
0:35:45 > 0:35:49because if you go to somebody and say you want it redone,
0:35:49 > 0:35:51that's what it kind of costs.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54But I managed to sell it, and I've got some profit to share with you.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- Yeah.- You said a fiver, did you? - That's right.
0:35:57 > 0:35:58Well, I've actually got...
0:35:58 > 0:36:03I've got £100 there for you, and a little treat for your old chair.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Wow.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- Thank you.- You were expecting... - I'm amazed. Yeah.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Any thoughts about what you might do with 100 quid?
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- A few meals out, I should imagine. - Fantastic.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- Thank you very much, Sarah. - Thank you very much, Keith.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- Take care.- Take care. Bye. Bye-bye.
0:36:19 > 0:36:25Anthony's labour and materials came in on budget of £450,
0:36:25 > 0:36:30and with the sale of £550, Keith's walking away £100 richer.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Told you we could make you more than a fiver.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43And so to Surrey, and it's the moment of truth
0:36:43 > 0:36:44for Bex and Dave.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Sarah's arrived to see what's been done with that metal cabinet.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55When we left them, they were struggling
0:36:55 > 0:36:57to add a bit of glamour to the rusty shelves,
0:36:57 > 0:37:01but from the looks on their cheeky faces, I think they've been busy.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06We just really went to town on this one,
0:37:06 > 0:37:10cos it's so big it needed something more, didn't it?
0:37:10 > 0:37:15And so, yeah, the inside is quite exciting.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Yeah. I think we can be proud of this one.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Look at that cheeky face. Right.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Let's find out what you've been up to.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27Before, it was just a bunch of rusty bits and bobs.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29But now...
0:37:36 > 0:37:40It's a cool and colourful funky drinks cabinet.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44The Art Deco geometric design on the front really adds
0:37:44 > 0:37:47a bit of pizzazz to the cabinet doors.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49But wait till you see what's inside.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Bex and Dave ditched the hammered aluminium look
0:37:54 > 0:37:58and instead lined the inside with a tufted metal effect.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00For a real bit of bling,
0:38:00 > 0:38:04they've added a suspended glass shelf and mirrored bottom.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07It's certainly got the wow factor, but what will Sarah think?
0:38:14 > 0:38:15I feel a group hug coming on.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Oh, they're cuddling. That must be a good sign.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Come on. Spit it out.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- Is that what you wanted? - It's stunning, isn't it?
0:38:26 > 0:38:31It's lovely. It is so cool. It is quite a wow piece, isn't it?
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- It is.- It's completely wow, and what's inside? Does it...?
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- Is it all rusty and...?- Here we go.
0:38:37 > 0:38:38OK, so, a lovely...
0:38:41 > 0:38:47- Holy Moley. Look at that. - It's a James Bond drinks cabinet.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- Is that...?- That's the lights, so when you open it...
0:38:50 > 0:38:53Bex, I'm all overwhelmed.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Guys, it's a triumph. It's stunning.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58I'm completely and utterly blown away.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59Can we shut it up again?
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Bex and Dave have really outdone themselves with this one,
0:39:02 > 0:39:04but what with the mirror and glass shelf...
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- Oh, wow. - ..have they come in on budget?
0:39:07 > 0:39:12So, 750 quid was left on the table. Tell me you've made that for that.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15Well, it's not something that we'd build again for 750,
0:39:15 > 0:39:18but you know, we're going to stick to that.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22And we had a bit of extra costs on the glass and the mirror.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26- It's about another 60 quid. So if we call it 810.- 810?
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- Do you a deal?- Do me a deal?
0:39:29 > 0:39:33You're not doing me a deal. You've done me proud. That is exceptional.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37- Hey, what about one for the big man? - And you, Dave, obviously.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- Yeah.- Well done, well done. It's beautiful.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Oh, so we're all cuddling. How nice.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47What a glorious cocktail cabinet they've created.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50I can't believe their imagination and their creativity.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52But there's one thing that's upsetting me -
0:39:52 > 0:39:55I can't keep that, so I'm going to go and find it
0:39:55 > 0:39:56an excellent new home.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00I think Sarah really did love that cos she said she had, like,
0:40:00 > 0:40:02a jaw ache from smiling so much.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06So, I think it was...yeah, a good result.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Oh, I like the look of your rubbish.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16When Sarah pounced on Brian back at the dump,
0:40:16 > 0:40:20she had to wade through a load of bits and bobs from his garage...
0:40:20 > 0:40:21Oh, I quite like that.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25..before she discovered the metal shelving and rusty poles.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28I think I'd quite like to take these bits and these bits
0:40:28 > 0:40:30and see if there's anything I can do with them.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32What was she going to do with them? Well...
0:40:32 > 0:40:36IT CLATTERS LOUDLY ..Brian couldn't imagine.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- Well, throw it into the scrap. - HE LAUGHS
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Luckily, Bex and Dave had a few ideas
0:40:41 > 0:40:45and created a super jazzy, shiny cocktail cabinet.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Sarah's travelled to Aldridge near Walsall to update Brian
0:40:52 > 0:40:55on what became of the bits and bobs from his garage.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- Hello.- Hi there. Hi, Brian. How are you? Oh, hello.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- Hello there.- Not too bad, thank you. - And sorry, we haven't met before.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07- Sarah.- Jean.- Jean. Come on out, both of you.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Was it here, the garage where all those shelves came from?
0:41:09 > 0:41:11That's correct, yeah. Yeah.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13I bet you were pleased to see the back of those.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Definitely. Definitely.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17What did you think we might do with them? Any ideas?
0:41:17 > 0:41:18I haven't got a clue.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22I really could not imagine what it would turn out as.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24I took them to Bex and Dave,
0:41:24 > 0:41:26who are the most fantastic blacksmiths.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Would you like to see what they did with it?
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- Yeah, why not? - It's quite a transformation.
0:41:31 > 0:41:36Your shelves were turned into an enormous cocktail cabinet.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- Oh, my God.- Good grief. - What do you think?
0:41:38 > 0:41:41I would never have believed that you could've done something like that.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- I haven't had a chance to sell it yet.- No.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46So, I'd love to be saying I'm handing over money now,
0:41:46 > 0:41:47but it has only just reached the market,
0:41:47 > 0:41:50and as soon as I've sold it, I'll be back in touch
0:41:50 > 0:41:54and I will be hopefully bearing good news and some money.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56But at the moment, it's just gone up for sale.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00Well, you know, as regards to the money, that's not the object.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02I mean, as long as you've made something useful
0:42:02 > 0:42:05for somebody else to use, that's the main thing.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Well, that's a lovely sentiment, and it is genuinely a great piece.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12- Yeah, beautiful.- Lovely to meet you. - And you.- And nice to see you again.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- Thank you ever so much.- Thank you, Sarah. Have a safe journey.- I will.
0:42:15 > 0:42:21Bex and Dave's labour, plus all the jazzy extras, came in at £810.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24The cabinet hasn't found a new home quite yet,
0:42:24 > 0:42:28which means there's a potential loss of £810.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31But we all have high hopes that it won't be long
0:42:31 > 0:42:35before Sarah can share some profit with Brian and Jean.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42So, Sarah's managed to make amazing things
0:42:42 > 0:42:44from all three items saved from the dump.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48The old brown chair transformed into gorgeous green,
0:42:48 > 0:42:52the rusty shelves became a stylish drinks cabinet
0:42:52 > 0:42:58and the old curtains found a new home as seven luxurious cushions.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01So, that's three more things saved that were destined for the dump,
0:43:01 > 0:43:03and along the way, we met some fantastic people,
0:43:03 > 0:43:08had lots of fun, made great items and turned a decent profit too.