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I love these, what are these?

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'How do you make money for nothing?'

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This is beautiful. Why are you getting rid of it?

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'The answer could be hiding in over 20 million tonnes of household waste

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'thrown out by us every year.'

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-It's a bit criminal to throw away stuff like this, isn't it?

-I know.

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'That's why reclamation expert,

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'Jay Blades wants to get his hands on things before they hit the skip.'

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I've been a builder, I've been a philosophy student

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and now I'm a furniture restorer,

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so I know more than most about transformations.

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I revamp the old, turn it into the new and sell it on for a profit.

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'And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...'

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So what do you think?

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Oh!

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'..he can transform his finds into desirable...'

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Boom! Smashed it.

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-'..valuable...'

-It's got real potential.

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'..and hopefully saleable items.'

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You've just turned it into a work of art.

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'If Jay is successful,

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'then he can hand the profits back to the very people

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'who had no idea there was cash to be made from their trash.'

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-£80.

-What?!

-Yes.

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Today we're in the Black Country

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in the former leather capital of the world, Walsall.

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And down the local recycling centre, the spring cleaners,

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garden tidiers and rubbish removers come in their hordes.

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This is where restoration expert Jay loves to spend his days.

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There's nothing I like more than a big hunk of junk,

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cos there's definitely treasure to be found and profit to be made.

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Do you see all these cars there?

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For me, this is just like going shopping.

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Jay is combing these cars for three items that can be rejuvenated

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and sold for real money.

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But don't be tempted to go trawling at your local tip

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because Jay has organised special permission to be here.

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-That's a cardigan, isn't it?

-'Step away from that cardigan.'

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No, no, it won't fit me, I don't think.

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'Nicely dodged, Jay.'

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Kate's got something heavy in the back of her car,

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but does it spell potential for Jay?

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-Oh, hold on a minute, let me give you a hand.

-Oh, ta.

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-There we go. And I should introduce myself. I'm Jay.

-I'm Kate.

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-Are you OK?

-So, what are you up to with these doors?

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Well, I've just bought my own house.

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-Oh, well done.

-And I'm just gutting it at the moment.

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How old's the house cos these doors look quite old?

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About 1950s.

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This isn't from inside, is it?

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It's the old bathroom door.

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-Oh is it?

-Yeah, yeah.

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These old doors are all made of solid wood.

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That's an internal door?

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-Yeah.

-That's heavy, isn't it?

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With renovation the name of the game for Kate,

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these doors have got to go.

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So you're going to open it all up, what - top and bottom?

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No, just the bottom, just the bottom, just downstairs.

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Going to be open plan. So why don't you keep the doors

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-you've got upstairs, then?

-No. No, I want new doors.

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I want, like, modern doors, I don't like these.

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But these are quite cool, man.

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It is, it's just having the time to restore it.

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If it's all right with you, I'll take these and I'll stay in contact

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and if we transform it into something nice

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-I'll come along and show you, is that all right?

-Yes, great, yeah.

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-Brilliant.

-Thank you.

-No, thank you.

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Oh, cor blimey, these are heavy, aren't they?

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It's an open and shut case for item number one.

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But is Kate happy to see her doors being nabbed?

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I think it's exciting the fact that he can try and restore them

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and try and re-use them again.

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But re-use them as what?

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Not sure, really.

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I couldn't think of anything to do with them

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but maybe just repaint them.

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Maybe, but I bet Jay's got bigger ideas.

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They don't make them like these any more. These are solid doors.

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This is an internal door from the 1950s.

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Another internal one and then a little baby one,

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really, really, cute.

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Turning internal doors into something has been done,

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it's kind of boring.

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But, to turn a toilet door into something new and different,

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now, come on, I can't resist that.

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Jay's pretty keen on his toilet door,

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but who's he lined up to turn it from lavvy to lavish?

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Say hello to Daniel Heath.

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Daniel is a designer who can turn his hand to just about anything.

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A wallpaper and textiles designer by trade,

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he produces everything, from bespoke furniture to high-end furnishings.

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For me, the creative process is in stages, really.

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First, you try and work around an idea and you try and come up with

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a theme that you want to work around for your imagery

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and then you might be trying to find solutions to problems

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and then you'll sort of get this moment,

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this sort of eureka moment, where you find

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that something is suddenly working

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and you feel a lot happier about the time that you put in then.

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So, yeah, the process is quite up and down, really.

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Daniel loves that eureka moment.

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But will this old loo door be a real stinker?

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So far, Jay's nabbed one item. Only two to go.

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I had that sinking feeling that was going to happen.

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Very funny, get back to work, Jay.

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What's all this in John's boot?

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Wow, that's really nice.

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-How are you doing? I'm Jay.

-Hello.

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-All right?

-Pleased to meet you.

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So, obviously you are throwing this away.

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-Afraid so, yeah.

-I really like that.

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To me it looks like a lathe. So what's the history?

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Well, it belonged to my father.

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-He was quite a keen do-it-yourself guy back in the day.

-Yeah.

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-And it's a multi-purpose woodworking tool, basically.

-Right.

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It's got a planer, that's a saw table.

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Wow, yeah, it is, look.

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All right. And that's the lathe bit.

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That's the lathe bit.

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A lathe like this, used for smoothing and shaping wood,

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was built small enough for your DIY enthusiast to use at home.

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Well, I remember it as a child,

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right back when I was a little toddler.

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I don't mean to pry about your age,

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but how old do you think this is, then?

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Well, it's got to be over 50 years old.

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-Wow.

-It's got to be.

-Well, it still looks in good condition.

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John's dad really looked after his lathe and that's made it even harder

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for John to part with this bit of family history.

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I feel really guilty coming down with this cos it's still quite good.

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You shouldn't feel guilty because hopefully we should be able

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to transform this and turn it into something really nice.

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That is such a better end for this

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than to end up over there, isn't it?

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-Over there in the metal bin.

-The metal bin.

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I can go home now a lot happier man than I came down,

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with a view of throwing it away.

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That's a weight off John's shoulders.

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With a little help, Jay's taking away the rather heavy lathe.

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But does John have any thoughts on what could be done with it?

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Well, it could be restored to what it was

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or possibly the components could be taken off.

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I'll be really intrigued

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as to what actually ends up happening to it.

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Yeah, me, too, John, and Jay certainly has lathe love.

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Everything is in working order.

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It's been really well looked after.

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But can you actually turn a profit on it?

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This reminds me of a programme I used to watch when I was growing up,

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Metal Mickey. This is definitely Mickey gone wrong.

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But now it's up to us to turn this family heirloom

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into a modern-day gem.

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Well, if you want a modern-day gem, there's only one man for the job.

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If it's old and rusty,

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you'd better believe that Guy Trench has tried to stick a bulb in it.

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Together with his band of happy helpers,

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Guy creates one-of-a-kind lighting

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that is guaranteed to brighten up any home.

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I enjoy my work so much, every day is different.

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I just can't sit still for a second.

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My mind is always buzzing

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and I'm looking around everywhere,

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whether it's a scrapyard, whether it's a skip -

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"Oh, I'll have that out of it," -

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and then clean it up and turn it into something

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of really great use.

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Every day I'm creating something.

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I don't think any banker, no insurance person,

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no car salesman has a better job than I've got.

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It is a great thrill to turn something, for nothing,

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into something.

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Guy gets a real kick out of his creations,

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but how will he feel about this old lathe?

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It's two down, one more to find,

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and this time, it's an item for Jay to do up himself.

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That's not one I would save, definitely destined for the bin.

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Danny and his grandad Tony have a car full of stuff.

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I bet you Jay's right on it.

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-How are we doing?

-All right?

-My name's Jay.

-Tony.

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-Tony, and you are?

-Danny.

-Danny. All right, Dan.

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-So, you're throwing away obviously this chair.

-Yeah.

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-Why are you throwing it away?

-Well, we've had it years

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and the wife says about time we got rid of it.

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So how long have you had this then?

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Oh, 20 years.

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We had it from a motel that was being refurbished.

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OK. Not Crossroads.

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-No.

-That's showing my age there, isn't it?

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Yeah, you are, Jay, just like this chair is.

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-Well, let's have a look at it, get it out.

-Yeah. Yeah.

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Wow, how tiny is that?

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And it's got a big rip in it.

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Wow. That's very, very retro.

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That's quite cool. I'll just do a quick check for Granny's gold.

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Finders keepers as they say.

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Make sure you save some for me, Jay.

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If it's all right with you guys,

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could I take this and stay in contact with you

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and show you what we turn it into, if we transform it into something?

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-Yes.

-Would that be all right?

-Yes.

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Jay's bagged himself a little green chair, but what can be done with it?

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Tony?

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I haven't got any idea myself what he would do.

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But my wife's been on to me to get rid of it for years,

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so she'll be very amazed when we get back and tell her

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that it could be turned into something else.

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This chair is definitely past its best,

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but Jay thinks there's life left in it.

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So that is a gorgeous, 1950s, I believe, cocktail chair.

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Well, it could be the 1960s,

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but the shape of it, look at that.

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It's covered in the fabric of the time, which is kind of like a vinyl.

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It's a little bit dated but I believe this is

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an easy transformation because it's a gorgeous gem.

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I'll believe that when I see it.

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Jay's tracked down three very different items.

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First, Daniel will get this exciting toilet door.

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Guy will try to light up this lathe.

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And this odd little chair is for Jay.

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Good luck with that one, mate.

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I really love that these guys have been so generous

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with their unwanted items.

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Now all I've got to do is transform them and turn a profit.

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No pressure.

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In Stratford, east London,

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Daniel is waiting for Jay to turn up with a weird and wonderful tip find.

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Jay's on his way over.

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I hope he can bring me something that I can screen print onto.

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It would be nice if it was something flat.

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Not too much chopping things up

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and unscrewing things or welding this time.

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Let's see.

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Now, that's a workout.

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This old toilet door is going to have the transformation of its life.

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But first things first, Daniel needs to give me a hand with this.

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Daniel. How are you doing, mate?

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-How are you doing?

-Good.

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Well, he wanted flat.

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But a toilet door?

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Mm, not so sure what he'll think of that.

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Oh, wow. Cheers, Jay.

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That's a door, isn't it? No, thank you.

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-It's quite heavy.

-It's very sturdy.

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-Reassuringly heavy, I suppose.

-Yeah.

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So this is the side that I believe has all of the character.

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Yeah, very nice.

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But that would be quite hard to print on, do you think?

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Yeah, it's got this kind of cladding on it, hasn't it?

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-Yeah.

-Yes, once that's off,

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you're going to have the same amount of character printable

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-obviously on the plank fronts.

-But without the brace.

-Yeah.

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And without the toilet roll holder.

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-I quite like that, I quite like that!

-Er, hmm...

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We could potentially turn this into a table and keep some of this...

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-Yeah.

-..kind of character here, underneath the table.

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Well, I think, you know, the bracing's quite nice.

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Hopefully when I, you know, if I take that bit off the front side...

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-Yeah.

-..it doesn't then fall to pieces,

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it will, you know, be braced

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and it should create quite a nice flat surface for a table, yeah.

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So that could work really well.

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Daniel's going to remove the front panel,

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sand it down and then screen print his designs

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onto one side of the door to make a very unusual table top.

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But it's going to take hours, and as we all know, time is money.

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So, how much would all that cost?

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It is a big piece.

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It's going to need a good couple of large screens

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-to put the print onto it.

-Yeah.

-I think we're talking about 340.

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340. I think 340 is good, and if we can,

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let's try and keep some of the original for me,

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please, pretty please.

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For a dining table, really?

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Let's just see how that's going to pan out?

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-It's going to look really, cool.

-Shall we just see?

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-Now, that's a deal.

-Just in case of any spillages on the dinner table.

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-"It's all right..."

-"I've got some tissue here."

-Yeah!

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Jay's getting a little bogged down with that toilet roll holder.

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What does Daniel really think about the toilet door?

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It's flat.

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Brilliant. Thanks, Jay.

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He had some pretty out-there suggestions, I'm not going to lie.

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The only problem that I can see with this

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is that when I've taken the front piece off,

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I hope that there's not too many surprises behind there.

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I'm really pleased that Daniel's accepted the challenge

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of turning that old toilet door into a cool, contemporary table.

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With his fantastic designs,

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I know we're going to be serving up a profit.

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It's £340 for Daniel to create a unique table.

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As long as it doesn't all fall apart when that front panel's removed.

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Not far from the Blackwater Estuary, in a tucked-away barn near Maldon,

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Guy has his workshop.

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He really loves a bit of rusty old metal.

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But will he be as keen on this old lathe

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that Jay saved from being scrapped?

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Jay's probably a bit like a sort of scavenger.

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He's at the coalface and he's digging around and he's looking for

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all different sorts of things.

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I've got the last bit left in the boot.

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I've brought it to my main man Guy.

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Now, Guy's the man that I believe will know what to do

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with this stuff.

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I love working with metals.

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Old metals that's got lots of rust and dents and nuts and bolts in it.

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I'm going to look forward to whatever he brings,

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cos it's always a test for me - what can I actually do?

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-Guy!

-Hi, Jay, how are you?

-How you doing?

-Nice to see you.

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-You all right?

-Good to see you again.

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-I've got something here for you.

-Ah!

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-What do you think?

-This is a great lathe.

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Probably a wood... it is a wood-turning lathe.

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I'm thinking light,

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is what I'm thinking, but this is quite a lot to deal with.

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There's lot of component parts on this.

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Yeah, we could turn that into a lamp no problem at all.

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This is the motor, I think that's got quite a nice look to it.

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I think we turn that into a wall light.

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We've got the bracket at the back here.

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I could see a light bulb coming out the top here

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or something off the wall here and up the top.

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Nice idea, but that motor looks kind of heavy to mount on a wall.

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It does weigh a ton and I think it will pull someone's wall off.

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-JAY LAUGHS

-We can't have that.

-No.

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I think what we'll do,

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we'll undo it here, inspect inside,

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remove the guts, nobody's ever going to see that as a wall light

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and we shall make it a lot lighter.

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Guy's going to rip the motor's stuffing out,

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to make it a wall-mountable light.

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But what about the rest of the lathe?

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For me, there's something about this that I really, really love.

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Is it possible that we could use that as the switch?

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I definitely think so. We could somehow fix this...

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-Oh, what?

-Into the bottom here.

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It looks part of the unit and it looks like you're going to turn it

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on and off from here, but I think, for simplicity's sake,

0:17:020:17:04

we'll just have a little draw string here and we can just click it on,

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-click it off.

-I like, I like.

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And I think that'll just make it look a bit different,

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a bit special and it'll be the only one in the world like this.

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That's what I like to hear. That means we can charge more.

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We can definitely... You can definitely charge more.

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You've brought me right on to the main question, which is the money one.

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How much is it going to cost me

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to have that and that turned into a light?

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-I think £140.

-I'm happy with that. That's a fair price.

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-Thank you.

-Great.

-It's a done deal.

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But repurposing a lathe isn't going to be easy, even for Guy.

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It's a real challenge.

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I mean, there's so many bits and pieces here,

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one could create all sorts of different things with,

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but it's just getting the look right. That's the challenging bit,

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to make it look rather special and that somebody wants to buy.

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I just love coming down to Guy's workshop.

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What we're going to produce is something really, really beautiful.

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What could be better?

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That's £140 to build a one-off wall light.

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Sounds like an industrial mishmash to me. Good luck, Guy.

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Just north-west of Birmingham is Wolverhampton,

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home of '70s rock and Jay's workshop.

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As a captain of colour,

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he's got to come up with a plan to restyle this plasticky old chair

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into an appealing pew.

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How are you going to do that, Jay?

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This mid-century cocktail chair has definitely seen its heyday,

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but now, a bit worse for wear.

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She's come to the right place to get this spruced up,

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a new dress and also a lick of paint.

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I didn't know chairs were female.

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This new upholstery dress will come from some of Jay's

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favourite fabrics.

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And he loves a bright colour.

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That colour with that is going to be the main body.

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So...

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Already you can see that's working.

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So this, for me, is the deal clincher.

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And instead of just being a normal button,

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this is going to be a pom-pom, but then,

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another element of surprise is what we'll put on the back.

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Hang on, did he just say "pom-pom"?

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Oh, that's mustard.

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In Jay's speak, mustard means hot.

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That's hot, as in a shocking pink pom-pom

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sewn into a chair as a button.

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I definitely need to see this.

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After sanding down the chair legs, Jay's going to get them painted.

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Better to be safe than sorry.

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Put a dust mask on. A very good shake.

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Jay's plan is to spray one leg shocking pink to go with the pom-pom

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and the rest of them he'll paint black.

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That is out there, Jay.

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Now, that's pretty in pink, isn't it?

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If you say so, mate.

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Back in his studio, Jay's finishing painting the rest of the legs.

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So, now I'm waiting for that to dry,

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I can crack on with the pom-pom.

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I've been waiting for this bit.

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He's actually got a special pom-pom maker.

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At primary school, didn't we just use a bit of cardboard.

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Just wrap it around.

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Jay winds the wool tightly round the plastic arches on the pom-pom maker.

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Really just go for it, wrap it all on.

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After some intense winding,

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he just has to snip that wool all the way round.

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Check out that pom-pom.

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And he's adding a string.

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The string goes in the middle.

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Oh, I can hardly wait(!)

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And there you have it.

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It's a pink pom-pom.

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So, with the pom-pom over there and the pink leg there,

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that's a pretty popping pink.

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And to give the chair a professionally upholstered finish,

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Jay's taking it to his mate Linford.

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-Afternoon, Jay. Nice to you see you again.

-How are you doing?

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-Good?

-How are you keeping?

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-Where you picked this up from, Jay?

-Walsall.

-Walsall.

-Walsall tip.

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What's underneath here, is it webbed?

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-Yeah.

-Oh, terrible.

-Yeah.

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Linford will have to replace all the old padding

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to meet British fire safety standards.

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And, to meet Jay's cool and trendy standard,

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he's going to cover the front of the chair with blue material

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and the back will be floral.

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Then there's the pom-pom. Enough said.

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Altogether, on upholstery, material and paint,

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Jay's spending £210.

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Let's hope this isn't a multicoloured fabric fiasco.

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It's back to Stratford in London where Daniel's about to start

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turning this toilet door into a table.

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First to go is the bog-roll holder.

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It's been many, many different colours, this door, over the years.

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It looks like it's been blue, green, red.

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This door's got a lot of history,

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but will it have any damage under the cladding on the other side?

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Now for the moment of truth.

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There's a really nice colour underneath here.

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Oh!

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Well, at least there are no holes in it.

0:22:300:22:32

Daniel's using a heat gun to help scrape off some of the paint

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so he can reveal the surface that he'll be printing his designs onto.

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Ah, that looks quite satisfying.

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I really like this pink.

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I might use this pink as the base colour.

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Next thing for me to do is work out a design to go onto this.

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Influenced by a bit of Art Deco architecture,

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Daniel's going for a geometric design.

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This is a rough approximation at the moment,

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but pink is going to be more peachy and dusty.

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Dusty pink.

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Lovely, Daniel. Once Daniel's decided on the pattern,

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he has it make a silk screen of the design and print it onto the wood.

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I'm really going to get one hit at this.

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If I misprint it or print it wrongly, I'm going to have to sand

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the whole thing back again and I'll lose some of those

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qualities that I really like in a piece.

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So, fingers crossed, I'll get it right first time.

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No pressure.

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The pressure is most definitely on Daniel.

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Because at this moment, this is more dog's dinner than dinner table.

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Back in Malden, salvage specialist Guy is sizing up the job

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of turning this old lathe motor and industrial switch into a wall light,

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with the help of his electrician pal, Steve.

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Right, so, Steve, I'm thinking of...

0:24:130:24:15

..having this as the top.

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-Right.

-OK.

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And having this, the switch point here.

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Because I think it's quite important. It's part of it.

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-Right, and then the whole thing as a wall light, right.

-Exactly.

-OK.

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I'm with you, boys, top plan.

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There's a big sort of magnet in here, Steve, is there?

0:24:340:24:36

-A motor and there's a lot of weight in there.

-Lots of copper and magnets in there.

0:24:360:24:40

We need to get that out to make it lighter,

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otherwise it's going to be a strong wall to put it on.

0:24:430:24:46

Jay's to done us well. He's trying to test me, I think.

0:24:460:24:49

THEY CHUCKLE

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While Steve is off getting the electrical parts together,

0:24:510:24:54

Guy gets on with the graft -

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cleaning the metal with wire wool.

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I don't like taking too much off of the old character.

0:24:590:25:02

We just want to shine up some of those little nuts and bolts.

0:25:020:25:05

So now we're going to use a bit of our colour restorer.

0:25:090:25:11

This stuff takes off the top layer of paint

0:25:110:25:14

and so any scratches with it.

0:25:140:25:16

Here we can see, the colour is starting to come up a bit.

0:25:160:25:19

Lovely. Next to be cleaned up is this switch.

0:25:190:25:22

I'm just going to give this a tiny bit of beeswax,

0:25:220:25:25

it's going to liven this up a bit.

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I thought beeswax was a wood polish.

0:25:280:25:30

Who knew it does a great job on metal?

0:25:300:25:34

Do you know, I think that's come up quite well.

0:25:340:25:36

Sparky Steve's up next to get the guts out of that motor.

0:25:360:25:40

We can be a little bit more destructive than normal,

0:25:400:25:43

which is a relief.

0:25:430:25:45

Yeah, that should do the trick, Steve.

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Yeah, this is why the motor is so heavy. Lots of copper wires.

0:25:520:25:56

We need to extract all that.

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Right, so...

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Could we turn that into a lamp, Steve?

0:26:020:26:04

Not today.

0:26:060:26:07

I think Guy could turn just about anything into a lamp.

0:26:070:26:11

We'll earn a couple of bob out of that as well.

0:26:110:26:13

So no waste at all.

0:26:130:26:15

For a pile of copper wire like this,

0:26:150:26:17

he might get a couple of quid down his local scrapyard.

0:26:170:26:21

Next, the lamp will need a mount to be hung on a wall

0:26:210:26:24

and Guy's got an old bit of scaffolding board.

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Perfect.

0:26:270:26:28

Let's have a look at that.

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Do you know, I reckon that's not bad.

0:26:310:26:34

It still has to be wired up,

0:26:340:26:36

so Steve has made a special tube with threading

0:26:360:26:39

to fit the bulb and switch. Impressive work, Steve.

0:26:390:26:43

I'm just going to use some of this braided flex.

0:26:440:26:48

As a qualified electrician,

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Steve will make sure this lamp complies with UK safety standards.

0:26:500:26:55

That looks like pretty clever work.

0:26:550:26:58

Just put another little bit of threaded tubing on that end

0:26:580:27:01

and that's how we're going to mount electrical connection for the bulb.

0:27:010:27:04

While Steve fixes up the wiring,

0:27:040:27:07

Guy's working on the wood mount,

0:27:070:27:09

but will this lamp be good taste?

0:27:090:27:12

Or industrial waste?

0:27:120:27:13

While work on the other two items is well under way,

0:27:190:27:23

in Wolverhampton, Jay is in his studio,

0:27:230:27:26

putting the final coat of paint on the chair legs.

0:27:260:27:29

The old chair is back from upholsterer Linford

0:27:300:27:33

with a brand-new seat and cover.

0:27:330:27:35

But for perfectionist Jay, the paint finish has to be immaculate.

0:27:350:27:40

It looks like the party was most definitely over

0:27:450:27:48

for this green vinyl cocktail chair, complete with a nasty rip.

0:27:480:27:53

Now...

0:27:530:27:54

..it's been reupholstered in striking, modern fabric.

0:27:590:28:03

Tactile blue velvet for the front

0:28:030:28:06

and this lush flowery design on the back.

0:28:060:28:09

And then there's the fabulous legs in black and pink.

0:28:120:28:16

Signature Jay in every way.

0:28:160:28:18

Finally, you cannot miss this pom-pom.

0:28:200:28:23

It might have seemed like primary school fancy, but looking at it now,

0:28:230:28:27

it looks gorgeous.

0:28:270:28:29

Linford's done a cracking job on this little cocktail chair.

0:28:310:28:35

The chair, the fabric, it just works.

0:28:350:28:38

The pom-pom has made it back into the mix,

0:28:380:28:40

so this chair is definitely ready for a party and I'm as happy

0:28:400:28:45

as a bumblebee in the summer, and what do bumblebees love?

0:28:450:28:47

Flowers.

0:28:470:28:49

Look at that. Now that...

0:28:490:28:51

-HE EXHALES

-..it's just too much and then there's more.

0:28:510:28:55

It goes underneath the chair as well.

0:28:550:28:57

All that's left to do with this one is take some pictures,

0:28:570:28:59

get it online and get it sold.

0:28:590:29:01

That's what's got to be done. Let's get cracking.

0:29:010:29:03

Before you can say, "Fancy a cocktail?"

0:29:030:29:06

Jay is posting pictures online to try and land a buyer,

0:29:060:29:10

not forgetting the pom-pom, of course.

0:29:100:29:12

When Jay met Tony in Walsall, he was throwing out a burst chair.

0:29:130:29:17

We've had it years and my wife said it was about time to get rid of it.

0:29:170:29:20

He'd been given it for free, 20 years ago.

0:29:200:29:23

We had it from a motel that was being refurbished.

0:29:230:29:26

-OK. Not Crossroads.

-No.

0:29:260:29:28

Jay was a sucker for that kitsch quality.

0:29:280:29:31

That's very, very retro, that's quite cool.

0:29:310:29:34

After swapping green vinyl for some velvet and a pom-pom,

0:29:340:29:39

Jay's pictures of the chair enticed a private buyer online.

0:29:390:29:43

Now Jay's in Birmingham to tell Tony

0:29:440:29:47

about the transformation of his chair.

0:29:470:29:50

There he is.

0:29:500:29:52

-Hello, Jay.

-How are we doing, Tony?

0:29:530:29:54

-Are you all right?

-Fine, thanks, yeah. Nice to see you.

-Good on you.

0:29:540:29:57

So, do you remember the chair that we picked up off of you

0:29:570:30:00

-at the Walsall dump?

-I do. Yeah.

0:30:000:30:03

Well, we've managed to transform it.

0:30:030:30:05

So we've got some pictures to show you.

0:30:050:30:07

I think it's quite amazing what we've turned it into.

0:30:070:30:10

So there's your green chair.

0:30:110:30:14

-Brilliant.

-It's got a lovely blue velvet all over it

0:30:140:30:17

and then there we've got a lovely little pink pom-pom.

0:30:170:30:21

That's the whole point of that, to bring a smile and a bit of fun.

0:30:210:30:25

Oh, don't show it to my wife, she might want it back.

0:30:250:30:28

Well, she'll have to argue with the buyer who's bought that

0:30:280:30:31

because we've managed to sell it and we've got a bit of a profit.

0:30:310:30:35

-We've got £65...

-Brilliant.

-..to give to you.

0:30:350:30:39

-Thank you very much.

-Any ideas of what you might do with the money?

0:30:390:30:43

Well, yeah, I used to have two topiary teddy bears

0:30:430:30:46

-which I nurtured for years...

-Right, yeah.

-..and they're diseased.

0:30:460:30:50

So that will buy me a couple of bushes, I think, to...

0:30:500:30:53

-That you're going to grow.

-..start again.

0:30:530:30:55

-And you're going to make new teddy bears? Is that right?

-I hope so.

0:30:550:30:57

I'll be round to see that. When they're finished let me know.

0:30:570:30:59

-I will do.

-All right, Tony?

-Thanks very much, Jay.

0:30:590:31:02

-Take care now.

-Nice to see you again.

0:31:020:31:03

-Likewise.

-Thank you.

-See you soon. Bye.

-Bye.

0:31:030:31:08

That former little green chair is one of my favourite transformations

0:31:080:31:12

and the £65 profit is going towards a topiary bear.

0:31:120:31:15

I'd never even heard of one of those,

0:31:150:31:17

but you learn something new every day. Absolutely brilliant.

0:31:170:31:20

Jay spent £210 on the reupholstery and sprucing up of the chair.

0:31:210:31:28

Then he sold it online for £275,

0:31:280:31:32

leaving £65 profit for Tony to tidy up his topiary.

0:31:320:31:36

Over in east London, Daniel's in his Stratford studio,

0:31:440:31:47

where he's been silk-screen printing onto an old door

0:31:470:31:51

and Jay's on his way over to see the results.

0:31:510:31:55

Jay brought me a really standard door.

0:31:550:31:58

It was great to work with,

0:31:580:31:59

a really, really flat piece, but I know that Jay was really concerned

0:31:590:32:03

about the pattern that I had in mind to put onto it.

0:32:030:32:06

I think I've done something subtle, but the scale is still striking.

0:32:060:32:11

I think it's a contemporary piece that he's going to like.

0:32:110:32:14

I'm here to see Daniel, to pick up that old toilet door.

0:32:140:32:17

Hopefully he's turned it into a cool table.

0:32:170:32:20

Let's have a look.

0:32:200:32:21

This bog-standard old door was covered in decades of gloss paint.

0:32:210:32:26

It even still had its loo-roll holder.

0:32:260:32:28

Now it's a sleek and sophisticated table

0:32:320:32:35

with an original screen-printed design in white.

0:32:350:32:39

Daniel's bold, clean shapes are inspired by modern architecture

0:32:390:32:43

and carefully finished to show off

0:32:430:32:45

the original wood grain underneath.

0:32:450:32:48

Supported by thin white metal legs that clinch the geometric feel,

0:32:490:32:54

this table looks so good you could eat your dinner off it.

0:32:540:32:58

-How are we doing, sir?

-Hello, Jay, how are you doing?

0:33:010:33:03

Oh! Oh-oh!

0:33:030:33:05

-Look what you've done.

-You like?

0:33:050:33:07

More than like. That's...

0:33:070:33:10

Oh-oh! You know, like, when you're little and you ask for something,

0:33:130:33:17

you don't think you're going to get it really,

0:33:170:33:19

but then you do get it and you've got it and it's like,

0:33:190:33:22

you just want to go... you want to pop.

0:33:220:33:25

It turns out that underneath there were all sorts of colours

0:33:260:33:29

of gloss paint and it was really, really thick,

0:33:290:33:32

-but it all came off in one, like cheese.

-Cool.

0:33:320:33:35

And once we scraped it back,

0:33:350:33:37

there was a sort of a pinky tone to the wood underneath

0:33:370:33:41

which was perfect, really.

0:33:410:33:43

So I thought, "Let's take that back and do a white print on that

0:33:430:33:47

"to go with the legs," and, yeah, it came up really nicely.

0:33:470:33:51

It's come up more than... You're very modest, ain't you, hey?

0:33:510:33:54

It came up more than really nicely.

0:33:540:33:55

Look at it, man!

0:33:550:33:57

To me, that's a work of art, and this... Oh!

0:33:570:34:00

It's beautiful, but was it costly?

0:34:020:34:05

Next question is - did we come in on budget?

0:34:050:34:07

-Yeah.

-We did!

-Yeah. This was fine.

0:34:070:34:10

We printed this half and then we turned the screen round

0:34:110:34:14

and printed the other half,

0:34:140:34:15

so the printing and the sanding back

0:34:150:34:18

was the main time, really, on that.

0:34:180:34:21

It used to be a toilet door, now it's so much more.

0:34:210:34:24

It could be an outdoor table, indoor office table, dinner table,

0:34:240:34:29

homework table, inspirational table, it's endless.

0:34:290:34:34

I've got to be off. I've got to sell this before it ends up in my house.

0:34:340:34:37

-Brilliant.

-Thank you, sir.

0:34:370:34:39

-Cheers, Jay.

-You take care.

-Take care.

0:34:390:34:41

Jay's reaction to the table was absolutely amazing.

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So, yeah, I'm very pleased, very pleased indeed.

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Wow! Now, that is what I call a transformation.

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From an old toilet door.

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Any doubts that I had of the geometric patterns that Daniel

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was going to put on there, he's blown them out of the water.

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I can definitely say - I 100% love it.

0:35:020:35:06

Jay spotted Kate at the tip with some heavy wooden doors.

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Hold on a minute, let me give you a hand.

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Jay was drawn to one door in particular.

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It's the old bathroom door.

0:35:210:35:23

-Oh, is it?

-Yeah, yeah.

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For Kate, it was out with the old and in with the new.

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I want modern doors.

0:35:270:35:28

-I don't like them.

-But these are quite cool, man.

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But she was chuffed they weren't going to waste.

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I think it's exciting, the fact that he can try and restore them

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and try and re-use them again.

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And Jay's done exactly that

0:35:390:35:41

with Daniel's fabulous screen-printed table.

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Jay shared pictures of the table online and it sold to Sixth Link,

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a vintage and retro store in Shropshire,

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and the owner, River, is pretty impressed.

0:35:540:35:57

I absolutely love what Daniel has done with this toilet door.

0:35:580:36:02

I can't believe he's created a fantastic table out of it.

0:36:020:36:05

Absolutely love the geometric pattern he's created

0:36:050:36:08

and the layers, too. It's such a great piece.

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Jay is in Birmingham to catch up with Kate and to reveal

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what happened to her old toilet door.

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-Hello, Kate.

-Hi, Jay, how's things?

0:36:220:36:23

-How are you doing? All right?

-I'm all right, yeah, you?

0:36:230:36:25

-I'm very good. How's the house coming along?

-Oh, don't ask.

0:36:250:36:28

-Is it slow?

-Yeah. Well, no, I'm getting there, I'm getting there.

0:36:280:36:31

-Making progress.

-Bless you. Well, remember the doors that you brought.

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Yeah, I do, how can I forget?

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One was a toilet door, if I'm not mistaken, but you said it wasn't.

0:36:360:36:40

Well, it was but it was used as a normal door inside the house, but...

0:36:400:36:43

-OK.

-Yeah.

-Well, what I've done is, I was able to transform it into...

0:36:430:36:48

Oh, wow, that looks really effective, doesn't it?

0:36:480:36:50

-Yeah.

-It looks really good, doesn't it?

-I'm pleased to tell you

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I was able to sell it to a shop in Shropshire and I have for you...

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-£50 profit.

-Oh, thank you.

-All right?

-Yeah, great.

0:37:000:37:04

So, any ideas on what you might do with the money?

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Probably buy another door to replace that one.

0:37:060:37:09

Well, I might see you again down the recycling centre.

0:37:090:37:11

Yeah, great. Thanks for that, Jay. I really appreciate it.

0:37:110:37:14

-You take care, yeah.

-See you later.

-See you later.

0:37:140:37:16

Daniel spent £340 turning the toilet door into a stylish dining table.

0:37:180:37:25

Jay sold it for an impressive £390, leaving a £50 profit for Kate.

0:37:250:37:31

In his workshop,

0:37:350:37:36

Guy is giving a final polish to his wall light as Jay is on his way

0:37:360:37:41

to see what's happened to the old red lathe.

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Well, when I got hold of the lathe, I thought,

0:37:430:37:45

"How can we turn this into a lamp?"

0:37:450:37:47

I decided to do just one part of the lathe.

0:37:470:37:50

It's a bit off the wall with what I normally do,

0:37:500:37:52

although it's a wall light.

0:37:520:37:53

And I think Jay's going to like this when he comes to see it.

0:37:530:37:57

I'm delighted to be back here at Guy's

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to see what he's done with that lathe.

0:38:000:38:02

And knowing him, it'll be pretty amazing.

0:38:020:38:04

This once much-loved wood-turning lathe had outlived its usefulness.

0:38:040:38:10

Now it's a unique wall light with the former lathe motor as the body

0:38:130:38:17

of the lamp and this original switch unit has a smart new chain pull

0:38:170:38:22

to turn on the light.

0:38:220:38:24

Guy's shined up the original metal a bit, but not too much,

0:38:240:38:28

so the history of this old tool lives on.

0:38:280:38:31

He's mounted it on a piece of scaffolding board

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which he's cleaned up to perfection

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to give this a gritty and industrial look

0:38:380:38:41

and he's topped it all off with a half-circle black shade

0:38:410:38:45

that's perfect for any man cave.

0:38:450:38:48

How are we doing, Guy?

0:38:500:38:52

Wow! Come on.

0:38:520:38:53

-What do you think?

-What do I think?

0:38:530:38:56

I've got to take my hat off to you, sir, cor blimey!

0:38:560:38:59

-This is amazing!

-Isn't it?

0:38:590:39:02

We put this little ticker on here to turn it on and off.

0:39:020:39:05

No, seriously? I'm telling you, you've blown me away.

0:39:050:39:08

I'm speechless, I really am, and to get me speechless is quite hard.

0:39:080:39:13

You can say that again, Jay.

0:39:130:39:16

-It's amazing.

-We've kept the wheels on here and put a light bulb on top

0:39:160:39:20

-and Bob's your uncle.

-It's way past cool.

0:39:200:39:22

Jay is dazzled by Guy's creation.

0:39:220:39:25

But there's also the unseen work inside the components

0:39:250:39:29

that make this a working light.

0:39:290:39:32

Where is the wiring? Is it going all the way through here?

0:39:320:39:34

The wire at the back here which comes through.

0:39:340:39:36

A little bit of engineering went on,

0:39:360:39:38

but Steve, the electrician, a magic chap, always gets it right.

0:39:380:39:41

To make and sell anything electrical,

0:39:410:39:43

it must be worked on by a qualified electrician

0:39:430:39:47

and conform to UK electrical safety regulations.

0:39:470:39:51

This light is compliant, but is it within the £140 budget?

0:39:510:39:55

So, how did we do with the budget, then?

0:39:550:39:58

-Spot on.

-Is it?

-Yeah. Spot on.

-Oh, well done!

0:39:580:40:02

-And that includes the lamp...

-Oh.

0:40:020:40:05

-Shades are always extra.

-OK, how much?

0:40:050:40:08

-Basically, £30.

-£30, yeah.

0:40:080:40:10

You've done a brilliant transformation there.

0:40:110:40:14

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much indeed, Jay.

0:40:140:40:16

-I hope you sell it well.

-I will do, definitely.

-OK, bye-bye.

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I haven't seen so much excitement out of somebody for a long time.

0:40:190:40:22

He really genuinely thought it was brilliant. So that's lovely.

0:40:220:40:26

He's only gone and done it again, hasn't he?

0:40:260:40:28

It takes a certain skill to get components together

0:40:280:40:32

in just the right way to go way past cool.

0:40:320:40:34

I'm lost for words, but I know one thing - I'm loving it.

0:40:360:40:39

Back at the recycling centre,

0:40:460:40:48

Jay met John who was clearing out an old lathe.

0:40:480:40:52

Well, it belonged to my father

0:40:520:40:54

and he was quite a keen do-it-yourself guy,

0:40:540:40:57

-back in the day.

-Yeah.

0:40:570:40:58

John was finding it hard to chuck his dad's beloved tools.

0:40:580:41:02

I was feeling really guilty coming down with this,

0:41:020:41:04

-because it's still quite good...

-Wait. You shouldn't feel guilty.

0:41:040:41:08

But Jay's offer to re-use it cheered John right up.

0:41:080:41:12

I can go home now, a lot happier man than I came down,

0:41:120:41:16

with a view of throwing it away.

0:41:160:41:18

And happy you should be, as Guy's wall light is a beauty.

0:41:190:41:23

Better still, it sold to interior specialists

0:41:230:41:27

Museum Context in Edinburgh

0:41:270:41:29

and shop owner, Andrew, couldn't be happier.

0:41:290:41:32

It's really the sort of piece that I think fits beautifully in the shop

0:41:320:41:36

and the collection here.

0:41:360:41:37

Now, Jay has travelled to Aldridge in Walsall

0:41:390:41:42

to show John what became of his dad's old lathe

0:41:420:41:45

and hand over the profit.

0:41:450:41:47

-Hello there.

-How are we doing, John, are you all right?

0:41:470:41:50

-Yes.

-Good to see you again.

0:41:500:41:52

-You remember the lathe that you brought to the...

-Yeah, I do, yeah.

0:41:520:41:56

Any ideas on what you thought we might have done with it?

0:41:560:41:59

I have no idea and I'm so curious to find out.

0:41:590:42:01

Oh, bless you!

0:42:010:42:03

Took it down to a person called Guy

0:42:030:42:05

-and what he's done...

-Oh, wow.

0:42:050:42:08

-So, he turned it into a light.

-That is amazing.

0:42:080:42:12

I would never have thought you'd do that.

0:42:120:42:14

-What do you think?

-I'm sure if poor old Daddy's up there watching,

0:42:140:42:17

he'd be pleased. It's got a new life.

0:42:170:42:19

-Fantastic.

-It's got a new life. And it's got a new owner.

0:42:190:42:21

And I've got some profit for you.

0:42:210:42:24

I've got £30 profit.

0:42:240:42:26

-Wow.

-For you.

-Well, thank you, I'll put that to a good cause.

0:42:260:42:30

My father was at Manor Hospital.

0:42:300:42:32

I think I might see if they've got a benevolent fund

0:42:320:42:35

or something like that, I might put it there.

0:42:350:42:37

And match it.

0:42:370:42:39

Thank you, sir. You take care, now, John.

0:42:390:42:42

-You too.

-Bye-bye.

-Fantastic.

0:42:420:42:43

Guy spent £170 creating the lamp.

0:42:430:42:47

Jay sold it for an impressive £200,

0:42:470:42:51

leaving John £30 to donate to charity in honour of his father.

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At Walsall recycling centre,

0:42:590:43:02

Jay saved three items from the skip, transforming the ordinary,

0:43:020:43:07

to the extraordinary.

0:43:070:43:09

The redundant into resplendent,

0:43:090:43:12

and the unloved into lovable.

0:43:120:43:15

Three unwanted items that were heading for the skip

0:43:180:43:20

have been revamped into stylish and cool pieces.

0:43:200:43:24

Even better still, they're off to new homes.

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