0:00:03 > 0:00:06That looks interesting, what is that?
0:00:06 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Stop, stop, stop!
0:00:11 > 0:00:15The answer could be hiding in over 20 million tonnes of household waste
0:00:15 > 0:00:18thrown out by us every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20- Can I have it?- Yeah, by all means, you're welcome, yeah.
0:00:20 > 0:00:25- Fantastic!- That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her hands
0:00:25 > 0:00:27on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33I'm a passionate buyer, maker and user of old stuff,
0:00:33 > 0:00:36and I turn that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41I make new stuff out of old stuff and I sell it for a profit.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- Enough to work on?- Just a bit, yeah!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50It is a beast, isn't it?
0:00:50 > 0:00:53..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55I can't believe it.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57..valuable...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Aren't you clever?
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..and hopefully saleable items.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Oh, wow!
0:01:04 > 0:01:06If Sarah is successful,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10then she can hand the profits back to the very people who had no idea
0:01:10 > 0:01:13there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16That's amazing!
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Today, Sarah's at the Woodhouse Lane recycling centre in Altrincham,
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Greater Manchester.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39I am feeling tiptop today, and I'm here to pick up some top tip trash.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- But not from in there. - Certainly not.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47It's Sarah's mission to save three items before they hit the skip,
0:01:47 > 0:01:51so she can restore, revitalise and sell on for a profit.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55I'm stalking your rubbish today and trying to find something in your boot.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58But before you go pestering people at your local tip, don't bother.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Sarah had to get special permission to raid the rubbish today,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05and she knows exactly what she wants.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08I want cutlery, costume jewellery.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10I'd quite like a bed.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12I've never had a bed before.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Really? Where do you sleep?
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Well, maybe you'll find one in the back of Chris's car.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- Ooh...- Ooh, don't hurt yourself.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Chris and his brother Andrew
0:02:24 > 0:02:26have been clearing out their childhood home,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29and Sarah wants to get her hands on Chris's drawers.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- Hello.- Hiya.- Oh, what is that?
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Oh, Lassie!
0:02:35 > 0:02:40- Whose is that?- It was in the garage at my mum's for donkey's years,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43but it used to be in my bedroom when I grew up.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48My father restored it, painted it white and yellow, put transfers on.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51As a young boy I grew up with it, my clothes were in it.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Fantastic.- So much history here.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Those are all the fish are used to have,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58and that's the memorial to them.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01A fishy shrine? That's sweet...
0:03:01 > 0:03:02Kind of.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- Which was your favourite? - I can't remember, unfortunately,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10it's that long ago.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13I think Martin and Harvey were hamsters.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Well, I would love to try and take it away,
0:03:16 > 0:03:18and see if one of my more talented friends can
0:03:18 > 0:03:21do something less Lassie with it.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23If somebody can do something with it, great.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25I'm slightly worried about...
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- The gravestones! - ..removing the memorial.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Sarah's got Chris's childhood chest of drawers, and for Chris,
0:03:32 > 0:03:36it's time to say goodbye.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38If she can do something with it, that would be lovely.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42If it would make somebody happy, that would be great.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49It's got a lot of restoration to do if it's going to be worth anything,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52but it's got some original features and I think there's some potential
0:03:52 > 0:03:57here, but I'm going to need some really talented help to turn that into a money-maker.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Well, let's find out who Sarah has got lined up.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Rupert Blanchard is a furniture-maker,
0:04:08 > 0:04:13and self-confessed hoarder of anything old he can turn into gold.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17I work mostly with salvaged and found reclaimed materials,
0:04:17 > 0:04:19so I basically work with other people's waste.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22I reassemble it as modern furniture.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Rupert has carved out a name for himself
0:04:26 > 0:04:28as one of the most imaginative designers
0:04:28 > 0:04:31working with undervalued materials.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35His furniture is modern, fun and always tells a story.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37I love making something from nothing,
0:04:37 > 0:04:41something that everyone's given up on, something with a good history,
0:04:41 > 0:04:42something with a story,
0:04:42 > 0:04:46and something that I want to preserve and share that story with others.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48It's an incredibly satisfying job.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Well, what Sarah's bringing you definitely comes with a story,
0:04:53 > 0:04:56but let's hope it has a happy ending.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07That's one item down, two to go, and with the tip getting busier,
0:05:07 > 0:05:08things are getting hectic.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Luckily, Sarah's found a way to relax.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Just doing a bit of tip yoga.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Hoping for some good karma today.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23No, it's not working, come on. Oh, she's so Zen(!)
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Sarah's saving her downward dog for later.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33She's spotted potential in the back of Di and Don's car.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- Hello there.- Hi.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- Hello.- Just looking at your fantastic load of rubbish.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Well, it IS a load of rubbish!
0:05:42 > 0:05:43I love your gates!
0:05:43 > 0:05:45They look like you might have had them for a while.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- Probably... How long ago was the house?- Hundreds of years!
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- Hundreds of years.- In fact, since the '70s, I think.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- Since the '70s.- Shall we get them out and see what they're like?- Yes.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Di and Don's disused garden gates are made from wrought iron,
0:05:57 > 0:06:00which is no longer produced on a commercial scale.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02They really do weigh a tonne.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Everything from horseshoes to handrails used to be made
0:06:06 > 0:06:08from wrought iron, until the turn of the century,
0:06:08 > 0:06:13when mild steel became more widely available and less costly.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17The fact they are old and substantial and solid means they have so much
0:06:17 > 0:06:19potential to be reused.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24Luckily for Sarah, wrought iron is tough, malleable and easily welded.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27So would it be OK if I took them away and tried to make something out of them?
0:06:27 > 0:06:31I never thought of doing anything else with them, except get rid of them.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33I think, with some careful thought, there's just so much metal there.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- You can do something useful?- Yeah.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39I might have a couple of ideas but I'll keep in touch and show you
0:06:39 > 0:06:40what happens. Thank you so much.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- It was lovely to meet you.- And you.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Sarah's got a couple of ideas for the gates.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47What about Don and Di?
0:06:47 > 0:06:50It would lend itself to some sort of garden ornament, perhaps.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Just garden table, bench, I don't know.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55Something for the garden, then?
0:07:03 > 0:07:07These are going to be pearly gates because they are going to go to metal heaven,
0:07:07 > 0:07:12and I've got just the person in mind to transform them into something fabulous.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Think metal, think Bex Simon.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24Bex is one of the country's leading artist-blacksmiths,
0:07:24 > 0:07:26and together with husband Dave,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28this pair have certainly proved their mettle,
0:07:28 > 0:07:33producing high-end interior furniture and bespoke metalwork commissions.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35I love designing,
0:07:35 > 0:07:39so I like the most bizarre commissions that we get because
0:07:39 > 0:07:43it's a real sort of challenge of your design skills.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48I think making things, you can get lost in here.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51The blacksmith's workshop is a bit like a cave.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55You know, it's your safe place, it's homely.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58It's weird cos it's dark and it's dingy.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01It's a bit like hell!
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Sorry!
0:08:03 > 0:08:07So, will it be metal heaven or metal hell for the pearly gates?
0:08:08 > 0:08:09Let's see.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21That's our first two items squirreled away for Rupert and Bex.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Now Sarah just needs to find something to work on herself.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29That's looking like good-quality rubbish you're dropping off today.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31And she's found that flattery gets you everywhere.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34I'm building up relationships with my potential customers.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Relationships?
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Just try and keep it professional, Sarah.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41You're bound to get on like a house on fire with Helen once you see what
0:08:41 > 0:08:43she's throwing out.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Oh, you haven't got anything I can recycle, have you?
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Well, we've got...
0:08:47 > 0:08:51The packaging from food delivery.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52What is it? I've seen this stuff.
0:08:52 > 0:08:58It's wool and it says it's all biodegradable.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- Let's have a look. Come back into your car, let's see what you've... - Yes, believe it or not,
0:09:02 > 0:09:06sheep's wool is becoming popular as a natural alternative
0:09:06 > 0:09:07for food packaging.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11It's sustainable, hygienic and eco-friendly.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15This is the bit that keeps the meat or fish that comes in the delivery
0:09:15 > 0:09:18really cold, so it comes in with some ice pack.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21So you get a weekly food delivery, do you?
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Just started. I think this is probably the fourth or fifth box we've got.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29And this is what wraps up the items that need to stay cold.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34So, "Recycle bag contains pure sheep's wool, which is compostable,
0:09:34 > 0:09:36"biodegradable and fully sustainable."
0:09:36 > 0:09:38I love that kind of thing.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Wow. So let's have a...
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Oh, look at it.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46They must have had a black sheep in their family, mustn't they? Because look at it, it's all...
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- It's all matted, isn't it? - I love things like that.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52I know it sounds really odd, but please may I take your wool away?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54You can. Definitely.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55- Yes.- Fantastic. Thank you very much.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57OK. Bye!
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Ooh, just looking at that wool is making me feel itchy.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02What do you think, Helen?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Will Sarah be knitting jumpers with it?
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Maybe she could stuff something or make a cushion, I don't know.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Yeah. Not sure at all.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Do you know something, it's made of pure sheep's wool.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Smells of sheep. Feels of sheep.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Must be able to make something out of it.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29And with that, Sarah has her three items.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Rupert will transfer his talents to the chest of drawers.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39Bex will take the old gates to metal heaven.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43And Sarah will whip up something wonderful with the wool.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46The rubbish has been flooding in here today.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Now it's time for a storm of creativity with the help of my talented friends.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04For Sarah's first stop, she's travelled to the seaside town of Margate,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06a place where I used to go on holiday as a boy.
0:11:06 > 0:11:12And not much has changed except a 99 will now cost you £1.75.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Sarah has dragged that old chest of drawers all the way down from
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Manchester. She must be exhausted.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Let's hope Rupert will take it off her hands.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27I'm hoping Sarah's going to bring me something really old and rotten
0:11:27 > 0:11:31today. Something that really shows a lot of history,
0:11:31 > 0:11:34something that someone's given up on now
0:11:34 > 0:11:38but I can still see a colourful past.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40You are going to love this, Rupert.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44I've ended up in Margate with my battered chest of drawers,
0:11:44 > 0:11:46with Lassie on the front.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50And I'm going to make Rupert take this on and turn it into something amazing.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- How are you?- I'm good.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54What have you brought me?
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Chest of drawers, old one.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00That is superb. I had a chest of drawers like this as a child.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02But mine had the A-Team stickers all over it.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04This one's got Lassie.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Shall we get Lassie on the table
0:12:06 > 0:12:09and try and work out what on earth to do with it?
0:12:09 > 0:12:14It has got some very sweet details, like the goldfish and the hamsters
0:12:14 > 0:12:18that were owned by the person who had it when he was younger.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19That's pretty amazing.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23It's a Victorian chest of drawers that's been chopped about,
0:12:23 > 0:12:27it's then got...perhaps 1950s transfers all over it?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30And then in recent years it's been used in the garage,
0:12:30 > 0:12:35so it's sort of been demoted and demoted and now here it is, with me.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38It's yours to do what you like with if you'll take it on.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43I wouldn't feel bad about maybe giving this a new lease of life in a new room.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46So it's been in a bedroom, it's been in a garage,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48I want to get this in a living room.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50I want to turn this into a nice sideboard.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54Are you going to tell me your plan or is that going to be a surprise?
0:12:54 > 0:12:59I'm not entirely sure what finish it will have but I think this piece is
0:12:59 > 0:13:00going to be bigger.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02OK, bigger is good.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04But is it going to be a big budget?
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Have you got a quick-and-dirty cost on it?
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Are you thinking that there's a price that we can put on it now?
0:13:11 > 0:13:15I think I've probably got to spend somewhere around 250 to 300 on it.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18I don't quite know until it take it apart.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21It may well just crumble on the floor into a big pile of firewood.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23But hopefully not.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26I mean, if I leave you with 300 quid on it...
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- Hopefully that gives you enough to play with...- Excellent. I'll do it.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Brilliant!
0:13:31 > 0:13:34A big, classy, saleable sideboard.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35Very commercial.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Except, knowing Rupert, he'll want to keep those stickers on it.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42I'm pretty excited about this project. It's a nice piece.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45My only conflict is, I do like the transfers on it.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48So if I can keep them, I will.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49Told you!
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Well, that chest of drawers has been through a lot.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53It's been through the bedroom,
0:13:53 > 0:13:56through the garage and now its final reincarnation,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59I think it might be its best moment yet.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04So it'll cost £300 for Rupert to transform the drawers.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09And if he can make it saleable, Sarah could be seeing a big profit.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15From the seaside to the Surrey countryside,
0:14:15 > 0:14:17and hidden away among the trees...
0:14:18 > 0:14:20..is a jagged metal jungle.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24And in amongst the fire,
0:14:24 > 0:14:28hot metal...and sparks...
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Bex is just sitting, colouring in.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Sarah's brought the metal gates.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Well, a bit of them.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40I'm sure the rest of it's about here somewhere.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Oh, there they are. But can Bex bring her trademark quirkiness
0:14:44 > 0:14:47to this project?
0:14:47 > 0:14:50One thing that we're trying to do is add a sort of a bit of a
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Bex Simon twist, you know?
0:14:52 > 0:14:54So it's good fun.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58I've come to lovely leafy Surrey with my distressed metal gates,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01and Bex is going to have to take a good look at these and try and think
0:15:01 > 0:15:04of some very clever ideas to bring them back to life
0:15:04 > 0:15:06and back in the money.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Well, let's find out.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11I've brought you a pair of massive gates.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12The pearly gates!
0:15:12 > 0:15:15That's what I called them. They are really heavy.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20- They've been outside. They're beginning to sort of deteriorate in some places.- Yeah.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22But mainly I think they're pretty solid.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25They're good. We'd have to get that shot-blasted to get the finish off.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27But what are you thinking?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29I suppose they could be beds, but...
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Yeah, beds. Single beds.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- I think it would have to be single. - Yeah, oh, my goodness.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39What we could do, basically keep this as the headboard,
0:15:39 > 0:15:43and then we could do some sort of detail around it.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Sort of make it a bit, like, fairy tale, perhaps?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49You know, imagine it is like a gate, but we could have, like,
0:15:49 > 0:15:54a hedge or some sort of tree that makes it look like it's, you know,
0:15:54 > 0:15:58leading into, like, the secret garden or something.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01I think Bex is already there.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02So it's obviously a child's bed.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Yeah, yeah, and we could put fairy lights in the tree!
0:16:05 > 0:16:07SARAH LAUGHS
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Yeah, and you could have unicorns on the legs,
0:16:10 > 0:16:11and goblins in the pillows,
0:16:11 > 0:16:14and the feet could be mushrooms, and...
0:16:14 > 0:16:16I'll stop there!
0:16:16 > 0:16:19So hit me with some fairy-tale figures.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- How much is it going to be?- So I reckon for the shot-blasting,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26that will probably be about 150 quid.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29And then...say 500 quid,
0:16:29 > 0:16:31and I think... Because I really want to do this,
0:16:31 > 0:16:33I am already there.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- It's a deal.- Fantastic!
0:16:35 > 0:16:40£150 to clean up the metal, plus £500 labour.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43That's quite a budget for one fairy-tale bed.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45But at least Bex seems excited.
0:16:45 > 0:16:46Really excited!
0:16:46 > 0:16:50It's probably going to go way over budget, but I really want to do it.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54You know, it's got that whole storytelling thing.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56It will be a real bed to make you smile.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58I can't wait to get going.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Well, I've left Bex to her fairy tales.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07But back in the real world, £650 is a lot of money to spend on a bed.
0:17:07 > 0:17:08But I have high hopes.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12I think she's got a fantastic idea and the bed's going to be stunning.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14What do you think, Bex?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17I can't wait!
0:17:17 > 0:17:20It'll be £650 to make the bed.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25Let's hope Bex doesn't go too OTT on the fairy stuff,
0:17:25 > 0:17:27or it could end up weighing a tonne.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38With Bex away talking to the fairies,
0:17:38 > 0:17:42it's time for Sarah to head back home to the Sussex countryside
0:17:42 > 0:17:44and get started on her own project.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Sarah's had a bit of time to think about what to do
0:17:49 > 0:17:52with the woollen packaging. So what's the plan?
0:17:54 > 0:17:58I picked this up, thinking, "Oh, there's this fantastic thing called needle felting."
0:17:58 > 0:18:01It's a sweet little craft, doesn't take very long to do.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05And I looked into it, and you need beautiful, smart wool.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08And what I've got is really a very raw material.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11This is in its absolute roughest state.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13But I'm going to give it a go.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21To felt materials means to matt, condense or press fibres together.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26- Here's what you need.- Needle felting does this using - yeah,
0:18:26 > 0:18:28you guessed it.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33Needles like this have tiny barbs on them that mean when you poke all the
0:18:33 > 0:18:35fibres together, they kind of mesh together.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40Then you get tools like this that have lots of needles on them to make it just a little bit quicker.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Using this process, Sarah's going to mould shapes from the wool,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47which will eventually become little ornamental woollen animals.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Isn't that cute?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51The best thing that I can try and make are some birds.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Something like a wren and a thrush,
0:18:53 > 0:18:57because this has got lots of lovely different colours of wool in it.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01And I just want to make the simplest possible thing.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06To make her ornamental birds, Sarah first begins to felt her wool.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11The notches along the shaft of the needle grab the top layer of fibres
0:19:11 > 0:19:14and tangle them with the inner layers.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Whose idea was this? I'm in agony already!
0:19:17 > 0:19:21The hope is that it all binds together to make a solid shape.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25You can see the wool is starting to just felt together,
0:19:25 > 0:19:27so the ball isn't coming unravelled any more.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30And it's getting some real tension going on in here.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34The wool Sarah's using has itself already been felted industrially
0:19:34 > 0:19:37for the use in food packaging.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Maybe if I try and make a tail... that might help.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Sheep's wool is becoming quite popular
0:19:42 > 0:19:45as natural insulation material for food delivery.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Wool fibres are effective at absorbing moisture from the air,
0:19:49 > 0:19:54which minimises humidity and maintains stable temperatures.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00I've been at it for about an hour,
0:20:00 > 0:20:02and it still looks like a donkey or something, doesn't it?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05But do you know something, I'm going to persevere,
0:20:05 > 0:20:09because I've taken this and I'm going to make money out of it.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14It's at times like these I begin to wonder whether it's all worth the effort.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18If it's taken her this long to get it looking like that, then...
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Oh, that's actually looking quite birdie!
0:20:22 > 0:20:25I've put all the little wings on.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28But I don't think anybody's going to buy it yet, are they?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31It looks less like a horse.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32Well, it's a start.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39Sarah's also got a few other bright ideas to make it look less horsey.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Just trying to make some little legs for my wren.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46I've got some old wire that I found.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48But it's quite tricky to make them.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55So far, Sarah has spent just £6 on the felting needles.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58It's taken some time just to get one done,
0:20:58 > 0:21:01so she had better get a move on if she wants a flock.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Back we go to Margate.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16And would you believe it? It's another sunny day at the beach.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Anyone would think that we just picked the nicest day of the year
0:21:19 > 0:21:22to do some filming, and then just kept reusing the shots.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Well... Let's see what Rupert's up to.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31Rupert's hard at work sketching out ideas for Sarah's new sideboard,
0:21:31 > 0:21:33made from the old chest of drawers.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Sarah left me with a very simple chest of drawers.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Ideally, I'd like to pull it apart a bit further.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44So if there's two drawers at the top, two drawers below,
0:21:44 > 0:21:49I want to try and use the top surface of the chest of drawers
0:21:49 > 0:21:51to create some cupboards at the side.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Rupert starts by putting the drawers to one side.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57The next step is to dismantle the base.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59And he's not messing about.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08Rupert's smashing the thing to bits to see how much usable wood can be
0:22:08 > 0:22:11incorporated back into the new sideboard.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15This is definitely the most fun part of the job - taking the piece apart.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18You learn how it's made, what you've got to work with.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21And you get to break something up.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28So this stack of materials is what I have to play with now.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31I've removed all the really rubbish bits.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36The only new material I'm going to introduce is some recycled OSB.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39OSB, or oriented strand board,
0:22:39 > 0:22:42is made from scrap wood shavings which are glued together
0:22:42 > 0:22:45and compressed to make boards.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47I'm going to start constructing this thing.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52The wood used in OSB is grown in sustainable forests and contains
0:22:52 > 0:22:55fewer harmful chemicals than MDF or plywood.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57It's strong and durable,
0:22:57 > 0:23:02perfect for Rupert to use as the main body of the new sideboard.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06I'm going to screw together the framework outside of this sideboard now,
0:23:06 > 0:23:09to try and get an overall idea of the size.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Rupert's putting in just a few screws to hold the frame in place
0:23:17 > 0:23:19so he can judge the scale of it.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22And by the looks of it, it's going to be a whopper.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Sarah's cabinet is definitely growing.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Well, what do you reckon, Rupert?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33- It's a bit long.- "A bit"!
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Hoping Sarah's going to be able to sell this one.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Yeah, you and me both, mate.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41What am I going to do with these animals?
0:23:41 > 0:23:46Putting the huge sideboard to one side, Rupert turns his attention to...
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Urgh, those stickers!
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Do I keep them, or... - No, you don't keep them!
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Nobody wants a sideboard with dirty transfers on it.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Might start trying to take off this elephant.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Sorry, little friend.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02He's come to his senses, thank goodness.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Maybe now we'll have some chance of selling it.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Come on, Rupert. Give it some welly.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Little friend doesn't want to go. He's taking the paint off.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- Perfect(!)- It's removing the yellow paint.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19It's going down to the undercoat.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21I can see the original wood here.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23And still the elephant isn't shifting.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28With the wire wool not up to the job, Rupert breaks out the white spirits.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33- Time to go.- That stuff can strip the enamel off your teeth.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37So it's bye-bye to the stickers, hello, classy sideboard.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39They don't want to shift.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- Oh, no!- They don't want to go.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44These animals might be here to stay.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46What is it with the stickers?
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Right, I'm going to have a think about that.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52I give up! Keep the stickers. They've earned it.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Back we go to Surrey.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04And back we go into the fairy-tale forest...
0:25:06 > 0:25:09..where Princess Bex is all alone
0:25:09 > 0:25:12with no-one to help her build that bed.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Until along came a magical frog,
0:25:16 > 0:25:18and with one kiss...
0:25:19 > 0:25:21It's Prince Charming!
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Oh, no, it's just her husband, Dave.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Is the mattress going to go from there?
0:25:26 > 0:25:31Bex and Dave are measuring out what will become of the headboard of the new bed.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36And Dave gets to work cutting it to size,
0:25:36 > 0:25:40while Bex fires up the forge.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Her plan is to make decorative tree trunks that will attach to each side
0:25:44 > 0:25:46of the headboard. This, she hopes,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48will create a fairy-tale garden feel.
0:25:48 > 0:25:54And nothing says fairy tale like a big rusty pipe.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56This is going to be the tree trunk.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01What I'm going to do is cut some slices out so I can hammer it in
0:26:01 > 0:26:04to give it that shape.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07So this should go to plan, shouldn't it?
0:26:07 > 0:26:12Apart from Bex's idea of using massive tubes to make the tree trunks.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16But I'm sure she'll make it look beautiful.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18SHE LAUGHS
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- Thanks, love.- With a lot of cursing in between.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29Bex starts to cut out the section of tube with her trusty angle grinder
0:26:29 > 0:26:33so it can then be transformed into a thinner, more elegant shape -
0:26:33 > 0:26:36well, that's the plan, anyway -
0:26:36 > 0:26:39while Dave continues to cut out the headboard.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Once he's happy with the size,
0:26:41 > 0:26:45the gates will then be sent away to be shot-blasted.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Shot-blasting completely strips metal of any paint or rust
0:26:49 > 0:26:54by firing thousands of tiny steel pellets at it at high speed.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59So this'll be the headboard.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Then I'm going to get the other gate and cut the bottom bit off that bit
0:27:05 > 0:27:07to do the footboard.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14As a Dave cracks on, Bex begins to heat her big ugly tube trees
0:27:14 > 0:27:16in the forge.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20Once they've reached a temperature of roughly 800 degrees Celsius,
0:27:20 > 0:27:23she can begin to batter them into shape.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35Once the metal starts to cool even slightly, it becomes less malleable,
0:27:35 > 0:27:38so Bex has to heat and hit.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Heat and hit.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42And it's exhausting.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Bex, is that really what they're supposed to look like?
0:27:53 > 0:27:57I have no idea what this is going to look like.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00But it's fun trying to get it to somewhere decent.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04It's just, you know, trial and error.
0:28:04 > 0:28:05SHE LAUGHS
0:28:05 > 0:28:09Well, we can't mess it up because we haven't got any more of this tube.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11So it best work.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15All this hammering is taking up an awful lot of their time.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19And they've still got the bed-frame to make.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- These are going to be the branches. - This may take a while,
0:28:22 > 0:28:26because everything they've made so far looks less fairy tale
0:28:26 > 0:28:29and more like the stuff of nightmares.
0:28:31 > 0:28:37Back we go to Sussex to see how Sarah has got on stabbing that wool.
0:28:38 > 0:28:39Oops, sorry!
0:28:41 > 0:28:45- You can have that one.- Sarah has finished her felting and is now out
0:28:45 > 0:28:47with Bramble, collecting twigs,
0:28:47 > 0:28:51which she will use as decoration for her little birdies.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55They look quite interesting. Hopefully that'll be enough.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Where's that stick?
0:28:59 > 0:29:03Sarah's going all out to ensure those birds fly off the shelf.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07So let's find out what they turned out like.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Before, the old wool wasn't even fit for a jumper.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Now...
0:29:14 > 0:29:18It's been transformed into a flock of English garden birds.
0:29:18 > 0:29:23Sarah's hard work and elbow grease has really paid off,
0:29:23 > 0:29:26producing five elegant avian figurines.
0:29:28 > 0:29:33Sarah has used the different shades of wool to beautifully detail the feathers
0:29:33 > 0:29:38and beaks. The wire legs and feet mean they can be attached to surface
0:29:38 > 0:29:42edges. And all the plant pots and twigs and everything - well,
0:29:42 > 0:29:44isn't it just gorgeous?
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Well, I have absolutely loved making these birds.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Who'd have thought, with a bit of time,
0:29:53 > 0:29:57some old wool and one barbed needle you could turn out that lot?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59I'm really pleased with my little flock.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Well, let's see if you can flog your flock.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07You haven't got anything I could recycle, have you?
0:30:07 > 0:30:09When Sarah met Helen at the tip,
0:30:09 > 0:30:11she loved the look of her fancy packaging.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16This is the bit that keeps the meat or fish really cold.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20Sarah whisked the wool away, leaving Helen guessing.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Maybe she could stuff something, or make a cushion...
0:30:23 > 0:30:25I don't know.
0:30:25 > 0:30:26Not this time, Helen.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31Sarah felted her heart out to produce five feathery figures.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35And more than that, she even found a buyer.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39Cafe Smoked and Charred in Chichester snapped up two
0:30:39 > 0:30:41of Sarah's woolly wonders.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Owner Celia is twittering in delight at them.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48It's just what the cafe needed. We've got other birds,
0:30:48 > 0:30:50and it's more things for the children to spy
0:30:50 > 0:30:53when they come and have a cake.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55So that's two out of the five sold.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58But did Sarah sell the whole flock?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Sarah is in Bowden, Greater Manchester,
0:31:02 > 0:31:06to meet up with Helen and hand over the profits from two birds,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09three birds... Maybe more.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- Hi, Helen.- Hi. - Hi, there, nice to see you again.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18- And you.- Now, I said when I saw you at the recycling centre that I'd come back to you
0:31:18 > 0:31:21if there was anything I could do with your packaging.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Did you wonder what might happen to it?
0:31:23 > 0:31:25I've got no idea what you could do with it, really,
0:31:25 > 0:31:28because it just looks very flat and not very interesting, really.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32I've got some pictures to show you. It was something that I worked on and I had so much fun with it.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35I absolutely just loved working with it.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37So this is what I made from your wool.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Oh, wow!
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- I made...- That's brilliant!
0:31:42 > 0:31:45..a collection of English garden birds out of it.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49- It's a technique called needle felting. So that's what happened to it.- Oh, wow, that's brilliant.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- What do you think? - Really good! Yes, I'm amazed.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54When I make things like this,
0:31:54 > 0:31:57I then like to share them and see if I can sell them.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00And a shop in Chichester bought a couple of the birds.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03And then some private people bought the other three.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07So I've actually got some money as well to return to you.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09I have got £194 here.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Have you? Thank you very much!
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- Oh, thank you!- Is that a surprise?
0:32:14 > 0:32:17It was, yes. That's brilliant! They did look lovely.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21What are you going to do with £194 you didn't expect?
0:32:21 > 0:32:23My eldest son has just broken
0:32:23 > 0:32:28two bikes, and we are due tomorrow to go and buy him a new bike.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31So that will be very handy for that.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- Great to catch up. Thank you so much.- Thanks.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38Sarah spent just £6 on the felting needles,
0:32:38 > 0:32:43meaning with an incredible combined sale of £200 for all five birds,
0:32:43 > 0:32:47Helen is walking away £194 richer.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Well done, Sarah.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57That's one item producing a good bit of profit.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Sarah's gone all the way back to Margate
0:33:00 > 0:33:04to find out how Rupert got on with the chest of drawers.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Rupert's been hard at work finishing off the new sideboard.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12And I'm hoping he's focused some of that hard work into getting rid of
0:33:12 > 0:33:15those stickers. Oh, no. There they are.
0:33:15 > 0:33:16Really concerned about this one.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20I've spent quite a lot of time on it, but I've picked really quite a bright colour.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23So I'm not quite sure that Sarah's going to like this.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- I hope she does. - Well, I'm here in bright,
0:33:26 > 0:33:29beautiful Margate to see if Lassie's come home and Rupert has managed to
0:33:29 > 0:33:34transform that tired and tatty chest of drawers into something lovely.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41Before, the chest of drawers were battered but bursting with character.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Now...
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Well, it's certainly yellow.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50But do you know what? I think it looks pretty cool.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54Rupert has re-purposed loads of the old piece.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58The original top surface is now being used as a shelf
0:33:58 > 0:33:59and a cupboard door.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02The legs are back to being legs again.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06And as for those drawers, nestled into the bright new base,
0:34:06 > 0:34:07it all kind of works.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10It's an ingenious use of old materials.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13But will Sarah like it?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- Hello?- Hey, Sarah, come in.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Ta-da!
0:34:19 > 0:34:21It is so better!
0:34:21 > 0:34:22I hope you like yellow.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24I love yellow!
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Ah, Rupert, it's so cool.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30I've tried to keep as much of the original chest of drawers as possible.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34So that does actually mean all the animals have survived.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37All the goldfish memories have survived.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39And that's the part of the top of the chest of drawers again.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42So, again, just a little storage cupboard in the end.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45It rocks, doesn't it?
0:34:45 > 0:34:48It is absolutely cool as you like.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53I think, time-wise, I was happy with it. I obviously put in some new wood.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55But the budget stayed the same.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00Can you wrap it up really nicely? I shall be back very soon to take it away.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- Excellent, I'll get it ready for you.- Thank you so much.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Great, see you again.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Rupert, you've done it again.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Well, that sideboard, it is beyond original.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14It looks so like the thing we dropped off, and nothing like it at all.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17And that makes it a very clever piece of design.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19But will anyone else think so?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Sarah needs to find a buyer.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30- Oh, what is that?- When Sarah met Chris and his brother Andrew
0:35:30 > 0:35:34at the tip, she loved the look of Chris's childhood chest of drawers.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37As a young boy, I grew up with them. My clothes were in it.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39It did come with a lot of history.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43Those are all the fish I used to have, and that's the memorial to them.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46But Chris wished it well on its new journey.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50If she can do something with it, that...that would be lovely.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53It's Rupert he has to thank for this one,
0:35:53 > 0:35:57as the chest of drawers became a fun and colourful sideboard.
0:35:57 > 0:36:03And Chris will be glad to hear that Lassie did eventually find a home.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Vintage and retro homewares store
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Fig Interiors snapped up the sideboard.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11No, that's not it. There you go.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Owner Jocelyn must be a big fan of yellow.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18It's quirky, it's original. I absolutely love it.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22It's got the industrial look that's really on trend at the moment.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28Sarah has travelled to Altrincham to tell Chris the good news
0:36:28 > 0:36:30and hand over the profit.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Hi.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36- Hello!- Hi, Chris, nice to see you.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40Now, last time I saw you, you were up to your eyes in helping clear out
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- your parents' old house, is that right?- That's correct, yes.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Yeah, the chest of drawers.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Yeah, and you'd grown up with that chest of drawers, hadn't you?
0:36:48 > 0:36:50It was mine from a little lad, yes.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52I thought it had run the end of its life.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Did you wonder what happened to it after we took it away?
0:36:55 > 0:36:58I've been fascinated that you could do something out of it, yeah.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01I thought you might say, "No, we couldn't, it was too far gone."
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- I've got some pictures here to show you.- Oh, brilliant! Yes.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Here is your chest of drawers.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10That's it! I recognise the handles.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Oh, yeah, the Lassie transfer.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15He kept all of those details,
0:37:15 > 0:37:18and Sir Basil and all of those notes that you made about your pets when
0:37:18 > 0:37:21- you were younger.- Oh!
0:37:21 > 0:37:25- What do you think?- Yeah. Yeah, that's very clever, isn't it?
0:37:25 > 0:37:28I'm delighted to say we did manage to sell it and make a little bit of
0:37:28 > 0:37:33- profit for you as well.- Really? - Yeah, so I have got £165 here.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- No!- For you.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- What might you do with that money? - My mother did an awful lot for the
0:37:39 > 0:37:43British Heart Foundation, so we'd love to give it to the charity.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46That's such a beautiful thing to do with that money.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- It was great to catch up with you. Bye-bye.- Thank you, thank you.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Aw, I love a happy ending!
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Rupert came in on budget at £300.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01And with an impressive sale of £465,
0:38:01 > 0:38:06Chris has £165 to donate to charity.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14That's two of our items selling for a profit.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19Sarah is in Surrey, where Bex and Dave are a little bit tired.
0:38:19 > 0:38:24They've been working through the night to get the fairy-tale bed ready.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27And I think they'll be glad to see the back of it.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Once again, it's been a slog-and-a-half.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36Driving here this morning, I saw one of those gates in a skip!
0:38:36 > 0:38:38SHE LAUGHS
0:38:38 > 0:38:40- Exactly.- And I left it there.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Well, I was so pleased to find a pair of metal gates,
0:38:45 > 0:38:48because they really did open up all sorts of opportunities.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52Now, Bex has come up with the idea of a fairy-tale bed.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Let's hope there's a happy ending in store.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Well, let's find out.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01Once upon a time, there was a pair of gates destined for the dump.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Now...
0:39:03 > 0:39:08They'll live happily ever after as a child's fairy-tale bed.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Bex has magically transformed the heavy metal tubes
0:39:11 > 0:39:16into elegant tree trunks with beautifully sculpted metal branches.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19The base has been shot-blasted,
0:39:19 > 0:39:21and the backboard painted a dainty pink.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25Bex and Dave have kept the original hinges and locks to tell the story
0:39:25 > 0:39:28of the gates that dreamed of being a bed.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31But will it be a dream come true for Sarah?
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- Hello!- Hi! How are you guys?
0:39:39 > 0:39:40- Knackered!- Knackered?
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Well, you've got a bed to lie down in, haven't you?
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Oh, my word.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47It's bonkers, isn't it?
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Isn't it fantastic?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Yeah, it's been fun.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52It is beautiful.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55It's so... It's, like, enchanting, isn't it?
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- Yeah.- Oh, guys, it's really lovely.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00I mean, you can still see the gate, can't you?
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- Yeah.- But, no, really clever.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05I didn't want to do them both pink, so I thought, you know,
0:40:05 > 0:40:08do this so it's leading you up to the gate, you know?
0:40:08 > 0:40:11It is like the garden path into your fantasy bedroom.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13I think that it's very clever.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17So how did you get on with our fantasy budget that we set?
0:40:17 > 0:40:20We worked hard on it, and we'll stick to our price.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- That's fine. - OK, well, it looks lovely.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25It's going to be a dream come true for somebody, isn't it?
0:40:25 > 0:40:26It's really cool.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30What a cracker! But we don't have our happy ending quite yet.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Sarah still has to find a buyer.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Wow, what a statement piece, that bed.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39It's unique, it's boutique and it's beautiful.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42I'm going to dress it right up and hopefully sell that
0:40:42 > 0:40:46and make one little girl very happy.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- Hello, there.- Hi.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58- Hello.- When Sarah spied Di and Don ditching their ancient garden gates,
0:40:58 > 0:41:00she just had to have them.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02They look like you might have had them for a while.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04In fact, since the '70s, I think. Since the '70s.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Di had had enough.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09I never thought of doing anything else with them, except get rid of them.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12But hazarded a guess as to what could be done.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14A garden table, bench...
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- I don't know.- No, it was a bed.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Sarah went straight to the internet,
0:41:21 > 0:41:24because that's what you do these days,
0:41:24 > 0:41:29isn't it? She posted it on social media and online auction sites.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31But did her bed find a new home?
0:41:33 > 0:41:37Sarah's back in Altrincham to meet up with Di and Don to let them know
0:41:37 > 0:41:40what became of their rusty goods.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Hello there. Hi, Di.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- How are you doing?- Very well, thank you.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46Hello, Don. How are you?
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- Nice to see you.- So this is the house where the gates came from?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52Yes, they were here since the house was built, so 70 years...
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Not 70 years, since the '70s.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Did you wonder what we might do with them?
0:41:56 > 0:41:58- Of course.- Any ideas?
0:41:58 > 0:41:59No.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02Well, we did think of pergolas, or something like that.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04But we'd no idea, really.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08I took them to some great metalworkers, Bex and Dave,
0:42:08 > 0:42:09who are based down in Surrey.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12And she made your gates into a bed.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14And here is a picture of...
0:42:14 > 0:42:15- Never!- ..your gates.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Good heavens.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19That's amazing!
0:42:19 > 0:42:21- Good heavens!- So are you impressed?
0:42:21 > 0:42:22- Very!- Indeed, yes.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- Very!- Fantastic.- It is still for sale.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27A bed like that, designed by somebody like Bex,
0:42:27 > 0:42:30- is a big-ticket item. - Right.- So as soon as it's sold,
0:42:30 > 0:42:33I'll be back in touch and sharing the profit with you.
0:42:33 > 0:42:34Very good, very good.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Thank you so much for letting me have them, and for your time today.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39- OK.- Lovely to see you.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- Thank you so much.- Bye-bye.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Oh, well, it doesn't work out every time.
0:42:44 > 0:42:49With Bex and Dave coming in on budget at £650, but no sale,
0:42:49 > 0:42:53Sarah could be facing a £650 loss.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57But I'm sure Sarah just needs to find the right buyer,
0:42:57 > 0:43:01and she can be back in touch with Di and Don to hand over the profit.
0:43:04 > 0:43:09Sarah salvaged three items that were destined for the dump.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Once-cherished possessions had the chance to be cherished again.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Loved once more
0:43:17 > 0:43:19and adored.
0:43:19 > 0:43:24Three tip-bound items have been transformed and given a whole new lease of life.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28Who'd have thought that was possible from a load of old rubbish?