0:00:03 > 0:00:05Oh, no, I like the look of your rubbish.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11I love a little rummage!
0:00:11 > 0:00:15The answer could be hiding in the 30 million tonnes
0:00:15 > 0:00:18of household waste we throw out every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21I 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
0:00:25 > 0:00:28on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:28 > 0:00:29That's wartime.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate buyer, user and maker of old stuff
0:00:34 > 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 LAUGH
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..and hopefully saleable items.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Holy Moley!
0:01:05 > 0:01:08If Sarah is successful then she can hand the profits back
0:01:08 > 0:01:10to the very people who had no idea
0:01:10 > 0:01:13there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Thank you. I'm astonished!
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Today Sarah is in Altrincham, south of Manchester,
0:01:29 > 0:01:33where thousands of locals come with their rubbish, rain or shine.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38People throw away all sorts of goodies.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41All I've got to do is make sure I get my hands on them
0:01:41 > 0:01:42before they go in the skips.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Sarah has special permission from the powers that be
0:01:48 > 0:01:50to have a good old rummage around.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54No TV's what? No TV's...
0:01:56 > 0:01:58..remotes? There should be something here.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Grammar policewoman Sarah is on the lookout
0:02:01 > 0:02:04for a trio of transformable trash.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07And Trevor has...
0:02:07 > 0:02:09erm, some rotten old wood.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- Is that out of your garden? - It is, yes.- What is it?
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Hawthorn. It was a tree that I cut down
0:02:15 > 0:02:18because I wanted...the fencing was bad at the back.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20God, it weighs a ton, doesn't it?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23But it's gone through three chainsaw blades.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Just blunted them straight away.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28It looks to me like there's enough left in it that I might be
0:02:28 > 0:02:30able to do something with it.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34I'm not sure that Trevor's too convinced, to be honest.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38I shall take that away and if I manage to make a chopping board
0:02:38 > 0:02:41and little spoon, can I come back and show you what I've done with it?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Of course you can, yeah. Take it with my blessings.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- Thank you so much.- Yeah.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Hawthorn is one of the hottest burning woods,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51so if Sarah can't come up with a plan...
0:02:51 > 0:02:54at least they'll make a nice fire.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56But what does Trevor think she'll make?
0:02:56 > 0:02:57There's some good wood there.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59I'm sure she'll get more than spoons out of it
0:02:59 > 0:03:01but it's going to take a lot of hard work.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04I hope she's got sharp tools because it's very, very dense.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08This may look like dirty old chunks of wood at the moment
0:03:08 > 0:03:10but I know exactly who to take it to so I can clean up
0:03:10 > 0:03:13and have a real chance of making some profit.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15With the first item found,
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Sarah knows just the people who can tackle all that wood.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Say hello to Josh and Oli, designer-makers,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29business partners and best friends.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35These boys use natural and recycled materials to create
0:03:35 > 0:03:39handcrafted furnishings and high-end interior pieces.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45I'm Josh and this is Oli and we're Forge Creative.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48I think the main thing we love is designing new products
0:03:48 > 0:03:51and new furniture, where you've got that idea and you come into
0:03:51 > 0:03:53the workshop and just see it come to life.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56The sort of thing we'd like Sarah to bring us would probably
0:03:56 > 0:03:59be something with a bit of character, a bit of age to it.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01I think we like something with a bit of a story.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Like a rusty bit of metal or like a weathered bit of wood,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08something like that, that's got a bit of history and character to it.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Well, they're in luck, cos Sarah's hawthorn stumps
0:04:11 > 0:04:14are definitely old and definitely weathered.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Back at the tip, things are hotting up for Sarah.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28That is not the only busy bee round here. This place is buzzing.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Sarah's spoilt for choice...
0:04:32 > 0:04:34..but she's homing in on Lydia and her chair.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37You after a sit-down, Sarah?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- Oh, I love this.- Oh, thank you.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Have you had it for long?
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I've had it for a long time, yes.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46It belonged to my family and it was passed down to me.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48It was actually my great-aunt's.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50So you've had enough of it, it's not fitting in at home any more.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51It's been in my garage.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53I'm kind of quite sentimental about these things
0:04:53 > 0:04:55but I've just been trying to clear out.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56Today was the day I thought,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59"I'm going to have to do something about it," so I brought it here.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- Who's got the white cat?- It's me.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05She's like a modern-day Sherlock Holmes.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08I would love to be able to take it away and see if I could
0:05:08 > 0:05:10do something with it. Would that be all right?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- That would be wonderful, it really would.- That's lovely.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Thank you so much for letting me have that.- Thank you.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- Really nice to have met you. - And you.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Sarah certainly seems pleased with her jolly green armchair,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22but what do Lydia and Kate think will become of it?
0:05:22 > 0:05:25I suppose, in some ways, it's kind of quite a blank canvas, isn't it?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- Yeah.- You know, so...
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Maybe some really nice fabric, just completely modernise it.- Yeah.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32I haven't a clue, really.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Such a sweet little chair.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40It's got loads of period detail - lovely little cabriole legs,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43fat, chunky arms and a really good look.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45I've got just the person in mind who will give it the real kick
0:05:45 > 0:05:48that it needs to turn this into a moneymaker.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Anthony Devine is one of the UK's most talented teachers
0:05:56 > 0:05:59and practitioners of upholstery skills.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03First thing I see in a room is a chair.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06When I go round to people's houses I look for quality,
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I look to see what I would do differently.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17Some chairs look like they're almost kind of destined for the tip,
0:06:17 > 0:06:20but if you see one ounce of kind of potential,
0:06:20 > 0:06:21then save it.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26I suppose it is a bit of a love affair I have with chairs.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28They are very beautiful things.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31That may be the case for some chairs, Anthony,
0:06:31 > 0:06:34but you've not seen what Sarah's saved for you.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45Sarah's third and final find will be the one she works on herself.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Nothing to see here.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Perhaps Michael can offer up something of interest.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Is it dead? Is it not working any more?
0:06:54 > 0:06:56No, it works perfectly well. It works perfectly well.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- The motor's very, very good.- Right.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00It's just that the blades have locked.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03But somebody who knows anything about it could do it -
0:07:03 > 0:07:04it's quite good condition.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06I've never thought about taking a lawnmower
0:07:06 > 0:07:08away from the dump before, but...
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- You're very welcome to it. - How old is it?
0:07:11 > 0:07:13I don't really know. I think it's 10 to 12 years old.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- OK, so it's had a good use. - It gets serviced every year.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- Yeah.- So it's good.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20If it still works there's the potential that I may be able
0:07:20 > 0:07:23to make something out of it, so I'd love to have
0:07:23 > 0:07:25a go at using the parts or doing something with it.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- You're very welcome.- Thank you so much for letting me take that away.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Does it go backwards?
0:07:30 > 0:07:32This is not looking promising.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- If you don't have this on, that'll...- Oh, that'll stop. OK.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39I've got a new lawnmower but I haven't got enough room
0:07:39 > 0:07:41in my garage for both of them.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45The old one works perfectly well apart from the gears have locked.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50Sarah does look confident that she can mow up some moolah.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52But what does Michael think she can do with it?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54I'm sort of quite fascinated myself.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Somebody with a little bit of mechanical knowledge
0:07:57 > 0:07:59or imagination can do something with it.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02I'm sure the motor can drive anything, really.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06You probably think I'm gaga, taking this old garden mower,
0:08:06 > 0:08:10but it's been really well looked after and the engine still works.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13That may be so, Sarah, but I still can't see what you're
0:08:13 > 0:08:16going to do with that, other than cut some grass.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23So, that's all three items scooped up.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Josh and Oli will turn that hawthorn into something spectacular.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31Anthony will strong-arm that armchair.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35And hopefully Sarah will get motoring with that mower.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39I would say, on balance, it's been a great day here at Altrincham.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43I've collected a classy cluster of cracking future collectables,
0:08:43 > 0:08:46all of which I know will make some money for nothing.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58In the West Sussex countryside is the headquarters of
0:08:58 > 0:09:01the dynamic duo of wood wizarding, Josh and Oli.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04Sarah could bring us anything.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Hopefully it's something with a bit of potential.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10I'm hoping for maybe like a raw material,
0:09:10 > 0:09:14so something that we can start from scratch and create something with.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15Yeah.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Well, they don't come much rawer than this.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21I'm really hoping my humble collection of hawthorn logs
0:09:21 > 0:09:24is going to come good, because I need to make something
0:09:24 > 0:09:27out of these and at the moment, it's not looking that hopeful.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31There's a real danger that Sarah's exuberance at the tip
0:09:31 > 0:09:33might have a rotten outcome.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Hello?
0:09:35 > 0:09:36- Hello!- Hiya!
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- Come and see what I've got for you. - You OK?- I need a hand.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Oh, lovely, some logs. Nice!
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- So, I think they're hawthorn.- OK.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- Fairly chunky, aren't they? - Yeah.- Yeah, they're nice.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53There's a lot of nice colour in there, you can see it already.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Yeah, it feels really heavy and really hard,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58so hopefully it should have quite a crisp look to it.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- Will that translate? - It's good to be a dense timber.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04What kind of pieces could you get out of these size chunks?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Well, I was just thinking ornamental pieces,
0:10:06 > 0:10:10because the wood hopefully will be quite interesting in the middle.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14So whether we make some kind of vases or...
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- yeah, some kind of ornaments out of them...- OK.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18If you really think you can get something out of it...
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Yeah, we'll certainly give it a go and try our best,
0:10:21 > 0:10:23see what we get out of it.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27On closer inspection, it turns out one of the chunks is not quite
0:10:27 > 0:10:29so solid in the centre after all.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32I think it's got creatures inside it.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33Has it? Sorry.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37With this one, we'll just have to wait and see and see how much
0:10:37 > 0:10:39of it is just rotten soil.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41If we get time,
0:10:41 > 0:10:43it could be like a sculptural piece.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47I think that might be code for "erm, dunno".
0:10:47 > 0:10:51So, budget. This set aside, how about those three bits?
0:10:51 > 0:10:57We've got maybe either one big vase or maybe two vases out of that.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59There's maybe another small vase there,
0:10:59 > 0:11:01and then, if we get time...
0:11:01 > 0:11:04it could be like a sculptural piece,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06but we'll see how it goes with that one.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10So, I reckon 250 for these three bits,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13and then if we can make something that you sell for thousands
0:11:13 > 0:11:16out of that then we'll call it two grand.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19I love an optimist!
0:11:19 > 0:11:22OK, well, 250 quid on the table for that.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Good luck with getting on with that.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- Always a pleasure.- Thank you.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31I have really left those lads with a challenge this time because
0:11:31 > 0:11:34they're going to have to dig really deep and use all of
0:11:34 > 0:11:38their creativity to turn those old stumps into hard cash.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42But Josh and Oli aren't easily daunted.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44I think they will be really nice
0:11:44 > 0:11:47because there's clearly some nice wood in there.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Just need to get in there and get cracking with it.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Josh and Oli are looking for £250 to produce
0:11:54 > 0:11:58a set of vases and possibly some ornamental pieces.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02I just hope that wood holds together.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Manchester is a northern powerhouse of art and culture.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16It's also home to master upholsterer Anthony Devine.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19So, my buddy's coming back and she's got another item,
0:12:19 > 0:12:22and she promised me this is a good one.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25And I believe she's giving me free rein on it!
0:12:26 > 0:12:27So I'm very excited.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Well, who else was I going to bring this little beauty to?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34It's come to Manchester for a makeover.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38We've saved it from a skip and now we want it to look lovely again.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Let's go and see what he thinks.
0:12:40 > 0:12:41I just hope he likes it.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Anthony?
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- Hey, how are you doing? - Here she is!
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Nice!
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- It's good, isn't it?- Yes! - Shall we get it in?
0:12:57 > 0:13:00He really does love chairs, doesn't he?
0:13:00 > 0:13:01- Not too bad.- No, it's good.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- Good sign of quality, good weight.- Yeah.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- It's good.- It is, isn't it? - Yeah, it's good.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12I have had some ideas about it.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17I was wondering about making it look like something else.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Not too radical, but a bit of a play.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Yeah, because of this style of the chair,
0:13:22 > 0:13:25and it's going to sit in a corner of the room
0:13:25 > 0:13:28and the rest of the house might be all nice and safe,
0:13:28 > 0:13:31there's an opportunity.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35An opportunity to give it a little bit of something.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36Just leave it with us.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39We'll do a sympathetic restoration underneath
0:13:39 > 0:13:43and something big and bold on the top of it.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Sounds like this chair is in for a special treat.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50But just how much is big and bold going to cost?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- 500 quid, as a budget...- OK.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57..would be like, kind of, get it all done.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59If it takes more, it's not going to be much more.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02If it's less, you can have it back.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03500 quid...
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- You know, I trust you implicitly. - Absolutely.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- I know you're going to do something bonkers with it.- You never know.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Well, I do know, because I've been here before.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14You slash things, you stab them, you spray paint them...
0:14:14 > 0:14:16You know, I just can't wait to see what you're going to do with it.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- Me neither.- You're deeply worrying!
0:14:20 > 0:14:21I'd say that I've got this one in the bag.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23As a trusted member of the team,
0:14:23 > 0:14:27Anthony's earned his creative freedom with this one.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29But will Sarah live to regret it?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Today, modern interiors,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35they're all just getting a bit bland and boring and it's all very tonal.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37We want something to be in the corner kind of screaming
0:14:37 > 0:14:39and shouting, "Look at me."
0:14:39 > 0:14:43And probably you would never sit on it, but we want you to
0:14:43 > 0:14:46appreciate it, and that's what we're trying to do with this chair.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49I'm really intrigued about what he's going to do with that chair and
0:14:49 > 0:14:52I can't wait to come back to find out if he's had a good idea or not.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58A budget of £500 for a chair which, when finished,
0:14:58 > 0:15:02will look like...erm, no idea.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06I just hope that whatever Anthony does, Sarah can sell it.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14At home in Sussex, Sarah has already begun the mower project
0:15:14 > 0:15:19by having it taken to pieces into its many component parts.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Well, who knew if you took a lawnmower apart
0:15:25 > 0:15:27you'd get so many pieces?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29And there's some fantastic bits here.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32There's lots of lovely nuts and bolts I think would make
0:15:32 > 0:15:35some lovely jewellery, but the standout feature, I think,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38has to be this fantastic cutter blade.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41It's such a sculptural thing and just looking at it makes me think,
0:15:41 > 0:15:42"I want to make something out of that,"
0:15:42 > 0:15:44and I think lighting is the best thing.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Lighting is really commercial, very saleable
0:15:47 > 0:15:48and actually quite a simple make,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51if you've got something as lovely and strong as this.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54So, with the help of this off-the-peg lighting set,
0:15:54 > 0:15:56I'm going to make a lamp with this bit as the base.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58But before I can start,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01I've got to get the hacksaw out to get this out of that.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Of course, the simple way to remove the blade from its casing
0:16:05 > 0:16:08would be to just undo the bolts.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Money for nothing, they say.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12It's hard work, making money for nothing.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Before lawnmowers were invented, grass was cut using scythes.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21It wasn't until 1830 that an English engineer, Edwin Budding,
0:16:21 > 0:16:23patented the first lawnmower.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26I'm pretty sure he didn't envisage his invention
0:16:26 > 0:16:28being used for lighting.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30That was a lot of hard work,
0:16:30 > 0:16:33but that is every part as sculptural as I'd hoped.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36And this bit, another part of the lawnmower...
0:16:37 > 0:16:40..is going to make the best base for it.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42I can put it in that way up.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Looks like a light already, doesn't it?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46I've just got to clean it up and see if I can get the wire
0:16:46 > 0:16:50going through the holes that happen to be there already,
0:16:50 > 0:16:52and that's going to look amazing.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Sarah gives the blades a thorough clean with warm soapy water
0:16:57 > 0:17:01to remove old encrusted grass and mud.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Next, in order to remove any sharp edges and make the blade safe,
0:17:05 > 0:17:10Sarah uses a coarse sandpaper and a whole load of elbow grease.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Finally, the little bits and bobs are given a thorough wash.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19I'm just cleaning up these two pieces because these are
0:17:19 > 0:17:22going to help me connect this to that.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26I love the way that design evolves when you're reusing pieces like this
0:17:26 > 0:17:29because that is a really chunky, lovely bit
0:17:29 > 0:17:31and it adds so much by putting it on there,
0:17:31 > 0:17:35and you probably wouldn't design that unless you'd just found it.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Well, unless, of course, you're Edwin Budding,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40inventor of the lawnmower - then you probably did design it.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43OK, so, onto the final stage, which is wiring up the lamp.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45And I've got this fantastic lighting component,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47and loads of lighting shops have these now,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50so you can choose the kind of bulb holder and the flex that you have -
0:17:50 > 0:17:52ie the colour or if it's twisted like this one.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55And it makes a really quick and easy way of making a light.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56So I've just got to get this wired up
0:17:56 > 0:17:59and I think it's going to look pretty cool.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01So I think we'll go from the top.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Sarah's costs for the lawn mower lighting are £60,
0:18:05 > 0:18:09which includes the cost of the flex, light fitting, bulb,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12and also the services of a qualified electrician
0:18:12 > 0:18:14to make sure everything's safe.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18But will she really be able to create a desirable interiors piece
0:18:18 > 0:18:20from a bit of old lawnmower?
0:18:23 > 0:18:28Back in Manchester, Anthony has an extra pair of helping hands
0:18:28 > 0:18:29in the form of his assistant Tom,
0:18:29 > 0:18:33who specialises in making furniture frames.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36So, what I'm thinking with this chair is quotes.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40- So, the wise words of Winston Churchill.- Yes.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42British and all, icon.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46"Never, never, never..."
0:18:46 > 0:18:47Not Rick Astley.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- "..give up", Sir Winston Churchill. - Yeah, I like it.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58Maybe a cigar holder to go in the arm, for extra...
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- Extra authenticity. - Yeah, Churchillicity.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Anthony plans to use the paper stencils to work out
0:19:05 > 0:19:09the placement of three well-known quotations...
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Give us a V! V!
0:19:11 > 0:19:16..all spoken by one of Britain's most influential leaders.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I mean, this is possibly the worst job in the world for me -
0:19:19 > 0:19:20I cannot spell to save my life.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23But these are all good words, I'm all right with this.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28Winston Churchill became Prime Minister on 10th May 1940
0:19:28 > 0:19:31and the quotations Anthony has chosen were all spoken
0:19:31 > 0:19:33during a time of conflict.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37They helped to inspire the nation on to victory in World War II.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40I've managed to spell hell wrong.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Hell is spelt with two Ls, Es.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47"Heell". "If you're going through Heell."
0:19:49 > 0:19:51"If you're going through 'Eell..."
0:19:51 > 0:19:53THEY LAUGH
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- All right, go on. - It's a place in Yorkshire.- Yeah.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Once the boys know the quotations will fit on the chair,
0:19:59 > 0:20:03the next stage is to lay them out on brown paper that will later
0:20:03 > 0:20:06be photographed and printed onto fabric,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09giving the appearance of the chair being wrapped.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12The quotations are being sprayed onto the paper
0:20:12 > 0:20:14to give a stencilled graffiti look.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19This is the alfresco part of the operation. Has it worked?
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- Yeah!- Yes, that's what we want, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26That's all right. OK, good job. Good job, me.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35In Sussex, Josh and Oli are getting familiar
0:20:35 > 0:20:37with their hunks of hawthorn.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43OK, shall I...? I'll start working on this piece and make some vases.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Yeah.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49I'm going to have to figure out what we can do with this one
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- cos it's looking pretty... - Pretty rotten.- Yeah.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Looks like Josh has drawn the short straw here.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Stage one is to investigate,
0:21:00 > 0:21:04which seems to involve pretty much every method of chopping up wood.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11As hawthorn is so dense, Oli's breaking out the big guns.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18After all that chopping, is there anything usable left?
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Yeah, so I've got some all right bits out of the log in the end.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26There's a lot of rotten bits.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30You can see there's loads of, like, bits that aren't so great,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32but I think there's some good wood in there.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Josh is going to make a set of ornamental trees
0:21:35 > 0:21:38that are a speciality of theirs,
0:21:38 > 0:21:41while Oli will make a start on one of the vases.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44I'm just trying to adjust this and try and get it to sit well.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Obviously it's going to be shaking around a bit,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50but I'll just do my best to get it balanced.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52It's just a case of slowly getting it rounder
0:21:52 > 0:21:56and then we can speed up the lathe and get cracking with it.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Time for the boys to get spinning.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05Even though these lathes can spin the wood to up to 1,500rpm,
0:22:05 > 0:22:09it'll take some time for Oli to get that wood down to a round piece.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Josh's smaller ornaments are quicker to create.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15They've turned well and they've come out all right.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19It's really like characterful wood. It's pretty cool.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Meanwhile, Oli's making progress with his vase.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Yeah, it's getting there now.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31It took a while to get it rounded off,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33but it's looking more like a vase now.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Next is to, yes, just carry on getting the shape I want
0:22:37 > 0:22:39and drill the hole in the middle,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41sand it and take it off to finish it.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45But Josh has hit a problem while making his third tree.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50A lot of it's all right, but then there's just little patches
0:22:50 > 0:22:52of like, that bit is just really squidgy.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56At the end of the day, you've got a bit of rotten wood, haven't you?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59There's not a lot I can do, I can't get rid of all of it.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01But I can just try and work around it.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Working with rotten wood is certainly a rotten job,
0:23:04 > 0:23:08especially with Oli turning what turns out to be fine timber.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20In Manchester, Anthony and Tom have successfully managed
0:23:20 > 0:23:22to spray the Churchill quotes onto paper.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Having been photographed,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27the finished fabric is now back from the printer's.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31So this is printed onto like a moleskin velvet.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35This is an upholstery-grade, fire-retardant fabric.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38In terms of happiness, I love it.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42I mean, I actually, genuinely love it.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44I, er... Yeah.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46We've blitzed the budget.
0:23:46 > 0:23:47HE LAUGHS
0:23:47 > 0:23:52It's always daunting because we have absolutely no room for error.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56And sometimes you can play around with things, but this time,
0:23:56 > 0:23:59the printer's are already closed, Sarah is due in the morning,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02it's going to be another late one.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Anthony is known for his last-minute makeovers,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08but this is perhaps his most ambitious.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11He's already stripped the chair, but has to build it back up
0:24:11 > 0:24:15and cover it, making sure the quotes are positioned inch perfect.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18No room for error on this one.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20OK, have a look.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24That is a solid 7/10.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25Thanks.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29I don't know why you gave me a job in the first place, to be honest.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Yeah.- Thanks for that, boss.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Yeah. You're welcome.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35So, this is elasticated.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40And this gives us the suspension.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42With the fabric secured to the arms,
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Anthony now has to rebuild the seat in the back of the chair.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49He starts with the elasticated webbing.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56So, basically, because the tension that I'm pulling this under...
0:24:57 > 0:25:00..to get the kind of suspension in the back,
0:25:00 > 0:25:03this rail is starting to twist.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05So...
0:25:05 > 0:25:07it's going to have to be changed.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10So, where's the right quote?
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Here we are. "Never, never, never give up."
0:25:15 > 0:25:17And, "If you're going through hell...
0:25:19 > 0:25:20"..keep going."
0:25:24 > 0:25:27The danger is that obviously we'd have done this
0:25:27 > 0:25:29before we'd have got any of the fabric on.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32But you never quite know these things until you get them.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38It is late, the printer's are closed, Sarah is coming.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Normally, in normal circumstances,
0:25:41 > 0:25:44we'd leave this for a few hours to dry.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47We don't have seconds, let alone hours.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53We'll clamp it and just work around it.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57I think another famous wartime quote is apt at this point -
0:25:57 > 0:26:00keep calm, Anthony, and carry on.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11At home in Sussex, Sarah is busy putting the finishing touches
0:26:11 > 0:26:12to the mower transformation.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Great, that's all the dirty work done.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Time for the last adjustments.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Straight.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Time to get to this illuminated.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41When Sarah took possession of the mower at the tip,
0:26:41 > 0:26:43its days of trimming lawns were over.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Sarah's used the dismantle mower's sculptured blades
0:26:51 > 0:26:54to create a unique table lamp.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57The surfaces have been cleaned and waxed and it's finished off
0:26:57 > 0:27:01with a contemporary colour-matched flex and a classic-style bulb.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05The finely finished article is certainly something to behold.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11I hope that looks like it's gone from cutting grass to cutting-edge.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14I'm going to get some pictures taken of it, share it around,
0:27:14 > 0:27:16see if I can turn a profit with it.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Once those pictures hit the net,
0:27:18 > 0:27:22I'm sure there'll be a stampede of enthusiastic gardeners
0:27:22 > 0:27:26looking to illuminate a dark corner of a room.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28When Sarah spotted Michael at the tip,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31initially she lacked motivation.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35I've never thought about taking a lawnmower away from the dump before.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37But it wasn't all bad news about the mower.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42The old one worked perfectly well apart from the gears have locked.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45So, what do you do with a mower with seized gears?
0:27:45 > 0:27:49That's right, strip it down and turn it into a lamp.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53The lamp was snapped up by an interior design shop,
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Sarah Hughes in Marlow,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57run, funnily enough, by Sarah.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00I've got memories of old-fashioned lawnmowers,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03which I rather like, it's the sort of thing your grandfather used
0:28:03 > 0:28:05and you imagine them pushing them along.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10Our Sarah has travelled to Sale, near Altrincham, to show Michael
0:28:10 > 0:28:12what happened to the lawnmower.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- Hi, there. Hello, Michael.- How are you?- I'm very well, how are you?
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- Fine, thank you.- I said at the tip
0:28:23 > 0:28:25that I wanted to keep in touch, so here I am.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29I took away your old lawnmower, but your lawnmower was still
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- slightly working when I took it away from you.- It was.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- It still worked, but it was jammed, wasn't it?- Yes, it was.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39I have made something out of it, but have you thought what that might be?
0:28:39 > 0:28:42I have no idea. Apart from a lawnmower again,
0:28:42 > 0:28:44I couldn't imagine what you might have made of it.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Well, it was a bit of a puzzle
0:28:46 > 0:28:49and I did have quite a long think about it, but in the end,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52I've made a light out of it and I've got some pictures here to show you.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Go on, I'll put my glasses on so I can see it clearly.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Your old lawnmower, I used a little bit of it,
0:28:58 > 0:29:00and it turned out like this.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Wow! How on earth did you do that?
0:29:03 > 0:29:09Well, actually, it was really easy because your lawnmower blade
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- had all the right holes in it. - That's the blades, yes.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15Had all the right holes in it and all the right pieces
0:29:15 > 0:29:17in just the position to make it into a lamp.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- It was literally...- That's your interior design expertise, isn't it?
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Well, it did look quite striking.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Your lawnmower blade has gone on to be bought
0:29:26 > 0:29:28by a shop down in Marlow.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30They have all sorts of very smart things in their shop
0:29:30 > 0:29:32and now they've got your lawnmower light.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34And I've got a bit of money to share with you.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37I've got a £40 profit to give to you
0:29:37 > 0:29:41for the old lamp made out of your blade.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45That's incredible! That's absolutely incredible.
0:29:45 > 0:29:46What might you do with that?
0:29:46 > 0:29:50I know what I'm going to do with it because, in the '90s,
0:29:50 > 0:29:53I was a bank manager, and I don't tell people very often,
0:29:53 > 0:29:56but we were better then, I think.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58And I opened a little bank in the Royal School for the Deaf
0:29:58 > 0:30:00where they had multiple handicaps
0:30:00 > 0:30:03and we had dinners for them and raised money.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05And we opened this little bank and they all came and banked,
0:30:05 > 0:30:09- so I'll give it to them.- That's a fantastic place for it to go.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- Really good to catch up.- Wonderful, thank you.- Absolute pleasure.
0:30:12 > 0:30:13- Thank you.- Thank you so much.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22A total of £60 was spent creating classic lighting from the lawnmower.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Sarah managed to sell the lamp for £100,
0:30:25 > 0:30:28which left over a profit of £40 to give to Michael.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33Well, I think Michael approved of my cutting-edge design,
0:30:33 > 0:30:36and the money is going to a really good place too.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Sarah's back in West Sussex to collect Josh and Oli's work.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49I left Josh and Oli with 250 quid and four logs.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52What on earth are they going to have made out of that?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Well, they're pretty confident in their creations.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58I think she'll really like these. We've got some original designs.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- Yeah.- So I think she'll be pleased.
0:31:01 > 0:31:07Sarah left Josh and Oli with a pile of rotting old hawthorn stumps.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Now they've created a set of beautiful,
0:31:14 > 0:31:18hand-turned vases and ornamental wooden trees.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23They've carefully squeezed every usable inch out of those logs
0:31:23 > 0:31:26and made a virtue of the wood's imperfections.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31The vases are bursting with character, with a delightful finish.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37And those little wooden trees are an exquisite set of curios
0:31:37 > 0:31:41that put the texture of the hawthorn front and centre.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45- Ooh, hello!- All right?
0:31:45 > 0:31:50- I'm really well, how are you? - Good, thanks.- Look at those.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Let me come and have a look.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55I can't believe it. Aren't they beautiful?
0:31:55 > 0:31:59- Were you pleased? - Yeah. We're really chuffed.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01They came out really nice, and the wood's amazing.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05- It is unbelievable, it feels like marble.- Yeah, it's really dense.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08These vases are a triumph.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10They're stylish and beautiful
0:32:10 > 0:32:12and you can tell they're handmade
0:32:12 > 0:32:14and they have this just fantastic feeling.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17How was it to work with? How have you made this out of those logs?
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Yeah, we had to do a lot of chopping and splitting
0:32:20 > 0:32:23cos there was a lot of rotten stuff in there.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25It looks like you've made a virtue out of the faults
0:32:25 > 0:32:29because I can imagine that might have been quite tricky to work with.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32It looks beautiful, doesn't it? They're like...they're beautiful.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- And...- And a little forest, as well.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Now, these look like fun.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39They've got this beautiful mid-century look to them.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41They're just so tactile, aren't they?
0:32:41 > 0:32:46Really lovely. And so surprising, given what you were left with.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51I left you with a slightly flexible budget at about 250 quid.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- How have we come out?- I think we're all right. I think that's it.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56We did have another piece we were going to try
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- and do something with, but it was just too rotten.- OK.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01So, yeah, 250 it is.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Well, I think you've made something special
0:33:03 > 0:33:06out of something that was really not very special.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09And I reckon we can make money on it as well because they're beautiful.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13- Beautiful pieces. Well done.- Thank you very much.- Excellent.- Thank you.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- Great job.- Cheers. - Let's get them packed up.- Yeah.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Well, I don't think there are many people who could have made
0:33:20 > 0:33:24all those beautiful things out of a load of old logs.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Massive credit to the lads.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30The wood, it had lots of splits in it, a lot of it was all rotten.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33I think we managed to get something pretty good out of it in the end.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35We were really happy with the shapes
0:33:35 > 0:33:37and Sarah seemed to be really chuffed with it, so, yeah.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40At the recycling centre in Altrincham,
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Sarah unearthed Trevor's hunks of hawthorn
0:33:42 > 0:33:45and he was after a full cutlery set from them.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46There's some good wood there,
0:33:46 > 0:33:48I'm sure she'll get more than spoons out of it.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49But it'll take a lot of hard work.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Josh and Oli did their best to help Sarah prove
0:33:53 > 0:33:56that sometimes money really does grow on trees.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00Sarah advertised Josh and Oli's wooden creations online.
0:34:00 > 0:34:05And, just like real trees, sales began to grow...slowly.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09Sarah has come to just outside Altrincham to visit Trevor
0:34:09 > 0:34:12and to show him what became of his hawthorn stumps.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- Hi.- Morning, Trevor.- Hi, Sarah, nice to meet you.- And you.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- How are you doing?- I'm good, how are you?- Yeah, very well.- Good.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24Now, I can see from your immaculate garden why you might have been
0:34:24 > 0:34:27throwing away those hawthorn stumps.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29But had they been lying around for a while?
0:34:29 > 0:34:32No, I actually dug them out just a few weeks before.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37Well, I took them to some lovely guys who are based near Goodwood
0:34:37 > 0:34:39who actually got quite enthusiastic about them.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42But did you wonder what we might do with them when we took them away?
0:34:42 > 0:34:46I thought, if anything, you'd make a lamp out of it of some sort,
0:34:46 > 0:34:47that's all I thought.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Really? Well, that was actually part of the discussion.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52The guys I took them to are called Josh and Oli
0:34:52 > 0:34:55and they both got quite enthusiastic
0:34:55 > 0:34:58cos hawthorn is a wood, because it's got such a slow growth,
0:34:58 > 0:35:00it's a lovely dense wood with lots of colour in it.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03So I've got some pictures. Do you want to see what we did?
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- Yes, please, yes. - Here are your tree stumps.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Wow, that's really good, isn't it?
0:35:10 > 0:35:12What they did is, the big chunks of them here,
0:35:12 > 0:35:14they turned into beautiful vases.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17So they've got all the character of the hawthorn
0:35:17 > 0:35:19and all the lovely colours and shapes that come out of it
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- when you cut through it. - They look fantastic.
0:35:21 > 0:35:26And also, they've turned nine beautiful little trees out of them.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- That's fantastic, that's really good.- Really? You approve?
0:35:29 > 0:35:30Yeah, I approve of that.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Well, they were really pleased with them
0:35:32 > 0:35:35and they are lovely, decorative things.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Those little trees sell for about £12 each
0:35:37 > 0:35:40and the vases significantly more than that.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43They have been for sale and I've been selling them really well,
0:35:43 > 0:35:45but I haven't tipped over into the profit point yet.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Well, I'll buy one if there's any spare.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48- Really?- Yeah, I'll have one.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Fantastic. I'll definitely be in touch then.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Hopefully with a small tree and a bundle of cash.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- That's very good, that, yeah. - Lovely, Trevor.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- Thank you very much. - Thank you for that.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- We'll send something your way very soon.- Thank you very much.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02- Bye-bye.- Thank you, bye-bye.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10Josh and Oli charged £250 to transform Trevor's hawthorn
0:36:10 > 0:36:14into beautiful wooden vases and ornaments.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19Sarah has so far managed to sell one vase and one tree for £67,
0:36:19 > 0:36:21which means, as things stand,
0:36:21 > 0:36:25there could well be a potential loss of £183.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30It's always great when you make something
0:36:30 > 0:36:33and the original owner wants it back, so Trevor is getting a tree
0:36:33 > 0:36:36and I'm going to be in touch with profit soon.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43Sarah's now returned to Manchester to see the bold makeover
0:36:43 > 0:36:48Anthony's been promising, if he's managed to finish it, of course.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53This chair, as complicated as it was, that was kind of our own doing.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55We could have went simple,
0:36:55 > 0:36:57but we chose to basically utilise
0:36:57 > 0:37:00all the skills of all the staff here.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Everybody is loving it. Everybody loves it for the impact.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08Yes, so hopefully, when she arrives, she's going to love it too.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Anthony was being really quite secretive about my little chair
0:37:13 > 0:37:16when I dropped it off, so I'm dying to see what he's done with it.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18I left him 500 quid's worth of budget,
0:37:18 > 0:37:20and I know one thing, it won't be dull.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24When Sarah collected the old chair at the tip,
0:37:24 > 0:37:26it had certainly passed its best.
0:37:32 > 0:37:33As Churchill himself said,
0:37:33 > 0:37:37there's nothing wrong with change if it's in the right direction.
0:37:37 > 0:37:42And Anthony has certainly changed the direction of this old chair.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46Covered in iconic quotes, hand designed and digitally printed
0:37:46 > 0:37:51on velvet fabric, this chair is a one-of-a-kind kind masterpiece.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Anthony promised bold and he's delivered.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55But will Sarah like it?
0:37:55 > 0:37:59- Hiya.- Hello and welcome to the war bunker.- How are you doing?
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- Very good.- Where is it, then?
0:38:03 > 0:38:05- It's...- What have you done to it, dare I look?
0:38:07 > 0:38:08Hey!
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Anthony Devine...
0:38:12 > 0:38:15what an original piece of design.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20Basically we wanted to do something, just something...
0:38:20 > 0:38:23You gave us a bit of artistic licence and we gave you this back.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28So, we went from taking the chair and we positioned all the letters,
0:38:28 > 0:38:30stencilled it all out,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33worked out roughly where it was going to go, then we went in
0:38:33 > 0:38:35and stencilled and sprayed them all up
0:38:35 > 0:38:38and then had it all photographed,
0:38:38 > 0:38:40sent it off to our printer's.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44And then out she popped, or he popped.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48This is a lovely transformation, but 500 quid?
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Have you blown that out of the water?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Well, let's just say, the 500 quid,
0:38:54 > 0:38:58- we owe another 20 quid just to the fabric printers.- Right.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- This isn't sounding very commercial.- No.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05I'm just going to say 750. I've just said it.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07- How much?- 750 quid.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09A little bit over budget, but I can tell why.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12And I appreciate the fact that you really went to town with it
0:39:12 > 0:39:16- cos it is very cool. - Thanks.- It's really good, love it.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Sarah seemed to take that very well,
0:39:19 > 0:39:23considering it's £250 above the original budget.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27Well, that chair is anything but dull, isn't it? And beautiful.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Not cheap, but that's because of all that hard work that's gone into it.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34I love the fact that Anthony's had free rein to create something
0:39:34 > 0:39:36that's unique that could have ended up in the skip.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42When Sarah spotted Lydia dropping off the old green chair,
0:39:42 > 0:39:44it certainly had some history.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46It belonged to my family.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49It was passed down to me, it was actually my great-aunt's.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Sarah chose to save it from the skip and allowed Anthony free rein
0:39:53 > 0:39:55to do whatever he liked.
0:39:55 > 0:40:00The inspirational armchair was quickly snapped up by Nick Smith,
0:40:00 > 0:40:06a regular client of Sarah's who's an online vintage and retro retailer.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07It's nice and comfy.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13Sarah has returned to the Altrincham area to show Lydia
0:40:13 > 0:40:15what became of the old green chair.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- Hi, Lydia, how are you doing? - Hi, nice to see you again.- And you.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- It's a beautiful day, isn't it? - Gorgeous.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Now, last time I saw you,
0:40:29 > 0:40:32I loved what you were dropping off at the tip when I saw you.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- Oh, I'm very pleased.- Your old...
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Did you say it was your great-aunt's?
0:40:36 > 0:40:39I thought it was my great-aunt's, but actually it was
0:40:39 > 0:40:42my great-grandparent's which was then passed on to my great-aunt.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44So it's got quite a lot of history,
0:40:44 > 0:40:46so I'm intrigued to find out what's happened.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48It was a lovely shape, your little chair,
0:40:48 > 0:40:52and it was something that didn't travel very far, actually.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55We took it to Anthony Devine who teaches upholstery
0:40:55 > 0:40:58and is a fantastic upholsterer in Manchester.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- Fantastic. Oh, brill.- He loved it.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- I've got some pictures here to show you.- Brilliant.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05- Would you like to have a look? - I can't wait to have a look.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07You said it had a lot of history to it.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11He's added even more because your chair is now looking like that.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Oh, wow, it's fantastic!
0:41:13 > 0:41:16So he took Winston Churchill as his inspiration
0:41:16 > 0:41:20and he created all the fabric. He stencilled it all himself.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22That is amazing. That is so good.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26That's brilliant. I love the history link as well. It's fantastic.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Excellent, I'm really pleased you like it
0:41:28 > 0:41:31because, as a family piece, there's always that worry that we might
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- do something to it that you might not approve of.- Yeah.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Good news is that other people did too and it sold.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Wow, that's brilliant!
0:41:40 > 0:41:45- I have £75 here, which is profit from your armchair.- That's super.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Thank you very much. That's brilliant.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50I'm going to give it to an animal charity.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53That's what I'm going to do, definitely, I've got one in mind.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57Really? That's lovely, that's really, really sweet.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00It's a little chunk of money, but hopefully it'll be useful.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Yeah, definitely.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- Thank you so much for letting us have it.- Thank you very much.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07It's an absolute pleasure. And a lovely cause for that.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- Lovely to meet you. - And you, bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Anthony charged £750
0:42:18 > 0:42:21for the transformation of the old green armchair.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Sarah managed to sell it for £825,
0:42:24 > 0:42:28which left a profit of £75 to return to Lydia.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Well, Lydia loved Anthony's Winston Churchill
0:42:31 > 0:42:33historical connection with her chair,
0:42:33 > 0:42:38and that animal charity has a very generous £75 donation coming.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Sarah salvaged three unwanted items
0:42:46 > 0:42:48from the Altrincham recycling centre.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Michael's old mower became cutting-edge lighting.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55Trevor's hawthorn stumps became sideboard essentials.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58And Lydia's old green chair was rewrapped
0:42:58 > 0:43:01and covered in Churchill quotations.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04It takes a lot of talent, plenty of imagination
0:43:04 > 0:43:06and lots of good, old-fashioned hard work
0:43:06 > 0:43:08to transform every item we save.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10But it's definitely worth it,
0:43:10 > 0:43:13especially when we get to hand over some money for nothing.