0:00:03 > 0:00:06Ooh, just before you throw those away...
0:00:06 > 0:00:09How do you make Money For Nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11- Can I have it? - You can have it, yeah.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15The answer could be hiding in the 30 million tonnes of
0:00:15 > 0:00:18household waste we throw out every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Now, this is one seriously unusual tip find.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to
0:00:24 > 0:00:27get her hands on 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 moneymaking business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I make new stuff out of old stuff and I sell it for profit.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46And, with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:46 > 0:00:48These were going to be thrown away? Seriously?
0:00:48 > 0:00:50I love it, love it, love it.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55It looks brand-new.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57..valuable...
0:00:57 > 0:00:58You are joking.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02..and, hopefully, saleable items.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- That is a triumph! - LAUGHTER
0:01:05 > 0:01:08If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits back to
0:01:08 > 0:01:12the very people who had no idea there was cash to be made
0:01:12 > 0:01:14from their trash.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16That is amazing!
0:01:25 > 0:01:31Today we're at a recycling centre in Walsall,
0:01:31 > 0:01:36where Sarah is doing what she does best - scavenging.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43I love rummaging through the bin bags and the boots and the boxes,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46and making money for nothing - that's always a bonus.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53She's been given special permission to ransack the rubbish tip
0:01:53 > 0:01:57to find three items she can rejuvenate and sell on for a profit.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Cars are coming in. They're full of stuff.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08What are you chucking out?
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- A toilet seat.- Toilet seat?
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Well, I might draw the line at recycling the toilet seat.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Oh, thank goodness for that, but what will you go for today?
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Let's take a look at Michelle's drawers.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32That looks nice and shiny to be dropped off at the tip.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35This piece of furniture had pride of place in
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Michelle and her husband Paul's hall for many years.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- Did you buy it? - No, it was Mum and Dad's,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44and they've gave it to us,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47and then we've finished with it, so...
0:02:47 > 0:02:50This is really quite sweet. I think it's...
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- It's reproduction rather than old, really old, isn't it?- Yes, yes, yes.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56When do you think your parents bought that,
0:02:56 > 0:02:57or your mum, mum had that...?
0:02:57 > 0:02:58The late '80s?
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- It's got that sort of look to it, hasn't it?- Yep. Yep.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04But it's a good, solid, sweet little bit of furniture. You never know.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05If I could do something with it,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07I'd love to be able to maybe keep in touch,
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- and show you what I've done... - Yeah, yeah, lovely.- Yes, it's fine.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14This was a case of out with the old and in with the new
0:03:14 > 0:03:17for the chest of drawers.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19We've brought it from the hall at home.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22We've just all redecorated and bought new furniture for there,
0:03:22 > 0:03:24so we're finished with it.
0:03:25 > 0:03:31It may look antique but it was built in the '80s, not the 1800s.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34I don't know if I'm going to be able to do anything with it. It is...
0:03:37 > 0:03:41It's not the best quality, cos it's reproduction.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44I really prefer original pieces,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47and there's something about the reproduction that just looks...
0:03:47 > 0:03:48not quite right,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51and it's difficult to know if I'll ever be able to make something that
0:03:51 > 0:03:54has got the right bone structure so it looks really classy but...
0:03:54 > 0:03:59there must be something we can do to it.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Chin up, Sarah. You always think of something.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07And she knows just the fella to help perk up this item.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13With over 25 years' experience building furniture,
0:04:13 > 0:04:18if you've got wood, Norman Wilkinson's your man.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20I love the timber. I love the finishing of it.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21I love the product.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24It's everything that is... It makes me tick.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27There's no point getting up in the morning
0:04:27 > 0:04:29and doing something you don't like.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Coming in and then picking up the wood,
0:04:31 > 0:04:33and then turning it into something lovely,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36you know, it makes me happy.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Norman's passion is making handcrafted, bespoke furniture
0:04:40 > 0:04:43from salvaged and unwanted materials.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45It's great when we buy a piece of furniture
0:04:45 > 0:04:48where everyone thinks it's a load of rubbish and whatever,
0:04:48 > 0:04:49and it's great that we bring it back,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52and when we've finished it and we've, you know,
0:04:52 > 0:04:56we've got it looking absolutely perfect, and whatever -
0:04:56 > 0:04:57yeah, it's a great joy.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Hmm. I'm not sure how joyful Norman will be
0:05:00 > 0:05:02when he gets a gander at this.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11One item in the bag - two to go.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16Fortunately for Sarah, the convoy of cars shows no sign of slowing down.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18They come in all shapes and sizes -
0:05:18 > 0:05:22big ones, little ones,
0:05:22 > 0:05:26very little ones, and very, very little ones.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Another Porsche. I like the Porsches - classy.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Things like this are only going up in value,
0:05:33 > 0:05:37and they're going down in the skip all day long.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42Can Sarah turn Don's jumble of junk into a tidy sum?
0:05:42 > 0:05:43Oh, I like the look of your chair.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- Are you chucking the chair out? - Pardon?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- Are you chucking your chair out? - Yes.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52It's so heavy. They don't make them like this any more.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Look at that - I think it's the same sort of era of
0:05:55 > 0:05:59the kind of classic Ercol, but it's just a bit too clunky.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03This chair is similar in style to Ercol furniture,
0:06:03 > 0:06:08famed for the sleek lines and smooth curves of their classic designs.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10It's really heavy, isn't it?
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Yeah, it's...
0:06:12 > 0:06:15It's a great pity, but...
0:06:15 > 0:06:16When you're done, you're done.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18I don't think you have to feel guilty about it.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- We've got more up-to-date stuff, you see, so...- Yeah.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23And, do you know who made it,
0:06:23 > 0:06:26or do you know where - do you remember where you bought it from?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- No idea. No idea.- Yeah, cos it looks a bit like sort of
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- Ercol furniture.- Late '60s, '70s. - Yeah. It's got a good look.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35I do feel guilty about throwing this away.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37OK, I think... I understand but, sometimes,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39you know when you've just had enough of something, don't you?
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- Yeah.- Yeah. No, I don't think you have to worry about that,
0:06:42 > 0:06:46especially as I'm here to take it away and, hopefully,
0:06:46 > 0:06:47do something exciting with it.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Yeah, sure.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Sarah's got her hands on her second item
0:06:52 > 0:06:55and Don's happy it's been rescued from the rubbish tip.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59If it can be repainted and reused -
0:06:59 > 0:07:01far better, far better than throwing it away.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07I think this is the poor relative of the Ercols,
0:07:07 > 0:07:11but it does mean I'm not destroying a classic British design.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I think I'm updating something that was just going to go in the tip
0:07:14 > 0:07:17so, in one way, I'm sad that it's not an established maker that
0:07:17 > 0:07:20I recognise but, then, in another, I can do what I like with it.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26Sarah knows exactly who to take this chair to for a modern makeover.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Jay Blades is a builder turned philosophy graduate
0:07:34 > 0:07:36turned furniture designer.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40What I love about furniture is the playfulness.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44It reminds me of my childhood where I used to make Meccano sets
0:07:44 > 0:07:45and just making stuff.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Now, with furniture, I'm allowed to take things apart...
0:07:49 > 0:07:50add some paint, add some fabric,
0:07:50 > 0:07:54and just basically add a bit of me.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59Jay has his finger on the pulse of contemporary interior design,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02reworking the very best of British craftsmanship
0:08:02 > 0:08:04and bringing it bang up to date.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09Personally speaking, I think adding colour is very important.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Give me the most ridiculous piece of furniture,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14and I will turn it into something beautiful.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17That's my claim to fame. I know I can do it.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18He's confident,
0:08:18 > 0:08:21but will he be able to give this chair a style of its own?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Sarah's found items for Norman and Jay, and now she's
0:08:33 > 0:08:37on the hunt for a little something she can sink her own teeth into.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Treasure time. Come to Mamma.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45With her eagle eyes, if she sees an opportunity, she'll swoop...
0:08:45 > 0:08:47EAGLE SCREECHES
0:08:47 > 0:08:49..like a bird of prey.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Except that's a pigeon but, you know, you get the idea.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55PIGEON COOS
0:08:55 > 0:08:57James has been clearing out the cupboards,
0:08:57 > 0:09:01as he and his family prepare to move to a new home.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- How far through the process are you? - We move tomorrow.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- You don't want to talk to me, then, do you?- Yeah, no, it's...
0:09:06 > 0:09:08It's crazy at the moment - hectic.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- Yeah, OK. I like your skateboards. - Yeah.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12You don't want to give them to me
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- to see if I can do anything with them, do you?- Of course you can.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16- There we go.- Fantastic.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- Is there another one in there, then? - Yes, there is. Here.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22They're really cool. There's something so appealing about these.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- They're in good nick.- Yeah. - If you don't mind...- Yeah.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26..I'd love to take them away, and see if I can either use
0:09:26 > 0:09:29the wheels or make something out of them and then...
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- Yeah, of course. By all means. - Yeah, that would be great.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- Can I show you what I've done? - Yeah.- Can I keep in contact?
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- Yes, of course. No problem. - Thanks ever so much.- My pleasure.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42Is James happy that Sarah's saved his boards from the bins?
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Great, I think, if they can be used,
0:09:45 > 0:09:49one man's rubbish is another man's...treasure, so, yeah...
0:09:49 > 0:09:51I look forward to seeing what happens.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56They're quite cool, aren't they?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59You know, that pop art stuff, I can see, you know,
0:09:59 > 0:10:02maybe using the skateboards to make some shelves or something,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05but I think you can make some really cool furniture on wheels to
0:10:05 > 0:10:08maybe go in a child's bedroom or something like that.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10And this looked like a very quick phase.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12These are hardly worn, these skateboards,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15so I'm really pleased to find them.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18I think there's money to be made.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Sarah's skills lie in performing radical transformations,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24not radical tricks.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27I know my limitations, and I'm not going across there on one of these.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Maybe later. Maybe I could do some practice.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32I don't think I'm that leggy. Would I be that bad?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34I think this is going to end in...
0:10:34 > 0:10:36No, it's going to end in tears. It's going to end in tears.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Well, I'll be crying, but with laughter.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40No, it's definitely not happening.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42It's not happening.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Sarah has salvaged her three items.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Norman will give the old-fashioned chest of drawers
0:10:49 > 0:10:51a new lease of life,
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Jay will bring the wooden chair bang up to date,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57while Sarah will have her work cut out creating something
0:10:57 > 0:11:00saleable from these skateboards.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04The things people chuck out never cease to amaze me
0:11:04 > 0:11:07but, luckily, I was here to save a few bits today that I think
0:11:07 > 0:11:11will prove to be real dump diamonds and bring home some big bucks.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29Welcome to Hellingly, a picturesque village in East Sussex.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31It's so peaceful -
0:11:31 > 0:11:36the soothing sound of the gently babbling brook,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38the sweet birdsong...
0:11:38 > 0:11:43MACHINE BUZZES ..and Norman happily ruining it all
0:11:43 > 0:11:46by creating a horrendous racket in his workshop.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48DRILL BUZZES
0:11:50 > 0:11:56He's blissfully unaware of what delights Sarah is wheeling his way.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59It could be something great, it could be something useless,
0:11:59 > 0:12:03but I'm sure what she'll bring will be fun and games, so...
0:12:03 > 0:12:05And what weird and wonderful ideas she might have today
0:12:05 > 0:12:08to do what we're going to do, so, erm...
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Yeah, let's rock and roll and see what happens.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14You'll be rocking back on your heels when you see
0:12:14 > 0:12:17what Sarah's rolling towards you.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19This little chest of drawers is about to undergo
0:12:19 > 0:12:21a massive transformation.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Dr Norman is going to be performing all sorts of operations
0:12:24 > 0:12:29in the hope that this is going to become saleable and desirable.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Norman?
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- Sarah... - I found your trolley outside.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- Look what I've got for you. - You found... Oh.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Is this what we're working on today, the trolley?
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- Pop it up here, then. Let's have a look.- OK, let's go for it.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44Excellent.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Go on, say something nice about it.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49We're waiting, Norman.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Nothing? No?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53All right, let's just move on.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54What are we going to do today?
0:12:54 > 0:12:58I think what we should do is use the drawers.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59Use the drawers...
0:12:59 > 0:13:03I've got an idea. How about we put all the big drawers in a line?
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Like that?
0:13:09 > 0:13:14How about turning it into a kind of console, serving side-table,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16with those drawers in it?
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Lovely, long... I want to see it, when you...
0:13:18 > 0:13:20When I walk into my Georgian house, through the front door,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- I want to see it in front of me, there.- You'll go, "Fantastic. Wow."
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Make me something that I can sell into that house.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Right, legs,
0:13:29 > 0:13:31and I think we should use a tapered-leg one -
0:13:31 > 0:13:34a nice sort of "fine" elegant...
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Elegant, eh? Sarah's liking the sound of that.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Any other elegant suggestions?
0:13:39 > 0:13:40Then we've got to decide on
0:13:40 > 0:13:42what material we're going to use on the top,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44and I think we should use floorboards.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Mmm, not so elegant.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- OK.- That's where we should go.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52I see some. What are those for?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- What, them ones?- Yeah, let's have a look at those.- Let's have a look.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Drop them on the top so I can get a feeling of, kind of,
0:13:58 > 0:13:59- what we're looking at.- Yeah.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Let's try this one. So...
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Obviously, before you get too excited,
0:14:04 > 0:14:05it's the wrong size for the table.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Yeah, but I'm just imagining...
0:14:07 > 0:14:09What will you do to that, to clean that up?
0:14:09 > 0:14:10Maybe if we just get a bit of fine wire wool
0:14:10 > 0:14:15and then just keep it nice, simple, and keep it fresh.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19I'm not sure Sarah is sold on the floorboard tabletop.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23It's time to talk budget.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25How much is this going to cost me?
0:14:25 > 0:14:26Right...
0:14:26 > 0:14:29I'll tell you what, I'm going to have to look after you today.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31We are going to do it...
0:14:31 > 0:14:36for the price of...
0:14:36 > 0:14:38225.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Perfect. See you soon.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42Not too quick!
0:14:45 > 0:14:47I'm so excited.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50That repro chest of drawers is getting a whole new look.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52It's going to be a console table and that is fabulous,
0:14:52 > 0:14:54and I'm so pleased that Norman's bought into that idea.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56I think it's going to be stunning.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03From the tiny little chest of drawers to what it is
0:15:03 > 0:15:05we are going to, erm...
0:15:05 > 0:15:09elevate it into, a six-foot wow-factor console table.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17Norman's all-in price is £225,
0:15:17 > 0:15:21but will that budget really be able to achieve the wow factor?
0:15:26 > 0:15:28This is Wolverhampton.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33People from round here are famed for their local expressions -
0:15:33 > 0:15:36for example, noggy means old-fashioned,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39and bostin' means fabulous.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43So, will Jay accept Sarah's challenge to transform the chair
0:15:43 > 0:15:45from noggy to bostin'?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51I've brought Jay a real ugly duckling here,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54and I'm hoping he can turn it into a peacock.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57There is potential to make a little bit of money here
0:15:57 > 0:16:01cos, at the moment, this is three quid at a car boot, any day.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07She knows my kind of style of working with timber
0:16:07 > 0:16:09and anything kind of mid-century modern,
0:16:09 > 0:16:12but she's brought me some interesting stuff before -
0:16:12 > 0:16:15stuff made out of metal and stuff like that,
0:16:15 > 0:16:19which I don't normally work with so, hopefully, erm...
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Yeah, I can't wait to see what she's bringing through the door.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- Hiya.- How are we doing? Are you all right? What have you got?
0:16:28 > 0:16:32It's all kissy-kissy, lovey-dovey now...
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Wait till they start haggling over the price.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42OK, it's not stylishly punching, you know, really hard, is it?
0:16:42 > 0:16:45But I'm sure you can do something with it.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48You say that it's not stylish. I think it...
0:16:48 > 0:16:49I think it's quite cool,
0:16:49 > 0:16:53and not every chair in every household
0:16:53 > 0:16:55has to be stylish, and this is quite...
0:16:55 > 0:16:57I think it's quite nice in itself.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00It's not the finest of detailing on it...
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- Yeah.- ..but I know, in your hands, you're going to make it look...
0:17:03 > 0:17:05A wee bit of a refresh.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07So, am I allowed to just go wild with this one?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- Can I do...?- Oh, yeah. - OK.- You can...
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- You can really go for it on this one.- I can go for it.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13I don't feel, you know... It was going to the tip.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- You can do what you like with it, as long as you make me some money.- OK.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20OK. Cool. So we're talking money, then. How much, how much...?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23I thought I'll leave you with a fiver.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26A fiver? To work on that?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Wow. All right...
0:17:29 > 0:17:30I'm starting, you know...
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Yeah, you're starting super low. That is...
0:17:33 > 0:17:34In its current state,
0:17:34 > 0:17:37if I saw this at a car boot, I'd pay three quid for it,
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- and I'd be haggling, you know? - Yeah. Yeah.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41So we have got to elevate this.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Top whack, in my wildest dreams, one chair on its own -
0:17:44 > 0:17:46am I going to get 75 quid for it?
0:17:46 > 0:17:52Yeah. So that's going to be very, very tight on the creativity.
0:17:52 > 0:17:53Come on, now, Jay -
0:17:53 > 0:17:57where's that positive can-do attitude we know and love?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00But it is a beautiful chair in itself,
0:18:00 > 0:18:01and it could be made even better.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03That's why I come to you, you see, cos I know that
0:18:03 > 0:18:05when I come back, I'm going to go, "Oh, Jay, I love it,"
0:18:05 > 0:18:08because, at the moment, I'm not terribly keen.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Give it your special Jay magic and we have a chance.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Sarah's leaving Jay a budget of £45,
0:18:19 > 0:18:24but has given him free rein to unleash his makeover magic.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27I feel a bit guilty about driving such a hard bargain there,
0:18:27 > 0:18:30but I'm hoping Jay can really strut his stuff with that chair,
0:18:30 > 0:18:35and create something that is really beautiful, and has some value to it.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40I'm hoping to do something really creative with this,
0:18:40 > 0:18:43so Sarah will be able to sell it on for at least £70,
0:18:43 > 0:18:44and it should be...
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Someone should buy this for £70 after I've finished with it,
0:18:47 > 0:18:49cos it's a really solid chair, really sturdy,
0:18:49 > 0:18:53and I know she said she'll probably spend about...
0:18:53 > 0:18:55I'd say about four quid at a car-boot sale,
0:18:55 > 0:18:59but, after it's been jazzed up, it should be able to reach 70.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02A little bit more, probably. Probably even £80.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Jay will need to come up with a quick and simple idea to
0:19:06 > 0:19:11stay within the £45 budget, without scrimping on the style.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Sarah's dropped off the chest of drawers and the chair.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Now, back at home in Sussex, she has to get her thinking cap on
0:19:28 > 0:19:32and transform these skateboards from trash to cash.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38And how's she going to do that?
0:19:38 > 0:19:42I'll tell you - by combining these with this lot.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45I had these lying around, and these are perfect.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47They used to be a couple of old side tables,
0:19:47 > 0:19:49but they've got lovely beech legs,
0:19:49 > 0:19:53and the fittings that I can use to go straight on here,
0:19:53 > 0:19:56to make a pair of fantastic side tables.
0:19:56 > 0:19:57How hard could it be?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Erm...very?
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- DRILL BUZZES - Oh, I love it.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08I think this will be one of those "believe it when I see it" jobs.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Cos I'm a hoarder, I will keep those.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14(You never know when you might need them.)
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- DRILL BUZZES - This one is sheared off.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20SHE GROANS
0:20:20 > 0:20:24DRILL BUZZES
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Cheap nuts.
0:20:25 > 0:20:31For problem nuts, I find it helps to have a hacksaw handy...
0:20:31 > 0:20:35and, if that fails, give them a bash with a hammer.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41These are going to be amazing,
0:20:41 > 0:20:45and I was hoping to make a pair of side tables but I'm thinking...
0:20:45 > 0:20:48that one big one, with these two together,
0:20:48 > 0:20:49might work really well.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57Sarah has taken the skateboard to bits, and now she's going to
0:20:57 > 0:21:01put it back together again, just in a different order.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06Sarah wants to ensure every piece has a purpose in her new creation.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12These were the brackets that the trucks were on originally,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15on the other side, so they should fit nice and neatly back
0:21:15 > 0:21:17in there, and they've got a good angle on them
0:21:17 > 0:21:21so once I've screwed this in place on here,
0:21:21 > 0:21:24they're going to have a really cool look to them.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27I've just got to get the wheels on that angle.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Like that...
0:21:30 > 0:21:31Perfect.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33The wheels will be the table feet
0:21:33 > 0:21:37and the bottom of the skateboards become the tabletop.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41Now it's all making sense - kind of.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Reflecting the bright and bold colours of the boards,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Sarah is spray-painting the legs a brilliant orange.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52I have to shake these for three minutes. Come back when I'm done.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58Just enough time to check on the latest trends.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Can you see any skateboard side tables?
0:22:01 > 0:22:03No? Thought not.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Sarah's forked out for a few screws costing £3.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12The rest were bits and bobs she had around her home,
0:22:12 > 0:22:15so the side table won't break the bank,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18but is it all just too wacky?
0:22:24 > 0:22:28In East Sussex, Norman is still thinking about the budget
0:22:28 > 0:22:32he agreed with Sarah to transform the chest of drawers.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37I've been very kind to her, and we've quoted, erm, 225.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40You know, making a console table just over six foot long
0:22:40 > 0:22:42and everything - that's a great, great price.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45SAW BUZZES
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Sarah challenged Norman to create a table that would
0:22:48 > 0:22:51look at home in a grand Georgian house.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56He's crafting elegantly tapered legs from fresh timber
0:22:56 > 0:22:58that he hopes will add a dash of panache.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04And how does he ensure that each taper is identical?
0:23:04 > 0:23:06He made himself a little gizmo, look.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09I think that should be just about spot on.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11So, make sure the blades start hot again,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14and then we can whop it through,
0:23:14 > 0:23:16and then you can see how we make the legs.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Low-tech but effective.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22He knows what he's doing, does Norman.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24TOOL BUZZES
0:23:27 > 0:23:30For the tabletop, he is using salvaged floorboards
0:23:30 > 0:23:32that he's glued together.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37We've got the top already glued up.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40We obviously cleaned the edges up,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43squirted the glue down and then cramped it up and left it to dry.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47So, the next stage is, we've got to take the glue off,
0:23:47 > 0:23:49so we'll start with that first.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53We've just got to carefully just take it off,
0:23:53 > 0:23:56and not try and chip the... the wood.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59I like working with the old timber cos it's got character in it
0:23:59 > 0:24:02and it's got life in it, so, yeah, it's the best part of it.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11A little wood filler is used to smooth the surface.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17We'll give it ten minutes to dry,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20and then we'll be able to then go on to the next part.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25Norman is using a fine wire wool to clean up the floorboards,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28as he wants to retain the well-worn character,
0:24:28 > 0:24:31but the top is the focal point of every table,
0:24:31 > 0:24:36so will scruffed-up wood really give Sarah the grandeur she's after?
0:24:47 > 0:24:51In Wolverhampton, Jay is pondering his creative options.
0:24:54 > 0:25:00I'm thinking probably two, maybe three colours, erm, with this one.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04He has to keep time and materials to a minimum to make sure
0:25:04 > 0:25:07he doesn't go over his £45 budget.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Sometimes what tends to happen is you start to paint
0:25:10 > 0:25:13and then the design comes to you,
0:25:13 > 0:25:15so what I'm going to do is just play it by ear.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18You guys are going to, erm, see as this...
0:25:18 > 0:25:20creatively unfolds.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27This is a free-form design odyssey into the unknown.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30It's upcycling jazz.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32So I'm going to do black all over,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35but I'm going to pick out some highlights with some colour.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38To me, anyway, those two work really, really well together,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40looking at it from a bird's eye view...
0:25:42 > 0:25:48So really, really thin layers is what this one requires,
0:25:48 > 0:25:50and most paint, anyway, when I'm using it,
0:25:50 > 0:25:53I always do it very thinly,
0:25:53 > 0:25:57simply because I want the colour to build up,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00rather than dab on a load of paint.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Jay is using chalk paint.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07It requires no surface preparation,
0:26:07 > 0:26:10and it comes premixed with a wax finish,
0:26:10 > 0:26:12which protects the paint against wear and tear -
0:26:12 > 0:26:15both big time-savers.
0:26:17 > 0:26:18Hmm...
0:26:18 > 0:26:24So, sometimes what I tend to do is just try to imagine the chair,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27erm, finished and seeing if that looks all right.
0:26:27 > 0:26:34To me, now, that looks a little bit lopsided
0:26:34 > 0:26:36so I would need something else added in there
0:26:36 > 0:26:41or, I'm thinking, the pink doesn't work.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44It might end up just being two colours.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Changing the design will take time,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50and that could have a knock-on effect to the cost.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55What I'm going to do...
0:26:55 > 0:26:59is add the black because, at the moment, the pink and the blue
0:26:59 > 0:27:01are not working as well together,
0:27:01 > 0:27:06and it's probably because I can see a lot of the brown,
0:27:06 > 0:27:10so I need to have the black, really, on there.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18We could be witnessing creative genius at work...
0:27:21 > 0:27:25..or a project spiralling out of time and over budget.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Back at Sarah's workshop...
0:27:34 > 0:27:40..she's hard at it, combining two skateboards to make a side table.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44This is pretty basic but I think, by the time I've sanded it
0:27:44 > 0:27:47and smoothed it right down, and trimmed that bit up...
0:27:49 > 0:27:52..that is going to make a good base for that table.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55I'm not putting my cup of tea on that.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Using as much of the old stuff that I've got as possible,
0:28:00 > 0:28:04so they should fit in my fittings that I've got.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Phew.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11And I'm going to have a lovely pair of angled legs,
0:28:11 > 0:28:14using all the fittings from the skateboards.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Every screw, bolt and nut has been reused -
0:28:17 > 0:28:20apart from the one she hacked off with the saw -
0:28:20 > 0:28:23so these skateboards can have a new purpose in life.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Sarah is ingenious. It's off-the-wall and wacky.
0:28:33 > 0:28:39The design is brash and the concept, well, it's bizarre.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41I've got to be honest, it's not my type of thing,
0:28:41 > 0:28:45but the proof will be, as always, in the profit.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50It's turned out really not too bad,
0:28:50 > 0:28:53given the fact that it was just a couple of old skateboards.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56And my kids love it so I'm hoping, a bit of a target audience -
0:28:56 > 0:28:59people their age - maybe they want this in their bedroom,
0:28:59 > 0:29:02they want it next to their TV when they're playing games,
0:29:02 > 0:29:03or something like that.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05So I'm hoping there are a few people who'd like to buy it.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13Sarah first spied these skateboards in James's boot.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16She loved their brash designs.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19They're really cool.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Oh, there's something so appealing about them.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- These are in good nick.- Yeah.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27James was quite philosophical about it all.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30One man's rubbish is another man's...treasure.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Wise words, my friend. Wise words.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42And in complete agreement is Nick from online retailers
0:29:42 > 0:29:47Smithers of Stamford, specialists in retro and recycled furniture.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53Sarah invited him to see it, and enticed him into purchasing it.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59I've never seen a thing like this before, so that's really quirky.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Will its quirkiness earn James a few quid?
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Despite best efforts, I haven't been able to contact James,
0:30:07 > 0:30:09who gave me the skateboards at the tip,
0:30:09 > 0:30:13but I can say I'm really pleased with a £50 profit from the sale of
0:30:13 > 0:30:18the little table, and that is going to go straight to Children In Need.
0:30:18 > 0:30:23Sarah spent £3 on screws and agreed a £53 sale price with Nick,
0:30:23 > 0:30:27so she could hand over a nice and neat £50 profit,
0:30:27 > 0:30:29which is on its way to charity.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39We're back in Hellingly, East Sussex, in Norman's workshop.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42He's preparing for the grand unveiling of what was
0:30:42 > 0:30:48a chest of drawers and is now, hopefully, an elegant console table.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Now, if Norman has managed to pull this off, it's going to be
0:30:53 > 0:30:57a right result because that chest of drawers was tragic,
0:30:57 > 0:30:59and I'm hoping it's now terrific.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02I think she's going to love it.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06If she don't, well... I don't know what I'm going to say.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10I'm sure your work will do the talking for you, Norman.
0:31:17 > 0:31:18Wow.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21The drawers inspired Sarah's big idea,
0:31:21 > 0:31:23which Norman has brought stunningly to life.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28The floorboards have been finished with a clear varnish,
0:31:28 > 0:31:31which brings up the grain exposed by the wire wool
0:31:31 > 0:31:34and the natural patina of the well-worn wood.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Norman's choice of tapered legs adds elegance.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50The combination of the hand-painted fresh timber
0:31:50 > 0:31:54and the salvaged floorboards sit in perfect harmony.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03I'm impressed, but what about the boss?
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- Norman?- Hiya.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- How are you?- Yeah, I'm good. You?
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- Really well. How are things? - Fantastic, yeah, good.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16What have you been up to, then?
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Making this chest of drawers into your console table.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22You are joking. Is that really it?
0:32:22 > 0:32:24That is the one, yep.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27How exciting!
0:32:27 > 0:32:29That is beautiful.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Lovely tapering on the legs, a really fine look underneath...
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- Yeah.- Nice colour. - The colour's great.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Obviously we picked the top - the nice reclaimed timbers.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42We've left the, erm, the wear in it and everything,
0:32:42 > 0:32:44and it looks really, really good.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46I absolutely love it.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- Fantastic. That's what I wanted you to say.- It's stunning.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52It's... It's sympathetic, it's clever,
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- and it's reusing. - The proportions look good, as well.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Beautiful. Perfect.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Budget-wise...
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Well, we've given you a really good trade price,
0:33:00 > 0:33:02and we've done it for 225 like we said.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04We haven't gone over budget - nothing.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07- That's, that's, that's fantastic. - Yeah.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I mean, that's good. I really appreciate you, you know,
0:33:09 > 0:33:13keeping it in budget because, erm, you've created something amazing.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15- Those boards just bring it to life, don't they?- Oh, they sing.
0:33:15 > 0:33:16Oh, they sing, yeah.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- I cannot believe you've made that out of that chest of drawers.- Yeah.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21It's got the lovely Georgian appeal
0:33:21 > 0:33:23- and that is going to sell beautifully.- Yeah.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25- It will do.- Thank you so much.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30I'm really, really pleased with the...
0:33:30 > 0:33:32with the way it looks and everything.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35The proportions are great, we've picked the right top for it,
0:33:35 > 0:33:37and it's just all pulled together really, really well.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40It really does look the business. It really, really does.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45I love Norman cos he's old school, isn't he?
0:33:45 > 0:33:48And he has created something fantastic out of that
0:33:48 > 0:33:50old chest of drawers and, with that kind of budget,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53I'm going to sell that at a profit, for sure.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57They were destined for the dump
0:33:57 > 0:34:01when Sarah first caught a glimpse of Michelle's drawers.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04That looks nice and shiny to be dropped off at the tip.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08They may have looked antique, but they were built in the 1980s
0:34:08 > 0:34:11and, for Michelle, their time had passed.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13We've brought it from the hall at home.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16We've just all redecorated and bought new furniture for there,
0:34:16 > 0:34:18so we're finished with it.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Michelle may have been finished, but Sarah was just getting started.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30With the makeover complete, it was an easy sell to
0:34:30 > 0:34:35specialist antique and upcycling shop The Old Cinema in London.
0:34:39 > 0:34:46Now Sarah's on her way to Michelle's home, to tell her the good news.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- Hello.- Hi, Michelle, how are you doing?- I'm fine, thanks. And you?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- Yeah, very well.- Good, good.- Nice to see you again.- You, too, yeah.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Much smarter, isn't it, than where we last met?
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- Yes, yes. - Yeah, it's beautiful here, isn't it?
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Erm, I said I would come back to you
0:35:01 > 0:35:03if I could do anything with your chest of drawers.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Did you wonder what we might do?
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Yeah, because it's quite polished, isn't it? So I did wonder...
0:35:08 > 0:35:11It's not like raw wood, when you can rub it down,
0:35:11 > 0:35:12so I did wonder what you'd...
0:35:12 > 0:35:14yeah, would do with it, so...
0:35:14 > 0:35:15Well, I actually had some help
0:35:15 > 0:35:17because I took it to a great guy called Norman,
0:35:17 > 0:35:20who specialises in recycling furniture,
0:35:20 > 0:35:22and I've got a picture of it to show you,
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- and I think you might be quite surprised.- Yeah.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28- So, this is probably how you remember it.- Yes. Definitely.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29Yup. And, are you ready for this,
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- cos I think this is quite a transformation?- Yeah, go on, then.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- Wow. Wow.- It ended up...
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Oh, gosh, yeah.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- So, what do you think? - That looks really different.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41I would never recognise, never have picked it out...
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Gosh, that looks really good.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45That's brilliant, yeah. Yeah, very clever.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47- It is quite a commercial piece... - Yes.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50..and, erm, the first person who saw it snatched it up.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- Really? - Here's some profit today with you.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- In fact, I've got...- Oh, lovely. - I've got £100 here, for you.- Wow.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- Wow, I didn't expect that.- So... - That's fantastic, thank you.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Oh, it's an absolute pleasure. I was really pleased.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03I really didn't expect that. Not at all. Thank you.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Go on, tell me, what will you do with £100?
0:36:05 > 0:36:06Well, we're still busy trying,
0:36:06 > 0:36:08- cos we had a flood just before Christmas...- Oh, no.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11So we're still trying to get everything back to normal
0:36:11 > 0:36:13from then, so I think we'll probably put it towards
0:36:13 > 0:36:15some of the, the things we've been doing there.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Or we've been married 20 years next month -
0:36:17 > 0:36:19we may use it to go out for a meal or something so, yeah...
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- Oh, great.- It'll come in handy. - Excellent.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- Oh, well, I'm sorry to hear about the flood.- Yeah.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- They're very unsettling, aren't they?- Yes.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Maybe go for, yeah, some sort of champagne night out
0:36:28 > 0:36:29- to forget about it all.- Yes.
0:36:29 > 0:36:30It was great to catch up again
0:36:30 > 0:36:33and thank you so much for letting me have your old chest of drawers.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- Thank you, and thanks for this. Thank you.- Oh, it's a pleasure.
0:36:36 > 0:36:37Nice to see you again.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- Lovely to... Yes, thank you. - Bye-bye.- Thanks, then. Bye.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Well, that was lovely.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Michelle really liked what we did with her old chest of drawers,
0:36:47 > 0:36:51and I think Norman achieved a great deal, and she's got £100 to go
0:36:51 > 0:36:54and celebrate her 20th wedding anniversary.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Norman charged Sarah £225 for his handiwork.
0:37:00 > 0:37:07Sarah sold it for £325, putting £100 profit in Michelle's pocket.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16In Wolverhampton, at Jay's workshop,
0:37:16 > 0:37:18he's getting ready for Sarah's arrival,
0:37:18 > 0:37:21for a thumbs up or down to his renovation.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28I'm really pleased I managed to save the Ercol-style chair
0:37:28 > 0:37:31because, after years of being well-used and well-loved,
0:37:31 > 0:37:33it was being thrown away, reluctantly,
0:37:33 > 0:37:37but I'm hoping that Jay and his fantastic style has recreated
0:37:37 > 0:37:40something that would be welcomed back into anybody's home.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Has Jay succeeded in jazzing up the retro chair?
0:37:53 > 0:37:57Jay's creative instincts have served him well.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59He kept to his original concept.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05The soft pastel shades give this chair a cosy feel,
0:38:05 > 0:38:09but the sky-blue and pale-pink detailing pop and catch the eye.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Chalk paints have a rustic texture.
0:38:17 > 0:38:22Jay has used this to give the chair the subtly distressed finish.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25It feels vintage, in keeping with the original styling.
0:38:28 > 0:38:33I think Jay's come up trumps again, but what about Sarah?
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- Hello.- How are you doing? Are you all right?
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- You like it?- It's neat.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41I think that really looks really nice.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43You've got the chalk paint out.
0:38:43 > 0:38:48Yeah. I'm not a brilliant chalk paint expert, I must admit.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50There are people that can probably do a far better job than me,
0:38:50 > 0:38:53but I love working with chalk paint cos there's no rubbing down.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56It's just straightforward - slap it on and there you go.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58You've got some candy colours in there,
0:38:58 > 0:39:00and they're working really well with the grey.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- You like it, yeah?- Yeah, I think you've done well.- Thank you.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Jay's got the thumbs up for the style,
0:39:05 > 0:39:09but has he kept to the £45 budget they agreed?
0:39:10 > 0:39:13A quick and easy job, erm, with chalk paint.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15£45 - can't go wrong.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17I think it looks quite cool, actually.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- I can't ask for more than that.- No?
0:39:19 > 0:39:22For 45 quid that is... It's great.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23You've picked all the good points
0:39:23 > 0:39:26and made them look so much better than they did,
0:39:26 > 0:39:29and I can see that going into interiors magazines anywhere.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32- Job done.- Right. OK. Cool.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33I'm happy, you're happy, and then,
0:39:33 > 0:39:36hopefully, the person who it goes to, they'll be happy as well,
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- so happy all around.- Brilliant.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Well, let me take that away and, erm, try and get it sold
0:39:40 > 0:39:43and I'll pass on the happiness when I find out who takes it.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- All right, no problem. - Thanks again.- You take care now.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51For £45, it's a really cheap and quick and easy job to do.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52It's a solid chair, as I said before,
0:39:52 > 0:39:54and it's going to last the test of time, really.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57It's... It's a good, strong chair.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Well, Jay has managed to pump a bit of cool into our wan single chair.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06He's really lifted it with those lovely pastel colours,
0:40:06 > 0:40:10and I'm hoping to squeeze a little bit of profit out of it, too.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19Sarah first came across the chair just as owner Don was about to
0:40:19 > 0:40:21sling it in the skip...
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- It's really heavy, isn't it? - Yeah.- It's got a good look.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27I do feel guilty about throwing this away.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29..so he was happy Sarah saved it.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37And, with its colourful redesign, Sarah was able to sell it to Nick,
0:40:37 > 0:40:40who also bought the skateboard side table.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46It's time to bring Don up to date with his chair's upcycling odyssey.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50- Hello again, Don.- Hello. Hello, Sarah.- How are you doing?
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Very well, thank you. Yeah.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55I said, when we last met, that if I could do something
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- with your lovely old chair I would be back in touch...- Yeah.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01..and, although it was maybe a little, erm,
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- old-fashioned looking, it was... - It was dated, yeah.- Dated?
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Yeah, probably dated, but do you know something?
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Dated is now called retro, retro is vintage,
0:41:08 > 0:41:10- and vintage sells, so... - Oh, right. Right.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14It went off to Wolverhampton, to a fantastic guy called Jay Blades.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- Right.- Now, I'll be keen to know what you think about it,
0:41:17 > 0:41:18so I've got some pictures.
0:41:18 > 0:41:19Oh, right, yes.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Here is your chair.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22Oh, yeah.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24So, what he's done to it...
0:41:24 > 0:41:28- Right, right. Wow. - Now, he has painted it,
0:41:28 > 0:41:29and he's added some colour.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Oh, right.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- Do you approve?- Quite different, quite different, yeah.
0:41:34 > 0:41:35Transformed it, hasn't it?
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- Yeah, it has given it a new lease of life and...- Really, yeah.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40- Oh, yeah. Yeah. - Yes, he worked on it beautifully,
0:41:40 > 0:41:43and the colours make it actually quite commercial.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- Right. Yeah.- So, I have got some profit to hand over to you.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- I have got...- Really?
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- ..£25 here.- Oh!
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- The profit from your old chair.- Oh!
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- That's for you to keep, to do whatever you like.- Well...
0:41:56 > 0:41:57Thanks very much indeed.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59What will you do with that? Any ideas?
0:41:59 > 0:42:01A worthwhile charity, I think. Yeah.
0:42:01 > 0:42:02Oh, well, that's a lovely idea,
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- and thank you so much for letting us have your chair.- Yeah.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06It was a sweet little thing,
0:42:06 > 0:42:08- and I'm glad it made a little bit of profit.- Yeah.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Hopefully, people will be inspired to pick up a paintbrush
0:42:10 > 0:42:12- and do something with their own chairs.- OK.- OK?
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- And it was lovely to catch up with you.- Yeah, brilliant.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- It's been a pleasure.- Take care. - Been a pleasure.- Bye-bye.- Thank you.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Well, that was a lovely chair, a lovely result,
0:42:23 > 0:42:26and a lovely £25 going to good causes.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Jay charged £45 for the makeover.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36Sarah sold it for 70, making a profit of £25.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45Sarah rescued a variety of eclectic items
0:42:45 > 0:42:48that have now been transformed,
0:42:48 > 0:42:52handing money over to their owners and charity.
0:42:52 > 0:42:57That's a job well and truly done.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Well, that's three things saved from the tip,
0:42:59 > 0:43:03and handing over wedges of cash is just the icing on the cake,
0:43:03 > 0:43:06and it just goes to show, with a little imagination,
0:43:06 > 0:43:08you really can make Money For Nothing.