0:00:03 > 0:00:06What are you chucking out today then?
0:00:06 > 0:00:08How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Don't throw them, don't throw them.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14The answer could be hiding in the 30 million tonnes of
0:00:14 > 0:00:17household waste we throw out every year.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- Thanks so much for letting me have that.- OK.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22I think that's...absolutely made my day. I love it.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her
0:00:25 > 0:00:28hands on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate buyer, maker and user of old stuff.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37And have turned that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:37 > 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 > 0:00:48- What do you reckon to that? - Quite smart, isn't it?
0:00:48 > 0:00:50- Tell me you love it.- I love it.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Isn't it amazing?!
0:00:55 > 0:00:56..valuable...
0:00:56 > 0:00:59It's quite a statement piece.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..and hopefully saleable items.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04I'll take you down to the till. That's fantastic.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits back to the very
0:01:09 > 0:01:13people who had no idea there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Wow! That's amazing!
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Today, Sarah is at the busy Witley Recycling Centre in Surrey,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37where they take just about anything.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Much to Sarah's delight.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Old toys, crockery, battered cabinets -
0:01:41 > 0:01:43all have potential to turn a profit.
0:01:43 > 0:01:44So it's rummage time.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49Sarah needs to find three items with a little bit of potential
0:01:49 > 0:01:51that could be turned into profit.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52They are flooding in here.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Anything could be in the back of these cars.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59Before she can get stuck in, Sarah had to get special permission
0:01:59 > 0:02:02from the folks who run the centre to find those hidden treasures.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06I'm after rubbish that's not rubbish, but your rubbish is...
0:02:06 > 0:02:07Your rubbish is rubbish.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Imagine bringing actual rubbish to a rubbish tip.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Honestly, some people(!)
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Thankfully, Chris and son, Kai, have one or two things Sarah
0:02:18 > 0:02:19might be interested in.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- Hiya.- You all right?- You're having a good clear out.- Yeah.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Quick, Sarah. Get in there for a nosy while he's gone.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27I really like those.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28They are nice, aren't they?
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Where are you getting all this from?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32It's just from my garden and the sheds.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34We've been sorting the sheds out.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- Excellent. I really like those. - The stands?- Yeah.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38What were they used for?
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- It's like an axle stand. - I really like them.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Well, they may look like mechanic's axle stands but in fact they're not.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49These would most likely be used as part of a workbench of some kind.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53I hope Chris hasn't been balancing his car on those
0:02:53 > 0:02:54while he works underneath.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57If it would be all right to take those, I would love to take them.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Can I keep in contact and show you what I've done with them?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- Yeah, of course you can.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I'm really pleased with these. Thanks ever so much!
0:03:03 > 0:03:07So, Chris is happy to hand on his old, rusty props,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09but what does he think Sarah will do with them?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11No idea.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Fair enough, Chris.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15I've got a designer in mind who will absolutely love these.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18And when we're finished, there is going to
0:03:18 > 0:03:19be a really amazing product.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21And I'm hoping some proper money to be made.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Proper money for those?
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Well, if you are going to stand a chance,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29you'll need the help of someone very special.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Daniel Heath has a passion for all things sustainable.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42An award-winning wallpaper and textile designer,
0:03:42 > 0:03:47Daniel loves adding an artistic flair to reclaimed materials,
0:03:47 > 0:03:51to create made-to-order furniture and contemporary design pieces.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56When I was a kid, me and my brothers would go and get bikes
0:03:56 > 0:04:02out of skips, take them to pieces, fix them up, cobble them together,
0:04:02 > 0:04:03tinker around with them,
0:04:03 > 0:04:05until we had bikes that we could ride around.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09And that was great, to just find out how things work.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12How things can come to pieces and can be restored and...
0:04:12 > 0:04:15How things can still have a value even though they've been
0:04:15 > 0:04:17chucked in a skip.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21I just hope Daniel sees the value in these rusty, old things.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31We are one down and two to go.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35And as ever, Sarah is busy poking around strangers' boots.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Right.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39I'll stop rifling through other people's rubbish.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40She doesn't mean it, you know.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41Ooh.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45She can't help herself, especially when she spots a familiar car.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Are you back again? Oh, wow!
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Brent's been here before, cleaning out his mother's home.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53And Sarah loves the look of the old chair.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56So, Parker Knoll. Very recognisable shape.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58This was in Mother's bedroom.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01And has it been there for as long as you can remember?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- Yeah.- Is it comfortable?
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- I can't say I've ever sat in it.- Is it you or me?
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Are you going to test it?
0:05:07 > 0:05:11British manufacturer Parker Knoll has been making quality
0:05:11 > 0:05:13chairs for more than 140 years.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Out of the way. Let's have a go.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17This one probably dates from the 1950s.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21And by the look of it, it's still in good nick.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22It's really quite sweet. Um...
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Do you think it's something that we could reupholster, maybe paint?
0:05:26 > 0:05:27Would you mind us...?
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Yeah, definitely. If it would be of benefit to someone.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31- Thank you ever so much.- No problem.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Sarah looks like the cat that got the cream there.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36But how does Brent feel about letting go
0:05:36 > 0:05:38of his dear old mum's chair?
0:05:40 > 0:05:44She will hopefully bring it back to life and get some good money for it.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49This will become a desirable item.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51It just looks really tired and old at the moment.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54And the challenge is, deciding what to do to it
0:05:54 > 0:05:56and where to send it so it will really make some money.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01So it's a good thing I know just the man to haul the dated
0:06:01 > 0:06:04'50s chair into the 21st-century.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Introducing Anthony Devine.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Anthony's unique and quirky upholstery has earned him
0:06:15 > 0:06:19the reputation as one of the most imaginative craftspeople around.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Anthony shares his 20 years of knowledge with the younger
0:06:23 > 0:06:26generation at his school of upholstery.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Every day we work on something new and we get to experiment.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31And I love experimenting.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36Like, with the new technology in printing and computers and stuff.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39I like the new breed of the students we are getting in here
0:06:39 > 0:06:41where they want to experiment.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44They've seen what's on the high street, it's not right for them.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Yeah, every day in here is new and fresh.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50And that's where my enjoyment lies.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Once I've had a cup of tea and a biscuit.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55You'd better get the kettle on
0:06:55 > 0:06:57because this one might be a challenge.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Having already secured two items, now it's Sarah's turn.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11They are fab, aren't they?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Whatever she finds next will be her own personal project.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19Some of the stuff people throw away round 'ere is criminal, innit?
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Crikey, I do worry about you sometimes, Sarah.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Luckily, what's in Yolanda's boot should keep Sarah's mind
0:07:27 > 0:07:28occupied for a while.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- I'd quite like your chicken wire. - Yes.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32So what did you use the chicken wire for?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35It went across the pathway in the garden
0:07:35 > 0:07:37to stop the dog getting across.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- So there was an area for my granddaughter to play.- OK.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- And an area for the dog.- Excellent.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Do you think I could make anything out of chicken wire?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47You can make all sorts of stuff out of chicken wire.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Do you think I'm mad?- Yeah. - THEY LAUGH
0:07:50 > 0:07:53To be honest, I don't think you're on your own there, Yolanda.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56I don't know if I'm going to be able to make anything out of it,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58but there's enough of it that I stand a chance that, you know,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00I can do something. So...
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Yeah, hope I do it justice.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Thank you ever so much. Hopefully see you again with some money.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09I wouldn't be counting your chickens just yet, Sarah.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11What does Yolanda reckon?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13You can make anything with chicken wire, can't you?
0:08:13 > 0:08:14It bends well.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Yeah, I think you can make all sorts of sculptures and...
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Yeah, you can put plaster of Paris onto it, make it into things. So...
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I think you can make some good stuff with it.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25If you've got the time and the patience.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30So, what do you reckon? What on earth am I going to do with that?
0:08:30 > 0:08:34There's a fair bit of it. I just need to think really carefully.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37We'll take this away and see what we can do.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Sarah's now got her three items.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Daniel will try to lift the props
0:08:44 > 0:08:46out of their stupor.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Anthony will attempt to introduce
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Brent's chair to the 21st century.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53And Yolanda's chicken wire will
0:08:53 > 0:08:55form Sarah's POULTRY project.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00It has been a brilliant, bonkers day down here at the tip.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01Who'd have thought
0:09:01 > 0:09:04so many different things would all end up in the same place?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06And now I've really got my work cut out
0:09:06 > 0:09:08if I'm going to turn a profit on all of them.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Walthamstow, in East London, is just the sort of vibrant place
0:09:22 > 0:09:27where urban grit combines with exciting young design talents.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32So, it's the perfect place for Sarah to unload those rusty metal props.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35And designer Daniel is standing by.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37I'm in anticipation.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38Hopefully, you know,
0:09:38 > 0:09:42it's something that we can do something really special with.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43Um...
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Not too many wobbly legs, that sort of thing.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49You might want to sit down, Daniel.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52These are not the most obvious items to bring to Daniel Heath.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55He's a surface pattern designer that normally likes to
0:09:55 > 0:09:56print on flat things.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59But I've got great ideas for these. I hope he likes them too.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Only one way to find out.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- Danny boy.- Hello, how are you doing?
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- I'm very well. How are you? - Good to see you.- And you.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- Look what I've got for you. Presents.- All right. OK.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09Are we setting up a garage?
0:10:10 > 0:10:12That's really harsh.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15I think these are... I was going for sculptural...
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- No, they are nice. They are nice.- Fine.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- I like the curve. - Really impressive, aren't they?
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Yeah. Eh... I can't work out what I'm going to do with them yet.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26I did think, potentially, we could raise them up.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27You don't have any pencils, do you?
0:10:27 > 0:10:30He height of the stands is adjustable, with a little help.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Excellent.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34So that might factor in to any new plans.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- Maybe a console table. Side table, I was thinking.- Sure.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39I mean, I would like...a big table.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41But I'm sort of a bit worried about the structure.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44They're going to take a lot of weight. I mean, they're quite...
0:10:44 > 0:10:46you know, really stable.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- I think we could go for something bigger.- Really?
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Maybe we could do something about two metres.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- That's huge, isn't it? - Yeah, I think...that'd do it.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58A great, big table sounds right up Sarah's street.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00So what's the plan?
0:11:00 > 0:11:04We are taking away all the oxidisation and any flakes of paint.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09Then maybe we could get them coated, get them dipped.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- Maybe get them a metallic finish. - I'm loving the idea of metallic.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Yeah, this all sounds lovely, dips, metallic,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19but at the moment, you just have a pair of legs.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Where is the table-y bit going to come from?
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Possibly join some scaffold planks together.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Sand it back. And maybe I can do something on top of it.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31A bit of painting or maybe printing,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33or applying some pattern onto the top.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Magic. Absolutely inspired.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Well, old scaffolding doesn't cost much,
0:11:38 > 0:11:40but metallic dipping sounds expensive.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44In order to get these looking their best, to make that top,
0:11:44 > 0:11:46I think we are talking around £600.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49And, you know, it's going to be a one-of-a-kind.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- I'll leave you the props and I'll see you very soon.- Great.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Nice to see you again. Bye.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Those props are really going to pack a punch
0:11:58 > 0:12:01when they are transformed into a dining table.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03When it comes to selling, size is important.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06A big table, I can make a big profit.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Sarah is certainly thinking big,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12but Daniel is an expert in print design not table-making.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16So taking on this project is a real risk for him.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19It's a challenge. And they're...interesting.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24They are exciting. But they are really in need of a lot of work.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30A £600 outlay on materials and labour to transform the rusty
0:12:30 > 0:12:35props into a table means a big gamble on turning a profit.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43So, from Walthamstow to Manchester.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Once famous for its cotton mills and textile factories,
0:12:47 > 0:12:51now a whole new generation of fabric fanciers are bringing that
0:12:51 > 0:12:53tradition bang up-to-date.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58Not least among them, our kid Anthony the upholsterer.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Sarah is about to drop off the Parker Knoll chair.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04But will it be love at first sight?
0:13:04 > 0:13:08When you see some chairs you just know, you know that this is the one.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11And then it's a matter of teaming it up with the right fabric.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15Then from kind of ugly swans become beautiful things.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Ugly swans? I don't think that's a saying.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24I slightly lack confidence in this chair. I want it to be amazing.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25But there's something about the legs
0:13:25 > 0:13:28and the styling of it that just worries me a little bit.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I wouldn't write it off quite yet, Sarah.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Let's see what the expert thinks.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34Do you like my chair?
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Uh...
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Oh, take it up there. Take it up there, take it up there.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Hmm. Maybe you were right.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44So what's the plan, then, to turn this round?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47We need to do something with the legs. The legs don't work.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Burn them maybe? Something?
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Make a chopping board out of them.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55I did have some ideas about it, because of this ugly
0:13:55 > 0:13:59juxtaposition of stuff going on here, my thoughts were -
0:13:59 > 0:14:02I really like this bit, actually. Keep it nice and sleek.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06And then explode something on the seat. I was thinking powder puff...
0:14:06 > 0:14:07Powder puff?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- Embrace it. Come with me on this journey.- What is powder puff?
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- You know when your granny had talc?- Yeah.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16And it had that kind of puffy thing that they were like puff?
0:14:16 > 0:14:17- Right, OK.- That's what I mean.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- Powder puff. Like a rabbit's tail. On the seat.- Right.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Well, I'm glad we cleared that up.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Would you embrace a kind of Mongolian sheepskin look
0:14:26 > 0:14:28on the seat? Would you go for something hairy
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- or something like that? - Yeah, I... I...
0:14:31 > 0:14:33I now understand powder puff.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37Hairy? Did you just say you wanted a hairy chair?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Sounds itchy, but what do I know?
0:14:39 > 0:14:43How much is it going to cost to make your Mongolian hairy chair?
0:14:43 > 0:14:47I think I'm going to struggle to sell this for heaps of money.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51So it is a kind of Anthony's ingenuity test, this one,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54to see how far a small budget can go
0:14:54 > 0:14:56to make this into a...big profit.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- LAUGHING:- Powder puff, no budget.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01I mean, like, what do you expect me to do here?
0:15:01 > 0:15:03I was hoping, are you ready for this?
0:15:03 > 0:15:04250 quid.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06HE LAUGHS
0:15:06 > 0:15:08That's a full house.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Oh, powder pop.
0:15:10 > 0:15:16250 quid. I think what we'll do is we'll set it at 265.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21265. I'll leave it with you at that. Just go for it. Work your magic.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22Yeah?
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Mint. Fab.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Don't you just love it when I come and visit you?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Oh, yeah(!)
0:15:29 > 0:15:30Find me some sheep.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Hairy sheep, Mongolian hair. Oh, my goodness.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Who would've thought that Anthony would take on
0:15:37 > 0:15:40the powder puff challenge? Such a weight off my mind cos
0:15:40 > 0:15:42I worry about the profitability of that chair.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47Sarah may have got a great deal, but quality sheepskin can't be cheap.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Will Anthony really be able to transform it on budget?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54It's just making sure we throw enough at it to get
0:15:54 > 0:15:57the right selling price. And obviously...
0:15:57 > 0:16:00something left in it to buy the biscuits.
0:16:00 > 0:16:06Anthony has only £265 to spend on materials and labour.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09He'll have his work cut out to turn a dated '50s armchair
0:16:09 > 0:16:12into a modern sheepskin-covered stunner.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20And speaking of sheep,
0:16:20 > 0:16:24there's no shortage of them in the quiet Sussex countryside.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Where Sarah is back home at her farmhouse.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31And about to start work on the tangled old chicken wire.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35I've spent a long time thinking about what I might do with this.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39I came up with all sorts of ideas about maybe trying to tuft it
0:16:39 > 0:16:42and make a rug out of it, or perhaps a big footstool with
0:16:42 > 0:16:46lots of strands coming off these to make a geometric pattern. But...
0:16:46 > 0:16:49for something that's really approachable and effective,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52I thought I might have a go at sculpture.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Chicken wire sculpture. Of course!
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Sarah doesn't have an awful lot of experience chicken-wire sculpting.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02So I'm curious to see how this one turns out.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05I've seen it done before and it can't be that difficult to
0:17:05 > 0:17:08make something...beautiful out of this, can it?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Famous last words.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14Large wire sculptures made by experienced artists can
0:17:14 > 0:17:17sell for several thousand pounds, believe it or not.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21For Sarah, well, she'll start with the basics.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22I think I'm after a really strong shape.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Something that's recognisable just by its silhouette.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27So I'm wondering about birds or possibly animals.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31I've got an idea of what animal you can make from chicken wire.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33And Bramble looks to be thinking the same thing.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36I'm thinking maybe goose, or perhaps...
0:17:36 > 0:17:40if I can get the face right, some sort of fox.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43I reckon...that might work. With a lovely long tail.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46I'm thinking fox.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49I was going to say chicken because... Oh, never mind.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54Sarah dons hard-wearing protective gloves for this job.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56It's really tricky to work with.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58I don't think I could do it.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05I'm just going to try and make it into its tail.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09I think what I'll probably have to do is join some bits on,
0:18:09 > 0:18:11like the legs, at the end.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Chicken wire, or poultry netting,
0:18:14 > 0:18:18is commonly made from flexible galvanised steel wire
0:18:18 > 0:18:22and was traditionally used as fencing for poultry livestock
0:18:22 > 0:18:26to protect them from predators such as, well, foxes.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29I think the best thing about working the material like this
0:18:29 > 0:18:33to try and achieve something, is just to pick it up and have a go.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Another day I don't want to go to the gym.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Ah, there you go. That's definitely looking a bit foxy.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48That looks just like a fox's tail, doesn't it?
0:18:48 > 0:18:50I think it's all right.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54I think the basic structure is getting there for the body.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57When it stands up, you can really see what it is.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59It's a bit like an anteater at the moment.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01I'm sure it'll be fine.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Something's coming together,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06but the finished item really needs to be sale-worthy.
0:19:06 > 0:19:12Can Sarah really turn that anteater into a profit-winning fox?
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Sarah hasn't spent anything on the project yet,
0:19:15 > 0:19:18but she's still got a lot of work to do.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Back in Walthamstow, Daniel is preparing to start work on
0:19:25 > 0:19:28the rusty props-come-dining table.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32But after taking a closer look at the state of the metal,
0:19:32 > 0:19:35it might be a bigger job than he first thought.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39It needs a lot of work before we can do anything with them.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41So before we can coat them in anything.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Cos it's really, really flaky.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45It's coming off on the gloves, you can see.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46So I've got this wire brush.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49I'm just going to strip it down with that first.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53The tough wire brush removes the outermost layer of rust,
0:19:53 > 0:19:56but it'll take something even tougher to strip
0:19:56 > 0:20:00the rest of the rusty surface from the metal stands.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Got some rust eradicator that I'm going to just use.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08And hopefully, it should take it back to steel.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13The chemical goo should dissolve the fine rust in a matter of hours.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17In the meantime, Daniel turns his attention to the tabletop.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19And there's been a change of plan.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21We thought about using scaffold board.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25But now we've got this beech sports hall flooring
0:20:25 > 0:20:28which I think will make a really quirky and interesting
0:20:28 > 0:20:30top for the table.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32I think we wanna keep the lines,
0:20:32 > 0:20:36cos that points to where it came from and it's obviously salvaged.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38But it's quite quirky.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Yeah, it's definitely quirky.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43A table made from an old gym hall. I hope you gave it a wipe.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48So the plan today will be to measure these out,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51see which ones look good together, then cut them to size.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55This is starting to sound less like a high-end interiors table
0:20:55 > 0:20:58and more, well, yeah, quirky.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00I can't wait to find out what Sarah thinks.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Back in Manchester,
0:21:10 > 0:21:13upholsterer Anthony has already stripped the Parker Knoll chair.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14There we go. For you.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16With the help of his assistant, Marianne.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24As yet, I've not seen any of the hairy Mongolian sheep fabric
0:21:24 > 0:21:27lying about. Perhaps he's come to his senses.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28We've finished stripping it now
0:21:28 > 0:21:32and we're basically getting the arms and back legs prepared.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35I've taken out the back to sand it all.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Now I'm just going over with a finer sandpaper,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40just to kind of give it a really smooth finish.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43The beauty about this chair being a Parker Knoll,
0:21:43 > 0:21:45it always has the kind of...
0:21:45 > 0:21:48they call it the ticket, it's the production label.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49And they always date it.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54So this one is the 11/11/1951.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59Which, by my maths, is over 60... 60...
0:21:59 > 0:22:0060...?
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- ..something years old. - THEY LAUGH
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Upholstery is my strong point. Not maths.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Don't sell yourself short, Anthony.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12After the sanding, Anthony begins to apply a bit of coloured wax
0:22:12 > 0:22:15that both protects the bare wood surface
0:22:15 > 0:22:17and highlights the natural wood's grain.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21It's still good to be able to see some of the nicks, bumps and
0:22:21 > 0:22:22scratches and stuff in it,
0:22:22 > 0:22:25because we don't want to eradicate the history of it.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Once the waxing is done,
0:22:28 > 0:22:32it's time to replace those two front legs Sarah doesn't like.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37You only get one go at this, Anthony, so be careful.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38No turning back.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39I can't watch.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44He's going for it.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Right, stand it up.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- Ta-da! - THEY LAUGH
0:22:56 > 0:22:57Done.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Not quite. Anthony is adding new, slimmer legs which complement...
0:23:01 > 0:23:02Uh-oh. Careful.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04I need a few screws.
0:23:04 > 0:23:05I think that'll be best.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10The new, slim legs will give the chair a more elegant
0:23:10 > 0:23:12and hopefully, saleable look.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14So what do you think, Anthony?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Um, it might be a bit wobbly.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20After the other leg is attached,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Anthony turns his attention to the chair's new padding.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28He's using classic and modern techniques to re-stuff the chair.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32This material is made up of old, recycled bits and pieces.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35And when we use it, it's called layered felt.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38And this here is to create a lumbar support.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Then we'll build up a few more layers over the top.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44After the layered felt and support,
0:23:44 > 0:23:49Anthony adds a softer layer of cotton padding for comfort.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Feather that side up to there.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Then we'll staple that in.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59He then adds a layer of fire-retardant calico to
0:23:59 > 0:24:02bring the chair up to modern safety standards.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Here comes the next apprentice.
0:24:04 > 0:24:09It's Anthony's daughter, Poppy, come to supervise her old man.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14- POPPY GURGLES - Is that good?
0:24:14 > 0:24:16- You happy with that? - POPPY GURGLES
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- You tell him, Poppy! - You think Sarah's going to like it?
0:24:19 > 0:24:22POPPY GURGLES
0:24:22 > 0:24:23What did you say? Bang on trend?
0:24:25 > 0:24:29With Poppy's encouragement, they are making real progress.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30We're good?
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- It's all right, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35It's looking better, but it doesn't much look like a sheep.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40He still needs to add the Mongolian sheepskin cover
0:24:40 > 0:24:44he promised Sarah and it'd better be a stunning transformation
0:24:44 > 0:24:48because Sarah really needs the buyers to flock to this one.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Back in Walthamstow, Daniel has turned his attention
0:24:55 > 0:24:56to the tabletop.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59So, this is some old sports hall flooring.
0:24:59 > 0:25:05What we will do is we will put glue down here to join the pieces
0:25:05 > 0:25:07together and mix and match the patterns
0:25:07 > 0:25:09so that it's very random.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13And then what we do is, it slots together and we use a mallet
0:25:13 > 0:25:16and we give it a good whack and basically,
0:25:16 > 0:25:19whack the pieces together so that they are tightly bonded.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Once Daniel is finished playing whack-a-plank,
0:25:32 > 0:25:34it's on to the next stage.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37So, I'm quite happy with this now in terms of width
0:25:37 > 0:25:40and the length of the table, how it's looking.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44It's all been glued and bonded together, so the surface is good.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51For the next part of the process, Daniel has taken the table outside.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54He is using a chemical stripper to remove the varnish,
0:25:54 > 0:25:58which should always be applied in a well ventilated area.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02With the varnish remover applied, Daniel can leave it dry while...
0:26:02 > 0:26:06- LOUD CRASH Oh, no!- It came apart.
0:26:07 > 0:26:08Yeah, it came apart.
0:26:12 > 0:26:13This isn't good for Daniel.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Not only will he have to reattach all those planks,
0:26:17 > 0:26:19but he'll have to rethink the whole design
0:26:19 > 0:26:23because a table that falls to pieces isn't going to fly with Sarah.
0:26:28 > 0:26:29And talking of Sarah,
0:26:29 > 0:26:33she has finished her chicken wire fox sculpture and is now putting the
0:26:33 > 0:26:37finishing touches to a decorative base it will be presented on.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42I just keep thinking how ironic it is that I'm making a fox
0:26:42 > 0:26:47- out of chicken wire. - Yeah, it's the ironic Mr Fox.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51When Sarah picked up the chicken wire, it was a non-descript
0:26:51 > 0:26:55roll of netting fresh from its job of fencing the garden.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05Crafty Sarah has now created a stunning sculptural fox ready
0:27:05 > 0:27:07to lark through any darkened woodland.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14The table display incorporates copper piping and candelabras,
0:27:14 > 0:27:18which really sets off the handsome fella to best effect.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19Bravo.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Well, he is all done and he really is a bit of fun
0:27:26 > 0:27:28made out of some chicken wire, but hopefully,
0:27:28 > 0:27:32he's got the essence of foxiness needed to make him saleable.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34I mean, I quite like having a go with things like this
0:27:34 > 0:27:37because you just don't know what you are going to achieve.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Once again, Sarah has proved she's a dab hand at anything
0:27:43 > 0:27:45she can put her mind to.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49But will anyone else think so? Let's try and get it sold.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56Before foxy was foxy, it was just Yolanda's old wire mesh.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58So, what did you use the chicken wire for?
0:27:58 > 0:28:01It went across the pathway in the garden.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Sarah saw potential, but Yolanda wasn't as sure.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09- Do you think I'm mad?- Yeah. - THEY LAUGH
0:28:09 > 0:28:11But she was happy to pass the netting on.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Thank you ever so much. Hopefully see you again with some money.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18And you know, she just might.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Sarah has found a buyer for the wire fox and would you believe it,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24they are just down the road from home?
0:28:24 > 0:28:29Cosy Sussex pub The Fox Goes Free snapped up our foxy.
0:28:29 > 0:28:30I can't imagine why(!)
0:28:31 > 0:28:35And manager Christian seemed glad to add him to the family.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37It looks like it's at home already,
0:28:37 > 0:28:39to be honest with you, so fantastic. Really good.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44So Christian loved our foxy, but how much was he willing to spend?
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Sarah has travelled to Chiddingfold, in Surrey,
0:28:48 > 0:28:50where Yolanda is hard at work.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54- Hi there.- Oh, hi.- Lovely to see you again.- Yeah, and you.- You look busy.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58- Yeah, mucking out is never finished.- No.
0:28:58 > 0:28:59How many horses have you got up here?
0:28:59 > 0:29:03- We've probably got about 30 at the moment.- Wow. That keeps you busy.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Well, I've been busy with the chicken wire that you dropped off.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09I got the task of turning it into something, yes.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Did you have any idea about what we would do with it?
0:29:11 > 0:29:14I was thinking about it and I thought you might...
0:29:14 > 0:29:17The same as you said, sculpt it and put Plaster of Paris or something
0:29:17 > 0:29:19and turn it into something.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22After that, I thought, "Nah, nothing else is going to happen."
0:29:22 > 0:29:23I went for sculpture.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26I haven't really done anything like that before, so it was...
0:29:26 > 0:29:30you know, quite good fun to get hold of it and try and make something out
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- of it.- Yeah.- Do you want to see what we did?- I would love to.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- Yes, so that's how it started. That probably looks...- Yeah.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39..more familiar. And that's how it ended up.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40- Oh, wow! That's lovely. - A fox sculpture.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Yeah, that is really nice. I didn't
0:29:42 > 0:29:43think you would ever get it looking
0:29:43 > 0:29:45as good as that. That's great.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48So, he was a good bit of nose-to-tail recycling.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52There was nothing added to him that wasn't found either from you
0:29:52 > 0:29:54at the tip or hanging around at home.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58He was snapped up by a pub down in Charlton.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00They paid us £50 for him.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- And so that's for you.- Brilliant! Thank you.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06I made the decision that if he ever did sell or
0:30:06 > 0:30:08if you made something, that I would give the money to charity.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11So that will definitely be going to charity. Thank you very much.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Brilliant. Well, I really enjoyed working on him.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- Thanks a lot.- Thank you.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Sarah spent absolutely nothing on materials,
0:30:18 > 0:30:20meaning with a sale of £50,
0:30:20 > 0:30:25Yolanda has £50 to donate to a charity of her choosing.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27So, that's one item producing a profit.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Let's see if we can make it two.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42Back in Walthamstow, London, Daniel is putting finishing
0:30:42 > 0:30:44touches to the quirky table.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47When we left him, it was in pieces,
0:30:47 > 0:30:51so has he managed to produce something stable and saleable?
0:30:51 > 0:30:53So, Sarah is on the way.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56She's going to have a surprise, I think, with this table
0:30:56 > 0:30:59because it's quite different to things that I've done before.
0:30:59 > 0:31:05Yeah, fairly anxious that she might not be expecting it and...
0:31:05 > 0:31:08I hope she likes it anyway. I hope she likes it.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Well, I'm back in East London to find out
0:31:11 > 0:31:15if Daniel really did manage to make a dining table.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18He will have had his work cut out, that's for sure.
0:31:20 > 0:31:25They started off as two dirty, flaky ancient metal props that had
0:31:25 > 0:31:26nowhere to go but the dump.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35Now Daniel has transformed them into a quirky, stylish table
0:31:35 > 0:31:38suitable to grace the very hippest of homes.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43The rusty stands have benefited from a slick
0:31:43 > 0:31:45and glossy new paint job.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51The blue legs complement the shined up gym flooring that Daniel
0:31:51 > 0:31:54has used to create a striking, geometric tabletop.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59That certainly looks like it's not going to fall apart.
0:31:59 > 0:32:00Here we go.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Brilliant!
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- Oh, Daniel, that's great.- Thank you. - It's so fresh.- It's...
0:32:08 > 0:32:10It's quite poppy.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14We've stabilised the legs and we've kind of made them, yeah,
0:32:14 > 0:32:16quite bright and fun.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20It's beautiful and I love this...re-used gym floor, was it?
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- Yes. Yeah, yeah.- Fantastic.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26And the table is also highly adaptable.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31The height can be adjusted easily for use as a dining table or
0:32:31 > 0:32:32a workbench.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35I think that having it as a multi-height thing is really clever.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Cos this is now accessible in every room, isn't it?
0:32:38 > 0:32:39Yeah, yeah.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41They can stash it to one side
0:32:41 > 0:32:44if they've got something happening in the room.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48After the tabletop fell to bits in his workshop, Daniel added
0:32:48 > 0:32:53steel bars to strengthen it, so it's hard-wearing as well as attractive.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- And saleable, don't you think? - I think so. Yeah. One-of-a-kind.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- Yeah, that's what we like, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Just like you, Danny boy, just like you.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06OK, well, I think that's looking like a profitable piece to me
0:33:06 > 0:33:08and that's good news.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11I think you have created a truly special piece of furniture.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- Well done. Thank you. - Thank you very much. Cheers, Sarah.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21Well, I have just picked up the first-ever Daniel Heath dining
0:33:21 > 0:33:23table. It turns out he's rather good at them.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26That is definitely going to be saleable.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31I was pleased that she was pleased with it. I think...
0:33:31 > 0:33:34I think it is quite different from other things that I've done
0:33:34 > 0:33:38and it's quite fun, so, yeah, delighted. Delighted.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44I think because this item is quite flexible for people, you know,
0:33:44 > 0:33:48it's adjustable. I think it is quite... Hopefully, it will sell.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Yeah, hopefully, it will appeal to a lot of people.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53But, you know, we'll see when it gets out there.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02When Sarah met Chris and his son, Kai, at the tip,
0:34:02 > 0:34:04she had her eye on their unwanted junk.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08This is from my garden and the shed. We've been sorting the sheds out.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12- Man of few words, Chris couldn't fathom what could be done.- No idea.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15But he was happy for Sarah to spirit them away.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Can I keep in contact and show what I've done with them?
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Yeah, of course, you can.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Thanks to Daniel, the props are now transformed.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28And Sarah is meeting reclaimed and retro furniture dealer
0:34:28 > 0:34:32Nick Smith to see if he would be interested in buying it.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- Fancy game?- Oh, hi, Sarah.- How are you doing?
0:34:35 > 0:34:37What do you reckon?
0:34:37 > 0:34:38Yeah, this is really nice.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40I want it on my site, definitely.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42I will shake on it now. I will have it.
0:34:44 > 0:34:45Deal done.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49So, the table is heading for his online shop, Smithers Of Stamford.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55Now Sarah is on her way to the village of Witley, in Surrey,
0:34:55 > 0:35:00to update Chris on what eventually became of his rusty old stands.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- Hiya.- Hiya.- How are things?- Good.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05So, you were dropping off the props.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07I think you said they had been hanging around for ages.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09- Is that right? - Was just clearing the garden out.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12So, they'd obviously had a bit of wear to them and they were a bit
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- beaten up, weren't they?- Yeah, definitely. Rusty and that.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- Definitely.- Well, they were very lucky props.
0:35:16 > 0:35:21They were taken to Walthamstow where there is a fantastic designer
0:35:21 > 0:35:24called Daniel Heath, and I took them to him
0:35:24 > 0:35:27because I knew he would be inspired to do something fabulous with them.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- Yeah.- And so he did.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- Do you want to see what we did with them?- Definitely.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- OK, so, here they are, repurposed as a dining table.- Awesome.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Oh, wicked. That is awesome.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- Do you think?- Yeah, definitely.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- It wasn't difficult to sell what he made.- Yeah, definitely.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- I did manage to make a little bit of profit for you.- Yeah.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50- I've got £400 as a profit here. - Really?- Yeah.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- Surprised about that?- That's amazing, yeah. Amazing, isn't it?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58That's well good. I don't know what to say.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03Chris is speechless, but what will he do with his unexpected loot?
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Take the kids out, down to buy some toys, take them out for a day.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08- That will come in handy, then? - 100%. Yeah.- Excellent.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11- Altogether, we had great fun with your old props.- Yeah, definitely.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- I'm going to say thank you so much. - Thank you very much.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- I will be looking out for you at the tip again.- I appreciate it.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- Take care.- Thank you.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23Sarah spent £600 on Daniel's materials and labour
0:36:23 > 0:36:25to create the table.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28In the end, she sold it for a thumping £1,000,
0:36:28 > 0:36:31which left her with a profit of £400
0:36:31 > 0:36:34to hand over to Chris for his day out with the kids.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Marvellous.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43That's now two items producing profits,
0:36:43 > 0:36:47so it's over to Manchester to see how Anthony got on
0:36:47 > 0:36:49with the Parker Knoll ch...
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Oh, is that the Mongolian sheepskin?
0:36:52 > 0:36:55He really wasn't lying about the hairiness.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58I've never done anything like this before.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00I mean, if you look in my tool box,
0:37:00 > 0:37:02there's one thing I've never carried in there before
0:37:02 > 0:37:05and that's my clippers. So, I've been shaving the chair,
0:37:05 > 0:37:08stood there like a hairdresser snipping away, looking,
0:37:08 > 0:37:10making sure I'm fluffing it all up.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Yeah, so it has been a whole new experience.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18I'm really hoping that Anthony has managed to embrace his feminine
0:37:18 > 0:37:22side and turn that retro, rather unattractive chair,
0:37:22 > 0:37:25into a fabulous powder-puff piece.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34The old chair was certainly a bit dated and drab, but now here we go.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40O-M-actual G!
0:37:40 > 0:37:42What on earth is that?
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Well, Sarah wanted a hairy chair
0:37:45 > 0:37:48and that is the hairiest chair I've ever seen.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Anthony shouldn't have even bothered changing the legs,
0:37:52 > 0:37:54you can barely see them.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59That is a triumph. Well done.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01One powder puff.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- Isn't it fantastic? - I actually really like it.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08- I really like it. - I think that's perfect.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11With that wood like that, that is beautiful, isn't it?
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- What have you done on the back? - So, the back...
0:38:14 > 0:38:18- Oh, cool.- All upholstered and fixed.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19It's a beautiful finish.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21It's really lovely, isn't it?
0:38:21 > 0:38:25I... Well, we were thinking already about how we want it home.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29Yeah, I'm sure it will fit in nicely with your hairy living room.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32But after all that, Sarah seems delighted.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35I think it's a triumph and that's going to sell, isn't it?
0:38:35 > 0:38:36Well done for making it look like that
0:38:36 > 0:38:40because it could have looked really shabby and now it just looks chic.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41- It's amazing.- Aw.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Aw, Anthony, you've gone all fluffy.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47Steady.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54Now that is a totally spectacular transformation.
0:38:54 > 0:39:00It's gone from tired and old to luxury, fluffy and fantastic.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03And it's really commercial.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06I had absolute no doubt that Sarah would like this one.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08I mean, you've just got to look at it.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12It's Sarah safe. There's nothing too crazy about it.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15I knew she was going to like it. Lots of people are going
0:39:15 > 0:39:18to like it, so I reckon it's going to be an easy sell.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Well, Anthony, I hope you are right.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27Sarah first met Brent at the tip as he was busy clearing out
0:39:27 > 0:39:29some of his mum's things.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Parker Knoll is written on it, even I can tell that.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37Once Sarah spotted it, she was eager to acquire the skip-bound seat.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Would you mind us getting stuck into it?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Is it sentimental value or...?
0:39:41 > 0:39:42- No, you carry on.- Really? - Absolutely.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44I thought, "Just come to the tip."
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Anything from here is on the way up, isn't it?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Yeah, definitely. If it would be of benefit to someone.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Brent was happy to see the chair move on
0:39:51 > 0:39:53and Sarah was sitting pretty.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56The challenge is deciding what to do to it and where to send it
0:39:56 > 0:39:58so it really makes some money.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01The challenge was met and exceeded
0:40:01 > 0:40:03with the chair finding a new lease of life.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10And what's more, Nick also snapped this item up.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14But I think his wife Kim liked it more.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18- The yeti, we'll call it. - The yeti.- The yeti chair.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20A wild mane.
0:40:20 > 0:40:21Steady on, Kim.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Sarah's travelled to Witley, in Surrey, to show Brent the yeti
0:40:26 > 0:40:28and hand over some cash.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34- Hello there.- Hi. - Hi, how are you doing?- Good, good.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37I've been waiting to catch up with you about your Parker Knoll chair
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- that you left at the tip.- Yeah.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- Now, it came out of your parents' house, is that right?- It did.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45So, your chair went to Manchester to a fantastic upholsterer
0:40:45 > 0:40:47- called Anthony Devine.- Right.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51And he had one look at it and...brace yourself, OK?
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Because I'd like to show you how it ended up.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- Are you ready for this?- Go ahead.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- Here is your chair.- Oh, my God.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02Is that approval or shock?
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Well, yeah, I'd never have expected to see it like that.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Well, do you know something?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09There are people who love that alpine chic
0:41:09 > 0:41:12and that sort of look, it has a place.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14And it really was a transformation,
0:41:14 > 0:41:19because it did go from looking quite retro to looking really quite edgy.
0:41:19 > 0:41:20Yeah.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23And that's a good thing, because when you produce something that
0:41:23 > 0:41:26has that little something extra, you get people who like to pay for it.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28- So, I've sold it.- Wow.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Yeah, and I'm going to start off with £5 there
0:41:31 > 0:41:36and I think I've got just another £130 to go with it.
0:41:36 > 0:41:37Really?
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- That's after it's all been done? - That is.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Anthony was paid for all of his work and that has been sold to
0:41:44 > 0:41:48a vintage and retro shop who absolutely loved it.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- Crikey.- Bit of a surprise there? - Yeah, definitely.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Anything springs to mind that you might do with that money?
0:41:56 > 0:42:01Um...I think probably a prostate cancer charity,
0:42:01 > 0:42:03my father died of that last year.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Oh, dear, I'm so sorry to hear that.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Yeah, put it towards that.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09OK, that's a lovely thing to do
0:42:09 > 0:42:13- and I hope you don't mind what we did to your chair.- Not at all.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15That's definitely interesting.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Thank you, that's a really nice way of putting it.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21- Thank you so much for your chair. - No problem. Thank you.- Bye-bye.- Bye.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25Anthony's labour and materials to transform the armchair
0:42:25 > 0:42:28totalled £265.
0:42:28 > 0:42:34Sarah managed to sell the new woolly wonder for a fabulous £400,
0:42:34 > 0:42:39meaning she could pass £135 back to Brent to give to a charity
0:42:39 > 0:42:41in memory of his dad.
0:42:44 > 0:42:50Sarah salvaged three unwanted items from the Witley Recycling Centre.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Chris' rusty props were turned into funky furniture.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57Brent's Parker Knoll chair was transformed
0:42:57 > 0:43:00into a sheepskin masterpiece.
0:43:00 > 0:43:05And Yolanda's chicken wire was re-imagined into a fantastic Mr Fox.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08Well, there were moments when I thought I'd gone a bit too far
0:43:08 > 0:43:12with my tip choices but the artisans really pulled it out of the bag.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14I just hope all the new owners love their pieces
0:43:14 > 0:43:16as much as we loved saving them.