0:00:03 > 0:00:07Clearing out the whole three-piece suite, are you?
0:00:07 > 0:00:10How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:10 > 0:00:11What have you been smashing up?
0:00:11 > 0:00:14The answer could be hiding in over 20-million tonnes of
0:00:14 > 0:00:18household waste thrown out by us every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Can I have them?
0:00:19 > 0:00:22You're welcome to them, they're only going in the skip.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her hands
0:00:25 > 0:00:28on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate maker, buyer and user of old staff.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37And I've turned that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I make new stuff out of old stuff and I sell it for a profit.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:45 > 0:00:47I think we can really be quite playful with this.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50I could make several mankinis out of this, couldn't I?
0:00:50 > 0:00:53..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Oh, that's such a relief.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57..valuable...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Oh, it looks all shiny.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..and hopefully saleable items.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04I love them. You are a gem.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits
0:01:08 > 0:01:12back to the very people who had no idea there was cash to be made
0:01:12 > 0:01:14from their trash.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16I really can't believe that. That's amazing.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31Today, Sarah is in Altrincham at the Woodhouse Lane Recycling Centre.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36Here, a whole load of Greater Manchester's surplus gets sorted.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Look at that. That is a department store for rubbish.
0:01:39 > 0:01:40A playground for junk.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43A mass of opportunity lies just there.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45In fact, I don't know what I'm doing here.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47I'm off to see what I can find.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Sarah's looking to salvage three skip-bound items
0:01:50 > 0:01:53into which she can breathe new life.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Come with me, let's go and find something. Come on.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57It's really good fun, you should try it.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Not here though cos you get told off.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01Sarah had a point.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05She has special permission to rake the refuse in Altrincham,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09so don't you dash down here hoping to do the same.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Two folks who have dashed down here with stuff to dump
0:02:12 > 0:02:15are mum Wendy and daughter Rachel.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Is there loot lurking in their boot?
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- Hello, hello.- Hi.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Now what... What's a pair of nice girls like you
0:02:23 > 0:02:25doing with that dirty chunk of metal?
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- Erm...- Are you helping? Shall I help you get it out?- Yes.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- How did you get that in there then?- Struggled.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32No, it's not coming out.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Wendy and Rachel are turfing out an old water tank.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Come on, girls, give it some welly.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Oh, well done, mind your car.
0:02:40 > 0:02:41Fantastic. Pop it down.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Pop it down on the floor, let's have a look at it.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45So, who's is this?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- It's Rachel's really.- Oh, really?
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- Are you having some work done? - Yes, we are. Yes. Yeah.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56With this being like 50 years old,
0:02:56 > 0:02:58it's not acceptable to have it in the house.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01It's probably slightly past its best, isn't it?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- But you haven't been drinking out of that then?- Yes.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- Have you?- Yeah, yeah, it has.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- Yeah. That's why it had to go.- Yeah.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12I'm sure it's improved your immune system no end.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15If it's all right to say please may I have it,
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- if I can make something out of it. - Of course.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Can I come and find you and show you what I've done?
0:03:19 > 0:03:20Yes, you can. Brilliant.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25Galvanised water tanks can be found in lofts of older houses.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30They often supply cold water to all areas but the kitchen.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32These days, they're plastic.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36But these old tanks can be made into all kinds of things, so I'm told.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Any thoughts, Rachel and Wendy?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40A table.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Pubs tend to go for all that stuff, don't they?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44The old-fashioned stuff.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47You know, but it will be interesting to see what she does out of it.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Well, this is beautiful, isn't it? Look, it's got rivets,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53it's got rust, it's got old taps sticking out of it.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Well, I think it needs saving.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57It's got a lovely look to it
0:03:57 > 0:03:59because you can't recreate age like this.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01I've got a big plan for this.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04And I think you're going to love it in the end.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07But currently not looking good.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10I think you're going to need some help with this one, Sarah.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Just as well you know who to take it to.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19Introducing Lorna and Clinton, the Junk Gypsies.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22This pair are on board the eco-locomotive,
0:04:22 > 0:04:26steaming down the tracks to a greener future.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Combining Lorna's upholstery skills and Clinton's design talents,
0:04:30 > 0:04:34they deliver quality handmade furniture with that
0:04:34 > 0:04:37steampunk feel that's very on trend.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45Using salvaged material gives you an opportunity to not just be
0:04:45 > 0:04:46cleaner and greener,
0:04:46 > 0:04:50but it gives you a chance to preserve pieces of history.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52We're like yin and yang.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57Like, I love all the soft, fluffy, warm, clean side of it.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- Clinton...- I just love the rust and the dirt and the grime.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03But, actually, the collaboration of the two,
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- that's what makes our small company work.- Yeah.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- We work well together, don't we, love?- We do.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10It's difficult to see the soft, fluffy side,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13but I think Clinton's going to be happy.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22One item down, two more to find.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27If people didn't know that Sarah was here today, they do now.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29BELL RINGS
0:05:30 > 0:05:31It wasn't me.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33Now, if you hear that,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36that means there's rubbish and we've got to go and find it. Ready?
0:05:36 > 0:05:37BELL RINGS
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Oh, all right, give it a rest, Sarah.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41While my ears stop ringing,
0:05:41 > 0:05:44why don't you see what Roy's got in his boot.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Oh, that's got lovely legs, hasn't it?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- Hello.- Oh, hello there. Yeah, hi.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50They're not bad.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Have you had those legs long?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Since I was a child. They were my parents'.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59My parents bought this in Manchester a long, long time ago.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01And it's just sort of followed them.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- And in the last 20-odd years, followed my wife and I around.- OK.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05But it's time for a change.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07It looks like it had a lot of style.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10I bet when this was first bought, it was pride of place, wasn't it?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Oh, I think so, it came with a little single wardrobe and it came
0:06:13 > 0:06:16with a double wardrobe and it's got mirrors the go on the back of it.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Oh, really? Lovely.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- It does that and then two side mirrors that go with it.- Yeah.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24So I understand why you might think that's dated.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Just before you slide it in there, can I have it instead?
0:06:28 > 0:06:29You're more than welcome to it.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Is it going to a good home?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33It definitely would be going to a good home.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34And if it would be all right,
0:06:34 > 0:06:37I'd love to catch up with you and show you what happens to it.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39I'd be delighted. No, no, no issue at all.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- Lovely.- Yeah, that's nice.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42I normally say, "Can I take this away now,"
0:06:42 > 0:06:45but what would be really helpful is if you could help me.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47I'd be delighted to.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- I think just off this way would be lovely.- All right.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- The old things are always heavier than the new ones.- Certainly are.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Roy's dressing table and mirror combo are a hit with Sarah
0:06:57 > 0:06:59as she sees a future for them.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04But does Roy have any ideas what could happen to them?
0:07:04 > 0:07:05I haven't got a clue.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08I hardly think she's going to paint it in green gloss paint
0:07:08 > 0:07:10or something, but maybe she is. No, I don't know.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12I know nothing about restoration,
0:07:12 > 0:07:15I just know the way it was and what it was meant to be.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17And what will be will be.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23This is just the kind of piece of furniture that you see all
0:07:23 > 0:07:26the time given a lovely new coat of chalk paint
0:07:26 > 0:07:27and upcycled for somebody's bedroom.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29I think we can make it more cutting-edge though.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31It's got a good shape, it's got nice legs.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33And some really useful mirrors,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35so something must be able to be done with this.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38And Sarah knows just the chap to take this on.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Master carpenter Norman Wilkinson.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Norman's skill and attention to detail
0:07:47 > 0:07:49shines through in everything he makes.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52And Sarah is never disappointed.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Oh, what Sarah brings, well, it gets a bit more diverse every time.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59It tests you. It can be fun.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02As long as the job comes out looking good, saleable and someone
0:08:02 > 0:08:05loves it at the end of it, that's all the matters.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Norman brings with him over 25 years of experience
0:08:09 > 0:08:11and is the definition of old school.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14I'm not into this modern world and the modern sayings.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Upcycling is a new word, I mean, we create I suppose.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20That's what we call it.
0:08:20 > 0:08:21I'm one of the lucky people in life.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24I get up in the morning, I look forward to coming to work.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26So can't ask for any more than that, can I?
0:08:27 > 0:08:32That enthusiasm might be dampened somewhat when Norman claps his eyes
0:08:32 > 0:08:35on the old dressing table Sarah's saved for him.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44With two items secured, Sarah needs to find one more.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47One that she can transform at home.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50That is what I'm after.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Not that.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Well, you might find something in the back of Robert's boot.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Oh, are they prints?
0:08:59 > 0:09:00Not sure.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Are these yours then?- They are.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Have they been up in the sitting-room them?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Unfortunately, they've been hidden away in the attic.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08So we're just clearing them out.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10What do you think of them then?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- Are these your cup of tea? - Not my cup of tea, no, myself.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15But, you know, I can see them being hung on the wall in
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- a nice house somewhere.- OK.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19What's that? Hold on.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22Maleter.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25"Paul Maleter is a young Hungarian artist
0:09:25 > 0:09:27"living in Holland since 1958."
0:09:27 > 0:09:30What's the reckoning, is Paul Maleter going to be...
0:09:30 > 0:09:32I reckon he's just going to be...
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- A good bet?- Well, safe to say, yeah. A good bet.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39I think there is something about them that means they
0:09:39 > 0:09:41shouldn't go in there.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44By all means, if you think there's something about them,
0:09:44 > 0:09:46I'm happy, free to a good home.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48I'll take them away and if I find out they're worth anything,
0:09:48 > 0:09:51or people just snap them up, I'll be back in touch.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- Yeah, no worries.- Thanks very much. - Oh, you'll need that.- Oh, yeah.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- That's provenance, you know. - Yeah, that's traceability.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Provenance is a massive, massive thing in the art world.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01But thank you so much for these.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- OK, no worries. - OK, bye-bye.- Bye now.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Provenance is just a fancy word
0:10:06 > 0:10:09for the history of the ownership of a painting.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13But it is important as it can help confirm the authenticity of
0:10:13 > 0:10:15a work of art.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Can Robert see the same potential as Sarah?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21I'm not surprised that somebody wanted them because there's
0:10:21 > 0:10:23someone out there who will always want something.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25But hopefully she can have them repaired,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28touched up and cleaned, and find a good home for them.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Me too, Robert. As long as it's not mine.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35They look to me like they are painted at the end of the '60s,
0:10:35 > 0:10:37they've got cheeky street appeal.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38They're kitsch.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41But he was quite good at it, wasn't he?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Definitely something here.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47That makes up our three items.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50The water tank will go to Lorna and Clinton,
0:10:50 > 0:10:53the dressing table will get the Norman treatment
0:10:53 > 0:10:57and Sarah will try and muster up a masterpiece with the paintings.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02Well, that lot didn't make the cut,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05but the other finds have been fabulous.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Let's go and make some money.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13For our first stop,
0:11:13 > 0:11:17we're off to the village of Dodford in the outskirts of Bromsgrove.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Sarah's lugged along the rusty water tank
0:11:20 > 0:11:22to see what Lorna and Clinton make of it.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29I actually hope I can get my hands on some metal, some wood,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33something really bulky that I can turn in to a bit of a showpiece.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- I'm praying for a chair. - You want a chair?
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- I want a really old chair.- OK.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Uh-oh.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Well, I suppose you could sit on it.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43If you had to.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Well, it's looking a bit decrepit, isn't it?
0:11:47 > 0:11:48Look at all that rust coming out of it.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51I'm hoping that Lorna and Clinton won't get put off when I show them.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52I've got a few ideas,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55so I think they might be able to make a little something out of this.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59It's going to take a bit more than a really good PR job, if you ask me.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Come and see this, look.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03I saw this and I thought of you.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Wow.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06Is that the right thing?
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Not a chair.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09Definitely not a chair.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Actually, I've got some really good ideas for it.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13I think might keep you both busy.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- Shall we get it inside? - Fab. Let's go for it.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Another day I don't need to go to the gym.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Looks right at home, doesn't it?
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- What is it? - Lorna, you must love the interior.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Look at that beautiful build-up of rust in there.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- It's awesome.- I wanted rust, I wanted metal. I'm semi-happy.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36So you've got everything you wanted.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37Don't worry, I mean,
0:12:37 > 0:12:40let's brainstorm a little bit and see what we can do with it.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43I've seen them made into great coffee tables,
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- people make cupboards out of them, put doors on the front.- Yeah.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50But I was wondering what would happen if we cut it in half.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54Maybe make a coffee table and some sort of padded footstool
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- ottoman thing out of it.- OK.- OK.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- Does that sound possible? - Yeah, sounds good.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03So what we're talking is maybe cutting it in half. Yeah.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05I'll take the top portion,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08I'll make that and focus on making a coffee table.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10I'll leave this bottom portion to you
0:13:10 > 0:13:13and then we can come together and then we'll see...
0:13:13 > 0:13:14We'll see if it works.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Well, there's your plan.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Although Lorna isn't that convinced.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22She has the task of making the bottom portion
0:13:22 > 0:13:24of this rusty old tank into a footstool.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27While Clinton makes the top half into a coffee table.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Now, how much will all that cost?
0:13:30 > 0:13:34I'm thinking overall cost including materials and bits and bobs,
0:13:34 > 0:13:36I'm thinking around...
0:13:36 > 0:13:37265. Normally, I would say
0:13:37 > 0:13:41they're about 50 quid if you wanted to buy one.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44But because you've already brought it I probably say...about 265.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46265 is fab.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48You're creating two pieces of furniture.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50We can either sell them as a pair, or sell them separately.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- So, if you're happy with that, I'm happy with that.- I'm happy.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Yeah, I'm happy. I think for 265, if it does go to plan,
0:13:57 > 0:14:00we can create two things which are going to be stunning.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Great, sounds like a good plan to me.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04265 for two pieces of furniture.
0:14:04 > 0:14:05- Go for it.- Happy with that.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Yeah, yeah, fantastic.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- Hope it goes well and give me a shout when it's ready.- OK.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- Nice to see you. - Lovely to see you again.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- Nice to see you, good luck. - Bye, see you soon.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Well, we always work really well together anyway,
0:14:17 > 0:14:18so that's not really my worry.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23My worry is if it doesn't go to plan, it's going to be a disaster.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Yeah.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- Yeah.- It's just not a chair, is it?
0:14:29 > 0:14:30It's just not a chair.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Well, that's such a relief because Lorna and Clinton loved all
0:14:35 > 0:14:37that rust on the tank, didn't they?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Well, I think they're going to in the end.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40So that is going to be two great projects,
0:14:40 > 0:14:44hopefully combining to make one great result.
0:14:44 > 0:14:50Lorna and Clinton for a budget of £265 are going to transform the old
0:14:50 > 0:14:52galvanised water tank
0:14:52 > 0:14:55into an upholstered footstool and coffee table.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59I just hope they haven't bitten off more than they can chew.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Our next stop is Hellingly,
0:15:04 > 0:15:08a beautiful village nestling in the East Sussex countryside.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Sarah's brought along the dainty dressing table to see if it
0:15:11 > 0:15:13appeals to our Norman.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Well, I've got a sweet dressing table that really needs dressing up
0:15:18 > 0:15:22because I'd love to turn this into a really elegant, feminine piece.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25So I've brought it to Norman, obviously.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Well, Sarah's due today,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31so it's going to be interesting what she brings.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Let's just see where we go.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Good morning, where are you?
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Hi, Sarah.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- Look what I've got for you. - Hello, you.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Oh, dear, another gem.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Let me put it down. It's got hidden depths.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Oh, it's got hidden treasures, has it?
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- Well, there are some mirrors underneath it.- OK.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Shall we put the mirrors on top? There's another...
0:15:54 > 0:15:57There's this one and then there's a few more.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58You know how to spoil me, don't you?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00So in my wild dreams,
0:16:00 > 0:16:07I was thinking perhaps we could use this mirror to clad the drawers.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Oh, right, yeah.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11And I think that these bits, I was thinking how about creating
0:16:11 > 0:16:15a beautiful mirror backed Venetian-style dressing table?
0:16:18 > 0:16:19Oh, speechless.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21It's not like you to be lost for words.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Fantastic.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26I'm not convinced you mean that, Norman.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Sarah's vision is for the mirror to be cut into small pieces.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33These are to be attached to the front of each drawer.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38The look is to be similar to early 15th century Venetian furniture,
0:16:38 > 0:16:42often covered in mirrors and made by the craftsmen of Murano.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44The only thing is, we've got a curved drawer there,
0:16:44 > 0:16:45so we going to have to make that...
0:16:45 > 0:16:47We're going to have to cut that square.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51We'll have to cut it off there so we get the nice flat level.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54And then we'll take the moulding off and then we'll remould it.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Just make it dark, beautiful, dazzling.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- Dazzling handles.- Dazzling handles.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00Price for that, go on, hit me.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04If we go for this look, with the mirrors and everything, erm...
0:17:04 > 0:17:08We're going to be touching you on the £300 mark, 295.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09You know.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12I reckon for that, it's a good price.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15I'll leave it to you. Go on, you know you want to.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- I really want to. - You know you want to.- Yes, OK.- Bye.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22We might start with the drawers and the mirrors.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24See if I have a complete disaster with them.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26I mean, we'll have to make a decision whether I cut it
0:17:26 > 0:17:28or I take it and have it professionally done.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30But, yeah, what could go wrong?
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Well, how do you think that went?
0:17:35 > 0:17:38I think Norman might have taken on the Venetian idea,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41but I might come back and find he's just painted it.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Who knows?
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Sarah's left Norman with a budget of £295
0:17:47 > 0:17:51to create a classic Venetian masterpiece.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53I can't wait to see this one.
0:17:57 > 0:18:03In West Sussex, Sarah's back home with the two unusual oil paintings.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08She's been reading up on the artist responsible for these creations,
0:18:08 > 0:18:09so don't keep us in suspense.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Are they worth millions?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Well, I've done a little bit of research on these paintings.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Maleter was a prolific painter of
0:18:17 > 0:18:20these kind of street urchin children back in the '50s.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23There's one thing that is absolutely certain about these.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Loads of people will detest them.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30I am worried that if I do these as a straight sell,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33I might only get a car boot kind of price for them.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36And what I'd really like to do is share the fantastic strong imagery
0:18:36 > 0:18:38with all the people that love that kind of thing
0:18:38 > 0:18:41and transfer it into fabric and make bags out of it.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46The plan is to not only sell the paintings,
0:18:46 > 0:18:50but to print the design onto fabric from which Sarah will make bags.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Sarah's taking high-quality digital images.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57She will send these off to be printed.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01I think I've got some great shots there.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I'm going to send them off and get some fabric printed.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11And 48 hours after the picture taking,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Sarah's printed material arrives back.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18That is just perfect.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20I want these bags to look really strong,
0:19:20 > 0:19:22I want them to look kitsch and vintage.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26And I think this is just ticking all of those boxes.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Well, that's the easy bit. The fabric looks great.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32All I've got to do is make a dozen tote bags out of it.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33How hard can that be?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Tote means to carry by hand,
0:19:37 > 0:19:41so tote bags kind of translate to handbags.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Which is strange
0:19:43 > 0:19:48because you're more likely to sling them over your shoulder.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Well, there they are. 12 panels of each.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Perfect for turning into tote bags.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54So it's a pretty simple process.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57All I've got to do is put the panels right sides together, like that,
0:19:57 > 0:20:01line them up nice and neatly and sew all the way around the outside.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02But before I do that,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I think it'll be much easier to get the handles in place.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07So I'm going to turn the little hem over the top and then
0:20:07 > 0:20:10use some of this canvass fabric cut into strips to make some
0:20:10 > 0:20:12really strong, sturdy handles.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Sarah's got to make 24 handles.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19This could take some time.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22I should probably be using lovely oatmeal-coloured thread.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25But I'm going for pink.
0:20:25 > 0:20:26Very nice.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30It was just the one that was left in the machine.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Oh, and here's me thinking it was all part of the design.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Once the handles are sewn in place,
0:20:36 > 0:20:39all that's left to do is to sew a lining on the inside.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43Then the two sides can be sewn together.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45I think that'll be just about all right.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47It's strong enough.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49It's going to be handy over the shoulder.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52And I think it's going to look really unusual.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54And that's in a good way.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Whatever you say, Sarah.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01So far, Sarah's spent £60 on material and printing.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03They certainly are unusual.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05But will anyone want to buy them?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Back on board the upcycling locomotive are Lorna,
0:21:13 > 0:21:15who's making a footstool,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18and Clinton, who's creating a coffee table.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Both items from the old water tank that Sarah dropped off.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25We started with the tank that Sarah brought.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29We've measured and cut the two pieces that we're going to work on.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30This is my favourite.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Like, working with rust, metal, rotten wood.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36So, yeah, when Sarah brought me this rusty bucket,
0:21:36 > 0:21:41Lorna weren't too impressed, but I actually really loved it.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43If rusty buckets take your fancy,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46then this one's right up your alley, Clinton.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50But before tackling the rust, there's that tap to deal with.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Yes, that's the one.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Now, to remove all be loose rust.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Brute force in the shape of a mallet should do the trick.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03As you can see, a lot of the surface type rust that was about to fall off
0:22:03 > 0:22:05is dislodged, quite a lot of it.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07It's hard to imagine at this point
0:22:07 > 0:22:09when you're seeing all the rust and the dirt
0:22:09 > 0:22:12that this will be a beautiful piece of furniture in someone's home.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14That's where your vision comes in.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16I'm glad Clinton has a vision,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19as Lorna's struggling to see the finished footstool.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Clinton's cut me some wood for my top.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28The dilemma is what fabric would look best to cover the top?
0:22:28 > 0:22:31I've got some old coffee sacks.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Which I think are really cool.
0:22:33 > 0:22:39Or, I were thinking like patchwork leather pieces.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40I think leather.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42I think I'm going to lean towards leather.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46However, I like the simplicity of the hessian.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Because these items that we work with are so old,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54they're not exactly square.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57So if I order a square piece of glass and just measure it
0:22:57 > 0:22:59across there, measure it across there, when you actually come
0:22:59 > 0:23:03to put the piece of glass on, it's not going to look right.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05It'll sit square if this is slightly out.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10So the way I always combat that is simply going to use a piece of card.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14You literally want to be the same size as the top of the lid.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Because it'll make it look super nice and refined.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21It's a simple process of drawing round the edges
0:23:21 > 0:23:22and cutting round the shape.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27So, there's your template.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29All you do now,
0:23:29 > 0:23:33pop that in an envelope and send it off to the guy who makes my glass.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Back in the upholstery side,
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Lorna's about to start cutting out the padding for the new cushion.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44I'll basically measure this out with my wood.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48But she still hasn't made a decision
0:23:48 > 0:23:49about the fabric for the cover.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Which isn't a disaster because it looks like this project
0:23:53 > 0:23:54is going to take a while.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59I feel like I would be here for about a month with this.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Better let Sarah know not to rush back.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Hellingly in East Sussex is where Norman has his workshop.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14He's about to bling up the old dressing table.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18His challenge? To turn it into a mirrored Venetian beauty.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20So, I'm going to strip it down.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Where we can see this has got a curved...
0:24:24 > 0:24:27A curved drawer, we're actually going to have to
0:24:27 > 0:24:30take the drawer front off and we're going to square it up.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32And then we're going to square all these up.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Drill some holes and put some nice glass handles on it.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40But I don't have a very good success rate with glass, or mirrors,
0:24:40 > 0:24:43or whatever, I smash most of them and it costs me a fortune.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46So I'm more likely going to take it down the glassworks that we
0:24:46 > 0:24:48use and get them to do it.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51And then if they smash it, then it's their fault, not mine.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52The plan is to let somebody else
0:24:52 > 0:24:56do the tricky bit of cutting the existing mirrors.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Norman will flatten the front and square the top,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02ready to glue the mirrors onto the drawer fronts.
0:25:02 > 0:25:03So, what's first?
0:25:03 > 0:25:07First thing is we're going to take the drawers out.
0:25:07 > 0:25:08We'll strip it all down,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11strip it down to the basics and then we can start re-doing.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16I'm just seeing if she left me any £50 notes under the paper,
0:25:16 > 0:25:18but not my lucky day.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Yeah.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26Well, there's no screws, so it's a case of hit and hope.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Hit and hope?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29I don't like the sound of that.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Give it a tap first.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Oh.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39I love smashing things apart. Love it. But this one's actually going...
0:25:39 > 0:25:42I'm really pleased, this one's just pulling off lovely.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44There's many a time when the glue sticks on,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47you do that and the whole thing comes apart with you.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50So someone likes me today.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Makes a change.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55We always like you, Norman.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Anyway, so that's a bit of thin old veneered wood on it, so it was
0:26:01 > 0:26:05obviously made the cheapest way they could at the time when they made it.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07I've got the drawer fronts to sort out.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10I got to try and get that...
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Get that moulded edge off, so they've got to be nice and flat.
0:26:12 > 0:26:18We have two chances, we can either replace the drawer front or...
0:26:18 > 0:26:20I mean, I could cheat and run them through the saw and see where we go.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22So I think I'll try cheating first.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27All that's required to remove the moulding is to shave the
0:26:27 > 0:26:30thinnest morsel from the front of each drawer.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35I think we've got lady luck on our side.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Yeah, that one's looking great. We've lost the bevelled edge.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41So I'll give that a light sand and then we can get the glass on it.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Mirror. Mirror, Mirror, mirror on the wall.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46And, yeah, superb.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48So far, so good.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50But there's still lots to think about.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52A paint finish, perhaps.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54What will the glass handles look like?
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Will there be enough mirror to cover the front?
0:26:56 > 0:26:59I think we'll leave it to you, Norman.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Back in West Sussex, Sarah's at home putting the finishing touches
0:27:10 > 0:27:13to the 12 kitsch tote shopping bags.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Well, it's been a bit of a process, but I think it's well worth it.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19I mean, who else has got a tote bag
0:27:19 > 0:27:22with an original oil painting on each side?
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Definitely unique.
0:27:25 > 0:27:26Really quite pleasing.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31When Sarah saved the old paintings,
0:27:31 > 0:27:35it's safe to say their appeal as works of art was limited.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39But by taking those very same images,
0:27:39 > 0:27:41she's broadened their appeal.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45Making them into 12 TOTE-ally amazing bags.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49The simple shape and design makes them suitable for all occasions
0:27:49 > 0:27:54and the strong, hard-wearing linen she's chosen
0:27:54 > 0:27:58will help these bags live on for years to come.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02For collectors of kitch carry-alls, these beauties have it all.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Well, I had a production line going to make these bags,
0:28:06 > 0:28:08but I think they've come out OK.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12I love that kitsch face just looking out from each one and I'm hoping
0:28:12 > 0:28:15that they'll be a load of people who just want to own one.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17I'm going to take some pictures
0:28:17 > 0:28:21of them and then I'm going to share them, find out if I can sell them.
0:28:21 > 0:28:22Someone's going to want one.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28In order to appeal to all the kitsch shopping bag lovers out there
0:28:28 > 0:28:33in need of a new one, Sarah's posting some piccies online.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35But will she be able to sell them?
0:28:38 > 0:28:42When Sarah caught up with Robert at the tip, she was just in time.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45That's it now, it'll just be the last few things and then...
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Oh, are they prints? What are they?
0:28:47 > 0:28:48Not sure.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50The pictures weren't Robert's cup of tea.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Have they been up in the sitting room then?
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Unfortunately, no, they've been hidden away in the attic.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00Despite not being his brew, Robert still has high hopes for them.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Hopefully, she can have them repaired, touched up and cleaned,
0:29:03 > 0:29:04and find a good home for them.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08Well, Robert, that's exactly what happened.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Sarah shared pictures of the bags on social media
0:29:11 > 0:29:14and all 12 were snaffled by private buyers.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Not only that, she sold the paintings, too.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Sarah's in Partington in Greater Manchester
0:29:22 > 0:29:26to give Robert the good news and hand over the profit.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- Hello, Robert. - Hello, Sarah, how you doing?
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- I'm really well, how are you? - I'm fine, I'm fine.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33- Yourself?- I'm very well.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Now, I really was amazed to see
0:29:35 > 0:29:38those pictures coming out of your car boot.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Did you wonder what I might do with them? If I sold them?
0:29:40 > 0:29:42I thought you would have salvaged them and cut the little
0:29:42 > 0:29:45pictures out and stuck them on some benches or something like that.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47I actually sold the pictures
0:29:47 > 0:29:50and with the profit had some fabric printed
0:29:50 > 0:29:51using their images.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53And I've got some pictures here to show you of what I did with them.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- Yeah.- Are you ready?- I am.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01Your pictures have been turned into bags.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03And I made a dozen of them.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- What do you reckon? - Really good, that.- Yeah.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09It's still not my cup of tea, but someone would like them.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Well, somebody did like them, actually.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- In fact, I sold all the ones that I made.- Oh, did you?
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- So, I've got some money for you.- Oh. - I've got 240 quid here for you.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19You're joking.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21240 quid?
0:30:21 > 0:30:23That's actually astounding.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Is that a surprise?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27That's a surprise, yeah.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30So, £240 that you weren't expecting. What are you going to do with that?
0:30:30 > 0:30:3310%, I'm going to give to a local charity.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39And probably treat myself to a new bag.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41- Fantastic.- But I'll never look at a picture the same now.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- Lovely to catch up with you.- Yeah.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45- Any more pictures like that, send them my way.- I will do.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- No worries.- Thanks ever so much. - Yeah, cheers.- Bye.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57The cost of making the tote bags was £60 for the picture-printed fabric.
0:30:57 > 0:31:03The sale of all 12 bags and the pictures themselves made £300.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07That left a profit of £240 for Robert to share between
0:31:07 > 0:31:10a brand-new bag for himself and a local charity.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19With the paintings having made a handsome profit,
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Sarah's travelled back to Bromsgrove
0:31:21 > 0:31:25to see how Clinton and Lorna have got on with the old water tank.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Well, this could be exciting
0:31:29 > 0:31:32because I left Lorna and Clinton with a proper challenge.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34I asked them to turn something that you wouldn't want
0:31:34 > 0:31:37hidden in your loft into something that would take pride of place
0:31:37 > 0:31:39in the smartest room in your house.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Let's see if they nailed it or failed it.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45I think she's going to love it.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48It's a little bit different to what I said I was going to do,
0:31:48 > 0:31:49but a nice surprise.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Yeah, we've made a couple of alterations on the original design,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55but I think she's going to be really pleased with what she sees.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57The water tank was full of rust
0:31:57 > 0:32:00and not something you'd want in the house.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05Now, Lorna and Clinton have created a footstool
0:32:05 > 0:32:09and coffee table fit to grace the fanciest of living rooms.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12The rusty interior has been thoroughly cleaned
0:32:12 > 0:32:14and sealed with a latex glue.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Lorna has upholstered the seat in lovely leather
0:32:18 > 0:32:23and it's all compliant with all UK fire safety standards.
0:32:23 > 0:32:29Clinton's elegant cut glass tabletop reveals the inside of the base.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32He's even left the water tank's original ballcock in there
0:32:32 > 0:32:34as a fun feature.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37But will Sarah see the funny side of this transformation?
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- Hello.- Hey.- Hi.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42How are you?
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Oh, it's success all round then.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- How you doing?- Do you like it? - Yes. Oh, nice to see you.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49- How are you?- Yeah, really well.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51It worked. It's great.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Lorna, that is just such a professional finish on that,
0:32:53 > 0:32:55it's fantastic, isn't it?
0:32:55 > 0:32:57- Are you pleased with it? - I'm really pleased with it.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59This is one of them items where actually...
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- Don't want to give it to you.- Yeah.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05We sort of tried to design it to keep the box shape.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08That was Lorna's brief and then the rivets on the sides,
0:33:08 > 0:33:12she's just added one simple button to follow that seem through.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14- Beautiful. - And then we've kept it level,
0:33:14 > 0:33:19so with the glass and with the fabric, the idea was that you could
0:33:19 > 0:33:24literally just push them together and it forms one coffee table.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- I remember the rubbish that was in the bottom of the tank.- Yeah.
0:33:27 > 0:33:28And it looked like, you know,
0:33:28 > 0:33:30you wouldn't give it house room in a million years.
0:33:30 > 0:33:31This is beautiful.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33It's all safety glass.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Everything else is 100% upcycled, as well.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41I am confident this is going to be finding a new home really quickly.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43I think Sarah likes it.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Ballcock and all.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Now, it's time to talk cash.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50How did Lorna and Clinton do with the budget?
0:33:50 > 0:33:53How was budget? I think we left somewhere like 265.
0:33:53 > 0:33:54How did you get on?
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Yeah, we brought it in exactly on budget. 265.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Guys, I think it's fantastic. Thanks so much.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01I'll get it picked up and I'll let you know where it goes.
0:34:01 > 0:34:02- Thanks a lot, bye.- Bye.
0:34:06 > 0:34:07Well, of course they nailed it.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10There are two beautiful pieces of furniture there.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13And I think there's definitely money to be made.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15I'm glad we got Sarah's seal of approval.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18I actually felt in my bones it was a good piece anyway.
0:34:18 > 0:34:19Definitely.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21So I'm glad she really liked it and, you know what?
0:34:21 > 0:34:24That's going to be... Someone's going to give that a nice home.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- They better do.- Yeah, picture of me and you on it.
0:34:27 > 0:34:28Yeah.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32When Sarah met mother and daughter Wendy and Rachel,
0:34:32 > 0:34:34she was pleased to see them.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36- Hello, hello.- Hi.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Now, what... What's a pair of nice girls like you
0:34:38 > 0:34:41doing with that dirty chunk of metal?
0:34:41 > 0:34:44They brought their old tank to the tip for a good reason.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48With this being like 50 years old,
0:34:48 > 0:34:50it's not acceptable to have it in the house.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54Wendy had ideas about where it might end up.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Pubs tend to go for all that kind of stuff, don't they?
0:34:56 > 0:34:58The old-fashioned stuff.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02But it'll be interesting to see what she does out of it.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06Well, Wendy, it's Clinton and Lorna you have to thank for this one.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08In fact, they did such a good job,
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Sarah had no problem finding a buyer.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16Home furnishing shop French Cottage Inspired Living
0:35:16 > 0:35:19in Petworth, West Sussex, loved their look.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23And manager Michael couldn't be happier.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25We think that they're ideal for our customers.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28We do the unusual stuff here and this is...
0:35:28 > 0:35:29This is just perfect.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35Sarah's travelled to Urmston in Manchester to tell Wendy
0:35:35 > 0:35:36the good news.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38And hand over the profit.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- Hi, there.- Hi, Sarah. - Hello, nice to see you again.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45- How are you?- Thank you. All right, thank you very much.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47So, you were being a really helpful mummy the last time I saw you.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Yes, I was.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- So helping your daughter clear out her house.- Yes.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54How's that all gone?
0:35:54 > 0:35:57We're still halfway there from doing it.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59We've still got the hall, stairs and landing to do.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02But I think this year we'll get it completed one way or another.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05Fantastic. So did you think...
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Somebody comes your way and asks you for your old rusty water tank.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09What are they going to do with that?
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Well, I have thought about it in the back of my mind,
0:36:13 > 0:36:15what you were going to do with it.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19And we've sat there and discussed it, but I haven't got a clue.
0:36:19 > 0:36:20I got some pictures to show you.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- That is how I think you might remember it.- Yeah.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27It now is a coffee table and footstool set.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Oh, that's brilliant.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31That looks fantastic.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33- Do you like it? - Brilliant. It's great.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36It's gone from the loft where you wouldn't want to see it,
0:36:36 > 0:36:40into a shop where they just love the look of it, they going to sell it.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43There's a little bit of profit for you.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- Oh, brilliant.- A smashing 45 quid here for you.
0:36:45 > 0:36:50- Brilliant.- For your old tank. - That is absolutely fantastic.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- What might you do with that? - I'm going to go and have a holiday.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56A long-earned holiday after all the work that we've been doing.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59I'm so pleased for you. I hope you have a lovely time.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03You definitely deserve to have a holiday after helping out.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- Thank you very much, Sarah. - Really good to catch up.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10- Brilliant.- Nice to see you. - Thank you very much.- Bye-bye.- Bye.
0:37:10 > 0:37:16Lorna and Clinton came in on budget at £265.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20Sarah's sold the two pieces of furniture together
0:37:20 > 0:37:22for an impressive £310.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Giving Wendy £45 to put towards her holiday.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Sarah has returned to Hellingly in East Sussex
0:37:33 > 0:37:35to the workshop of Norman
0:37:35 > 0:37:38in the hope of finding a mirrored Venetian beauty.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Instead of a weary old dressing table.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46I think it's... I think it's come up really well.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48I think Sarah will be really pleased.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50We've done a nice bold colour,
0:37:50 > 0:37:54the mirror is cut well and looks really cool.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Yeah, I'm really, really pleased with it.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Well, I'm so excited to be here picking up my dressing table
0:38:00 > 0:38:03and I'm hoping Norman has gone for the full makeover
0:38:03 > 0:38:06and used all those mirrors and not just a cosmetic update.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12When Sarah left the dressing table with Norman,
0:38:12 > 0:38:14she hoped for a radical transformation.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20And Norman's come up trumps.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23This is no longer a dowdy old dressing table,
0:38:23 > 0:38:28but instead a sparkling Venetian-inspired beauty.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32Norman has smoothed the surfaces, allowing the cut and polished
0:38:32 > 0:38:34original central mirror
0:38:34 > 0:38:37to be attached to the front of each drawer.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41Cut glass crystal handles have been sourced to provide extra bling,
0:38:41 > 0:38:44the side mirrors have been fixed in place horizontally
0:38:44 > 0:38:45across the back of a brand-new top
0:38:45 > 0:38:52and, finally, a striking Regency blue chalk paint
0:38:52 > 0:38:54has been applied as a classic finish.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57But will it be glassy enough to please Sarah?
0:38:57 > 0:39:01- Norman.- Hello, you. - How are you?- How are you?
0:39:01 > 0:39:03I'm well, how are you? Always get two in.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Always forget the two.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06There you go.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10- No.- Yeah.- Really?
0:39:10 > 0:39:12What do you think?
0:39:12 > 0:39:14That was really tired.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Not desirable.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- Now, it is.- Love it, love it.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20We've done a nice strong colour inside, as well.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22To compliment the inside of the drawers.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23It's really good.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25I had to take the glass down to a glass works.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Because we had to put...
0:39:27 > 0:39:30We thought we needed a professional job.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34But also they polish the edges, so you don't catch yourself on them,
0:39:34 > 0:39:36so I think it's turned out really, really well.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38To embrace all of that I think is really clever.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40And these...
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- Yeah, found them. - Who knew, Norman?
0:39:43 > 0:39:44I found my feminine side.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Well, I have to say, I really like your feminine side.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49How's your budget side?
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Taking the mirrors down to the glass works to cut and everything,
0:39:53 > 0:39:56- it just blew the budget away.- Right. - Because I really didn't think...
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Because we hand-shaked and we're old school,
0:39:58 > 0:40:00we'll still do it for the same money.
0:40:00 > 0:40:01So 295?
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Yeah, 295. Yeah.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05- You've done a cracking job. - Fantastic. Sell it well.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07See you soon.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Well, of course he used all the mirror.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11I love the way Norman makes things for us
0:40:11 > 0:40:14because they are beautiful and they're saleable.
0:40:14 > 0:40:15I'm really happy.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Great response from Sarah.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Loved everything we did.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24She should love it for the price we did, so happy days.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26She'll hopefully selling well.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27Brilliant.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29When Sarah met Roy at the tip,
0:40:29 > 0:40:33he was familiar with the history of the dressing table.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36My parents bought this in Manchester a long, long time ago.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41Although pleased to hand it over, there was one stipulation.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42Is it going to a good home?
0:40:42 > 0:40:44It definitely will be going to a good home.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Having agreed to let Sarah take it,
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Roy had no idea how it would turn out.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52I hardly think she's going to paint it in green gloss paint
0:40:52 > 0:40:54or something, but maybe she is. I just... I don't know.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56What will be will be.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Once back at home, Sarah posted pictures
0:41:02 > 0:41:06of the dressing table online to try and hook a buyer.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10And in no time at all, it was on its way to a new home.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17Sarah is in Hale to show Roy what became of his old dressing table.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18And to hand over the profit.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22- Hello, there.- Hello.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- Nice to see you again, Roy. - Nice to see you again.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- Good weather for it? - I know, isn't it?
0:41:26 > 0:41:28You never know what's going to happen next with
0:41:28 > 0:41:30this weather, do you? No, it's just the way it is.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Your old dressing table was ending up at the tip, wasn't it?
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Exactly. It had to go.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38It was past its sell by date, so to speak. So it had to go. Yeah.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41When you got home, did you wonder what I might do with it?
0:41:41 > 0:41:42I wondered whether it was salvageable
0:41:42 > 0:41:45and if anything could happen to it. But I don't know.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Well, I took it to a great mate of mine, Norman.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51So I've got some pictures here to show you how it ended up.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53My goodness!
0:41:53 > 0:41:55It's changed colour, as well!
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- So, what do you think of it? Do you approve?- I like it.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59I wouldn't recognise it, I must confess. That is super.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03It's actually been sold, so I've got some profit here for you.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Oh, well!
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Not a huge amount, but I have got £40 here
0:42:07 > 0:42:10that was profit after we sold the dressing table.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12- That's for you.- Well done, you.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Well, yes, everyone's a winner.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- Indeed.- That is good. That's good.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18What might you do with £40?
0:42:18 > 0:42:21It'll go to a charity, but I don't know yet.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23I'll talk it through with my wife and we'll decide which one.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26We were expecting nothing, it was just going.
0:42:26 > 0:42:27It'll go to some charity.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Well, I'll pass on your approval to Norman, I know he was really
0:42:30 > 0:42:31pleased with it. So I'm glad you liked it.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- Oh, yes. Oh, please do. It was great.- Brilliant.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Can't believe it's the same thing. Sarah, thank you so much.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- Well done, you. Thanks a lot. - Thank you, bye-bye.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Cheerio now, bye-bye. Take care.
0:42:40 > 0:42:41Oh!
0:42:43 > 0:42:48Norman charged £295 to do up Roy's dressing table.
0:42:48 > 0:42:53Sarah was able to sell it for £335.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Making a profit of £40 for Roy.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04Sarah salvaged three items travelling to the trash.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09Lorna and Clinton worked wonders on the water tank.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Norman totally transformed the dressing table.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18And Sarah sent those two paintings on a wonderful new journey.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22Well, with some imagination and lots of hard work,
0:43:22 > 0:43:24we've created beautiful bespoke pieces
0:43:24 > 0:43:26that will really stand the test of time.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28What fantastic transformations.