0:00:03 > 0:00:05Oh, I like the look of your rubbish.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:08 > 0:00:11I love a little rummage.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16The answer could be hiding in the 30 million tonnes of household waste
0:00:16 > 0:00:18we throw out every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21I think that I might be able to make something out of that.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her hands on things
0:00:25 > 0:00:28before they hit the skip.
0:00:28 > 0:00:29That's wartime.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35I'm a passionate buyer, user and maker of old stuff
0:00:35 > 0:00:38and I've turned that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41I 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- That was brave.- Oh, the potential!
0:00:49 > 0:00:50No!
0:00:50 > 0:00:54..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Work of art.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57..valuable...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59THEY CHUCKLE
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..and hopefully saleable items.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Holy Moley!
0:01:05 > 0:01:06If Sarah is successful,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10then she can hand the profits back to the very people who had no idea
0:01:10 > 0:01:13there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Thank you. I'm astonished!
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Today, we're at the recycling centre in Altrincham, Greater Manchester,
0:01:28 > 0:01:32and lumber lover Sarah's here to stop some waste getting wasted.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Looking around here, you might see lame chairs,
0:01:35 > 0:01:39battered bureaus and broken sofas, but I see nothing but potential.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42I'm here to rescue, resuscitate and revive tired things
0:01:42 > 0:01:45and make some money for nothing along the way.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Unfortunately, we can't all haunt our local recycling centres.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Sarah's got special permission for her mission.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55What else have you got in there, then? Shall I have a quick rummage?
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Sarah's mining for three rough nuggets which she will transform
0:01:59 > 0:02:00into diamonds.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Sarah, in the tip, with the lead pipe.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06I have no clue, though, what she intends to do with that.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09It looks like there's something with more potential
0:02:09 > 0:02:11in Charlotte's boot.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Oh, don't throw those away.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Are they going in?- Yeah.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Fancy them?
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- Have you got two of them?- Yeah.
0:02:21 > 0:02:22Let's have a look, I'd love to.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27So, um, just had enough of them?
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- Not comfortable, or...? - No, never owned them.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32They were in the house we've just bought.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- Don't fit with us.- Just left there and...?- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36We've got enough chairs already, so, yeah.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Sadly, they've hit the tip.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- When did you move in? - A couple of weeks ago.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- Is it going all right? - Yeah, hard work.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- Well, you know, makes you love it even more if you have to do something to it.- Exactly.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48I'd quite like to go and try and do something with these.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- Yeah, you're very welcome. - Excellent.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52I think they're quite interesting.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- You can have them.- I think they'll only ever be a pair of chairs but,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58hopefully, we can make them into something that you really want to own.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01It's really nice not to have to chuck it in the bin.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Hopefully, I'll be in touch with some progress on them.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- Yeah, absolutely. Make us jealous. - Thanks very much.- All right, bye.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Sarah looks pleased with these finds,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14but what does Charlotte think she'll do with them?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16I don't know, but I'll be excited to see.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20It'll be interesting and I hope she makes us upset that we've thrown them away.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24From the look of these rickety old things, she might struggle.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25What's the plan, Sarah?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27The bad news is they're brown.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29They're looking a bit boring,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31especially with this maroon flock material on them.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34But the good news is, a pair always sells well.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37They've got some detail in here that I think could be picked out and made
0:03:37 > 0:03:39marvellous and that will really help.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Sarah knows exactly the right person to transform those chairs.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Award-winning textile and wallpaper designer Daniel Heath is a
0:03:54 > 0:03:59sustainability guru who relishes the chance to give reclaimed material
0:03:59 > 0:04:01a new lease of life.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03He adds his sought-after signature-style
0:04:03 > 0:04:07to create one-off furniture and contemporary design pieces.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12I love what I do because of the challenges that come from every project.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15There's never really two projects that are the same.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20Every brief is different and every client is different and wants me to
0:04:20 > 0:04:22produce something unique for them.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25That obviously has an array of challenges
0:04:25 > 0:04:28that I have to face every day.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Each one that comes along is different and that's the joy of it.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Daniel says he is a fan of reclaimed rubbish,
0:04:36 > 0:04:39but he might be put off by the state of those chairs.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48That's item one done, but Sarah's not taking it sitting down.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52She still has two items to uncover and the sky's the limit.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56I'll take anything. This way.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Nice try, Sarah.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Luckily, she's hovering over a heady haul in Robert's boot.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- What are you chucking out?- All sorts, a clearance from a seller.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10It's nice, look at that.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12There you go.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15We could really use that. Have you ever used it, or not?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17No. Just slightly too large.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20No, I think that has potential. This could be a good haul. Keep going.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- Do you mind me looking in your boot? - Carry on.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24That could be a slippery slope.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26I think that needs to go back into the metal.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Quite right, Sarah.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30That's one vice you really don't need.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35But hang on, it looks like there's a more acceptable vice in there, too.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Just... That's really nice.
0:05:37 > 0:05:38- Would you like it?- I might.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Be careful. Worn-out old vices are well-known for falling apart on
0:05:42 > 0:05:44people's toes.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46It's really heavy. I have to be able to do something with that.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Ouch!
0:05:48 > 0:05:50So, is this yours?
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Have you ever used it, or...?
0:05:52 > 0:05:55I think it was a friend of my son's and there's a bigger one.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57There's a massive one, as well, that I've kept.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- It is spare.- I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this but I'd really
0:06:00 > 0:06:02like to see if I can make anything out of it.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Would you mind if I took your vice?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Yeah, I've got another one if you want to make earrings.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11If I do manage to make anything, can I show you what I've done?
0:06:11 > 0:06:12- Yeah, definitely.- Excellent.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14OK, well, I'll keep in touch
0:06:14 > 0:06:17and I'm going to take that and ponder on what to do with it.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- I must be able to do something decorative with it. Thank you ever so much.- You're very welcome.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- Have a good day.- And you.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Well, Sarah will need an iron will to make something saleable
0:06:26 > 0:06:29out of that thing.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32What would Robert do with it, apart from earrings, of course?
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Use it as a vice, I would imagine. I think it'd be too heavy for...
0:06:36 > 0:06:39A paperweight, doorstop, all sorts of things.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41But, er, I wouldn't recommend it as jewellery.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Why have I just taken that?
0:06:47 > 0:06:49I know why, it's old, it's solid,
0:06:49 > 0:06:53it's got lovely writing on the side of it and it moves around.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56I know who likes working with this kind of industrial material
0:06:56 > 0:06:58and there's money to be made here.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07There is nothing that can't be turned into a lamp
0:07:07 > 0:07:10and Guy Trench is here to prove it.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Retired North Sea diver Guy is the mastermind behind his band
0:07:14 > 0:07:18of creative craftsmen who can make unique and quirky furnishings
0:07:18 > 0:07:21from the flotsam and jetsam of yesteryear.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25I think the disposable culture we live in today is appalling, really,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27what we throw away but it's not made to last.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31In the old days, they made things to last and that's why I like
0:07:31 > 0:07:34doing what I do. It's keeping those things alive.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36So, for example, the old cameras.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Why have them in the cupboard?
0:07:38 > 0:07:41They are something that ought to be brought out. If we can turn them
0:07:41 > 0:07:44into a lamp, then we'll keep it. You could say to your grandchildren,
0:07:44 > 0:07:46"That's what your great grandpa used to use, that thing."
0:07:46 > 0:07:48And it's something they can relate to.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50So it's lovely preserving a bit of history.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Isn't that rewarding? Fantastic.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Let's hope Guy finds that rusty old vice every bit as gripping
0:07:56 > 0:07:58as his other projects.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06That's two items filed under "found".
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Sarah will take on the third and final item herself,
0:08:09 > 0:08:11if she can find something.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- What are you chucking out? - Cardboard.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14Oh, that's no good.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17She's being unusually choosy.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- Are you coming back with any furniture later, then?- No.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22No time for small talk.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24No furniture?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26If it's furniture you're after, Sarah,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28take a look in Adrian's boot.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35It's got a lovely pair of legs on it, hasn't it?
0:08:35 > 0:08:36More than a pair.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Two pairs.- Two pairs of legs.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41I see you've got a sweet little piano stool
0:08:41 > 0:08:42and something of a dressing table.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45It's been up in the loft for a long time.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48And it's really just clearing it out.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51We have grandchildren and they like to play up there.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53This makes a little bit of room for them.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56You're throwing stuff out of a certain era here
0:08:56 > 0:08:59that is appealing to people today. Lots of people like...
0:08:59 > 0:09:00It's a vintage look, I have to say.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- OK.- Vintage is now over 25 years old, so...
0:09:03 > 0:09:05What should I be doing with it, then, do you think?
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Bringing it here and letting me have a look at it.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10Ray Miller, Liverpool.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12So it's not far from home, is it?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14They say brown furniture's making a massive comeback.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Oh.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18And it's no surprise.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Furniture from this era is often beautifully made
0:09:21 > 0:09:23with bags of character
0:09:23 > 0:09:28and it will last much longer than the average pine flatpack nonsense.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Sarah's sure that she can turn space saving
0:09:31 > 0:09:33into real savings for Adrian.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38I hope that she can use them and maybe sell them.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40That's fine by me.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42It would be nice for them to have a good home.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48These are a sweet little pair of vintage items.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50The table, nice legs on it.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52It's got a little pie crust edge to it.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56And this stool was probably in front of a dressing table in the 1950s.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01Together, these are the kind of things that I'm seeing £5 each in a
0:10:01 > 0:10:03charity shop. Not great in this state
0:10:03 > 0:10:06but these have potential to make profit.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Well, that's up to you, Sarah.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13With that table and chair nabbed, it's mission complete.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Daniel will give those chairs the once or twice over,
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Guy will attempt to squash some profit out of that vice
0:10:24 > 0:10:29and Sarah will be getting her teeth into all those lovely legs.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Today, I've managed to gather yet another unusual horde of items
0:10:35 > 0:10:37which, once reimagined, I think have a real chance
0:10:37 > 0:10:40of making some money for nothing.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Bustling Walthamstow in north-east London
0:10:50 > 0:10:54is home to textile and printing aficionado Daniel Heath
0:10:54 > 0:10:57who is nervously awaiting Sarah's latest offering.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02It seems like she's got something that I'm going to be a bit
0:11:02 > 0:11:06unsure about, so I'm a little bit more anxious than normal,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09but I guess we'll have to, as ever,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11see what comes when it gets here.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Poor little chairs abandoned at the tip.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Somebody's got to show them some love because currently
0:11:18 > 0:11:20they're covered in maroon.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Daniel...he's the one.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- Hi.- Hello, how are you doing?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- Really well. How are things? - Good to see you.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31It's all hugs now but he hasn't seen what Sarah's brought him, yet.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Chairs. Right, OK.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36So fairly straightforward, seemingly.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Yeah. Let's go and have a look.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41So far, so good.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Dan seems pretty confident.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45OK, right.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Some nice detail to it.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51They're a bit weak and I am personally a maroon hater.
0:11:51 > 0:11:57OK. Well, I think that, you know, the seat is really understuffed.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00The frame is sturdy.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Do you think they're suitable for an update?
0:12:03 > 0:12:06I think we can probably do something with them.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11I'm not sure that they're going to have a huge resale value.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16The chairs are around 100 years old
0:12:16 > 0:12:20but in their current condition they're unlikely to have any value.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24The challenge for Daniel is to add his signature look
0:12:24 > 0:12:28without breaking the bank and there's a lot of work to do.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31I think, basically, it's going to involve using some fabric
0:12:31 > 0:12:33that I've got to re-upholster.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Sand or paint, not really sure.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40It looks like they're in OK condition
0:12:40 > 0:12:45but I think underneath, that's going to need some new something.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48He's happy to work to a budget of £100 per chair
0:12:48 > 0:12:52which should leave a bit of room for some profit for Sarah.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Seeing them brought back to life, making just a few quid,
0:12:56 > 0:12:58I'm happy to leave them at that.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02- I've got great faith that you'll make them look fantastic, so thanks ever so much.- Thanks, Sarah.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- I hope they're an easy one.- Cheers.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11I feel a little bit sorry for Daniel because those chairs currently are
0:13:11 > 0:13:14not a nice prospect but I've brought them here for a reason.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18I'm hoping his beautiful deco hand-printed fabrics
0:13:18 > 0:13:20are going to give those chairs just what they need
0:13:20 > 0:13:23to turn them into something saleable.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27I'm glad that Sarah's brought these because they
0:13:27 > 0:13:31wouldn't have continued their life in any other way so, if anything,
0:13:31 > 0:13:35we're saving them from being broken up.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37So, yeah, I'm glad they're here.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Sort of.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Dan's quoted £100 per chair
0:13:44 > 0:13:47which makes a total of £200 for the pair.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Daniel's fabric designs will add value
0:13:51 > 0:13:55but he's no upholsterer, so those chairs could prove tricky.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Near the historic town of Maldon in Essex
0:14:04 > 0:14:08is the workshop of lighting supremo Guy Trench.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Aided as ever by his indispensable sidekick, Keith.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14And Sarah's got a treat for them today.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19I'm hoping she brings something with a bit of history,
0:14:19 > 0:14:21something a bit old, along.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25A bit rusty. We can change it a bit, and we can make it look fantastic.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30Let's hope Guy doesn't buckle under the pressure of that vice.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35I tell you what, it's really lucky that I've got a black book full
0:14:35 > 0:14:39of contacts because it's going to take somebody really skilled
0:14:39 > 0:14:42to turn that into something that's saleable
0:14:42 > 0:14:44and can make a profit.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46But it's all right, because I'm here to see Guy.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Hello. How lovely to see you again.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52- Good to see you.- And you.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- Hi, Keith. How are you doing? - All right?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Um, help. Help.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Oh. A Record vice.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02I saw it at the recycling centre,
0:15:02 > 0:15:04and I just thought there was something about it,
0:15:04 > 0:15:07because it was lovely and chunky and it has all that wear on it,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09that it just couldn't go in the metal skip.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12They're old and still made today, which is brilliant.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15I mean, I thought, because it's got that lovely ability
0:15:15 > 0:15:16to sit on a desk and be chunky,
0:15:16 > 0:15:19that it could potentially be made into lighting.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21I think you're definitely right.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23It could definitely be made into lighting.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26There's some nice colours we can wear back here,
0:15:26 > 0:15:30with wire wool and a bit of furniture remover.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Just have a look, could it be a wall light?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Let's have a look. Could that go on a wall?
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- Yeah, like that, I think it is... - As a wall light?- Yeah.- Lovely.- OK.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40You'd need a good fixing and a good beam to put it on to, but...
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- I've been carrying it, it's not light, is it?- No.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Sounds like Sarah's come to the right place for vice advice.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48But what about the price?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Let's hope it's nice.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52That's a lovely idea.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54It looks charming because, before, I thought, you know,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57maybe it could just go onto a man's desk.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00You're putting that into interiors into restaurants, aren't you,
0:16:00 > 0:16:02with that kind of look.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04They could have the menu hanging from it.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06And wind it up, whatever they like. You know?
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Obviously, that's quite a heavy-duty thing to work with.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12But what kind of cost are we looking at to get it, the right kind of
0:16:12 > 0:16:15electrics in there, you know, the right safety?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Because I know there's loads of people making lighting,
0:16:17 > 0:16:21but it's very specific stuff that has to go into something like this, isn't it?
0:16:21 > 0:16:26Yeah. I think we're looking at about, probably about £95
0:16:26 > 0:16:29to do that, turn that into a wall light.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- That leaves a nice bit of margin to make on it.- Yes.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35So that's a great price, I'm really pleased with that.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37I just can't wait to see what it looks like!
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- It'll look great. - Really good to see you.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- Give us a shout when it's ready. - Thank you, Sarah, lovely.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- And I'll come back and... Can't wait!- OK.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- Take care! Bye. - Cheers. Bye-bye.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50You can tell when you're in the hands of an expert,
0:16:50 > 0:16:52because they just make everything look so simple.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54That vice as a wall light?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Genius idea.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59It's very different and I don't think anybody in the world
0:16:59 > 0:17:01will have a vice as a wall light,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04so this will be a first-off and a one-off.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Guy's charging £95 to illuminate that rusty vice.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12It's certainly got a long way to go before anyone will want
0:17:12 > 0:17:15that industrial hunk of metal hanging on their wall.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27At home in Sussex, Sarah's about to start work on her own finds,
0:17:27 > 0:17:30and she needs some raw material from yet another dump.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33You stay there. Back in a min.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35As a huge fan of all things discarded,
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Sarah knows exactly where to find her nearest one.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40In her own garden.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I'm looking for buried treasure.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49If you live in the middle of the country,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51100 years ago, nobody collected your rubbish,
0:17:51 > 0:17:52so you had to put it somewhere.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Many old and rural properties have an historic rubbish heap
0:17:56 > 0:17:59similar to this one hidden away.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04And you'll just find little pits with bottles
0:18:04 > 0:18:08and old batteries and broken up old enamel, all over the place.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Sarah's been attacking hers for years.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13It's probably her favourite place.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17She's already got quite a collection of Edwardian and Victorian bottles
0:18:17 > 0:18:20and jars but she's just a few short.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23These are the inspiration for my next item.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Wait and see.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Gloves might have been a good idea, Sarah.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30She's clearly got a plan for those.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32And she's set aside that old,
0:18:32 > 0:18:36white chair so that she can concentrate on the table.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40This sweet, little table I found at the tip, in its own right,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42it probably isn't worth very much.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45So I'm going to use my dug-up treasure to turn our table
0:18:45 > 0:18:46into a posy table.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51The Victorians had a habit of covering any available surface
0:18:51 > 0:18:53with interesting objects.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55In the spring and summer months,
0:18:55 > 0:18:59stately homes would proudly display floral blooms as posies
0:18:59 > 0:19:01from their walled gardens.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05We're going to bring the posy table right back in fashion.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Everybody is going to want one of these.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09I certainly do.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Oh, yes, me too, for my stately, er, block of flats.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17But, as usual, Sarah's taking things one step further.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20She's marking the position of the jars she's dug up,
0:19:20 > 0:19:23and she's going to embed them in the table.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28All I've got to do now is make some little holes in the top of the table
0:19:28 > 0:19:30for them to go in.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31I'm going to use this!
0:19:31 > 0:19:33That terrifying-looking drill
0:19:33 > 0:19:34is fitted with a hole cutter
0:19:34 > 0:19:37that you can get in any decent DIY store.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41That's scary.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Make sure you're a seasoned driller before attempting this.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Oh, that's perfect.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54That will definitely do.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57They look really cool.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Next, Sarah tidies up the holes and lightly sands the surface
0:20:00 > 0:20:01for painting.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07So I'm painting it a lovely blue-black colour,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10so that when the posies are in it, they really stand out.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14What do you think, Bramble? Bram, what do you think?
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Well, Bramble's not impressed and I'm not surprised.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20This isn't the most elegant of paid jobs.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21I'm not seeking perfection here.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23I want a really rough, rustic look.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26A really bad paint job will obviously just add to its charms.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28She's doing two coats.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31That dusty blue on the top and black on the legs.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33But Bramble's had enough.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35It's like watching paint dry.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38It literally is!
0:20:38 > 0:20:39HE YAWNS
0:20:43 > 0:20:47So what I'm going to do now is just take off all these crispy edges,
0:20:47 > 0:20:49to make it look like I haven't just made it.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53First, she paints it, then she rubs it off again.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54It's hard work, this.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56I could do with a bit of a lie-down myself.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59What I'm trying to do is imagine how it would have been worn out if
0:20:59 > 0:21:02somebody had been using it, like putting all the pots in these holes,
0:21:02 > 0:21:04and where they picked it up on the edges.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06For Sarah's final trick,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09adding a layer of dark wax to complete that vintage feel.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12So you can buy these waxes
0:21:12 > 0:21:14in all sorts of different colours,
0:21:14 > 0:21:17or you can even stir paint into clear wax
0:21:17 > 0:21:20and make your own bespoke coloured finish.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Still bored, Bramble?
0:21:24 > 0:21:25Bramble! Sausages!
0:21:25 > 0:21:26BRAMBLE BARKS
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I knew she could hear me.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Sarah's well on her way with her take on Victorian extravagance.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37And, with just £5 spent on wax and paint,
0:21:37 > 0:21:39it may even make a healthy profit.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43But will she actually be able to sell such an unusual item?
0:21:48 > 0:21:52In Walthamstow, Daniel Heath has started work
0:21:52 > 0:21:55on his two tired chairs and he's already found a problem.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00So we have a major wobble that I'm concerned about at the moment.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Let's investigate.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06At last, that red flock material is removed,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09and there are some unwelcome surprises underneath.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Oh, wow. I think it was just the fabric holding the thing together.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16With the chair so fragile,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Daniel decides to take the riskier approach
0:22:19 > 0:22:21of drilling through the frame into the leg.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24I'm going to try and get this straight
0:22:24 > 0:22:27cos, if it goes off at an angle, it's going to come out through
0:22:27 > 0:22:29some of the detailing on the leg.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Here we go.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Even the sawdust smells old.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Next, Daniel adds a long screw to hold it all together.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Very, very carefully.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48If this wood splits, Sarah may return to only one chair.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52I'm going to do the ultimate test now and I'm going to sit on it,
0:22:52 > 0:22:56which might make some very entertaining footage.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02A bit of movement!
0:23:02 > 0:23:05But it's still up.
0:23:05 > 0:23:06That's encouraging.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11With the legs now structurally sound, sort of,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14it's time for Daniel to think fabrics.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17As a textile and screen printing expert,
0:23:17 > 0:23:19this should be the easy bit.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23I want it to be quite sophisticated and not too jazzy.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28That is a bit jazzy, Daniel.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Maybe this isn't the ideal colour, or fabric,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33but I'm just going to throw around a few ideas and see what we get.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Right, next up, elephants.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40This is a circus-themed print and it's got some playful imagery.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41Its pattern might work,
0:23:41 > 0:23:45and a corduroy might be a nice quality fabric finish
0:23:45 > 0:23:47to put on the seat cover.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Before he commits, it's time for some upholstery practice.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55We want to make the pad quite thick,
0:23:55 > 0:23:58because they were so flat and sad when they arrived.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00With his eye on a limited budget,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Dan's got a great source for padding.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07These are all foam offcuts from factories.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10You can buy them quite cheaply.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12You just don't know what you're going to get.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Full marks for your eco-credentials, Daniel,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17but it all looks a bit, well, flat.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20That looks like a big enough piece.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23I might have to glue some bits together, as well.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Daniel cuts a stack of foam pieces to the right shape.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Is he feeling buoyant about upholstery?
0:24:30 > 0:24:33I've not done any upholstery before.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35So, um, have a practice.
0:24:37 > 0:24:38Practice makes perfect.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Wise words.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Dan's using a piece of MDF and cheap cotton as a test
0:24:43 > 0:24:48so he doesn't have to experiment with the final material.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52I quite like having a go and seeing if I can do something
0:24:52 > 0:24:54that I've not done before.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55If I'm trying something new out,
0:24:55 > 0:24:59I'll just go online and look at videos on YouTube.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04He's right. You can find out how to do just about anything online.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06How do you think I learned to crochet?
0:25:06 > 0:25:10But new skills can take some time to perfect.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Yeah, I think it's safe to say upholstery is certainly more
0:25:14 > 0:25:17difficult than I thought it would be.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Yeah, I remember my first crochet hat, Daniel.
0:25:20 > 0:25:21It looked like an octopus.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Don't be downhearted.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27It only took a few years to get good and you've got a few hours.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28Best of luck.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Near Maldon, Guy and Keith are enjoying their heavy metal
0:25:37 > 0:25:40and Guy's getting quite excited.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43I do like this piece here,
0:25:43 > 0:25:45I think it's the best thing Sarah's brought to me, actually.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47I love the navy blue in this bit here.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Not so keen on the silver here.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Someone's obviously painted it.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54I think what we ought to do is see if we can get rid
0:25:54 > 0:25:56of some of that paint. It's just ugly here.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Under Guy's supervision,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Keith attacks the unsightly silver with a sharp blade.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05It's coming off, which is really nice.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Then some wire wool.
0:26:07 > 0:26:08- That's not bad, is it?- No.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11And, finally, some paint stripper.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Makes life so much easier using these chemicals
0:26:14 > 0:26:16to remove nasty bits and pieces.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Perhaps you should have started with that, gents.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Oh, here we go, there is a bit of blue coming through.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Keith's sensibly wearing gloves
0:26:23 > 0:26:26as that's nasty stuff to get on your skin.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29I think when we finish that that could look rather nice.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Are you ready for a bit of a wax on that, Keith?- Try that bit.- Yeah, OK.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36Our busy bees are giving the vice a wax coating
0:26:36 > 0:26:38for a clean matte finish.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42And slowly, slowly, you're seeing it being transformed.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Lovely. No, that's nice.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46That's very nice. Yeah, no. I think that's clean.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50Next, Guy calls on another of his associates,
0:26:50 > 0:26:52electrician Steve.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Since Guy's making a wall lamp,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Steve fixes it onto a wooden base so that it can be hung
0:26:57 > 0:27:00because you don't want that thing falling down.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04I think you need to hang this one on something which is fairly sturdy.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06A little lightweight plasterboard, it might pull out
0:27:06 > 0:27:09so try and find something firm to put this onto.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Steve fixes a metal stem to the vice
0:27:11 > 0:27:13that will hold the light,
0:27:13 > 0:27:16but Guy's not completely satisfied.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17I don't like this.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20We've got a lovely old-looking vice here
0:27:20 > 0:27:22and we've got a nasty bit of steel,
0:27:22 > 0:27:23which is shiny.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25It doesn't really go together.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28We don't do shiny. We like keeping things nice and old.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31After Guy attacks it with some wire wool,
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Steve gives it a coat of tourmaline
0:27:33 > 0:27:37to darken the metal so it matches the rest of the vice.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Now you can see, we've got a lovely black rod here,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42all looks in keeping with the rest of it.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Once it's dry and waxed,
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Steve threads his wire through and solders the light fitting in place.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Meanwhile, Guy's grappling with some key design concepts.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56It may look better with a shade or without a shade, just a bulb.
0:27:56 > 0:27:57Do you know, I don't know.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01I'm not sure which is the best way to be.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Decisions, decisions.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Let's have a look at that, Steve.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06Yeah, looks quite good.
0:28:13 > 0:28:18In Sussex, Sarah's posy table needs a final flourish.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21As pretty much nobody's heard of a posy table.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24We really need to get these things in context
0:28:24 > 0:28:27to take pictures to sell them.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37Sarah arranges the flowers and places all the jars in their holes.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39OK, that should do it.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43But has she brought that humdrum brown table into bloom?
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Sarah took an unwanted old white seat and an average occasional
0:28:47 > 0:28:50table from the recycling centre.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53She soon decided to concentrate her efforts on the table.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Now, Sarah's taken it back in time
0:29:00 > 0:29:03and transformed it into a posy table
0:29:03 > 0:29:05that wouldn't look out of place in the reception
0:29:05 > 0:29:08of a 19th-century stately home.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Those Victorian jars she found in her garden tip
0:29:12 > 0:29:15present her bouquets beautifully.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17And their colours pop out against the dusty blue
0:29:17 > 0:29:19of the warm-looking table.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24And Sarah knows exactly who to target for a sale.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28I'm really pleased how this has turned out.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31The flowers in it look lovely and that's important
0:29:31 > 0:29:34because if I'm going to sell this to a florist, it needs to really work.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Definitely worth embracing those power tools.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43At the dump, Sarah spotted some of Adrian's furniture.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45It's got a lovely pair of legs on it, hasn't it?
0:29:45 > 0:29:48It was up in the loft for a long time
0:29:48 > 0:29:52and it's really just clearing it out.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Which, sadly, had worn out its welcome.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56You can accumulate only so much.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00Sarah turned the table into a stunning floral display.
0:30:02 > 0:30:03Blooming marvellous!
0:30:04 > 0:30:07It looks great and was snapped up by Sara Hughes,
0:30:07 > 0:30:12the owner of a vintage furniture store in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14What Sarah's done with it is really imaginative
0:30:14 > 0:30:16and I just think it's really fun
0:30:16 > 0:30:19and I've got customers who are florists who'll love it.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25And now, Sarah's at Adrian's home to surprise him with the good news.
0:30:27 > 0:30:28- Hello there.- Hello there.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Lovely to see you, how are you?
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- Hi, there. I'm Sarah. - Pleased to see you.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- This is my wife, Sarah. - Another Sarah. Lovely.- Two Sarahs.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36That keeps it very easy for me.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40So it was your things, the stool and the little occasional table,
0:30:40 > 0:30:42you were dropping off at the recycling centre.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Had they been family pieces, or...?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47The stool, yes. The table, no.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50I set the stool aside and it was actually the table that I
0:30:50 > 0:30:53decided to work on because it had such an interesting shape to it.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56I've actually got some pictures here to show you of how it turned out.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59But before I do, have you ever heard of a posy table?
0:30:59 > 0:31:01A posy table? Presumably for flowers.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03What's a posy table?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Well, I can show in a moment but a friend of mine told me about it
0:31:06 > 0:31:09and it is this lovely table that gardeners in big estates
0:31:09 > 0:31:12used to prepare little bouquets and buttonholes
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- for the ladies and gentlemen of the house.- Wow. Wow!
0:31:15 > 0:31:17I've got some pictures to show you.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19- Lovely.- So here is your table.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Oh!
0:31:22 > 0:31:23Can we have it back?
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- Isn't that lovely? - It is. Oh, yeah.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30- Do you approve of its re-use?- Oh, yes, absolutely.- It's lovely.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- It's nice to have something that is now going to be used.- A second life.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37Yes, well, it's been snapped up by a shop and I've managed to make you a
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- little bit of profit on it. - Oh, excellent.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41So here is...
0:31:41 > 0:31:43£130...
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Wow!
0:31:45 > 0:31:48For your occasional table.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51As we say round here, better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Lovely! Well, yes, I think it's definitely better than that.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- That's wonderful.- It is, terrific.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Have you got thoughts about what you might do with it?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00- Well, yes, we have. - Alzheimer's Society.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03My mother died about ten years ago
0:32:03 > 0:32:05and Dad looked after her for a number of years,
0:32:05 > 0:32:07well supported by the Alzheimer's Society.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11Well, I think that is absolutely lovely and I was really inspired
0:32:11 > 0:32:13by your old table and that's a great place for that to go.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- Splendid. Thank you very much. - A total pleasure.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Lovely to have met you and to catch up with you, Adrian.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- Thank you very much.- Thank you. Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.- Thank you.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28Sarah spends a modest £5 on the makeover.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32She sold the posy table for a whopping £135,
0:32:32 > 0:32:34earning Adrian and his wife, Sarah,
0:32:34 > 0:32:36£130 of profit.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40Well, if Adrian and Sarah's reaction is anything to go by,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43there are going to be posy tables popping up everywhere.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46I'm delighted that they like what I did with it and I'm so pleased that
0:32:46 > 0:32:49that money is going to such a worthy cause.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59Sarah's back in Walthamstow to pick up Daniel's first attempt
0:32:59 > 0:33:01at upholstery.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Have all those online tutorials paid off?
0:33:05 > 0:33:07It's been quite nice to work on the chairs.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10It's been challenging cos I haven't done upholstery at all before,
0:33:10 > 0:33:14but it's nice to have them finished and looking good.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17I'm here to pick up those two little chairs.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Now, Daniel is really going to have to pull it out of the bag with this
0:33:19 > 0:33:23one because turning a profit on those, that's tricky.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27This pair of unwanted chairs
0:33:27 > 0:33:29had seemingly come to the end of the road.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34They look more destined for the bonfire than the dining room.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38But all they needed was a spark of inspiration.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49The chairs are now contemporary and unique.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53With new-found skills, Daniel has made the chairs solid and sturdy.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Whilst using his old skills to screen print
0:33:57 > 0:34:00one of his designs onto the cord covering.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06With a vibrant lick of blue paint offsetting the raised yellow seats,
0:34:06 > 0:34:10these chairs would make a bold statement in any room.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Daniel's dug deep with this one.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Let's just hope Sarah's happy with the results.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Hello.- Hello, how are you doing?
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- Are they them?- They are, they are. A bit of a transformation.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- They look completely different, don't they?- They do. Yeah.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30Um, comfortable and they look like they would fall apart
0:34:30 > 0:34:32- before, didn't they?- Yeah.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34This is beautiful what you've done with the...
0:34:34 > 0:34:36I've never seen corduroy printed like that.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Thank you. Yeah, we thought it would be a nice accent piece
0:34:39 > 0:34:41for somebody's front room.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43And before they didn't look like that.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45I mean, they looked like the ones you'd hide away
0:34:45 > 0:34:46and get out if you had to
0:34:46 > 0:34:51and now, I think it's cos you've luxed up the base bit here,
0:34:51 > 0:34:54the seat pad to make it feel, look generous
0:34:54 > 0:34:57and they just have a completely different, like warm, comforting
0:34:57 > 0:34:59look to them because they just didn't look like that before.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03No, no. Yeah, they're quite comfortable.
0:35:03 > 0:35:04I can attest to that.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Well, that's great.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10But will Sarah be comfortable with how much they've cost?
0:35:10 > 0:35:12I think you've done wonders with them.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14There was £100 each budget for them.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Is that all right? Did you come in on budget?
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- Yeah, that's fine.- They will sell instantly, won't they? Great.
0:35:20 > 0:35:25Yeah, especially with a bit of Daniel Heath action going on on the seat. That's fantastic.
0:35:25 > 0:35:26I think if we get them packed up,
0:35:26 > 0:35:30- I shall ship them out and see if I can make some money out of them. - Wonderful.- Thanks.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- They're great.- Cheers, thank you.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Sarah's as puffed up as those seat bases.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40Does Daniel feel his first attempt at upholstery has been a success?
0:35:40 > 0:35:42That went really, really well.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45I'm really pleased that Sarah liked the chairs so much.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47So yeah, very happy.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Well, if there was one person who was going to make a profit on those
0:35:51 > 0:35:55chairs, it was Daniel Heath. I can't wait to get them sold.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58At the recycling centre,
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Sarah came to the rescue of Charlotte's unwanted chairs.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Don't throw those away!
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- Are they going in?- Yeah.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Fancy them?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10And Charlotte wished them well.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13I hope she makes us upset that we've thrown them away.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Daniel repaired them and gave them a bang-on-trend makeover.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21At home, Sarah uploaded pictures of them onto the internet
0:36:21 > 0:36:26on sites including social media, Etsy and eBay.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30People looked at the chairs and then decided whether to buy the chairs.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Well, I love Daniel's luxury update of those two little chairs.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41They didn't have much potential at the beginning, but now they have,
0:36:41 > 0:36:44and I'm hoping they're going to be snapped up soon and when I've made some profit,
0:36:44 > 0:36:48I'll be back in touch with Charlotte and giving her the good news.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52Daniel's labour and materials came to £200.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57With no buyer, as yet, we could be facing a potential loss.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01But with a bit more time, we should hopefully find the chairs a new home
0:37:01 > 0:37:03and we can hand over some profit.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12In Maldon, Sarah can't wait to see what Guy's been up to.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15This vice is such a quirky item,
0:37:15 > 0:37:17because out of all the designers I know,
0:37:17 > 0:37:19I think Guy is pretty much the only one who would take it on.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23But who knows what a vice light will actually look like?
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Let's go and find out.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28The vice was an old rusty lump of metal
0:37:28 > 0:37:31with very little aesthetic value.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36But thanks to Guy and his team of experts,
0:37:39 > 0:37:44it's now been reimagined into a conversation piece wall light
0:37:44 > 0:37:46with bags of character.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51It's been carefully stripped back to its original paintwork
0:37:51 > 0:37:53and waxed for a soft matte look,
0:37:53 > 0:37:57giving it the perfect blend of historic and desirable.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00The brand-new light fitting has been expertly aged
0:38:00 > 0:38:03so it feels as though it's always been there.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07And the team have topped it off with an optional lampshade
0:38:07 > 0:38:09to give it a sophisticated finish.
0:38:09 > 0:38:14They've managed to create a lamp which is undoubtedly one of a kind.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20This has got to be my favourite I've done for Sarah.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23As a wall light, it really ticks all my boxes.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25It's really cool.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27It's going to tick her box, I think, it's different.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31They say everybody has a vice, but will Sarah want this one?
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- Hi, Guy.- Hi, Sarah. How are you?
0:38:35 > 0:38:37That's...
0:38:37 > 0:38:39I can't believe it, is that it?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- That's it.- Isn't that clever?
0:38:43 > 0:38:46I can't believe you've turned that horrible thing
0:38:46 > 0:38:48into something decorative.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51I think it's one of the best things recently I've done
0:38:51 > 0:38:53and these actually work,
0:38:53 > 0:38:56so we can make the jaws go up smaller or larger
0:38:56 > 0:39:00and, um, I think the whole thing looks just amazing.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04It's beautiful. You have just the right sort of finish on it, as well.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07It's got a nice look to it, it's quite sort of industrial.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10We're just showing you it with a feather shade,
0:39:10 > 0:39:11but we could have a black shade,
0:39:11 > 0:39:14you could have just a funky bulb in, whatever you wanted.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16It is really appealing,
0:39:16 > 0:39:20I love the fact you put that piece of chunky wood on the back,
0:39:20 > 0:39:21because the looks so strong, isn't it?
0:39:21 > 0:39:24The vice lamp is an artistic triumph,
0:39:24 > 0:39:28but did Guy manage to clamp that budget down?
0:39:28 > 0:39:32I think it was £95 to convert the vice, are we anywhere near that?
0:39:32 > 0:39:34We are on budget, just.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36It is really just.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38It's a little bit more extra work than we thought it was,
0:39:38 > 0:39:40but as you've brought me lots of things,
0:39:40 > 0:39:42we'll keep our word and that's our price to you.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45I think it's really exciting that you're creating these one-offs.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48And if this is the first vice light ever,
0:39:48 > 0:39:51then we're really lucky to have that and I'm pleased it came
0:39:51 > 0:39:53into the tip and it's ended up here.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56I think it's a lovely ending to its story.
0:39:56 > 0:39:57So thank you so much.
0:40:02 > 0:40:03So Guy's answered the question,
0:40:03 > 0:40:05what does a vice light look like?
0:40:05 > 0:40:06And the answer...
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Amazing, and really saleable.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15I love it and her look on it was, wow, it's really different.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18And that's exactly what I'm trying to create for everybody.
0:40:18 > 0:40:19I think she loved it.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24At the dump Sarah pounced when she spied Robert's bootful.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27What are you chucking out?
0:40:27 > 0:40:29All sorts, I'm clearing the cellar.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- That's really nice. - Would you like it?- I might.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Thankfully, she ignored Robert's suggestions.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37I've got another one if you want to make earrings.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41Instead, the vice has been transformed into a wall light,
0:40:41 > 0:40:44and Sarah was soon able to sell it to Morag Smith,
0:40:44 > 0:40:48a furniture and interiors dealer from Berwick-upon-Tweed.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50I think the vice lamp is fab.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52It's quirky, it's unique.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Um, it has purpose, so it'll sell very well.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Immediately, you're putting an interesting bit of history
0:41:00 > 0:41:02into a useful place in the house.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Sarah's back in Greater Manchester
0:41:07 > 0:41:11to let Robert know what became of his rusty old vice.
0:41:15 > 0:41:16- Hi there!- Hi, Sarah, how are you?
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- I'm really well. Nice to see you again.- Nice to see you.
0:41:19 > 0:41:20When I saw you at the recycling centre,
0:41:20 > 0:41:23I thought you were reluctantly throwing out some stuff,
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- but were you having a clear-out?- Yeah, I was having a clear-out of the cellar.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29I guess the only thing that was of any value, it was the vice.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31And did you think what we might do with it?
0:41:31 > 0:41:34You could either use it as a bench vice again, or a doorstop.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39I couldn't really imagine anything more artful to do with it.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41We took it to a fantastic chap called Guy Trench
0:41:41 > 0:41:44and he specialises in making old stuff into lighting,
0:41:44 > 0:41:47- so do you want to have a look at what he did?- Yeah, I'd love to.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- Here is your vice in all...- I can't wait to see it.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52In all its new glory.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Wow, that's amazing.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58He cleaned it all up and did that.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01That's incredible. I didn't think it would be made into a light.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04I was thinking some art feature, or something, if at all.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07It was lovely and it has real appeal.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09So your light has sold.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11It takes quite a lot of investment to turn something like that into a
0:42:11 > 0:42:14light, so I've got a little bit of profit for you.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- Oh, lovely.- I've just got 20 quid.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20Oh, brilliant! I was expecting nothing for it, so that's great,
0:42:20 > 0:42:23that's really good. I'm going to give that to charity, definitely.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26That's fantastic. I'm glad that's going to a good cause.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28So thank you ever so much.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- Thank you, Sarah, lovely to meet you.- Lovely to catch up again.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39Guy charged £95 for labour and materials.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43The lamp sold for £115.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Leaving a profit of £20 for Robert.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54Sarah found three waste wonders at the recycling centre in Altrincham.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01Charlotte's suspect seats were given a stand-up makeover.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06Robert's old vice was given a new twist as a lamp.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11And Adrian's table took a trip back in time.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14Well, it might not always be straightforward,
0:43:14 > 0:43:17but I'm really proud of those three great transformations,
0:43:17 > 0:43:18and it's really good to know
0:43:18 > 0:43:22that all those things we saved from the tip are off to brand-new homes.