0:00:03 > 0:00:05You haven't got anything I can recycle, have you?
0:00:07 > 0:00:10How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Wow, look at that!
0:00:11 > 0:00:15The answer could be hiding in over 20 million tonnes of household waste
0:00:15 > 0:00:17thrown out by us every year.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Well, don't get rid of it too quickly. This stuff looks amazing.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore
0:00:23 > 0:00:26wants to get her hands on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate maker, buyer and user of old stuff
0:00:34 > 0:00:37and I turn that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I make new stuff out of old stuff and sell it for profit.
0:00:40 > 0:00:45And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- I don't know what to say.- Did you drag it here behind the truck?
0:00:48 > 0:00:52..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:52 > 0:00:53It's enormous.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56..valuable...
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Isn't that fantastic?
0:00:57 > 0:01:01..and hopefully saleable items.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02It's just given me goose bumps.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06If Sarah is successful,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09she can hand the profits back to the very people who had no idea
0:01:09 > 0:01:12there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Thank you very much! Marvellous!
0:01:26 > 0:01:30When it comes to recycling, Witley in Surrey has got it covered...
0:01:32 > 0:01:34..as does our very own Sarah Moore.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38I am feeling so lucky today. I can feel it in the air.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39Things are going to flood in here
0:01:39 > 0:01:43and I'm going to turn them into hard cash.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48Witley processes over 600 tonnes of household waste each month,
0:01:48 > 0:01:52and it's where Sarah has come to search for three items
0:01:52 > 0:01:54which she believes can be revived
0:01:54 > 0:01:57in the hope of creating a profit for their owners.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59I think that's brilliant rubbish
0:01:59 > 0:02:02that's just turned up over there right on cue.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05You would never be snookered with this amount of trash to potentially
0:02:05 > 0:02:09pocket but don't you go dashing off to your local tip,
0:02:09 > 0:02:13as Sarah has been given special permission to hunt here.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Look at that!
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Could what's lurking in Dominique's boot be booty?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22That looks interesting - what is that?
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- I have no idea. - Is it yours, then, or not?
0:02:25 > 0:02:28It is mine. It's been in the fireplace with cobwebs
0:02:28 > 0:02:30and we just don't want it any more.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32I wonder what it was. It looks like some sort of hopper,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- doesn't it?- I've no idea what it was used for.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38It's just always been in the fireplace.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- I love it.- OK.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- Have you polished it for years? - No.- It's just as it is.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47It's obviously made of copper and it looks like it might have been
0:02:47 > 0:02:49the kind of thing that was feeding some sort
0:02:49 > 0:02:51of industrial or farm-related...
0:02:51 > 0:02:53You know, or coffee beans or something like that.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55I really like it, can I have it?
0:02:55 > 0:02:56You can have it, yes, sure.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Excellent. I'm not sure which way up it will go
0:02:58 > 0:03:01but I'm going to say thank you so much
0:03:01 > 0:03:02and run away with that, it's brilliant.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- Pleasure.- OK, thanks.- Bye.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Though Dominique has no clue to this little hopper's history,
0:03:07 > 0:03:11does she have any idea of what Sarah might do with it?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13I hope she's going to get inspiration from it
0:03:13 > 0:03:15and make it into something really special.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18OK, who knows what that is, then?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Well, I don't like to be a smart aleck, Sarah...
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Well, actually I do.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24It's a copper beer funnel,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27used in the process of brewing beer in days gone by.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30I do know one thing about it,
0:03:30 > 0:03:32metallic trends are still really strong in interiors
0:03:32 > 0:03:35and this is a great copper colour so somebody's going to like it.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39I just need to find somebody who really likes working with metal.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Who will that be?
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Meet Josh and Oli, designer-makers and best buds.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48These boys really think outside the box
0:03:48 > 0:03:52and the results are always interesting.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55I think what's probably most exciting about what we do
0:03:55 > 0:03:56is the fact we have this workshop
0:03:56 > 0:03:59and we have these different materials we can work with
0:03:59 > 0:04:03so there's just quite a large scope for what we could potentially make.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08Quite often when I'm at home I have a little idea come into my head and
0:04:08 > 0:04:12it's really nice to then be able to come in, we've got all the tools,
0:04:12 > 0:04:14all the materials you need to just be then like, right,
0:04:14 > 0:04:16"I'm actually going to make this thing,"
0:04:16 > 0:04:18and that's really satisfying.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22The good news is that Sarah has already had a little idea
0:04:22 > 0:04:25for the copper hopper and it will look great as a hat!
0:04:31 > 0:04:36With one item found, Sarah's still on the hunt for two further finds.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40It might be bad luck to throw a gnome away.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41You need to give a gnome a home.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44I agree, Sarah.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46And he's a treasure, as is Clive.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Is there something special in the back of his car?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Hmm, not so sure.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Hi, there. Having a bit of a clear out?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Yes, that's right, redundant furniture.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02And what is it about the brown bedside single table
0:05:02 > 0:05:04that you're not keen on?
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Yes, yes, my kids are all grown up and it's not of any use any more,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- so...- And how long have you had that, then?
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- Just pop it down.- I don't know.- But you didn't buy that new, that's old,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- isn't it? That's old.- No, exactly.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19What do you reckon, 1950-something?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Probably something like that.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25I like it, I like it's... I think with pieces like this...
0:05:25 > 0:05:26Does it open? Oh, it does.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Rather than you putting it in the wood skip,
0:05:28 > 0:05:30could I take it away and see what I can do with it?
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- Course you can, sure. - That's brilliant, thank you so much.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Clive has had it with this bedside cabinet,
0:05:36 > 0:05:39but what does he think Sarah has got in store for it?
0:05:39 > 0:05:41I would think she's going to strip it down
0:05:41 > 0:05:43and perhaps use it for a child's bedside table or something.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45I really don't know.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48What do you reckon?
0:05:48 > 0:05:52I reckon that was harvest gold and painted in about 1972,
0:05:52 > 0:05:56but it has got some redeeming features of pretty little legs,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59and I know somebody who loves this kind of thing
0:05:59 > 0:06:01and they are going to make it into something absolutely awesome,
0:06:01 > 0:06:03fingers crossed.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Emma Walker is a furniture restyler.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21She takes furniture destined for landfill, expertly restores it,
0:06:21 > 0:06:25and lavishes it with layers of luscious coverings.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Emma likes to get to know a piece of furniture.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Does that mean she talks to the furniture?
0:06:33 > 0:06:35That's exactly what it means.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39A piece of furniture will just tell you what to do,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41whether it needs a geometric pattern
0:06:41 > 0:06:45or it needs to be told a story with flowers and birds.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47That does actually happen.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Furniture starts talking back to me.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51It literally sort of comes alive.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56The worst thing that Sarah can bring me is a wardrobe.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57If Sarah brought me a wardrobe,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59I don't know what that would be saying back
0:06:59 > 0:07:02to me but I know what I would be saying to it!
0:07:02 > 0:07:04It's not a wardrobe this time, Emma,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07but I do wonder what this piece is going to say to you.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Two items taken, leaving Sarah with just one to find -
0:07:18 > 0:07:22an item which she can work wonders with herself,
0:07:22 > 0:07:24an item which suits her to a T.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27This is the one I like. This is my favourite one.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30How much use... Oh, it looks like you might...
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I used that one extensively!
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Leave the golf to the professionals, Sarah, and get back to it.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38I recognise these two.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Sarah has met David and Vanessa here before.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45Have they something else in their car which might reflect a profit?
0:07:45 > 0:07:48A looking glass! That looks fantastic.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Well, I think it was my grandmother's
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- and we don't have a place for it. - OK.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58And it's kind of big and heavy and someone has painted it,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- which clearly they shouldn't have done.- It's really cool.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03What else have you got? What are you dropping off today?
0:08:03 > 0:08:07We have got this and we have got a sort of pot cupboard over here...
0:08:07 > 0:08:08Oh, wow!
0:08:08 > 0:08:11..which must have been in the old days
0:08:11 > 0:08:13when they had no plumbing, I guess.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15There's not a lot of use for the washstand any more.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- It's a derelict piece of furniture, isn't it?- It is.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I think people put plant pots in them, don't they, or something?
0:08:21 > 0:08:22- Yes.- Or I don't know.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25There's something about the pair of them that probably they are both
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- bedroom-related.- Yes.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29It might be nice to keep them together
0:08:29 > 0:08:31and see if we can put them as one piece or something
0:08:31 > 0:08:33but they are...
0:08:33 > 0:08:35all you could hope for, turning up at the tip.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Good, well, absolutely. Well, I don't want them so I'm delighted.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Let me take that one away first.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Right, well, that's a job well done.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49More space in the shed.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51And you can never have enough space in the shed.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Sarah seems to think these two very disparate objects
0:08:54 > 0:08:57might be a marriage made in heaven.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01I can't see how but she's obviously cleverer than me so
0:09:01 > 0:09:04let's see what she comes up with.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06I will be interested to see the end result.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07Look at these two.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10That is a pot stand and that is a beautiful Victorian mirror
0:09:10 > 0:09:13so I'm hoping the pair of them might be able to be married together
0:09:13 > 0:09:16to make one thing or perhaps we could just concentrate
0:09:16 > 0:09:20on this lovely mirror and turn that into a profit.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Sarah has her three sets of items from the tip.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Josh and Oli will work on the copper hopper,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Emma will transform the tan bedside table,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35and Sarah will see what can be done to the washstand and mirror.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38It's been hard work today but well worth it.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42I'm so pleased with what turned up here and I think there is potential
0:09:42 > 0:09:44to make lots of money.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51In the tranquil countryside of West Sussex
0:09:51 > 0:09:53lies the workshop of Josh and Oli.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Their speciality is creating handcrafted items
0:09:57 > 0:09:59with a contemporary style.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03What's not a speciality of theirs is synchronised mallet juggling.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06But to be fair,
0:10:06 > 0:10:10what better way to pass the time awaiting the arrival of Sarah?
0:10:10 > 0:10:12We're looking forward to Sarah turning up here
0:10:12 > 0:10:14with some weird thing,
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- aren't we?- Some random bit of junk she's found at a tip somewhere.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20No, it is good.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23It does bring about a good opportunity to design something
0:10:23 > 0:10:26you wouldn't ordinarily do, so it's good.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28It's like a hive of creativity around here
0:10:28 > 0:10:31so I've brought the boys my copper hopper-whatever-it-is,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34and I'm hoping they're going to have some bright ideas
0:10:34 > 0:10:36about what to turn that into.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Look, I've told you already, Sarah, it's a copper beer funnel.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Hello! Hi, how are you doing?
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- Nice to see you.- You OK?
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- Yeah, look what I've got. - Cool, very nice.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Any immediate thoughts what to do with it?
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Yeah. I've got an idea. Have you got an idea?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- I've got an idea. - Is it a light bulb moment?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Yeah, pretty much, you could say that.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- It's just...- It's just crying out for lighting, isn't it?
0:10:58 > 0:10:59Yes.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02An easy option would be just have it as a hanging thing,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05but it might be nice to do a floor standing...
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Some kind of floor standing light.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11I mean, we've got loads of old copper pipe - we could use that
0:11:11 > 0:11:14as its stand and then make a big old base for it or something like that.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Like one of those big old bow lamps you get.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Maybe we could do a concrete base for it.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22We could use a bit of black concrete dye or something.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- Yeah, that would be smarter than copper.- That sounds amazing.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Maybe black concrete, potentially copper piping,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33possibly wooden floor-standing bow light.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37All sounds interesting to me. But how much is this going to cost?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40For us, like, the idea that we've got for a bow lamp...
0:11:42 > 0:11:45..there's a lot of work in that just to produce one lamp.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50What about somewhere in the region of £300?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53I think that sounds fine. 300 quid, floor lamp, statement piece.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- That should be all right, shouldn't it?- Yes.- Sounds great.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- OK.- Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- Yes.- I love a surprise.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06Well, that little copper dish wasn't the biggest thing to arrive with.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08The boys have got massive ideas for it.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Black concrete, wood, copper piping.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13I just hope they can bring it all together for that budget of 300 quid
0:12:13 > 0:12:15and create something really special.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Let's make some money for nothing!
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Rarely am I lost for words, but what can you say?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Sarah has left a budget of £300
0:12:30 > 0:12:35to turn the old copper hopper into a beautiful bow light.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37With so many elements undecided,
0:12:37 > 0:12:39will the boys be able to pull it off?
0:12:47 > 0:12:50I've got my trousers rolled up and my hanky on my head
0:12:50 > 0:12:53as I do like to be beside the seaside,
0:12:53 > 0:12:57which is just as well, as Sarah has arrived in Brighton
0:12:57 > 0:13:00to deliver the tan bedside drawers to Emma.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05I'll do my best with whatever she brings me.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08You know, I will do, I'm sure it's going to be fine.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11I know it's going to be fine.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Well, I've brought my bedside cabinet to Brighton.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17It's in a sorry state at the moment but I'm hoping Emma
0:13:17 > 0:13:20is going to take on the challenge to make it beautiful again.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Beautiful again? Sounds like a big ask to me.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- Hello.- Hello.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- Hi, how are you doing? - I'm fine, how are you?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32I'm all right.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35I've brought something little and in need of help.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39I love those sweet little atomic legs.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40It's one little cupboard
0:13:40 > 0:13:42that was going to be crushed that I just thought
0:13:42 > 0:13:44needed to be given a new lease of life.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46What kind of thing have you done with this before?
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- What ideas do you have?- I am thinking Ordnance Survey map
0:13:50 > 0:13:54with a coastline on it somewhere. Hopefully so it travels all around.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Because I live in Brighton,
0:13:57 > 0:14:01I quite often do Brighton or the Brighton coast,
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Shoreham to Eastbourne, Beachy Head.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07I think I've got some maps, actually.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10So you can see that's the width of it and it would just sort of...
0:14:10 > 0:14:13I might just be able to use the one map.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- Yeah, you're in.- And then up the top as well, possibly at the back,
0:14:16 > 0:14:20maybe inside or maybe another colour inside but there you see,
0:14:20 > 0:14:24you have the coastline, you've got the lovely blue of the coastline.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25Yes.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28The plan is to put these dowdy old drawers back on the map
0:14:28 > 0:14:31and that sounds like a lot of work.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34How much is it going to cost?
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Not sure what I'll do with the inside yet
0:14:36 > 0:14:38and I'll do the insides of the drawers as well.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42It will be a smart piece but for you, oh, gosh,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45I would... I can do it for £100.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47£100, I'm going to see a profit and more importantly,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50the brown is going to be banished and we're going to end up with
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- something...- The brown will definitely be...
0:14:52 > 0:14:54You won't recognise it.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Well, you will, but you won't.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00It's just... It's that I'd like one of them myself.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Lovely. Well, I think that you won't be alone so I'm going to say
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- thank you so much. - You're very welcome.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- Thank you.- Good luck with getting that done.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Nice tidy piece to be getting on with.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Well, that seemed to go well.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Nice. I think, you know,
0:15:15 > 0:15:19I can see that that's just going to turn out quite,
0:15:19 > 0:15:22quite the ticket. Happy with that.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27Well, who have thought you'd get such a passionate response
0:15:27 > 0:15:28about a small, brown side cabinet?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Emma's got the idea nailed
0:15:30 > 0:15:33and I think she's going to make it look fantastic.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35£100 will map out a fabulous new future
0:15:35 > 0:15:38for those drab little drawers.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41But will Brighton mark the spot when it comes to a profit?
0:15:44 > 0:15:48Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the most creative of them all?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Back home in Sussex,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Sarah's decided that the washstand
0:15:52 > 0:15:55is likely to sell in its original condition.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59So, she's going to concentrate on the dressing table mirror.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03Well, as it stands, this dressing table mirror is just not commercial.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06I think I'm going to try and give it a really lovely new lease of life,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09inject some colour, bit of paint and hopefully
0:16:09 > 0:16:11turn it into something saleable, but before I start,
0:16:11 > 0:16:15I need to dismantle the mirror and also try and sand it down a bit
0:16:15 > 0:16:17to get a good surface to paint on.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22This has had so many coats of paint
0:16:22 > 0:16:25I can't even get a screwdriver into the screws, let alone undo them.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28I thought this was going to be a bit of fun but I think
0:16:28 > 0:16:31it's more hard work than I was thinking about.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Come on, Sarah, persevere.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35You've only just started.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Well, that's great, it's finally in two pieces and I've got this idea -
0:16:40 > 0:16:44turning it from white, pale, not very interesting,
0:16:44 > 0:16:46into dark and really handsome
0:16:46 > 0:16:50and I'm hoping with a bit of floral colour on top, it might really pop.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53So I've got some card here because I want to try and work out the designs
0:16:53 > 0:16:55before I begin so I know that the whole idea
0:16:55 > 0:16:57is actually going to work.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59It's a good idea to try out designs
0:16:59 > 0:17:01before rushing headlong into applying paint.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Gauging size and scale helps when designing the layout.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12I think if I get the colours really bright on this,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14I think it'll work.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15Let's give it a go.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Black first.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20A bit of sanding down to do, though.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Sarah's using wire wool to sand down the mirror.
0:17:23 > 0:17:30I just want to really soften up all these knocks and dings on here.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32You certainly don't want to be breathing in this paint
0:17:32 > 0:17:35because we can pretty much guarantee
0:17:35 > 0:17:38it's not the kind of thing you really want to be breathing in.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42Up until the 1960s, lead was widely used when making paint
0:17:42 > 0:17:45and lead is, of course, a toxin if inhaled.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48The easiest and safest way to deal with lead-based paint
0:17:48 > 0:17:50if it's in good condition
0:17:50 > 0:17:53is to seal it with an over-coating of modern paint.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55But if it does need to be removed,
0:17:55 > 0:17:59it's vital to wear a good quality breathing filter.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01This is multisurface paint -
0:18:01 > 0:18:04that's what it says on the tin and that's what it does and it provides
0:18:04 > 0:18:07this fantastic cover-all effect
0:18:07 > 0:18:09that means that you can make something really scruffy
0:18:09 > 0:18:11look really cool.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14I hate painting. I'm useless at painting.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22It takes consistency, patience, diligence.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25SHE EXHALES
0:18:25 > 0:18:29With Sarah deciding that the washstand will sell without work,
0:18:29 > 0:18:34it's only the paint for the mirror to pay for and at just £5,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37that could mean a potential profit.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Ten miles away from Sarah in Halnaker,
0:18:45 > 0:18:49Josh and Oli have been left with the copper hopper.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53And the boys are well under way with the design process.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57Their initial thought was to make the stand of the lamp from salvaged
0:18:57 > 0:19:00copper pipe. But it looks like there's been a change of heart.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03It would have been good to use the pipe but,
0:19:03 > 0:19:09one, it's really difficult to get a clean bend on it and, two,
0:19:09 > 0:19:11you're really limited with what you've got here
0:19:11 > 0:19:13so it might be a bit kind of like
0:19:13 > 0:19:15chaotic and not very tidy,
0:19:15 > 0:19:18so I think we're just going to make up a wooden one.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- All right, shall we clear away those pipes, then?- Yeah, OK.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27Copper is no longer to be the showstopper of this lamp design.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31The boys will now create the stand from wood instead.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33That's one way of clearing up.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- All right, then, Milney. - Concrete.- Let's get these mixed up.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Yeah. Better get the old beast.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Yeah. And get cracking.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48The beast! That's a strange name
0:19:48 > 0:19:53for what's simply a mains-powered hand-held mixer
0:19:53 > 0:19:55used to mix the concrete for the lamp base.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58For the lamp to be stable,
0:19:58 > 0:20:01the boys are creating a polished concrete base.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06They will colour it black using concrete dye added to the mixture.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10And, yes, probably best to avoid the head-banging.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13That's an age-old technique handed down through generations
0:20:13 > 0:20:15for getting bubbles out of concrete.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18If you say so, Josh.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22With a dustbin being used as the mould,
0:20:22 > 0:20:25the time the concrete takes to set
0:20:25 > 0:20:27allows the boys to attach the wooden stand
0:20:27 > 0:20:28and they have an ambitious plan.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32This process is going to be called laminating.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35So, we'll make up loads of strips like this out of our oak
0:20:35 > 0:20:39and then we're going to plot out the shape on this board.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43We'll then glue all of these strips together...
0:20:44 > 0:20:46..while they're in that shape
0:20:46 > 0:20:48and once the glue's gone completely hard,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51you should be left with the shape that you want.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55So that's the plan. We've never done this before so it could go horribly
0:20:55 > 0:20:58wrong but should be all right.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01The lamp stand is to be a beautiful oak curve
0:21:01 > 0:21:04created by cutting the oak thin enough to flex.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Then they'll glue together the thinly cut strips
0:21:09 > 0:21:12using a home-made mould
0:21:12 > 0:21:15to hold it in shape while it sets.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Like making icing.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20So, we're using Cascamite to glue up the wood,
0:21:20 > 0:21:21which is like a powdered glue.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24So you mix it with water...
0:21:24 > 0:21:26and then just paint it on.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31The boys apply a thin layer of the synthetic resin glue
0:21:31 > 0:21:34to each of the eight strips of oak.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38They hope this will hold the shape rigid once it's dry.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Time is of the essence at this critical stage,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43as they still have to clamp the wood sandwich
0:21:43 > 0:21:49to their home-made jig before the glue begins to set.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Gluing up's always really stressful,
0:21:51 > 0:21:52especially when it's like this.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55That's the most clamps I've ever used, I think,
0:21:55 > 0:22:00but I think it's... I think it looks promising so fingers crossed.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- We'll find out tomorrow.- Yeah.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06A good day's work, gentlemen.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10I just hope for you and the budget it's still a success in the morning.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Brighton is famous for its pier, its rock, Graham Greene novels,
0:22:19 > 0:22:23mods and rockers and its Bohemian vibe.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25It's also where Emma is considering
0:22:25 > 0:22:29how to transform the bedside drawers Sarah left
0:22:29 > 0:22:31into an attraction all of their own.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35First thing I'm going to do is give it all a cursory sand
0:22:35 > 0:22:39so quickly hand-sand the outside and clean it
0:22:39 > 0:22:42ready for the white primer to go on,
0:22:42 > 0:22:46which will also show up anything that I might have missed.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52I've learnt to love this part.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55I used to hate all this part and I've learned to love it
0:22:55 > 0:22:56because it has to be done.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58If you don't do it properly,
0:22:58 > 0:23:01it ruins the final effect.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06The plan is to cover the drawers with a map of Brighton
0:23:06 > 0:23:08and the surrounding area.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11But before Emma can navigate down that route,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14the drawers have to be sanded back,
0:23:14 > 0:23:19the old gloss paint needs to be removed and then they need primed
0:23:19 > 0:23:22with a white undercoat to prevent colour showing through.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29And what I will be doing
0:23:29 > 0:23:32is making sure...
0:23:32 > 0:23:38I get Brighton on the front and get this coastline running right round.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39That'll be nice.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44I'm going to start by just checking it out
0:23:44 > 0:23:45from the end of the map here,
0:23:45 > 0:23:51the bottom of the bedside or little unit there.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Portslade... Oh, we've got Hove and Brighton on the front.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59That is good. So, Brighton will sit just there...
0:24:01 > 0:24:03..and Hove just there.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Making sure that Brighton ends up on the front of your drawers
0:24:07 > 0:24:11rather than your drawers ending up on Brighton front
0:24:11 > 0:24:13involves careful measurement,
0:24:13 > 0:24:16pinpoint cutting and accurate gluing.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20You don't need a lot of wallpaper paste using these maps.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25I've tried using just PVA, just wallpaper paste.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Now I use a mixture of both.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Roller it on.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34You want an even...layer.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36With paper this thin,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39you're in danger of tearing it if you move it about too much or if you
0:24:39 > 0:24:44stretch it. My heart's in my mouth every time I do this with a map.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Really it is. But I seem to be coping all right and I think
0:24:47 > 0:24:51if I just realised it's not the end of the world if the map does tear.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55What I'm doing is I'm placing it in the right place
0:24:55 > 0:24:59and then I'm going to smooth it carefully.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04What I'm aiming to do is get out any air bubbles or creases
0:25:04 > 0:25:07that I can see now
0:25:07 > 0:25:11because I don't want to rely on the fact that it will just magically
0:25:11 > 0:25:12all adhere to each other.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16You've got to do it yourself.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Now I haven't torn it, I probably won't tear
0:25:18 > 0:25:21any of the rest of it that I'm going to do because I can see it's acting
0:25:21 > 0:25:25all right, it's all in a good mood today, like me.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27It should look lovely.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36In West Sussex, Sarah's back home at Reclamation HQ.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40She set aside the washstand to sell as is.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44She's also putting the finishing touches to the mirror
0:25:44 > 0:25:47and it's been a painstaking process.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51This is taking forever. But it's really good fun.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55I feel like it's coming on and it's looking quite pretty.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57But I think it needs just one extra detail.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00I'm going for gold.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04You just have to wait for this glue to go a tiny bit tacky
0:26:04 > 0:26:07and then drop the gold leaf on.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11That's beautiful. That's definitely adding value, look at that.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14I love gold.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19Sarah uses Dutch metal, which is actually an imitation gold leaf.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Wow!
0:26:21 > 0:26:23That's changed.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27When Sarah saved the mirror from the skip in Witley,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30it was dull and distressed.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Sarah's stripped down the mirror to its parts,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36sanded back the painted surfaces
0:26:36 > 0:26:41and given it a completely contrasting paint job.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44She has painstakingly painted each and every leaf and flower
0:26:44 > 0:26:49by hand, finishing off the look with imitation gold leaf.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52It certainly does look different.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55But will it be too radical to reflect a profit?
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Well, it's certainly a look, isn't it?
0:26:57 > 0:26:59People are either going to love it or hate it
0:26:59 > 0:27:02and I'm hoping there's a few people out there that love it.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05I think the gold detail really lifts it and I'm hoping it's going to lift
0:27:05 > 0:27:07it into profit. I've just got to find somebody who loves it.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11With the transformation complete,
0:27:11 > 0:27:14all that's required is to let the world have a gander
0:27:14 > 0:27:16and what better way than the internet?
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Who's going to buy this one, then?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21That's a very good question, Sarah.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25When Sarah spotted Vanessa at the tip in Witley,
0:27:25 > 0:27:27she couldn't have been more pleased.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29They are all you could hope for turning up at a tip.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Good, well, absolutely. Well, I don't want them, so I'm delighted.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35It was the dressing table mirror which caught Sarah's eye.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39She's obviously cleverer than me and so let's see what she comes up with,
0:27:39 > 0:27:41I'll be very interested to see the end result.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Sarah decided it was the mirror that needed a revamp
0:27:43 > 0:27:48as the washstand might just sell as it was.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Altrincham Market was the final destination for the mirror.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56Stallholder Gareth snapped it up after it was advertised online.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58So as people who upcycle ourselves,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01we can really appreciate the work that's gone into the mirror,
0:28:01 > 0:28:03that Sarah's put in and because it is such a beautiful piece,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06we're going to gift it on to my mother-in-law
0:28:06 > 0:28:09and my partner's mum to say thank you for all the hard work
0:28:09 > 0:28:12she's done over the years to help us build this business.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Hello, boys.
0:28:14 > 0:28:19Not only did the mirror sell, but the washstand cleaned up too
0:28:19 > 0:28:22after Sarah posted pictures of it on Instagram.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Sarah's back in Godalming to tell Vanessa
0:28:25 > 0:28:30what became of her throwaways and to reveal if they've made a profit.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- Hi.- Hello, Vanessa.- Hi, Sarah. How are you?- I'm very well.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- How are you?- Fine, thank you, fine.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37So, I said I'd be back in touch.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40When you turned up at the recycling centre with all that stuff
0:28:40 > 0:28:43that was coming out of the back of your car,
0:28:43 > 0:28:45it was literally the stuff of my dreams.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Tell me about the dressing table mirror and the washstand.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50I think it must've been my grandmother's
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- and I think somebody painted it white at some stage.- Yes.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57Maybe my South African mother, it looks like, but I don't know,
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- but I don't need it. - Well, it had lovely age to it.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03They aren't hugely commercial
0:29:03 > 0:29:05because we just don't sit at dressing tables as much
0:29:05 > 0:29:07but they are things that are decorative
0:29:07 > 0:29:08so I went down that route.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11I thought it would be lovely to make it look as pretty as possible
0:29:11 > 0:29:13and see where that led.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15So I've got some pictures to show you what I did with it.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- You did it yourself? - Yes. I hope you approve.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21- Your mirror now looks like that. - Oh, my word, psychedelic!
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Oh, it's amazing.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25I hand painted the frame with lots of little leaves...
0:29:25 > 0:29:27It's beautiful, Sarah.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30..and detail and that's how it ended up.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33That's amazing, you'd never recognise it.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35And it also came with that lovely little washstand,
0:29:35 > 0:29:37- which I thought... - Yes, I remember, yes.- I thought
0:29:37 > 0:29:40that might be a nice project for somebody else to take on.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43So with the sale of the mirror and the sale of the washstand I've got
0:29:43 > 0:29:45some profit here. In fact, I have £165 here for you
0:29:45 > 0:29:48for your mirror and your washstand.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Oh, Sarah, well done, thank you very much,
0:29:50 > 0:29:53especially as you did it all yourself.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55So, what would you do with £165?
0:29:55 > 0:29:59Well, right now, probably some new Hoovers!
0:29:59 > 0:30:02I love a woman with lots of Hoovers!
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- Great to catch up.- And you, Sarah.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06- So glamorous! Bye-bye.- Thank you.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14Sarah spent just £5 on materials revamping the mirror.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18And with the washstand selling without being worked on,
0:30:18 > 0:30:22£170 was generated in combined sales,
0:30:22 > 0:30:27leaving Vanessa £165 to put towards a new vacuum cleaner.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Sarah has returned to the seaside,
0:30:38 > 0:30:41to Brighton on the south coast,
0:30:41 > 0:30:44not for ice cream or deckchairs, but to catch up with Emma,
0:30:44 > 0:30:50who has been remapping the future of the old brown bedside drawers.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55You can never be sure, but I think that Sarah will quite like
0:30:55 > 0:30:58a bit of Brighton map and coastline
0:30:58 > 0:31:00on this dinky little piece of furniture.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04I've gone the extra mile with this one, as well, just for Sarah.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08Just for her approval. We need her approval.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Well, I'm here to pick up
0:31:11 > 0:31:12my small, sad side table that I left Emma with.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16I'm hoping that she's given it a total makeover
0:31:16 > 0:31:18and put it back on the map.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22This small chest of drawers was saved from certain destruction
0:31:22 > 0:31:25and was brought to Brighton for a transformation.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29And what a transformation it is.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33Emma's provided a fresh, contemporary new look by sanding,
0:31:33 > 0:31:37priming and covering it with a map of the local area.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Emma has revived it completely.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Adding a glass top for durability,
0:31:43 > 0:31:46the legs and interior of the drawers have been painted
0:31:46 > 0:31:50complementary colours of green, white and red.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56Let's hope Sarah will appreciate the route Emma has taken.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- Hi.- Hi.- Oooh!
0:31:59 > 0:32:01- Let's see it.- See the front of it.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- Oh, Emma!- All the way round. - It looks really cool.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Yeah, well, it's a really neat shape, this,
0:32:07 > 0:32:11right on trend, this shaped furniture.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13The inset handles here and what have you.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15All nice and streamlined.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17It was brown, glossy...
0:32:17 > 0:32:20I mean, personally, it wasn't my cup of tea at all,
0:32:20 > 0:32:21but now it looks lovely.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23And you've managed to get some glass on the top.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Yeah, I put some glass on the top. I don't often do that,
0:32:26 > 0:32:29but it sort of smartens it up and makes it a more complete piece
0:32:29 > 0:32:32of furniture, as well.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- Wow!- A little pop of colour.
0:32:34 > 0:32:35That's fantastic. I love that.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38That's what they say, isn't it?
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Oh, look. OK. So, I think we were hoping for around 100 quid
0:32:41 > 0:32:44to convert it, to make it look lovely again.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46- How are we doing on that?- Well,
0:32:46 > 0:32:51still 100 for the work and I used an extra map, as well, but,
0:32:51 > 0:32:54if I can put £10 on top for the glass that I didn't factor in,
0:32:54 > 0:32:58- would that be OK? - Yeah, that's great.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59No problem. So 110?
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- We're going to make some money on that, aren't we?- I think so, yeah.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05I think you've done a very, very good job on it.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09I hope so. I think, yeah, someone will want this
0:33:09 > 0:33:11whether they're in Brighton or not.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- Yeah.- Yeah. - People like Brighton, don't they?
0:33:14 > 0:33:15They've got a soft spot for it.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19I'm going to take that away and get that sold.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22That's brilliant. Thank you so much.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24- You're welcome.- I'll be in touch. - It's lovely to see you.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- And you.- Thank you.- Bye.- Bye.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35Well, before, it was dowdy, dull and a little bit depressing.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Look at it now, bright and beautiful.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Yeah, I'm happy with that.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44I have done a few map pieces before, but this one was just...
0:33:44 > 0:33:49Just went a little bit more slick with the glass and boxing in,
0:33:49 > 0:33:55so I learnt a couple of things on it and I think it turned out well.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59When Sarah met Clive at the tip, his chest of drawers were done.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Having a bit of a clear-out, then?
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Yeah, that's right, yeah. Redundant furniture.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Having had it for years, the appearance was wearing thin.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13- So are you keen on that nice brown colour?- Not in particular, no.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17He did have some original ideas as to what Sarah might do with it.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Perhaps use it for a child's bedside table, or something.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23- I really don't know. - That's very considerate, Clive.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26But Emma had other ideas.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Sarah advertised the chest online
0:34:28 > 0:34:31and it was Chris who spotted its potential.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34It now has pride of place in his reclaimed furniture shop,
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Modish Living, in Haywards Heath.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40We absolutely love this bedside table.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42I think it's beautiful what she's done
0:34:42 > 0:34:45and the quality of the finish is just amazing.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47And, for us, being just outside Brighton and Hove,
0:34:47 > 0:34:52the locality of the map is just perfect.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Sarah is at the vicarage in Milford where Clive is the local vicar.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00But does Sarah have a profit for him?
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- Hello, there.- Oh, good morning.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06- Hi, Clive, how you doing? - Hi, good, thanks, yeah.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08- How are you?- Yeah, very well, very well.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- Good.- So just remind me.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12We took a bedside cabinet from you.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- Yes.- It wasn't yours but you'd been helping and storing it for a while,
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- is that right?- A couple of years and it's redundant, yeah, yeah.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20It was a fantastic brown colour, wasn't it?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- It was, yeah.- What did you think was going to happen to it
0:35:22 > 0:35:24after we took it away? Any thoughts at all?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Haven't got a clue.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Emma was the person who refurbished your cabinet.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31She's down in Brighton.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33She does something really special with furniture
0:35:33 > 0:35:35and I've got some pictures here to show you what she's done.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39- Oh, excellent.- She has done this to your bedside cabinet.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41My word!
0:35:41 > 0:35:43That's incredible.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45She has covered it all with a map of Brighton,
0:35:45 > 0:35:48because that's where she lives. She's painted it inside and outside.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51She has really refreshed it and, well,
0:35:51 > 0:35:53made it look quite different to that.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55How lovely. That's really good.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Beyond imagination.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- Well done her. - She's very good at it.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04It was a sweet little cabinet, but because it's so small,
0:36:04 > 0:36:07it's quite difficult to make money on something that's that small.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Sure, money's not the object of it, it's fine.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12There is money, though. There's a little.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17There's a £25 little windfall for your bedside cabinet.
0:36:17 > 0:36:18Oh, brilliant. Oh, thank you.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Well, that's great, because,
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- as a church, we support lots of things, yeah.- Fantastic.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25If that goes into those coffers, I'm delighted.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27- Thank you.- Thank you so much for your time today
0:36:27 > 0:36:29- and for catching up again.- You're welcome. Well, good to see you.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- Bye-bye.- Thank you, bye.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Well, it was lovely to catch up with Clive.
0:36:38 > 0:36:39I think he was really enthusiastic
0:36:39 > 0:36:41about the way Emma had rejuvenated that cabinet.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45And that money sounds like it's going to some great causes.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51With Emma's costs totalling £110,
0:36:51 > 0:36:56Sarah was able to sell the revamped bedside drawers for £135,
0:36:56 > 0:37:00which meant a £25 profit for Clive.
0:37:04 > 0:37:09With the old dressing table mirror turning a profit
0:37:09 > 0:37:11and the revamped drawers off to a new home,
0:37:11 > 0:37:16Sarah has returned to West Sussex and the workshop of Oli and Josh
0:37:16 > 0:37:18to find out what became of the copper hopper.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Yeah, it was quite a fun project, this one.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23We immediately knew we wanted to make a lamp.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Yeah, that was obvious, wasn't it?
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Yeah. Yeah, no, I think Sarah is going to...
0:37:27 > 0:37:28Although she knows it's a lamp,
0:37:28 > 0:37:30I think she's still going to be surprised,
0:37:30 > 0:37:34er, as to what we've done with it and how we've actually used these
0:37:34 > 0:37:38materials, so, yeah, I think she will be pleased.
0:37:38 > 0:37:43Our tip-find flour-holding copper hopper has hopefully undergone
0:37:43 > 0:37:44a total transformation.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47I'm hoping Josh and Oli have given it a style injection
0:37:47 > 0:37:51and it'll now have a place in the limelight.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54When Sarah dropped off the copper hopper, it had a certain charm,
0:37:54 > 0:37:57but lacked a purpose.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Now it's full of purpose,
0:38:00 > 0:38:05acting as the shade on a beautiful floor-standing lamp.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Lacquered oak strips to create a wooden arc
0:38:07 > 0:38:10and dyed concrete to make the base,
0:38:10 > 0:38:14the boys have created the epitome of modern design chic,
0:38:14 > 0:38:16mixing old and new.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- Hello.- Hello.- Oh. Wow.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Hey!
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Lads, that is a stunner.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Isn't that cool?
0:38:28 > 0:38:32- Thank you very much.- How does that stay up there like that?
0:38:32 > 0:38:39- Yeah.- Some really clever planning.- That is fantastic.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44Genius. I thought it'd be really clunky, or, you know, not clunky,
0:38:44 > 0:38:45I thought it might be a struggle
0:38:45 > 0:38:47to get this into the right kind of scale.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51We did think about building it out of copper pipes,
0:38:51 > 0:38:53but we decided it would be much sleeker
0:38:53 > 0:38:55if we did something with a nice oak.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59It's lovely. How is it...?
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- Go on, then, give us the reveal. - Do you want to do the honours?
0:39:02 > 0:39:04What, floor...? Yeah, go on, then.
0:39:04 > 0:39:05- Doo-doo!- Ah.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09That's really quite subtle, isn't it?
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- So, has it got...?- Yeah, it's just one of the nice,
0:39:11 > 0:39:13warm squirrel-cage bulbs.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15It's fantastic. Tell me you're pleased with it.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- Yeah, definitely.- Yeah, yeah.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20How about budget, because I know lighting,
0:39:20 > 0:39:21you can sell for a good budget,
0:39:21 > 0:39:23but what did you come out on this one?
0:39:25 > 0:39:28It was pretty tight on this one, wasn't it?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Cos it was... There was 300 quid left on it,
0:39:30 > 0:39:32so are we squeaking in on that,
0:39:32 > 0:39:34- is that all right?- Well, yeah, we'll stick to it.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35It's very clever.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37- Cool.- I love it.
0:39:37 > 0:39:38I'm so pleased.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- Good.- Thank you. Absolutely fantastic, this design.
0:39:41 > 0:39:42Cool. Thank you very much.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Lovely. I shall see you very soon.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46See you later.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48It's another winner from Josh and Oli.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51All that's left is for Sarah to find a buyer.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53It turned out kind of how we wanted it, really,
0:39:53 > 0:39:56like, quite sleek and designery.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58I'm really pleased with how it went
0:39:58 > 0:40:02and Sarah seemed to be equally happy, so that's cool.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Well, in different hands, that old copper hopper could have been
0:40:04 > 0:40:07transformed into a salad bowl, or something.
0:40:07 > 0:40:08But Josh and Oli have turned it
0:40:08 > 0:40:10into something cool and contemporary.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11It's a stunning piece of design.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17When Sarah caught up with Dominique and her copper hopper,
0:40:17 > 0:40:19its purpose was unclear.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21I've no idea what it was used for.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24It's just always been in the fireplace.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27A lack of clarity has never stopped Sarah before,
0:40:27 > 0:40:29and it didn't this time.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32I'll be very interested to see what you can do with it.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Happy to see it go, Dominique hopes for the best.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38I hope she's going to get inspiration from it
0:40:38 > 0:40:40and make it into something really special.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44Is there anybody there who likes working with metal?
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Sarah advertised the lamp online
0:40:47 > 0:40:50and it was lighting shop owner Matt who bought it.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53A really great industrial style lamp,
0:40:53 > 0:40:54especially with the concrete base.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57It goes in with the rest of our stock.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59We'll be able to get rid of it pretty quick.
0:40:59 > 0:41:04Sarah is in Haslemere in Surrey to catch up with Dominique and show her
0:41:04 > 0:41:06what became of the copper hopper.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- Hi, there.- Hello.- How are you?- Fine, thank you, and you?
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Very well. Nice to see you again.
0:41:14 > 0:41:19- And you.- So, the copper thing that you brought to the tip was
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- in your fireplace for a while, is that right?- That's right, yes, yes.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24And it actually went down to West Sussex,
0:41:24 > 0:41:27to a couple of great guys called Josh and Oli.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- You want to see what they made of it?- Please.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31So, here is...
0:41:31 > 0:41:34That's beautiful!
0:41:34 > 0:41:36It really is. I'd have that in my house.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39I'm really pleased to hear you say that.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41You're not the only one who has admired it,
0:41:41 > 0:41:44because there is a company called Arc Lighting, who make lighting,
0:41:44 > 0:41:47but also buy bespoke lighting, and they snapped it up.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50So, I did sell it and I've got a little profit here for you.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55I have got £150-worth of profit for you.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58That's amazing!
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- Thank you very much. - It's a pleasure, it's a pleasure.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03So, I'm pleased to be able to hand that over,
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- but what might you do with it? - I'd like to give it to
0:42:06 > 0:42:09the Monte San Martino Trust, which is a charity close to my heart.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12I loved that hopper the moment it turned up at the tip,
0:42:12 > 0:42:14so thank you so much for letting us have it.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- Pleasure. Thank you very much. - Bye-bye.- Thanks, bye.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20It turns out Dominique's chosen charity provides bursaries
0:42:20 > 0:42:24for Italian students who come to the UK to study English.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Well, I'm happy that Dominique's happy
0:42:27 > 0:42:28because I knew the moment I saw
0:42:28 > 0:42:31that copper hopper that it had moneymaking potential.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33And it sounds like there's a little charity
0:42:33 > 0:42:35who's going to get a very generous gift.
0:42:37 > 0:42:42Josh and Oli charged £300 to turn the old copper funnel into a stylish
0:42:42 > 0:42:46standing lamp. Sarah was able to sell it for £450.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51That left a profit of £150 to hand over to Dominique.
0:42:59 > 0:43:04Sarah salvaged unwanted items from the Witley recycling centre.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08Clive's bedside cabinet was remapped by Emma,
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Dominique's copper hopper was lit up by Josh and Oli,
0:43:12 > 0:43:16and Sarah took on Vanessa's mirror and washstand.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18Well, with the help of my talented friends,
0:43:18 > 0:43:21we've managed to save stuff from the skips and turn them into stylish,
0:43:21 > 0:43:25saleable items, and we've handed over some money for nothing, too.
0:43:25 > 0:43:26That's a bonus.