0:00:03 > 0:00:06What are you chucking out today, then?
0:00:06 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Don't throw them, don't throw them!
0:00:11 > 0:00:16The answer could be hiding in the 30 million tonnes of household waste
0:00:16 > 0:00:17we throw out every year.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Thanks so much for letting me have that.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22I think that's absolutely made my day, I love it.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get HER hands on things
0:00:26 > 0:00:28before they hit the skip.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate buyer, maker and user of old stuff
0:00:34 > 0:00:37and turned that passion into a money-making business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I make new stuff out of old stuff and I sell it for a profit.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:46 > 0:00:48What do you reckon to that? Quite smart, isn't it?
0:00:48 > 0:00:50- Tell me you love it.- I love it.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Isn't it amazing?
0:00:55 > 0:00:57..valuable...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59It's quite a statement piece.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01..and, hopefully, saleable items.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04I'll take you down to the till, that's fantastic.
0:01:04 > 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 > 0:01:15Wow! That's amazing.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31Welcome to the Merchants Way Recycling Centre in Walsall,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35where, as ever, the cars keep on coming.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38The trash is being tossed.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Excuse me.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45And Sarah, she's on the prowl.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Today, I'm looking for those items destined for the tip with that
0:01:49 > 0:01:52transformative potential that I can turn into profit.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57But before you eager beavers get any idea about heading down to
0:01:57 > 0:02:02your local dump, Sarah's been given special permission to raid the rubbish.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06You never know what you're going to get here. That's why it's so thrilling!
0:02:06 > 0:02:10She's on a mission to save three items from the scrapheap
0:02:10 > 0:02:14to rejuvenate or repurpose, and sell on for a profit.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22It looks like there's plenty of potential loot in Dave's boot.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24You've got a car-full, what are you doing?
0:02:24 > 0:02:29This is my auntie, who's moving from a house to an apartment.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32There's some real old stuff in here, I tell you.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Surely in amongst all this, Sarah can uncover an item
0:02:36 > 0:02:39to unleash her creativity upon?
0:02:39 > 0:02:45After all, she can make the use-less use-ful, the aw-ful awe-some.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47SARAH LAUGHS
0:02:47 > 0:02:49I don't know where the head's got to, I'm sure.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54Some items, though, are beyond even Sarah's skills. Thankfully.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Tell you what I'm liking the look of. What's that?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Little stool or something?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- Yeah, it's a table. - It's a telephone seat, isn't it?
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Back in the days before mobiles or cordless phones,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08you may have had one of these next to your telephone,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11so you could have a nice sit while you had a natter.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12I love its legs.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17I've got somebody who I'm working with who loves a leg.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20I nearly said something earlier!
0:03:20 > 0:03:22I nearly said something earlier!
0:03:22 > 0:03:24I'd sooner see YOUR legs than them legs!
0:03:24 > 0:03:25Them legs do nothing for me.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29I'm sure when you take them jeans off, them legs'll get better!
0:03:29 > 0:03:30Now, now, now!
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Keep it clean. This is a respectable show.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Let's get back to business, please.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39I really like that, I love the metal on it and I like the look.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Do you think I'll get more than a fiver for it if I do it up?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43You've saved it, that's the most important thing.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45I'll see what I can do with this little gem.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- Smashing.- Lovely. - Put in a good word.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53So what would Dave's auntie make of all this?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55She'd be chuffed, absolutely chuffed.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57It's been part of her life for a long, long time.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02So if you end up recycling that, then that'll be great.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06I know it's only small but I think this is absolutely beautiful.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08These lines are classic,
0:04:08 > 0:04:10you know, got that '50s atomic look to it
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and I think this'll turn out to be a really pretty piece,
0:04:13 > 0:04:15and I know just who to take it to.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Let's meet the man who'll be ringing the changes on this telephone seat.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34Jay Blades is a builder-turned-philosophy graduate- turned-furniture designer.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36What I love about furniture is the playfulness.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40It reminds me of my childhood, where I used to make Meccano sets
0:04:40 > 0:04:42and just making stuff.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Now with furniture, I'm allowed to take things apart,
0:04:45 > 0:04:50add some paint, add some fabric and just basically add a bit of me.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55Jay has his finger on the pulse of contemporary interior design,
0:04:55 > 0:05:00reworking the very best of British craftsmanship and bringing it bang up-to-date.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05Personally speaking, I think adding colour is very important.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Give me the most ridiculous piece of furniture and I will turn it into something beautiful.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12That's my claim to fame. I know I could do it.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Hopefully, Jay will be just as engaged when he sees this.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30One item found, two to go.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33At the dump, there's a place for everything
0:05:33 > 0:05:35and everything must go in its place.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39In metal? In metal? Yep.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42I'm now a recycling expert.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Expert, you don't say?
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Well, let's put that to the test with a quick quiz.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Plusboard and rubble's down there.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- Ceramics and tiles up at the end, please.- Yeah.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Anything like a sofa bed, you can either put in large bulky items,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58or if it's a recliner chair, I'd put it in metal.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- How about cooking oil?- Cooking oil? There's a container over there for cooking oil.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Impressive! Most impressive.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11Is there a once-prized possession waiting to be cherished again
0:06:11 > 0:06:13in Richard's van?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15You got that well stacked-up in there, then?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- Yes.- Wow!
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Oh, my word. What have you been breaking up?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24It's my... Well, my nan's passed away.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- Oh, no, I'm so sorry. - Not long ago, but, yeah,
0:06:26 > 0:06:29so it's just a couple of the things out the bedroom, really.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Just to get rid before we try and sell it.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- OK, would you mind if I look when you're taking stuff out?- No.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Richard is happy for Sarah to have a look in his van,
0:06:40 > 0:06:44and perhaps rejuvenating an item belonging to his nan could,
0:06:44 > 0:06:47in a small way, be a tribute to her.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51You bad boy! Look at that.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53It was typical Nan and Grandad's house.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Lots of sideboards, lots of, er...
0:06:55 > 0:06:58You're breaking my heart, do you know that?
0:06:58 > 0:06:59I'd have loved that, I know I would.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Beautiful and useful, you can't beat it.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Now, I like the look of that. That's lovely.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Hidden in amongst the bits and bobs,
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Sarah thinks she's found the perfect item.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15So, tell me about this. You haven't smashed this up?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18No. That was just on the end of the bed.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Oh, wow.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24So it was all painted to look like wood?
0:07:26 > 0:07:28It's lovely. I want it. Can I have it?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- Yeah, perfect, no problem. - Brilliant, let me take that away.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33I think I shall be able to carry that.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35That is lovely.
0:07:36 > 0:07:37Thank you so much.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45If Sarah's going to transform this old tin trunk into a treasure chest,
0:07:45 > 0:07:47she's going to need some serious help.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51But don't worry - she knows just the fella.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Daniel Heath has a passion for all things sustainable.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04An award-winning wallpaper and textile designer,
0:08:04 > 0:08:09Daniel loves adding an artistic flair to reclaimed materials,
0:08:09 > 0:08:14to create made-to-order furniture and contemporary design pieces.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16When I was a kid,
0:08:16 > 0:08:19me and my brothers would go and get bikes out of skips
0:08:19 > 0:08:24and take them to pieces, fix them up, cobble them together,
0:08:24 > 0:08:28tinker around with them until we had bikes we could ride around.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31And that was great to just find out how things work,
0:08:31 > 0:08:35how things can come to pieces and be restored and how things can still
0:08:35 > 0:08:39have a value even though they've been chucked in the skip.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43Let's hope Daniel can see the value in the old tin trunk.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Sarah's got goodies for Jay and Daniel,
0:08:53 > 0:08:57but now she needs to find an item for herself.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00The day is almost done, she'd better get cracking.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03SMASH!
0:09:03 > 0:09:05We're having a smashing time at the dump!
0:09:07 > 0:09:09When it comes to cleaning out the cupboards,
0:09:09 > 0:09:15we might say take it to the tip, but Sarah, she's got a tip or two
0:09:15 > 0:09:18on how to make recycling that rubbish pay off.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22So slow down there, Nadim.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Oh, just before you throw those away, what were these for?
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- Oh, we just... - Pop them down, relax, relax.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- I just made some drawers at home. - Oh, really?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Yeah, so that's why the blocks of wood.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- Brilliant. How many have you got? - I've got plenty.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42Well, I'm after little things from the tip that I think I may be able to make something out of,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45and there's something so nice and chunky about these little bits
0:09:45 > 0:09:47that if you didn't mind me taking them away,
0:09:47 > 0:09:49I'd love to see if I could make them into anything.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50Yeah, can do.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Any ideas what I might make out of some wood blocks?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Probably I think you can make some kind of box or something.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- Or maybe a pet home or something, you know?- Mmm, excellent.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05I've got my work cut out there, then.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Right, that's loads to play with there, look at that.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12I'm sure you can do quite a lot,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15cos I've been told they're quite handy stuff to keep
0:10:15 > 0:10:17and probably you can make something out of it,
0:10:17 > 0:10:21but I'm not obviously a person who would know much about it.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25But, yeah, I'm sure you could definitely do something with it.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26Yep, you sure could.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28You could chuck them in the tip!
0:10:28 > 0:10:32I have no idea what she's going to do with these.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35There's something about it that just screams "children".
0:10:35 > 0:10:38I don't know why, I think it's that sort of old children's toy of blocks.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42But I think that these can be made into something
0:10:42 > 0:10:43probably for decoration.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46I'm thinking maybe a row of houses or something out of these.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Just a bit of fun, a couple of quid each,
0:10:49 > 0:10:51but because I've got quite a few of them,
0:10:51 > 0:10:54there is a chance that I might make a few quid out of them.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Sarah's scavenged her three items.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Jay will be getting to grips with the lovely legs
0:11:03 > 0:11:05on the telephone seat.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Daniel will transform the tin trunk from shabby to chic.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14And Sarah will get creative with these cast-aside cut-offs.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Well, today has been full of surprises, and although the items
0:11:17 > 0:11:20I've gathered don't look like much at the moment,
0:11:20 > 0:11:22I'm certain I'm going to make some money for nothing.
0:11:28 > 0:11:34This is Wolverhampton. Its motto is "out of darkness cometh light",
0:11:34 > 0:11:39which appealed to philosophy graduate-turned-upcycling expert Jay Blades
0:11:39 > 0:11:43when he was looking for a city to set up his workshop.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50His furniture designs are as bright and bold as the shoes on his feet.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Most people throw away furniture which is perfectly useful
0:11:53 > 0:11:56and able to last another 50, 100 years.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00As long as you're able to do something to that piece of furniture, um...
0:12:01 > 0:12:05..it would look completely different and it'll still be able to last in your house.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12Will Jay be able to transform this item from chucked to cherished?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- That looks nice. - It's a gem.- Is it le...? No.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- It looked like it was leather. - No, it's not.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22It's a telephone chair, call chair, kind of thing.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- What do you reckon? - It looks really, really cool.
0:12:25 > 0:12:26I love the legs.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28I saw the legs and I thought of you.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Yeah, most definitely.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32This is me. All over.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35I think the fabric is the thing that's going to make this shine.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Is it leather? Is it velvet?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40I love working with leather or velvet and I think they ooze luxury,
0:12:40 > 0:12:44so if we want to sell this for quite a bit of money,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47because of the style it is, it should be quite a bit.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50And this is quite unique, I've never seen anything like this before,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53so we're going to make this one of those spectacular pieces.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55That sounds fantastic.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- Yeah.- But what are we thinking about in terms of budget for it?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00If you're working with something like leather,
0:13:00 > 0:13:03leather pushes it up a bit because you have to buy a whole hide,
0:13:03 > 0:13:06they don't sell them in halves, that I know of anyway.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09And...I would love to work in the leather.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14So the leather alone, we could be looking at least 60...
0:13:14 > 0:13:16I would say £60 to cover that.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I'm probably looking at 150 quid maximum on it,
0:13:19 > 0:13:23so I think that that might define what you get to put on the seat.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28Sounds like Jay's big plans to blow the cobwebs away come
0:13:28 > 0:13:30with a big price tag.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34His leather dream is being crushed by Sarah's bottom line.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37I'll leave you with 60 quid, if you struggle on the fabric,
0:13:37 > 0:13:40then maybe I've got another fiver, another tenner to spend.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43OK. 60-70, no more than 70.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- Don't spend more than 70. - No more. OK. That's a deal.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49You take care, yeah?
0:13:49 > 0:13:50- Bye!- OK.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58There's something really special about that telephone chair, and Jay picks up on that.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03He's so good to work with because he knows about leaving a little bit of margin in it for everybody.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06I think he's going to create something really special.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12The fabric is going to be the wow factor,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15and also with the fabric being the wow factor,
0:14:15 > 0:14:19the legs, the side have to complement it as well.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21So this one's going to be quite interesting.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27Sarah and Jay agree this chair needs a modern makeover,
0:14:27 > 0:14:32but can Jay do it within his £60-£70 budget?
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Walthamstow in north-east London was the stomping ground
0:14:42 > 0:14:46of '90s bad boys of pop, East 17.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49They famously sang "everything's going to be all right".
0:14:49 > 0:14:54Obviously, they hadn't seen the old tin trunk Sarah's bringing
0:14:54 > 0:14:55to designer Daniel Heath.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59The sort of work that I normally do is bespoke wallpapers.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04I also do renovations of furniture or work with salvaged materials,
0:15:04 > 0:15:08and quite often I'm the person that goes along and I choose those items,
0:15:08 > 0:15:12so I'm really excited for Sarah to arrive with...
0:15:12 > 0:15:14with whatever she's bringing today.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18This trunk is a very lucky trunk.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21First, it was saved from the tip, now, it's going to see Daniel Heath.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- Hiya!- Hello, Sarah! How you doing? - Yeah, really well.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- Look at my treasure I've got for you.- Wow!
0:15:31 > 0:15:33What do you think?
0:15:33 > 0:15:36It's great. I thought it was wood when you came in, but it's...
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- It's really tin, isn't it? - It's not the prettiest piece,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45but it has got potential to be useful
0:15:45 > 0:15:47and hopefully, in your hands, beautiful as well.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50To make it into something else, I mean,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52I suppose if we...
0:15:54 > 0:15:58..sort of turned it over, we could make it into some sort of cabinet.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00That's a great idea.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Do you know, that is actually quite clever.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Sarah could be right. This trunk is in luck.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11You know, if we put it up on some hairpin legs,
0:16:11 > 0:16:13it changes its functionality,
0:16:13 > 0:16:17it makes it into a furniture piece rather than just a chest.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19OK, so what kind of thing were you thinking?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Is it sort of like drinks cabinet or something?
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Well, yeah, maybe a drinks cabinet.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27I'm a massive cocktails fan, I can't help it!
0:16:27 > 0:16:29I'm always trying to make people make things to put alcohol in.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Only ever have one!
0:16:31 > 0:16:36Excluding the contents, how much will this cocktail cabinet cost?
0:16:37 > 0:16:41With all the materials, how much do you think it's going to be to transform it like that?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43I think we could probably do it for around 275.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47You're making it into something that is aspirational, aren't you?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Not everybody has one hanging around at home, do you?
0:16:49 > 0:16:51And I think that 275...
0:16:51 > 0:16:54I've got margin to make on that and can I mix the first cocktail?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57You certainly can, you certainly can. I'll have one too.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- OK. What do you like?- Er, I actually like a White Russian.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- So, see you for the White Russians. - OK.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11I hope that Daniel cracks on with that trunk and finishes it really
0:17:11 > 0:17:14quickly, because I want to be back here having celebratory drinks
0:17:14 > 0:17:17and counting the profit I might make.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Sarah's intoxicated on the profit potential.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27But I'm thinking cocktail cabinets are a niche market.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30I'm really glad Sarah's brought this along, cos I think, you know,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I'm going to have to do something that I haven't really done before.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36I haven't done a cocktail cabinet before.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39So let's make this one into a really special one.
0:17:39 > 0:17:45Daniel's agreed a fee of £275 including labour and materials,
0:17:45 > 0:17:50to turn this dreary tin trunk into a glamorous cocktail cabinet.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Sarah's dropped off the telephone chair and metal chest.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Now, at home in Sussex,
0:18:06 > 0:18:10can she earn a wad of cash from these blocks of wood?
0:18:10 > 0:18:11WOOD CLATTERS
0:18:11 > 0:18:15They're noisy, aren't they? Look at that little lot.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Loads and loads of fun to be had here.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20There's something really childlike about them,
0:18:20 > 0:18:24but I'm hoping to elevate them into more of an interiors project,
0:18:24 > 0:18:29probably making some little houses out of them and using a little bit
0:18:29 > 0:18:33of driftwood I found on the beach to make them look old-fashioned
0:18:33 > 0:18:36and hoping that, with a few trimmings,
0:18:36 > 0:18:39I might be able to make them into really pretty-looking things
0:18:39 > 0:18:41that people want to have around the house.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50Sarah's plan is to create a collection of ornamental cottages
0:18:50 > 0:18:53that would look lovely perched on the mantelpiece.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58She's using leftover sample pots of paint.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01If you're planning on getting crafty,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04it's a good idea to start keeping this type of thing.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10I want them to be quite rough and chunky-looking.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17I'm hoping they might dry a bit more quickly next to the wood burner.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29What I want to do is knock the edges off this a bit...
0:19:29 > 0:19:33rough it up, and then I'm going to put a door on it,
0:19:33 > 0:19:35paint some windows and stick the roof on.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Sarah's using a bit of old slate and a piece of tin she found
0:19:44 > 0:19:46on a beach for the roofs.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49If you're going to try something like this,
0:19:49 > 0:19:53make sure to smooth any raggedy edges that could cut fingers.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56I think you really do need to find some beaten-up pieces like this,
0:19:56 > 0:20:00because the character and the wear that the sea has created
0:20:00 > 0:20:03in that piece of metal, you just can't recreate.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06It's really weird with these things, but when you get it right
0:20:06 > 0:20:09you can tell instantly the scale and how it fits.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12If you get it right, it looks like a crofter's cottage.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14If you get it wrong, it looks like a dog kennel.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Let's hope Sarah's not been barking up the wrong tree
0:20:18 > 0:20:22with her idea for ornamental cottages.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26She's only spent £5 on glue and a few nails.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Everything else was free.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Let's make our way back to Wolverhampton...
0:20:37 > 0:20:43..where Jay's modern makeover of the telephone chair is well underway.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45And what is this I spy?
0:20:45 > 0:20:49The luxurious leather that was ruled out as being too expensive.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Tell all, Jay.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53I got some really cheap leather from my local market,
0:20:53 > 0:20:55which I really love going to.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59I know everybody goes to these fancy kind of fabric houses,
0:20:59 > 0:21:03but I go down to the local market and he sells me a bit of leather,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06get it at a cheap enough price and I can put it onto chairs like this.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11But I've kept the same kind of colour, so it's similar.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13But I've added a button.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17The reason why I do upholstery first sometimes is because I want to see
0:21:17 > 0:21:21how the fabric looks and then add the colour with the paint.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24I know I'm going to be adding this, this colour somewhere.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28We put the kind of cushion on the back, but to tell you the truth,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31I don't like the cushion. I think it doesn't work.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36I think it looks so cool without the cushion, it's unbelievable.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38The back just destroys it.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42But will Sarah agree to chucking the cushion?
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Especially now it's in luxurious leather!
0:21:45 > 0:21:47I'm not so sure, Jay!
0:21:47 > 0:21:50All I've got to do now is just complement it with some paint
0:21:50 > 0:21:53and that's just going to look zing! It's going to be like that - whoosh!
0:21:53 > 0:21:59"Zing!" Well, I've no idea what it is, but I like the sound of it.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Jay is using an electric sander
0:22:07 > 0:22:10to expose the natural grain of the wood.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17I want these to be a work of art, so I have to put some effort into them,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20which basically means rubbing down, getting the grain up,
0:22:20 > 0:22:25but this is going to really look cool when it's finished.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27As I've said before, "zing" is what I'm after.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34The key to a long-lasting paint job is to prepare the wood
0:22:34 > 0:22:36so it's clean and crisp.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Best thing to do when you're painting, I would say,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41is to put less paint on.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44It's always best to really put a thin amount,
0:22:44 > 0:22:48just so you're in control of it and you can actually spread the paint.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50That's a top tip.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53I, however, have a tip about your top.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58If you're painting, best not to wear a pristine designer white shirt!
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Wow!
0:23:00 > 0:23:04That's the first time... that's ever happened.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06That's quite amazing.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Look at that. I've just got black on my shirt.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Shocker(!) Who'd have thought(?)
0:23:15 > 0:23:18The blue leg is to match the button
0:23:18 > 0:23:20and to make the button stand out even more...
0:23:23 > 0:23:26..by adding another element of blue.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28And against the three black legs...
0:23:31 > 0:23:32..it's just going to look very...
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Um, what's the word?
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I'll give you a clue - begins with a Z.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Cor, blimey. I don't even know what the word is.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Oh, Jay, come on now! I think we all know.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48It just gives it that zing!
0:23:48 > 0:23:49That's the one!
0:23:49 > 0:23:54But will this zing equal ker-ching when it comes time to sell?
0:23:54 > 0:23:57And will Sarah agree to chucking the cushion?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Back in Walthamstow, north-east London,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07the cocktail cabinet is in full swing.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Daniel has brought in his assistant Laura to lend a hand.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15They've applied a primer coat of paint and are now on the second coat
0:24:15 > 0:24:18of the finish, a soft cream.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22It's lighter than we were going to do,
0:24:22 > 0:24:24we were going to do quite a dark blue,
0:24:24 > 0:24:26but actually I think because of the size of it,
0:24:26 > 0:24:29I think that would be quite imposing in this space.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33So we're going with something quite light and then as you open it,
0:24:33 > 0:24:37on the inside, you're going to have this glamour of the kind of...
0:24:37 > 0:24:41opulent lining that we're going to put inside.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Opulent, eh? That sounds exciting.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46How exactly will that be achieved?
0:24:49 > 0:24:51This is the wallpaper that we're going to use.
0:24:51 > 0:24:59This is our hand-screen-printed onyx skyline design in gold and black.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02I think it's going to be quite nice.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- How's it going?- Er...
0:25:07 > 0:25:13Yeah, it's good. I'm just thinking in terms of the hinges,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16how you want the wallpaper to sit inside.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Oh, yeah. I see what you mean.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Actually, we probably don't need them, do we?
0:25:20 > 0:25:24Because the hinges are there to kind of keep the lid open when it's...
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- the trunk is the sort of normal way up.- Mm-hm.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30So maybe we should take them out somehow.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36I think it might be time to break out the power tools.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38DRILL WHIRS
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- How's it going? - Not particularly well.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48How come?
0:25:48 > 0:25:51It doesn't seem to be going through enough on this side,
0:25:51 > 0:25:56but I think a bit of perseverance and we should get it off.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Perseverance...and a crowbar.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08When the drill won't do the job and the crowbar just won't cut it,
0:26:08 > 0:26:09what you going to do?
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Look at those sparks fly!
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Got it! Pretty tough to grind through.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24That's probably why it's lasted so long.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29I'm not sure how much longer it'll last now it's in your hands, Daniel.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33Whoops-a-daisy!
0:26:34 > 0:26:35It went.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41One problem solved, but another presents itself.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43The paint is chipping.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Daniel's been using a paint designed for interior metal
0:26:46 > 0:26:48such as radiators.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51But it might not be up to the task in hand.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54I just don't know whether it's strong enough.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- Do you know what I mean?- Mmm.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00It's back to the drawing board for Daniel.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Back at Sarah's home in Sussex,
0:27:09 > 0:27:13her cottage industry producing ornamental cottages
0:27:13 > 0:27:15is a hive of activity.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19I've been practising windows, trying to see what looks best.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24I think I'm just going to paint them on using that little square brush.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32I think that's nearly enough detail.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35We're definitely getting there, we're definitely getting there.
0:27:37 > 0:27:43These odds and ends were saved from the skip before Sarah set to work transforming them.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Well, now. Aren't these little treasures?
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Sarah's eye for detail,
0:27:58 > 0:28:04the little pieces of tin used as dormer windows, the nail fence,
0:28:04 > 0:28:08has made these old blocks simply stunning.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13I am delighted that I found these little blocks of wood
0:28:13 > 0:28:16because I would never have dreamt up these houses
0:28:16 > 0:28:18if I hadn't been inspired by that find.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Sarah first discovered the cast-aside cut-offs
0:28:24 > 0:28:27in the back of Nadim's boot.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Ooh, just before you throw those away, what were these for?
0:28:31 > 0:28:33I just made some drawers at home.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Any ideas what I might make out of some wood blocks?
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Probably I think you can make some kind of box or something?
0:28:38 > 0:28:42- Or maybe a pet home or something, you know?- Ooh.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44A box or a pet home.
0:28:44 > 0:28:45Excellent ideas.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Sarah didn't go with them, though.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55Sarah posted photos of the six ornaments on her social media page
0:28:55 > 0:28:58with price tags attached.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Bramble? Do you want to see the houses?
0:29:00 > 0:29:03What do you think, Bramble? One bark bad, two barks good.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05HE BARKS TWICE
0:29:05 > 0:29:07They have Bramble's bark of approval,
0:29:07 > 0:29:09and they quickly started selling.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13Now Sarah's making her way to Nadim's home to tell him
0:29:13 > 0:29:15what became of his blocks of wood.
0:29:18 > 0:29:19- Hello.- Hi, Nadim.- Are you OK?
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Yeah, very well, very well.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24I said at the tip when you dropped off your wood blocks
0:29:24 > 0:29:26that I'd come back and catch up with you,
0:29:26 > 0:29:30and I've got some pictures to show you how it ended up.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- So here is how you probably remember them.- That's right, yeah.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37And...this is how they ended up.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Wow, that's amazing.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41- Is that the same wood, is it? - It IS the same wood.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44So there's a few more pictures to show you.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46That looked like a great, great artwork.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50I'm really impressed. That's amazing. That looks really good.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Well, I'm really pleased, I'm pleased that you like them
0:29:52 > 0:29:55and it turns out other people like them too, because I sold all of them.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59- Wow.- And, um, I've actually got some profit to share with you...- OK.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03I have got £180 for you.
0:30:03 > 0:30:04- Wow! Seriously?- Yep.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Do you have an idea about what you might spend it on?
0:30:07 > 0:30:11I don't know. I'll probably take my mum out for dinner or something, so, yeah, that's amazing.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12- It's great.- Oh, lovely.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15- Yeah.- Well, I really enjoyed working on them,
0:30:15 > 0:30:19I'm glad I was there when you dropped them off, and thank you so much, and for your time today, too.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22It was a pleasure meeting you and thank you very much for that as well.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24An absolute pleasure. Take care, bye-bye.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Well, that was a really lovely ending to the story of those blocks of wood,
0:30:31 > 0:30:33because I enjoyed working on them.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36I think Nadim was quite surprised with what we did with them
0:30:36 > 0:30:40and he gets to take his mum out for dinner with the money.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Sarah spent £5 on a few fixings.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47The cottages sold for a total of 185 quid.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51That leaves £180 for Nadim.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53And his mum.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57The blocks of wood were a big success for Sarah.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59In Wolverhampton,
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Jay's putting the finishing touches to the telephone chair.
0:31:06 > 0:31:11Will Sarah give the thumbs-up or down to Jay's handiwork?
0:31:11 > 0:31:16I can't wait to see what Jay has done with that poor little redundant telephone chair.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21I'm hoping he's given it a new lease of life and a purpose again.
0:31:22 > 0:31:28Sarah and Jay were both hung up on the smooth curves and slender legs of this item.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32But it didn't mean a thing, cos it didn't have that zing.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47The two-tone colour palette and simple but eye-catching addition
0:31:47 > 0:31:50of the blue button make it modern and stylish.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Jay's left the back bar untouched.
0:31:59 > 0:32:00It's chipped and cracked,
0:32:00 > 0:32:05but contrasts nicely with the sleek finish of the paintwork -
0:32:05 > 0:32:08a talking point hinting at the chair's history.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12And of course the leather.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16A touch of extravagance - exactly what Sarah was after.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22Now, this is how Jay would like the chair to look.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25But for Sarah's viewing, he'll bring back the cushion
0:32:25 > 0:32:29and try to smooth-talk her round to his way of thinking.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Good luck with that!
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Do you like it?
0:32:34 > 0:32:35Let me look at it.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37SHE GASPS
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- It's leather!- It's leather, yes.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43I thought I'd push the boat out a bit, just a wee bit.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45It's luxury!
0:32:45 > 0:32:48It is luxury! The one thing I don't like is, I don't like the back.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50I think it doesn't look good with the back on there.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53But the back off - now, that is style.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56For me, it just doesn't look... When you look at it,
0:32:56 > 0:33:00because no-one has a chair up that high anyway, really.
0:33:00 > 0:33:01Hee-hee!
0:33:01 > 0:33:04It just looks cool. Really, really cool.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Mmm. That could work.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Will she or won't she?
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Personally, I'm on Team Jay.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15And now it looks naff.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Cool...
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Yeah! Baby!
0:33:19 > 0:33:20You're completely right.
0:33:20 > 0:33:26This is luxury, classy, designer, and that is sluggish, isn't it?
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Yeah, it is, it's not good. But that - that works.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32That looks... I think that looks really, really cool.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34You've done well there, you've done well!
0:33:34 > 0:33:36I have done well, thank you, thank you.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40Let's put it back on its pedestal so I can have a proper look. Because that... The legs...
0:33:41 > 0:33:43You've got such a great eye.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46It's beautiful, I think. It just oozes style, sex appeal.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49It's one of the most stylish things I've ever produced.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52And because Jay did a deal on the leather,
0:33:52 > 0:33:54he hasn't burst his budget.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57He completed the work for £60.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01The leather, you normally buy leather hide and it can be about £250.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03But I've got a man at my local market
0:34:03 > 0:34:06and he sells me leather hides really, really cheap
0:34:06 > 0:34:10and this was like an offcut of one and, yeah, it just worked.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13It's the business, isn't it?
0:34:13 > 0:34:17It may look the business, but will it be a good bit of business?
0:34:17 > 0:34:20The proof, as ever, will be in the profit.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27Jay has definitely managed to get some life back into the old stool...
0:34:27 > 0:34:29and I'm going to make a bit of money on it,
0:34:29 > 0:34:32because the design is great and it's got a very strong look now.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38Sarah first spied this leggy lovely in Dave's boot.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40What was that? Little stool or something?
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- Yeah.- It's a telephone seat, isn't it?- With a back.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45It belonged to Dave's auntie.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48It's been part of her life for a long, long time.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52So if you end up recycling that, then that will be great.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56All the vintage chair needed was a little va-va-voom.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Made-over to the max, it was an easy sell it for Sarah
0:35:03 > 0:35:07through a specialist antique and up-cycling shop in London.
0:35:09 > 0:35:15Now she's on her way to Dave's house to surprise him with the good news.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Hello, Sarah. Nice to meet you again.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- How are you?- I'm really well, David. How are things?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Smashing, yeah. Smashing.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32Lovely. Well, I said after our brief encounter at the tip that I'd be back in touch about your chair.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- Yeah.- It belonged to your aunt, didn't it?
0:35:35 > 0:35:37That's right, she was downsizing, yeah.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39I work with a guy called Jay Blades,
0:35:39 > 0:35:42who takes a lot of mid-century furniture like yours
0:35:42 > 0:35:46and really makes it look amazing. Do you want to see what he did with it?
0:35:46 > 0:35:47Yeah, yeah. I'd love to, love to.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- I think you probably remember it looking...- Yes, yes, yes.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Looking like that.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56After he finished with it, it looked like that.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59Excellent, yeah. Unrecognisable, really.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02What do you think your auntie would think about that?
0:36:02 > 0:36:05She'd be amazed, really. And just pleased, you know?
0:36:05 > 0:36:07I think that generation don't throw things away, do they?
0:36:07 > 0:36:10You know what I mean? Yeah, she'd be chuffed.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12I took it to a shop in London.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16It did sell, and I'm really pleased to say it sold at a profit as well.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- Really?- So I've got £60 here to give to you.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- For me?- For you, for your old chair.
0:36:21 > 0:36:26I think it should go to my auntie, actually. I think she'll have that, but, yeah, yeah.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Excellent. Any idea...? What does she like, what kind of interests does she have?
0:36:30 > 0:36:33She likes theatre and arty things, things like that.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37Now she's a pensioner, I'll say just treat yourself to whatever you want to do.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Seems a good idea, doesn't it, yeah?
0:36:39 > 0:36:42It was my auntie's at the end of the day, I was just...
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- The messenger?- The messenger, yeah.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Oh, well, that's lovely. Well, say thank you very much to her.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- I will.- And thank you for your time and for letting us take it away
0:36:51 > 0:36:54and do something with it. It'll make a lot of people very happy now.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Well, it's made me happy and you happy, there's no losers!
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- No losers.- No losers.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- Exactly.- Smashing.- Take care, thanks ever so much.- Thank you.- Bye-bye.
0:37:04 > 0:37:10Jay charged Sarah £60 to transform Dave's auntie's chair.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Sarah sold it for 120,
0:37:12 > 0:37:16turning a profit of £60.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23That's two success stories.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26The pressure is on Daniel and his cocktail cabinet.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29I hope he's fixed that paint problem.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37Sarah's made her way to Walthamstow in London to check it out.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40So, I'm expecting the rusty tin trunk that I dropped off
0:37:40 > 0:37:42to be transformed into something fabulous
0:37:42 > 0:37:44with the work of Daniel Heath.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47He mentioned cocktails - I'm well up for that.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Hold on, YOU mentioned the cocktails!
0:37:49 > 0:37:54Will she be toasting Daniel's success or drowning her sorrows?
0:38:03 > 0:38:06The bold blue gloss paint was a brave choice.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10It immediately attracts the eye and makes this item a focal point
0:38:10 > 0:38:14in any room, just as a cocktail cabinet should.
0:38:19 > 0:38:24Daniel's Art Deco wallpaper is a little bit lush and, all in all,
0:38:24 > 0:38:28I think this will add the wow factor to any interior.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34I'm impressed.
0:38:34 > 0:38:35But what about the boss?
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- So, are you pleased with how it's gone?- Yeah.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Brace yourself, brace yourself.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42OK... Here we go.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50It's so cool, isn't it?
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Oh, Daniel! It's really cool, isn't it?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54It's quite fun. Um...yeah.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58And lovely little brass details. Those are really good, aren't they?
0:38:58 > 0:39:02Yeah, so the brass and the blue really complement each other.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06Then we've got some of that colouring coming into the print in the back as well.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Yeah, nice to see that with the lovely wallpaper.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10We did flip-flop a bit on colour.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15In the end, we wanted to have quite a hardy finish on it,
0:39:15 > 0:39:18so we used quite a strong metal paint, so, yeah,
0:39:18 > 0:39:20that's how we ended up with the blue.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Well, I'm loving the gloss and the detail.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25It's lovely seeing it floating up on those legs.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Did you have to make them or did you manage to buy them?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30I bought them in the end,
0:39:30 > 0:39:35because I found a guy that mainly makes hairpin legs and, er,
0:39:35 > 0:39:37thinking about bringing it in on budget,
0:39:37 > 0:39:40if I'd bought the materials and welded it here,
0:39:40 > 0:39:42it would have cost more, so...
0:39:42 > 0:39:46It far exceeds my expectation of what should've been done with that old tin trunk.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49It was never going to end up like this, and the fact that you have
0:39:49 > 0:39:52seen the vision to do it, I think is brilliant work. Thank you so much.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Great. Thank you, Sarah. Cheers.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00Daniel's done an outstanding job, and bang on budget.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04That went well.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07You know, it's one of the more characterful pieces,
0:40:07 > 0:40:10so I'm glad that it was well received.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19Sarah first came across the old tin trunk in Richard's van.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Now, I like the look of that. That's lovely.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- I want it. Can I have it? - Yeah, perfect, not a problem.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Brilliant. Let me take that away. I think I shall be able to carry that.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32And Sarah picked bright spark Daniel to give it a new lease of life.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43The cocktail cabinet was snapped up by Nick Smith,
0:40:43 > 0:40:46who sells to clients all over the world
0:40:46 > 0:40:49from his online vintage and retro shop.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54Now she's visiting Richard
0:40:54 > 0:40:58to show him how she transformed that old tin trunk.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- Hi, Richard.- Hi, Sarah.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04- How are you doing? - Very good, thank you.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08- I said when we met at the tip that I'd like to come and catch up with you about your old trunk.- Yep.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11So I'm here. Have you thought about what we might have done with it?
0:41:11 > 0:41:15Not a clue. I mean, there were some paint marks on it that probably needed cleaning off,
0:41:15 > 0:41:20but not a clue what they would have done with it, to be honest. We were just looking to get rid of it.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22It was an old trunk and no-one would want it.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26It turns out your trunk was a very lucky trunk, because I work with a designer called Daniel Heath,
0:41:26 > 0:41:29who is the most amazing surface-pattern designer.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- Do you want to see what he did? - I'd love to, yes.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36OK, so, I think you probably remember it looking more like this.
0:41:36 > 0:41:37Yep.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40And this is Daniel with his finished piece.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42- What do you reckon?- Brilliant!
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- Wow!- Can you imagine that your trunk
0:41:44 > 0:41:46would ever have ended up looking like that?
0:41:46 > 0:41:48I would never have thought it would look like that.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50He's done a brilliant job on it.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53So I showed it to a dealer that I work with
0:41:53 > 0:41:56and he came along and snapped it up.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59It's a great thing, and actually managed to make some profit for you.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00Oh, brilliant!
0:42:00 > 0:42:04So I have got £125 here for you...
0:42:04 > 0:42:06- Wow, that's great! - ..for your old trunk.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- I never expected to get any money for it.- £125 profit.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11- What would you do with that? - Excellent. Um...
0:42:11 > 0:42:15Well, we're going away in the summer so we'll probably put it towards that,
0:42:15 > 0:42:17to have a nice time with the children.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20I think that's a great thing to do with it, and thank you so much
0:42:20 > 0:42:23for taking the time, at the tip and today, to let me catch up with you.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- No problem at all.- Take care. - Brilliant.- Thank you ever so much. - Thank you.- OK. Bye-bye.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33I think both Richard and I were surprised with how much
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Daniel managed to achieve with that old trunk,
0:42:35 > 0:42:40and it sounds like the family are going to have a few special treats on holiday now.
0:42:40 > 0:42:46So, Daniel charged Sarah £275 for the makeover.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Sarah sold it to Nick for 400
0:42:49 > 0:42:54and Richard gets to put £125 into the holiday kitty.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Sarah upcycled three unwanted items.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05They proved to be a good bit of business
0:43:05 > 0:43:07and good for the environment.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Rather than being chucked in the landfill,
0:43:10 > 0:43:12they're being cherished in a home.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18Well, they were three brilliant transformations,
0:43:18 > 0:43:20from tip-bound to top end,
0:43:20 > 0:43:23with money for nothing made along the way.