0:00:03 > 0:00:05Got to be able to do something with that, haven't I?
0:00:07 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11I'm going to take one, and be back for the other.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16The answer could be hiding in the 30 million tonnes of household waste
0:00:16 > 0:00:18we throw out every year.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21They're beautiful.
0:00:22 > 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.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate user, maker and buyer of old stuff,
0:00:34 > 0:00:37and I've turned my passion into a money-making business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41I 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 > 0:00:48You like to set a challenge for me, don't you?
0:00:48 > 0:00:53- Nice!- ..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:53 > 0:00:57- Isn't that clever? - ..valuable...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59What an original piece of design!
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..and, hopefully, saleable items.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Oh, no way!
0:01:03 > 0:01:05If Sarah is successful,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09then she can hand the profits back to the very people who had no idea
0:01:09 > 0:01:13there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Oh, my God! That is amazing!
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Welcome to the Altrincham recycling centre in greater Manchester,
0:01:29 > 0:01:33where carload after carload of rubbish is tossed every day.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Waste whisperer, Sarah Moore, is hoping to rescue some of it,
0:01:40 > 0:01:42before it meets the crusher.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Where other people see rubbish, I see only the finest ingredients
0:01:47 > 0:01:51that, with a soupcon of scrap, and a dash of inspiration,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54I could be cooking up some real money for nothing.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00Sarah's in with the in crowd, and has been granted freedom of the tip
0:02:00 > 0:02:02to see what she can salvage.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Community spirit around here is lovely.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08She's got to hook three compelling curios that she'll reel in
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- and convert into cash. - Interesting to see what comes in.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13You never know what it's going to be.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Sarah's first catch of the day is Simon, who's arrived with some
0:02:19 > 0:02:22exquisite, er...rusty gubbins.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Are they going in there, then?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- They are indeed. - They're quite cool, aren't they?
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Well, I'm throwing them away, so I'm not thinking they're all that cool!
0:02:30 > 0:02:33No, obviously not. OK, for me, they look quite cool.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34Are these out of the garden, then?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37They're an old and decrepit fence that's needed replacing
0:02:37 > 0:02:40at the back of the garden for far too long.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43I love that colour on them, cos you just can't fake that when
0:02:43 > 0:02:45you're trying to make something look old.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47They call it patina these days.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51"PaTEENa" or "PATTina" is really just a fancy word for rust.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I've got loads of stuff you might consider patina.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58I can see you're talking on my wavelength already!
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Should I not be throwing this stuff away?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02It literally is falling apart, isn't it?
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Chuck it my way, and that'll be fantastic.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Railings like these are relatively scarce,
0:03:07 > 0:03:11as many were donated for the war effort during the 1940s.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15It looks like Sarah's going to give these ones the chance of another
0:03:15 > 0:03:19life as well. But what does Simon think is in store for them?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22I like the idea of anything being recycled and re-loved.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23I really do. But, you know,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27what she'll do with them is a little bit beyond me, really.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29The mind boggles.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32I think Sarah's mind might have completely boggled this time!
0:03:32 > 0:03:35I'm sure she knows what she's doing, though.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37They're rusty, covered in old paint, they've been cut up,
0:03:37 > 0:03:39they nearly got chucked into a skip.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43But I think these railings have a charm about them that has to be
0:03:43 > 0:03:46useful in transforming them into something else.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47Hmm. Like what, exactly?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50It's definitely going to be a challenge.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Sarah won't sit on the fence for long. She's got someone in mind with
0:03:53 > 0:03:58the steely determination to forge something new out of that scrap.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Daniel Heath is an award-winning wallpaper and textile designer,
0:04:06 > 0:04:10but he's not afraid of getting down and dirty with reclaimed materials
0:04:10 > 0:04:14to make unique furniture and contemporary design pieces.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18I love what I do because of
0:04:18 > 0:04:20the challenges that come from every project.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24There's never really two projects that are the same.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Every brief is different, and every client is different, and wants me to
0:04:28 > 0:04:29produce something unique for them,
0:04:29 > 0:04:35so that obviously has an array of challenges I have to face every day.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Each one that comes along is different, and that's the joy of it.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Daniel may love to work with reclaimed materials,
0:04:42 > 0:04:46but he might be struggling to feel the joy when Sarah turns up
0:04:46 > 0:04:48with these rusty old railings.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Sarah's successfully snaffled up her first item,
0:04:54 > 0:04:57but she's got another two still to find.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- Nothing.- Nothing. - But you never know.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Undeterred, she's snooping around Luke,
0:05:05 > 0:05:08who's getting limber with some timber.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09- Hiya. - Hello.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12You've had a smashing time this morning, then!
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Yep, as you can see, lots of fun.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Talk me through this, then, was it in your...?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Is that a hall cupboard you're chucking out?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22We've moved into a new house, there's some old cupboards,
0:05:22 > 0:05:23they need getting rid of.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26I do like the look of the doors that you're chucking out,
0:05:26 > 0:05:29because they look like they're still nice and solid.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Yeah, they are. - Some nice chunky pieces of timber
0:05:32 > 0:05:35there I might be able to use for something, so if I could
0:05:35 > 0:05:37take them away and maybe show you if
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- I managed to make anything out of them.- Sounds great.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42That really is just a pile of old wood.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Sarah's got her work cut out if she's going to pound out a profit
0:05:46 > 0:05:47from those planks.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50What does Luke think she can knock together?
0:05:50 > 0:05:53It's solid wood, so you could make anything out of them, really.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57It depends how much skill she's got, or how much skill her team has got.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Don't worry, Luke, Sarah's eye for awesome offcuts is never wrong.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Or, hardly ever.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05I can never resist a really chunky bit of timber,
0:06:05 > 0:06:08and these components from a 1940s house have got all the
0:06:08 > 0:06:11right credentials to be made into something amazing,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14and I've got just the person in mind to take on the job.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19That's the bits for item two in a thoroughly organised heap.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Which lucky craftsman will be lumbered with them?
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Norman Wilkinson, a master of his craft.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35With 25 years' experience in the furniture making business,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38what he doesn't know about wood isn't worth knowing.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42I love the timber, I love the finishing of it, I love the product.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45It's everything that makes me tick.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Yeah, there is a passion for it because there's no point getting up
0:06:48 > 0:06:50in the morning and not doing something you don't like.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Coming in and then picking up the wood and then turning it into
0:06:53 > 0:06:55something lovely, you know, makes me happy.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01And also using second-hand materials is a great joy. It's the old saying,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03isn't it? Another man's rubbish is another man's...
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Can't think of the saying now!
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Another man's rubbish, in this instance,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13is a couple of old doors and bits of random wood.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Bet you can't wait to get your hands on this little lot, Norman(!)
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Sarah's not gone for the easy options.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24She's bagged the beaten up railings
0:07:24 > 0:07:28and the broken-down cupboard for her artisans.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Now she's on the lookout for an item of her own.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Let's hope there's something a little less dilapidated
0:07:34 > 0:07:36in Jane's boot.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38What lovely legs on those!
0:07:40 > 0:07:41They are nice, aren't they?
0:07:41 > 0:07:45They're so nice, in fact, Jane's sorry to see them go,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48but she's moving house and where she's going,
0:07:48 > 0:07:50there's no room for these two.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51They've got a lovely look to them.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53They were utility, sort of 1950s...
0:07:53 > 0:07:58'50s, '60s. I think one of them belonged to my mother.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00They've got that certain look that people, you know,
0:08:00 > 0:08:02want in their homes these days,
0:08:02 > 0:08:04so if it would be all right to take them away...?
0:08:04 > 0:08:07You're very welcome. I'd be pleased to let you have them.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12- Lovely.- And I don't feel like I've wasted, A, my time or B, the stools.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Cos they are quite nice, aren't they?
0:08:14 > 0:08:17They're sweet. Not quite a pair, but worth having a go at together.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18- Yeah. You do that. - Lovely.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Well, thank you so much for your time.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Thank you for letting me have them. Have a good day.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- Thank you, bye-bye. - I see what you did there, Sarah -
0:08:24 > 0:08:27bagged yourself some perfectly usable stools,
0:08:27 > 0:08:29rather than some bits of utter rubbish.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33How does Jane think Sarah will handle this transformation?
0:08:33 > 0:08:38Well, I'm hoping she might sand them down, give them a rustic look,
0:08:38 > 0:08:42and maybe put some better fabric on the seats, and make them pretty.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Maybe make some money out of it, who knows?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Well, that's pretty much the name of the game, Jane.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50This style of stool was really common back in the '50s and '60s,
0:08:50 > 0:08:52and, in fact, it's still being made today.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55These are slightly older examples, I think,
0:08:55 > 0:08:58and there's lots of interesting makeovers you can do with them.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00I'm hoping that there's a few pounds to be made here.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06With three items successfully saved, Sarah's work here is done.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11The ripped apart cupboard will be placed in Norman's masterly care.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16The rusty old railings will be given a new lease of life by Daniel,
0:09:16 > 0:09:19and Sarah will set to work on the pair of stools.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24I can't save every bit of rubbish that comes in here,
0:09:24 > 0:09:28but I've had a really good go today, and I've got some cracking items,
0:09:28 > 0:09:31all of which I know are going to make some money for nothing.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39In Walthamstow, north-east London,
0:09:39 > 0:09:43is the workshop of award-winning textile designer, Daniel Heath,
0:09:43 > 0:09:48so who better to bring a pile of old rusty railings to?
0:09:48 > 0:09:53Sarah's been in touch to tell him to expect the unexpected.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56It seems like she's got something that I'm going to be
0:09:56 > 0:10:00a bit unsure about, so I'm a little bit more anxious than normal.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04I guess we'll have to, as ever, see what comes when it gets here.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Now, these aren't the type of materials that I
0:10:08 > 0:10:10immediately think of when I think of Daniel's work,
0:10:10 > 0:10:14but I've got a few ideas, and I'm hoping this old cast-iron
0:10:14 > 0:10:17railing can be incorporated into something amazing,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20that can be sold to make some money.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- Hiya. - Hello, how're you doing?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Really well, really well.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29So, did you have any thoughts when I said it was mad?
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Well, I had things pop into my mind, but...
0:10:32 > 0:10:35OK, yeah, really, really quite bonkers!
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- Yeah, it's like, "Let me out!" - Oh, God. OK.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Are they even sound?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Are they...? I mean...
0:10:43 > 0:10:44Oh, they're OK.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- A bit crumbly.- Shall we take them in and have a...?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Crumbly!
0:10:49 > 0:10:53I think you'll find that's a highly desirable patina, Daniel.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00I think there's something about them that is really beautiful,
0:11:00 > 0:11:02because of the colour.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05I'm pretending they're not beaten up iron railings.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07That's all very well for you, Sarah,
0:11:07 > 0:11:11but it's Dan who has to work with those beaten up old railings.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16From what I understand, because these are cast, they are brittle.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21They're not the kind of material that is terribly nice to work with!
0:11:21 > 0:11:24It just gets better and better, doesn't it, Daniel(?)
0:11:24 > 0:11:27I've had a bit longer to think about them then you have,
0:11:27 > 0:11:32but I'm sort of wondering whether they could be used as the support
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- for a table.- Yeah.- A sort of console table or something.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- Sure, OK. OK.- You can see that, can't you? You can feel it?
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Yeah, yeah. It's going to depend on what we pair up with it,
0:11:41 > 0:11:45material wise, cos we can't do anything with them on their own.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48They're going to have to have something that bolts them together,
0:11:48 > 0:11:52or holds them together, and a surface involved in it somehow.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Something like a contemporary material, like Jesmonite,
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- might work well. - Is Jesmonite, is it like compound?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Is that the pourable stuff?
0:12:01 > 0:12:05It's pourable. It's like a synthetic stone.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06- OK, so posh concrete. - Yeah.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Yeah, OK. You like a challenge, don't you?
0:12:08 > 0:12:10I do, I do.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12This is certainly one of those.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Great. One you're prepared to take on, though?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Well, they're here now, so I may as well!
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- That's the spirit! - That's why we love our Daniel -
0:12:20 > 0:12:22he never shies away from a challenge.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26It'd be good to tie down a price where we think we might
0:12:26 > 0:12:32- make some profit. - If we say a broad ballpark, 500-600.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36OK, 500-600 quid. Nearer to five is always good,
0:12:36 > 0:12:40but if you can make a £2,000 console table, then just go all the way!
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- Thank you, Sarah. - Thanks ever so much!
0:12:42 > 0:12:43- See you. - Bye.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51It's a dirty job, and now it's Daniel's job.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55He is going to create something just unbelievable out of those railings,
0:12:55 > 0:12:57I know he's got this vision.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00I have to wait and see what it is, though, because at the moment,
0:13:00 > 0:13:02it's a long way from looking commercial.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09These are a big challenge, and they're now in a real state.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13Hopefully, we'll make something nice with it, as ever.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Daniel's wisely bid high for this work, as it will involve a lot of
0:13:17 > 0:13:20experimentation and other materials.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23But with £500-600 of costs,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26it's going to have to be pretty special to turn a profit.
0:13:32 > 0:13:33Over in East Sussex,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37up-cycler extraordinaire and self-taught furniture maker,
0:13:37 > 0:13:42Norman Wilkinson, is the doyen of the dovetail join,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45but will he thank Sarah for bringing him a pile of broken wood?
0:13:47 > 0:13:51It could either be a nice antique, or it could be a pile of rubbish.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53But everything rubbish...
0:13:53 > 0:13:56sometimes there's money can be made out of rubbish as well,
0:13:56 > 0:13:58so let's just wait and see.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03We have definitely got the bare bones of something really good here.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Lovely pair of cupboard doors, some nice bits of hardware.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Norman is going to have to take this on,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12and turn it into something beautiful and useful.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Oh, Sarah, you don't ask for much, do you(?)
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Come out here, see what I've got for you.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18- Nice to see you. - And you, and you.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20It look... I know, I know.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24You have spoiled me today, I can really see, with this one(!)
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Bring it in, and let's have a chat about it.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29So, what's it going to be this time, Sarah?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31A revolving bookcase?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34His-and-hers welly boot taker-offerer?
0:14:35 > 0:14:39I thought just a really lovely, simple wall cupboard.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Wall cupboard, OK.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Well, I wasn't expecting that!
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Why don't we take the paint off and see where we go to,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51and see what nice, pale colour we find. There might be some
0:14:51 > 0:14:54nice, pale paint, and let's really, really go for it,
0:14:54 > 0:14:56because you can see under there, there could be something.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59How are we going to make this a wall cupboard? Are we making it
0:14:59 > 0:15:02for a kitchen, or are we going to make it for a bathroom,
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- or universal? - I... Kitchen.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Kitchen. Erm...
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Well, looking at the doors and how they are...
0:15:12 > 0:15:16..I think maybe we could take the panels out,
0:15:16 > 0:15:17put some chicken wire in it, for a kitchen,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20so it gives it a nice, different feel.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Yeah. - Chicken wire, eh?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24That WOULD be a different feel.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Not so much Boho chic as barnyard chick!
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Chicken wire is still quite trendy, so I think it would be quite...
0:15:32 > 0:15:34It's geometric. People love geometrics.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- You love geometric, don't you? - Well, do you know something?
0:15:36 > 0:15:40There is an appealing-ness to the fact that it's so regular and even,
0:15:40 > 0:15:44and I think mixing it up with old, new - I think it's in safe hands.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48But we'd need to try and incorporate all this as well,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51so, looking at the hooks, maybe we could, erm...
0:15:53 > 0:15:55..put them under there so they can put their cups on them,
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- or stuff like that.- I love it. Because what you're saying,
0:15:58 > 0:15:59it's not too big,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01it's not too small, if you can make it easy for me to sell
0:16:01 > 0:16:05by putting something that DIYers could attach it to the wall with.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- We'll do that as well. - Brackets or whatever.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08So it's ready to rock and roll.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09- Perfect. - OK.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14How much money are you going to be wishing for to transform it into
0:16:14 > 0:16:16that useful cupboard for me?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19If we can get this into showroom condition so you can sell it...
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- ..£200.- I think you're being nice to me, aren't you?
0:16:24 > 0:16:26I think you feel sorry for me because of where I've been
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- to get this, don't you?- Yeah, precisely!
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Well, keep it nice and simple. For 200 quid,
0:16:31 > 0:16:33I don't want you, you know, spending too much time on it.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- But it will be good. - Lovely.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36- Thank you. - Give us a shout.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Thanks very much, and I'll see you soon.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39You WILL see me soon!
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- OK, see you later. - Take care!
0:16:47 > 0:16:48I love what Norman does -
0:16:48 > 0:16:52he's got safe hands and he's old school, and he's going to turn those
0:16:52 > 0:16:55battered old doors into something saleable.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56You can't beat that.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00I think it's going to be a nice challenge.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03It's an OK piece, so Sarah's got it right for once.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04Fantastic.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08For the princely sum of £200,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Norman is going to turn a couple of wooden doors and assorted
0:17:12 > 0:17:15bits and bobs into a wonderful one-off kitchen cupboard,
0:17:15 > 0:17:19using chicken wire. I can't wait to see it!
0:17:26 > 0:17:30With the iron railings and the cupboard bits safely deposited
0:17:30 > 0:17:33with her marvellous makers, Sarah's back home in Sussex,
0:17:33 > 0:17:37preparing to stump up a plan for her two wooden stools.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43These are two-a-penny stools. They're utility,
0:17:43 > 0:17:44you can still buy them now.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47So I could just refurbish them,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50but I'd like these to really pack a punch and be transformed into
0:17:50 > 0:17:53something completely different. And I think the best way I can do it
0:17:53 > 0:17:56is actually to make something else out of them, so I picked up
0:17:56 > 0:18:00this fantastic piece of wood. This is a hand sawn piece of ash,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03and this is a really chunky, quite rustic, bit of oak.
0:18:03 > 0:18:0515 quid each.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09I'm hoping to turn these two into a coffee table and a bench.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11Walk in the park!
0:18:13 > 0:18:15She makes it all sound so simple,
0:18:15 > 0:18:20but this will be a test of her design and carpentry skills.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25I'm going to cut this in half here to make a pair of legs,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28one I'm going to attach at this end and the other one
0:18:28 > 0:18:31up there like that to make a really good solid bench.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39Sarah wants her bench and coffee table to have oval shaped tops, but
0:18:39 > 0:18:43cutting two hefty chunks of solid wood to this shape is no easy task.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Right. That's the bench shape.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Now, luckily for me, because I'm no carpenter,
0:18:50 > 0:18:55I've got my friend Paul here, who's helping to mend my rotten windows.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57He is going to cut them out for me.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Ah, now I understand her confidence about taking on
0:19:01 > 0:19:03this carpentry project.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08If only every DIYer had a carpenter on hand to do the hard bits!
0:19:08 > 0:19:09What do you reckon?
0:19:11 > 0:19:15- Yeah.- I hope Sarah's got that outline right!
0:19:21 > 0:19:25While sawing wood may not be a stretch for a master craftsman,
0:19:25 > 0:19:28you do need the right tools for the job.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33You can pick up a circular saw or jigsaw like this from a DIY store,
0:19:33 > 0:19:35or even hire them in.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40Since we're here, why don't we ask Paul to cut the stools in half, too?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42What do you reckon? Can you cut through there?
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Yep, no problem.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Well, he might as well, seeing as money is no object!
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Oh, sorry, no, it is.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50Does Sarah know?
0:20:01 > 0:20:04So those are now ready for a really proper sanding back,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07and I have borrowed the biggest tool.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Hopefully this is going to rip through it.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12This is where Sarah's hard graft begins.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19So far, Sarah's spent £30 on the two bits of wood for the table tops,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22but carpenter Paul's bill is on its way.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29In Walthamstow,
0:20:29 > 0:20:33award-winning textile designer, Daniel, is getting his hands dirty
0:20:33 > 0:20:35with the rusty old railings.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39This is not a material that I've worked with before.
0:20:39 > 0:20:46I hope that we can maintain some of their decrepit beauty!
0:20:46 > 0:20:49I don't think you'll have any trouble doing that.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Daniel's using the iron poles to make the legs of
0:20:52 > 0:20:54a classic console table.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Very rough sketch.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00But this gives me... Works out how many I need, how many poles I need.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Daniel will have to ever so delicately free the poles
0:21:04 > 0:21:06he'll need for his frame.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10All right, just give them a good bash, then!
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Hey, good movement!
0:21:15 > 0:21:19Because the worn out and brittle iron is so difficult to work...
0:21:19 > 0:21:20Yes!
0:21:20 > 0:21:23..Daniel doesn't think he'll be able to weld it.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27So, once he's rescued all those rods, he'll have to improvise a way
0:21:27 > 0:21:29to join them and the table top together.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36To do this, Daniel is designing a joining bracket which he'll
0:21:36 > 0:21:40integrate into the top. Now, I hope you're all listening carefully,
0:21:40 > 0:21:44as this is where it gets tricky.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48The tabletop and integrated bracket will be made of Jesmonite.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50No, I've never heard of it either.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52But I know this - it's expensive.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57So, he's making a prototype of this bracket from wood,
0:21:57 > 0:22:00to see if it works. Very sensible.
0:22:01 > 0:22:07These are fitting into there quite well, but we don't need
0:22:07 > 0:22:10the pointy end, so we're just going to go and chop the ends off.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16It's back to the machine room Daniel shares with the other crafty types
0:22:16 > 0:22:17in the building...
0:22:19 > 0:22:23..to get to work with the metal chop saw. Yes!
0:22:26 > 0:22:30And there's a surprise in store underneath all that rust.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34It's come up quite nicely on the cut,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37which might mean that we can do more with it than we thought.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Dan scraps his wood block prototype and decides to try welding
0:22:42 > 0:22:45the railings after all.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47First, he cuts all the iron poles to the right length...
0:22:52 > 0:22:55..and cleans up the areas he needs to join.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00This is a linishing machine. It's like a big sanding belt, and
0:23:00 > 0:23:05it's basically exposing the metal underneath because we need to have a
0:23:05 > 0:23:10clean contact point for the weld, so that we have a strong finish to it.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16For a textile expert, Dan's got quite the skill set.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Is there anything he can't do?
0:23:19 > 0:23:23I've done some welding before but, because we want to keep the paint,
0:23:23 > 0:23:27it does have challenges beyond just working with a standard steel.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Got all my joins square,
0:23:30 > 0:23:34so hopefully, it will weld up quite straight.
0:23:34 > 0:23:35QUITE straight.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40No-one will pay over £500 for a QUITE straight table, Daniel.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Daniel's welding iron will heat the metal to melting point.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51That's a whooping 1,500 degrees centigrade.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54The poles will melt together, and when they cool,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56they'll form a solid bond.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01At least, that's what should happen if Daniel's done it right.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06It's quite hard to tell whether it's worked, until I undo the clamps.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Here's hoping the welds are strong enough to hold up
0:24:12 > 0:24:16that exotic sounding and expensive Jesmonite table top.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28Over in East Sussex, Norman has made a start on his kitchen-y cabinet.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32He's already built a base from some new timber and parts of the
0:24:32 > 0:24:34old cupboard Sarah dropped off.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39But next, he turns his attention to the door panels,
0:24:39 > 0:24:42which will be replaced with chicken wire.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Yep, you heard me right - chicken wire.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Chicken wire is a fashion, and people love it.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Do they?
0:24:52 > 0:24:56You know, we use it on cupboards and things,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59so, I mean, until the cupboard's put together and then we finish it,
0:24:59 > 0:25:03then you'll really get the effect of what it looks like.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04If you say so, Norman.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11First, Norman puts on his chicken beak, then uses an electric melter
0:25:11 > 0:25:14to remove the middle panels of the doors.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Perfect.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22You know, perhaps a chicken wire door will look great,
0:25:22 > 0:25:25and I'll be left with egg on my face.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Once you get welding with it, then it's fine.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29It's just a bit finicky.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- Getting there. - Credit where credit's due, Norman.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Your cupboard door is starting to look pretty good.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40It's nice and tight now.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44I expect if it was laying on the floor, the chicken could use it
0:25:44 > 0:25:48as a trampoline. But he can't, because we're going to use it
0:25:48 > 0:25:50as a cupboard, so happy days.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52What is he on about?
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Next, Norman cuts lengths of wood that will make up the back panel
0:25:59 > 0:26:01of the cabinet base.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08The T&G - we call it T&G, but it's tongue and groove, because it's got
0:26:08 > 0:26:12a tongue on that bit, and it's got a grove down in there,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15so when we put it together, it all slots...
0:26:16 > 0:26:18All slots nicely together.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23Norman applies PVA glue to the base,
0:26:23 > 0:26:27staples the wood in place, and repeats.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29- Doing a bit of icing. - HE CHUCKLES
0:26:29 > 0:26:31I should have been in cakes.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35You know? It's almost like icing, isn't it? Like a work of art, that.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Yeah, I wouldn't quit your day job, big man.
0:26:43 > 0:26:49After a lot of hammering and a lot more stapling, it's taking shape.
0:26:49 > 0:26:50Yeah, really pleased.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53I mean, we've cracked the back of it,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56you know, the wood work side of it,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00but we've still got quite a lot of work to do on the finishing side.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04I mean, we quoted £200, but obviously the more you look at it,
0:27:04 > 0:27:09I'm thinking it's going to be a tight, tight budget.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Don't say that. We can't blow the budget on this one.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16I'm already dubious about who will pay over £200
0:27:16 > 0:27:18to have some chicken wire in their kitchen.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Back at home, Sarah's putting the finishing touches to her
0:27:24 > 0:27:26newly tapered table tops.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31So, a lovely bit of just clear furniture polish,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34so I'm really bringing out that hand-sawn finish.
0:27:39 > 0:27:40They were nice before...
0:27:43 > 0:27:45..but they're even nicer now!
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Instead of a coffee table and bench,
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Sarah's created two matching rustic side tables.
0:27:57 > 0:27:58The stools were cut in two,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01providing a set of legs for each side,
0:28:01 > 0:28:05supported in the middle by a new wooden beam, which looks lovely.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Well, actually, really chuffed with these.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17I think we've achieved a lot from just a pair of stools, and I'm
0:28:17 > 0:28:21thinking somebody's going to want these in their home, aren't they?
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Sarah first laid eyes on the stools...
0:28:24 > 0:28:25What lovely legs on those.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29..when Jane was off-loading items before a big move to Wales.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- I think one of them belonged to my mother.- They've got that
0:28:32 > 0:28:36certain look that people want in their homes these days.
0:28:36 > 0:28:37Sarah took them away,
0:28:37 > 0:28:40leaving Jane wondering what might be done with them.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44I'm hoping she might sand them down and give them a rustic look
0:28:44 > 0:28:47and maybe make some money out of it, who knows?
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Who knows? I do.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53They caught the eye of Ali and Nikki from online retailers,
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- Such And Such. - The markings on here are lovely.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- Loads of character, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Both beautiful.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06They wasted no time in snapping them up.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Well, this is exactly what we kind of work with.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10They're individual pieces.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13They've got a bit of a story behind them. They're fantastic.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16We're looking forward to getting them up on the site.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18- People will really like them. - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24Now Sarah's gone all the way to Anglesey to visit Jane
0:29:24 > 0:29:26in her new house.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Hi, Jane. Hi, how you doing?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- I'm fine. How are you? - Yes, very well, thank you.- Good.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Those stools I took from you - had you had them for ages?
0:29:34 > 0:29:35One was my mum's,
0:29:35 > 0:29:39so I'd known that all my life, and the other's was my mother-in-law's,
0:29:39 > 0:29:42and they sort... They kind of matched.
0:29:42 > 0:29:43We just had no space for them.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47Did you think we might do something with them to update them?
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Just maybe some fabric on the top and maybe paint them, which is
0:29:50 > 0:29:53something I'd always intended to do but never got around to doing it.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57I was hoping I might make something which might be able to make a
0:29:57 > 0:29:59little bit more money, so I've got some pictures to show you what I did
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- with them.- Oh, great. - Would you like to see?
0:30:01 > 0:30:05- Yeah, love to.- Deep breath, because I cut them in half.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- I turned them into tables. - JANE GASPS
0:30:08 > 0:30:10So, there they are.
0:30:10 > 0:30:11Wow! I'm amazed.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14I would never have thought of doing something like that.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17I did cover them with a bit of fabric a couple of times,
0:30:17 > 0:30:19but they were always stools to me.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21They've been bought by a shop who specialises in selling that kind of
0:30:21 > 0:30:25natural-looking product, and I made some profit to share with you.
0:30:25 > 0:30:26- Oh, good! - In fact, I've got some here.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29I've got £120 here.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31- You're joking! - For your stools.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Oh, my goodness! That's ridiculous.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- Hopefully in a good way! - I'll never throw a stool away again.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41That's amazing. Thank you so much.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44I'm going to put you on the spot. What are you going to do with £120?
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Well, I honestly didn't think they would make that much money.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53So, I suppose, as we are going to be doing up the kitchen here,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56that it will go towards something in there.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59I'm so pleased that's going to a good home,
0:30:59 > 0:31:00and it was lovely to catch up.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- And you too.- Thank you ever so much.- Thank you so much too.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- Bye-bye. - Bye-bye.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13The cost of the table top, plus the carpenter's labour, came to £70.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Sarah sold the tables for a total of £190,
0:31:16 > 0:31:21meaning Jane has £120 to put towards her new kitchen.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34In Walthamstow, Sarah's back to catch up with Daniel.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Have the rusty old railings she left with him had a magic makeover?
0:31:42 > 0:31:43Well, I have been wondering -
0:31:43 > 0:31:47can you actually make old railings into something designer and cool?
0:31:47 > 0:31:48Let's go and find out.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54So this one's quite different.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Using some materials that I haven't used before,
0:31:57 > 0:32:00so we're using the wrought iron from the gates, and then I've made
0:32:00 > 0:32:04a Jesmonite top, so I just hope she likes it.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08When Sarah dropped off the pile of old iron,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Dan faced a challenge of herculean proportions.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18Incredibly, he's risen to the challenge and created a cool,
0:32:18 > 0:32:21sophisticated console table.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26The railings have been welded to create a simple support structure,
0:32:26 > 0:32:30keeping their rusty... I mean, patinaed, appearance.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Daniel has worked with a brand-new material, Jesmonite,
0:32:33 > 0:32:37to create a classically simple, cool-looking top.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39It's quite an achievement,
0:32:39 > 0:32:41considering what he had to work with.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- Daniel. - Hello.- Oh, wow!
0:32:46 > 0:32:47Quite different.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49- How are you doing?- Yeah, I'm good. Good to see you.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- Oh, my word, I had no idea it was going to look like that.- No!
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- How cool.- Something a bit more contemporary, a bit more modern.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59What are you thinking? Were you thinking bar?
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- Console? - I was thinking console.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04It could go into someone's hallway, if they have a wide hallway,
0:33:04 > 0:33:07and it could be somewhere where there's a telephone,
0:33:07 > 0:33:10or they can put their keys when they come in.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13But it's quite a modern statement piece.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16It's elegant. It's great. The lines on it are fantastic.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18I think it's actually turned out to be much more elegant
0:33:18 > 0:33:21than I thought it would be, because I had this idea that we were
0:33:21 > 0:33:24going to create blocks to clamp the pieces together, which was...
0:33:25 > 0:33:27I think now, in hindsight, it would never have been
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- structurally sound enough. - I love what you've done.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33I like the sort of quirkiness of it, and obviously you've used them
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- in the structure under here. - Yes, to support the top.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39So a nice bit of recycling where you're not wasting,
0:33:39 > 0:33:41you're not buying in material,
0:33:41 > 0:33:44which... It saves money, even if it makes more work.
0:33:44 > 0:33:45Talk me through the top. What's that?
0:33:45 > 0:33:50This is Jesmonite, which is a material I had not used before,
0:33:50 > 0:33:54so we had to build a mould and pour it and cast it, and then release it
0:33:54 > 0:33:56from there, and hope that it was all in one piece,
0:33:56 > 0:33:59but it's quite nice because it's cold and it's...
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- Cold, and it's crisp. It's fantastic.- Yeah, yeah. And cos
0:34:02 > 0:34:03it's wrought iron and it's welded,
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- and this is Jesmonite and it's quite thick...- Yeah.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11..it should hold at least lamps, if not,
0:34:11 > 0:34:14if somebody wanted to put something heavier on there,
0:34:14 > 0:34:16to a degree, then you would be able to.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18£600 left on the table?
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Yep.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23The only cost, really, was the Jesmonite and the labour.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25It's a fantastic piece, Daniel.
0:34:25 > 0:34:26- Thank you so much.- Thank you, Sarah.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- Let's get it packed up and let's sell it.- All right.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34I'm really happy that Sarah's happy with the piece,
0:34:34 > 0:34:36but this piece is quite different for me.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40It's exploring new materials and different aesthetics,
0:34:40 > 0:34:42so really, really happy with how that went.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49So, as it turns out, yes, you really can make railings into a stunning,
0:34:49 > 0:34:51high-end designer piece of furniture.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52Who knew?
0:34:55 > 0:34:57When Sarah met Simon at the recycling centre,
0:34:57 > 0:35:02- there was a difference of opinion... - They're quite cool, aren't they?
0:35:02 > 0:35:03They are, but I'm throwing them away,
0:35:03 > 0:35:05so not thinking they're all that cool.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08No, obviously not. OK, for me, they look quite cool.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11..but it wasn't long before he was embracing
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Sarah's love of all things old.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15I've got loads of stuff you might consider patina.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19I can see you're talking on my wavelength already.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23And, in no time at all, the old became new again.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Determined to find the console table a new home,
0:35:27 > 0:35:32Sarah opened her laptop and uploaded pictures on to the internet.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Apparently, that's how you sell things these days.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Look, it got 51 hearts.
0:35:38 > 0:35:39I don't know what that means.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Sarah's travelled to Altrincham to catch up with Simon,
0:35:44 > 0:35:49and let him know how she got on online.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- Hi, Simon. - Hi. Good morning.
0:35:51 > 0:35:52- How you doing? - Very good, thanks.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- How are you? - Very well. Very well.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Distinct lack of railings at the front of your house.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00Yes, and even fewer at the back now than there was a few months ago.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03So those railings were original to the area.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04I think they were original to the area.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07If you look around, they're all around the perimeter there.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11- Did you wonder what we might do with them?- I certainly did. I...
0:36:11 > 0:36:15I had no need for them. I kind of wonder why anyone else does.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Your railings went up to Walthamstow to a guy named Daniel Heath,
0:36:18 > 0:36:22who is a well-known maker and designer, and he thought
0:36:22 > 0:36:24really carefully about what to do with them, and I've got
0:36:24 > 0:36:27some pictures to show you how they ended up. Here goes.
0:36:28 > 0:36:29Wow!
0:36:29 > 0:36:32It is very different from what I took out of my back garden.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36- So this is a console table he's created out of them.- OK.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- What do you think?- It looks a damn sight better than it did
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- in the back garden.- Well, they're currently still for sale.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44I haven't sold them yet. When they have done, I will be back in touch,
0:36:44 > 0:36:46and hopefully handing over some money to you.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Fantastic. Even better news.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Lovely to catch up again, and I'm going to keep my eye open for
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- some railings around here. - There's plenty there.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- Thank you ever so much, Simon. - Thank you.- Bye-bye.- Cheers.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02Daniel came in on budget of £600, but with the railings table
0:37:02 > 0:37:07still to be snapped up, we could end up being £600 down.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Hopefully, though, it'll find a new home soon,
0:37:09 > 0:37:12and we can share the profits with Simon.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Well, it was lovely to catch up with Simon. I don't think our
0:37:15 > 0:37:18console table was exactly his cup of tea, but it will be somebody's,
0:37:18 > 0:37:22so I'm hoping to be back here and handing over some profit very soon.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Sarah's back in East Sussex to see what Norman's managed to
0:37:33 > 0:37:36cobble together out of that broken cupboard.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44Well, I left Norman with the merest remnants of a cupboard in the hope
0:37:44 > 0:37:46that he would be able to transform it into something fabulous
0:37:46 > 0:37:48that I can sell at a profit.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51I cannot wait to see what he's managed to do with it.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Sarah had gathered a pile of broken wood that was,
0:37:57 > 0:37:59apparently, once a cupboard.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07Norman has miraculously pieced it all together to create a gorgeous
0:38:07 > 0:38:11kitchen cabinet. He's taken great care to keep just the right amount
0:38:11 > 0:38:14of wear, so it's brimming with cottage charm.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Those original hooks have been incorporated,
0:38:18 > 0:38:21which will be perfect for crockery,
0:38:21 > 0:38:24and that chicken wire frontage is adorably rustic,
0:38:24 > 0:38:28without over-egging the farmyard ambience.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31It's a perfect rural accent for any bohemian kitchen.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35I'm impressed, but what about the boss?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Norman? - Hiya.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40- Hello, how are you doing? - I'm great.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44- You? - Yeah, I'm good now!
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- Look at that! - Looks great, doesn't it?
0:38:46 > 0:38:51It looks amazing. I can't believe that's what has come out of
0:38:51 > 0:38:54that pile of timber offcuts and stuff I left you.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- It's amazing. - Yeah, looks great, doesn't it?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58I think it looks lovely.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02You've left just the right amount of old, beaten up detail on it,
0:39:02 > 0:39:07and made it fresh enough to go straight into a kitchen. I love it.
0:39:07 > 0:39:12We kept the hooks under here so you could have your cups, and...
0:39:12 > 0:39:16Yeah. So we used all the old timber that we could for the sides,
0:39:16 > 0:39:20the hooks, but we had to have new shelves, and the back
0:39:20 > 0:39:21and that's what we came up with.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25It's great. I think it's lovely.
0:39:25 > 0:39:31Excellent. Once on a wall filled up with chickens,
0:39:31 > 0:39:33it'll look great!
0:39:33 > 0:39:36I think we can find something better than that to put in it.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Well, Norman's feeling like cock of the roost now,
0:39:39 > 0:39:41but did he come in on budget?
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- I left you with 200 quid on the table for it.- Yeah.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- Is that where you came out? - Uh-oh.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- Well, actually... - Here it comes.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54- We're actually... - 300, 400...
0:39:54 > 0:39:58We didn't actually do as many hours on it as we thought,
0:39:58 > 0:40:00so we're actually going to let you have it for 175.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Under budget! Cock-a-doodle-do!
0:40:04 > 0:40:07I loved it anyway. Now I really like it!
0:40:07 > 0:40:08That is really good.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12I think 175 quid, I have to be able to make some profit on that.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14- Yep.- I think that's going to be an easy job to sell,
0:40:14 > 0:40:17but I might need to borrow that chicken for some sale shots!
0:40:19 > 0:40:23I'm sure Peggy won't mind. She's a good egg.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- Thank you so much for that. - Thank you as well.- That's lovely.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- Thank you. - Good luck.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Well, I am cock-a-hoop over that transformation.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Norman has made something really beautiful with those old scraps,
0:40:34 > 0:40:36and that's quite difficult to do.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41It was busy, busy, busy at the dump,
0:40:41 > 0:40:46but Sarah still spied Luke about to throw his rubbish into the skip.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- You're having a smashing time this morning, then?- Yep.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51It may have looked beyond all hope,
0:40:51 > 0:40:53but even Luke could see the potential.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56It's solid wood, so you could make anything out of it, really.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59It depends how much skill her team has got.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Don't you worry, Luke, they've got plenty.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09Sarah got in touch with vintage and retro store, The Old Cinema,
0:41:09 > 0:41:13in London, who love that kind of thing, and they bought it.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21Sarah's set her Sat Nav to Little Bollington, outside Altrincham,
0:41:21 > 0:41:24to bring Luke up to date on his old bits of wood.
0:41:26 > 0:41:27Hi there. How are you doing?
0:41:27 > 0:41:28Good. Good to see you again.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Yeah, and you. So, this is it then.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33You'd just moved in the last time I saw you. Is that right?
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- Yes, absolutely. - Fantastic. How's it going?
0:41:35 > 0:41:38It's going well. It's going slowly, but it's going well, yeah.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Those bits of wood that I took from you -
0:41:40 > 0:41:44they had a bit of character left in them, so did you think that there
0:41:44 > 0:41:46was something that could be made out of them?
0:41:46 > 0:41:48I've thought about it, but I have got absolutely no idea how
0:41:48 > 0:41:50you could make anything out of them,
0:41:50 > 0:41:52so I'll be interested to see what you're done.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57- So I've got some pictures to show you. Are you ready?- Yeah.
0:41:57 > 0:41:58Kitchen cupboard.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- Wow.- I don't know if you can see here, but all those little pegs
0:42:01 > 0:42:04that were inside the cupboard have been reused to hang cups on,
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- or hooks for the kitchen. - That's well cool.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- Yeah? - Yeah, wow!
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- Is that a surprise? - It's a big surprise, yeah.
0:42:13 > 0:42:14Yeah. It's creative.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18It was snapped up by a shop in London, and that is going to go into
0:42:18 > 0:42:21somebody's house somewhere and be on their kitchen wall,
0:42:21 > 0:42:24being loved by them. And, good news - I made some profit on it.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28- Oh!- So I've brought that for you, I have £100 here for your old doors.
0:42:28 > 0:42:29Amazing!
0:42:29 > 0:42:32What are you going to do with the £100?
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Probably help pay for plastering and that sort of stuff.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Nothing very exciting or interesting,
0:42:38 > 0:42:40but trying to get the house looking really good.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42Good luck with the plastering. I know it's hard work.
0:42:42 > 0:42:43Thank you so much, lovely to catch up.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- Yep, thank you.- Bye-bye. - All right, bye.
0:42:49 > 0:42:54With Norman coming in under budget at £175,
0:42:54 > 0:42:57after Sarah sold it for £275,
0:42:57 > 0:43:00it leaves £100 for Luke to do up his kitchen.
0:43:02 > 0:43:03Thank you, Norman.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Sarah saved three unwanted items from the skip...
0:43:13 > 0:43:16..and now, rather than being chucked in the landfill,
0:43:16 > 0:43:19they've been given a new lease of life.
0:43:21 > 0:43:25So, you've seen the transformations from old rubbish into lovely stuff.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28How about you have a go? Pick up those tools, and just get started!