0:00:03 > 0:00:05Ooh, I like the look of your rubbish!
0:00:07 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11What are you dropping off, anything exciting?
0:00:11 > 0:00:16The answer could be hiding in over 20 million tonnes of household waste
0:00:16 > 0:00:18thrown out by us every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22I quite like the look of your chair. I've not seen one like that before.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her hands on things
0:00:26 > 0:00:28before they hit the skip.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate buyer, maker and user of old stuff
0:00:34 > 0:00:37and I've turned that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I make new stuff out of old stuff and I sell it for a profit.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:46 > 0:00:47- What do you think? - I think it's beautiful.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- I've brought you my washing machine. - Oh, wow!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:53 > 0:00:56What have you done?
0:00:56 > 0:00:57..valuable...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Oh, amazing!
0:00:59 > 0:01:01..and, hopefully, saleable items.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04That is one clever sandwich.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05If Sarah is successful,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08then she can hand the profits back to the very people
0:01:08 > 0:01:13who had no idea there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Gosh, as much as that? Oh, lovely!
0:01:29 > 0:01:34Today, Sarah is in the Earlswood Recycling Centre in Surrey.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Well, the gate's open, the gloves are on, the sun's out.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Game on for getting rubbish.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45With the aim of salvaging three interesting objects to upcycle,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Sarah is alert to every opportunity.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50He's got a boot full over there.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56But before you decide that you fancy a slice of the action,
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Sarah's been granted special permission
0:01:58 > 0:02:00to rummage the rubbish here.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Well, if I don't find anything today, I'm going to be toast.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10But is there anything in the back of Jeremy's car
0:02:10 > 0:02:13that could help Sarah make some cash?
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- Hello, there.- Oh, hello. - Hi, I'm Sarah.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- Jeremy.- Jeremy, hi, there. How do you do?
0:02:21 > 0:02:23What a sweet little chair. That's got some age to it, hasn't it?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- It has indeed.- Have you had it long?
0:02:25 > 0:02:29My mum's had it for probably about 40, 50 years.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Really? So, did she have that from new?
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- Oh, I don't know. - Do you think it's older than that?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35It's always been in the family.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- It's always been around when I've been around.- Really?- Yeah.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Jeremy inherited the chair when his mum passed away.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49But an impending downsize means keeping it is no longer an option.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53I'm moving to a small flat and it doesn't fit in
0:02:53 > 0:02:56with the type of furniture I'm going to buy.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- So, it's really sort of... - Surplus, is it?- Unfortunately.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02And it's a bit outdated for what I want.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04It does have a retro look about it.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06I think that's probably why I really like the look of it.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09That sort of shell back and the petiteness of it,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11it's just not like the modern stuff, is it?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Any chance I could help you pull it out to have a proper look at it?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15By all means, yeah.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Lending a helping hand from the back-seat of the car
0:03:17 > 0:03:19is Jeremy's daughter, Poppy.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Thank you for helping. So, what are we looking at?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25'50s, do you think, or '60s, something like that?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- I reckon it's '50s.- Could I take it away and give it a go?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- By all means.- I'd love to keep in touch if that would be all right.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- OK.- And I will have a good go
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- at making it useful and beautiful again.- OK.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Thank you ever so much. Really good to meet you, Jeremy. Bye-bye.- Bye.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45As Sarah whisks the little chair off to start its new journey,
0:03:45 > 0:03:47how is Jeremy feeling?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49My mum would be absolutely delighted
0:03:49 > 0:03:52to know it's going to have a new lease of life and, you know,
0:03:52 > 0:03:56it is a very pretty chair and if I had a bigger house
0:03:56 > 0:03:59or a different style, I think I would have kept it.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Well, it's great to see something like this turning up at the tip
0:04:02 > 0:04:03because I think this little chair
0:04:03 > 0:04:05would have been an absolute gem when it was new.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09It would have been shell pink, 1950s styling and lovely.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11At the moment, it's looking a little bit tired.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14But because it's so little, it means it can go into any size house.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16You don't have those massive ones
0:04:16 > 0:04:19that only people with big houses can use. So this is a good find.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21In the right hands, with a whole new look,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23I think it could be really exciting.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28It's a bit off-colour at the moment
0:04:28 > 0:04:32but Sarah knows who to turn to to get this chair back in the pink.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41Simion Hawtin-Smith has been making waves in the upholstery world,
0:04:41 > 0:04:45mixing classic techniques with modern, fresh design.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49His passion is to give old furniture new life
0:04:49 > 0:04:52and a chance to be loved again.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54I am a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to chairs.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58I kind of need to learn sometimes to say, "This job is now done."
0:04:58 > 0:05:00People come back and they pick it up
0:05:00 > 0:05:02and they're like, "Wow, is that the same chair?"
0:05:02 > 0:05:05That makes it all worth it, all the long hours worth it.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11Can Simion give this small chair a big transformation?
0:05:16 > 0:05:21With the armchair snaffled up, Sarah's back on the prowl.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Do you like the tip? No, you'd better stay in there.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25I know it's good here. See you later.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30No luck there. But is there anything interesting
0:05:30 > 0:05:33sitting in the boot of Maureen's car?
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- Oh, hi, I'm Sarah.- Hello.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Hi, there. What are you throwing away?
0:05:37 > 0:05:41These things. Including a bucket and an old grate.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42I love your bucket.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- How long have you had that? - I've had it donkey's years.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50It belonged to my husband, and it might even have been his father's.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51It has a really old look to it.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Some of them are riveted.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54It's a pail, isn't it?
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- It's a very sweet little thing. - Yes, not a bucket, a pail.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- I don't know what the difference is. Do you know the difference?- No.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03No, me neither, Maureen.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06They are things that people really like at the moment.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I don't know why we suddenly like metal and galvanised stuff
0:06:09 > 0:06:12but it has a real charm to it. And I think because it's so little,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14it's even more charming.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Please may I have it?- Of course. Yes, you're welcome.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20May I come and find you if I make something
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- and show you what I've done with it? - I'd be very interested.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- Yes.- Lovely! That is one of the smallest things I've ever collected
0:06:26 > 0:06:28and one of the cutest, so, thank you so much
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- and I will be back in touch if that's all right?- Yes, that's fine.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- Have a lovely day.- Thank you. Bye-bye.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Sarah scuttles off with her latest find.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42But what does Maureen think will be created from it?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I have no idea.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49I can't see anything other than using it as a bucket
0:06:49 > 0:06:52or as it's probably properly called, a pail.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58I think it might be its size that makes this bucket so sweet.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59It might not be your cup of tea
0:06:59 > 0:07:01but there is something about this interior,
0:07:01 > 0:07:04all the signs of use and this lovely wear on the outside
0:07:04 > 0:07:06that just makes it appealing.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09It might not look much now but it's going to be beautiful.
0:07:09 > 0:07:10Trust me.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Sarah's sending the bucket and spades
0:07:16 > 0:07:18to a tried and tested craftsman...
0:07:19 > 0:07:20..Guy Trench.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Guy's love for lighting is electrifying.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Using salvaged materials,
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Guy can transform even the rustiest mix of metals
0:07:32 > 0:07:34into truly one-of-a-kind lights.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Everything in life I've done is because I like doing it.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Whether it's made a lot of money or made no money,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44it's because I like to do something.
0:07:45 > 0:07:51Not only do I love doing it, but it's different every single day.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54I think my job really is the best job in the world.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Sarah's hoping that Guy's just the man to see beyond the pail.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08With two objects in line for a revamp,
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Sarah's scouting the skips for something
0:08:11 > 0:08:13she can breathe new life into.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Now, I know it's all about cutting back but, seriously, guys,
0:08:17 > 0:08:19there aren't going to be any trees left in Surrey!
0:08:22 > 0:08:27David has a boot full of unwanted objects and Sarah is in like a shot.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- Hello, there.- Oh, hello. Yes.- Hello. How are you?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- I'm Sarah. Hi, there. Let me de-glove.- David.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36David. Hi, there. How do you do? That's not going in the tip, is it?
0:08:36 > 0:08:41Well, it is because it fell off the wall and it broke the frame.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- May I have a look at it? - Yeah, yeah.- So...
0:08:45 > 0:08:47I think that's a beautiful picture.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- Have you had it long? - It was my grandfather's picture.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53He loved the Lake District
0:08:53 > 0:08:58and he was holidaying in Grasmere and that is Easedale Tarn.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04The wonderful thing about old paintings is there's always the hope
0:09:04 > 0:09:07of discovering a forgotten masterpiece.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Just imagine if this was by Constable or Turner!
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Do you know who it's by or is it signed, or have you...?
0:09:13 > 0:09:16It's named on the back, if we can find it.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20It's...WL Turner.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21Hmm.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Hang on! Did David say Turner?
0:09:24 > 0:09:28JMW Turner sells for millions.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Oh, WL Turner.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Oh, well. Never mind.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Nobody in the family wants it.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37- Right.- I can't pass it on.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39I cannot see that being crushed.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41I mean, I think the light on those hills is just beautiful.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- Yes.- If you're going to be throwing it away, can I take it?
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- You can.- Can I come and find you if I find it a new home
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- or can do something with it? - Yes, tell me.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54We'd love to hear what happens to it because one loves these things
0:09:54 > 0:09:57and they're part of the family history
0:09:57 > 0:10:00but one has to let them go and it's murder.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02That has made my day. It's a lovely thing to find.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04So, thank you so much and I'll come and find you.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Thank you.- Have a good day. - Bye now.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12The landscape has come within a brushstroke of being destroyed.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Is David hopeful for the painting's future?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17There's hope for it.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19It'll cost of a little bit of money to repair that frame.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21But if she's in love with the picture,
0:10:21 > 0:10:26we'd be delighted for her to hang onto it and give it a new home.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30You always dream of finding a Turner at the tip, don't you?
0:10:30 > 0:10:34OK, it's not by the real Turner but a fair hand has done that painting.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36It's tricky to get mist to look like that
0:10:36 > 0:10:38and I think they've done a really good job on it.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40It's looking a little glossy,
0:10:40 > 0:10:42so I don't know if it's been touched up at any time,
0:10:42 > 0:10:46and the frame is certainly not doing it any favours but that is a beauty.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48So glad I was here to find it.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54That makes three items successfully saved from the skips.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58What will Simion have in store for this petite seat?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Will the bucket and spades test Guy's mettle?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04And Sarah is hoping to turn out a masterpiece
0:11:04 > 0:11:06from the old oil painting.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Well, there have been times today when it's felt like quite hard work,
0:11:10 > 0:11:12finding things amongst the trash.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14But I think we've gathered some great things.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Huge potential, lots of hard work to come.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18I'm well up for the challenge.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Sarah's in Manchester.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32She's bringing the pink armchair to Simion's upholstery studio,
0:11:32 > 0:11:33close to the city centre.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36I've seen a picture of the chair
0:11:36 > 0:11:41but you never know really what it's going to be like until it turns up.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43But, hopefully, the picture's done it justice
0:11:43 > 0:11:45and we'll be to do it justice as well.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51The wheels haven't come off yet, but it was close.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53I've brought this chair to Simion
0:11:53 > 0:11:55because I think he's going to give it the update that it needs
0:11:55 > 0:11:57and send it off in a new direction.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Not quite sure what that'll be.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Got a few ideas and I'm looking forward to hearing his.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07That sounds like a big challenge on its way down the corridor
0:12:07 > 0:12:09in the guise of a small armchair.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- Simion.- Hey, Sarah, how are you? You OK?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- Really good. How are you doing?- All right. What have you got here then?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Small and beautiful. What do you think?
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- It's small.- Get it up on here. Let's have a proper look.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26It's not the heaviest chair I've ever come across
0:12:26 > 0:12:28which makes me wonder about its quality
0:12:28 > 0:12:31but it's definitely got some '50s charm, what do you think?
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- Is it '50s?- It might be later than that to me.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36I've had a proper look at it. Underneath is often quite telling.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- So, I'm thinking maybe it's a '70s...- Yeah?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- Shall we have a look?- Certainly retro. What, take it apart?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- Well, we could.- Yeah.- Ready?- Yeah.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49That's bold.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52It barely through the door and he's ripping it to bits.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55The springs are all in really good condition.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57It looks like quite a modern spring unit,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59so I think it is about '60s, '70s,
0:12:59 > 0:13:03I think, but based on a kind of '50s style, kind of thing.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07So, I was wondering if we could go for something really glamorous.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Big scarves, tassels, earrings, sunglasses, you know?
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Try and make it look glamorous.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Well, how about, we keep this kind of shape to the back,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17this fluted kind of shell back style of it,
0:13:17 > 0:13:21and then we maybe change the seat a little bit?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- Yep.- So, we don't have the piping here.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26We could have, like, a more rounded seat at the front,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28and then with your scarf idea,
0:13:28 > 0:13:32maybe we can put the detailing in the piping...
0:13:32 > 0:13:34- That would be good.- And maybe down the back of the chair?
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Tassels along here.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Not sure what colour yet. We'll tie it in with your scarf idea, maybe.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43OK. How much?
0:13:43 > 0:13:48I'm thinking maybe budget of sort of 500-550.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50I was hoping it might start with a four,
0:13:50 > 0:13:52but, you know, if it has to be,
0:13:52 > 0:13:54the lower end of the five would be good.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57I love this chair. I love this project. Let's go 495.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- Yeah?- You legend.- OK. - OK.- Give me a shout.- Cool.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04I want to make it into a real statement chair,
0:14:04 > 0:14:07so I want to use some amazing fabric on it
0:14:07 > 0:14:10that's really going to make it stand out.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Having said that, it could be difficult to keep within the budget,
0:14:13 > 0:14:16but I am going to do my utmost to make sure we do.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Well, it sounds like we're going off in the right direction.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Simion's got great ideas for that chair.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24There's a bit of budget left on it,
0:14:24 > 0:14:27but it's going to look really pretty.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31Simion has a budget of £495
0:14:31 > 0:14:35to squeeze his big ideas onto this small chair.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Will the end result be fabulous or frightful?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46While Simion gets stuck into the seat,
0:14:46 > 0:14:51Sarah has sent the bucket and spades to Guy at his workshop in Essex.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Right, what have we got here? We've got a little coal shovel,
0:14:54 > 0:14:56or an ash shovel.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57Got a bit of age to it.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01This one's a lot bigger. Same sort of thing.
0:15:01 > 0:15:08The bucket is quite old, probably sort of circa...1930s.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10It was used probably in the old days,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14the Edwardians putting their ash out of the fire into it.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16And then modern-day man has used it for cement.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Well, that's the price of progress, Guy.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26Sarah's eager to hear what Guy's quirky imagination can come up with
0:15:26 > 0:15:28and is giving him a call.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33- Guy, hi, it's Sarah.- Oh, hi, Sarah. I've just got your beautiful bucket.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- Not very big, is it? - No, it's quite a small bucket.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38I've had a couple of ideas about it.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Maybe desk lamp to hanging pendant light,
0:15:40 > 0:15:42but I just wondered what you thought about it.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Yeah, it could be a pendant very easily.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47It could be on sort of a sweeping arm coming out.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Cut the bucket in half and we've got two uplighters or downlighters.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54And if you really want to be really creative,
0:15:54 > 0:15:58we thought about putting a bulb in the bottom of the bucket,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01put a Perspex top that sits in there
0:16:01 > 0:16:03sort of three quarters of the way down,
0:16:03 > 0:16:06and paint the Perspex a sort of orangey red-y colour,
0:16:06 > 0:16:08then put coals on top,
0:16:08 > 0:16:11and it looks like it's got sort of got burning coals going on it,
0:16:11 > 0:16:15and then have a post that comes up out of the middle of the bucket
0:16:15 > 0:16:18to a BC fitting that you could put a shade on,
0:16:18 > 0:16:20and then we could weld the spade to the post,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23it will look like it's digging the coals out.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Well, that's what I'd call a bucket list.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29And it's up to Sarah to choose.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32I reckon we might have to go for something more commercial
0:16:32 > 0:16:34that we have got a wider audience for,
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- so the uplighters or downlighters, they sound fab.- Yeah.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Do you have a price in mind for a pair?
0:16:40 > 0:16:43I would think £75 each
0:16:43 > 0:16:48would be a fairly decent price for you.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- That sounds great.- Lovely. OK, well, we'll do our very best for you.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54I'm looking forward to seeing it, Guy. That's lovely. Catch up soon.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- OK, bye.- Thank you, bye-bye. - Bye-bye.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59The boss has decided.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03Guy's elaborate glowing coal light idea
0:17:03 > 0:17:08has been extinguished in favour of two half-bucket wall lights.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11I think she's sort of right. Uplighter or a downlighter,
0:17:11 > 0:17:13it doesn't matter which way you want to put it.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16I think that will have more success in sort of selling it.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20I think it will look great when we're finished with it.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Guy's budget is £150,
0:17:25 > 0:17:28but he'll only get one chance to split the bucket.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35In West Sussex,
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Sarah has some detective work to do on the oil painting.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47From the inscription on the back, she knows it's by WL Turner,
0:17:47 > 0:17:48but who was he?
0:17:48 > 0:17:51And what is Sarah planning to do with his painting?
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Well, I've had a chance to have a better look at this picture
0:17:54 > 0:17:56and I really like it.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58The frame is still dreadful but there is enough information
0:17:58 > 0:18:00on the back, so there's plenty to go on.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03I'll just see if he's painted anything else.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10OK, so heaps of results for William Lakin Turner,
0:18:10 > 0:18:13an English landscape artist.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15That looks like him.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Ooh! And there's some very similar paintings.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21It seems that Turner, he's painted loads,
0:18:21 > 0:18:23they all look like they're the Lake District.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Really ethereal, misty scenes, quite dark.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31But actually enchanting, they're beautiful.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33All in better frames than this one.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Sarah's really got it in for that frame.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40It sounds like she's thinking about selling the painting.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Replacing the frame could make it more attractive to a buyer,
0:18:44 > 0:18:48but will also eat into any potential profit.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51So, looking at the ones that are on the internet and this one,
0:18:51 > 0:18:53I'd say ours is pretty good.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56I think we've got a good, strong scene. It's named as well,
0:18:56 > 0:19:00and when you can name a picture and you can actually place it,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03that adds an extra element. It's all about the provenance,
0:19:03 > 0:19:07and we've got a signature, we've got a name, we know it's Easedale Tarn.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10But there's a massive variation between the prices
0:19:10 > 0:19:13that some of his paintings have historically sold for,
0:19:13 > 0:19:15so some of them are a few pounds
0:19:15 > 0:19:17and some of them are a lot more than that.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20What I don't know is where that fits in the scale
0:19:20 > 0:19:22of how his paintings sell.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Sarah wants a second opinion
0:19:26 > 0:19:30and is taking the painting to a local auction house,
0:19:30 > 0:19:34where auctioneer Jonathan Pratt is on hand to give his advice.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39He was actually a very well-known artist, he was a Royal Academician.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41This is his address, funnily enough, this is where he lived.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43I think, at the time, he would have been living around here.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Early 20th century, he lived in Keswick.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46He moved around a little bit,
0:19:46 > 0:19:50but, you know, it may need a little bit of work but it's not too bad.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53It's a perfect object for selling at auction.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54That is fantastic news.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Would you sell it here, is it good enough to go through here?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Course I can, yeah.- Really? - Absolutely.- Excellent.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00I suppose you could say there's been
0:20:00 > 0:20:03a certain correction to values of Victorian art,
0:20:03 > 0:20:07so something like this may have been worth maybe more 10, 15 years ago,
0:20:07 > 0:20:09but it's a titled scene, it's oil on canvas,
0:20:09 > 0:20:12and the condition's actually OK.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13I mean, I was worried about the frame.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Is it something I should reframe before it comes into auction,
0:20:16 > 0:20:18or is it all right like that?
0:20:18 > 0:20:19Is it worth spending any money on it?
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- No.- Great.- You could sell this unframed.- It's a great thing.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25I'm so pleased that you think it's all right to sell.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- I really like it.- Yeah, I do, too.
0:20:27 > 0:20:28I hope it does well,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31because it would be great to raise some money from it.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35It's been the cheapest of makeovers.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Sarah hasn't spent a penny.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39The painting is heading to auction,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42but of course there's no guarantee it will sell.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51In Manchester, Simion is about to get started
0:20:51 > 0:20:55on his retro glamour makeover of the little pink armchair.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00If everything goes to plan with the makeover of this chair,
0:21:00 > 0:21:06we want it to look like 1940s ad execs would be sitting in it
0:21:06 > 0:21:08sipping cocktails, if you know what I mean.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12We do know what you mean, Simion,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15but before we break out the glasses and cocktail shaker,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18there's a serious amount of graft to be done.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24These are very unusual staples they've used,
0:21:24 > 0:21:27so it's not going to be that easy, I don't think.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30And not that quick, either.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35Each fabric panel has dozens of staples pinning it to the frame.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37So when you're stripping a chair, you never really know
0:21:37 > 0:21:40what you're going to find once you take everything off it.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42So in the past we have found chairs where we've had to go,
0:21:42 > 0:21:44"We really can't do anything with this,"
0:21:44 > 0:21:46because they've been completely rotten inside.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48It doesn't happen very often,
0:21:48 > 0:21:50so hopefully it's not going to happen now.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52But let's have a look, let's have a look.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03Looks pretty good to me.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Phew, that's good news.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Little star. You find lots of interesting things
0:22:10 > 0:22:12while you're stripping chairs.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Yeah, it's a real time capsule in there.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Anyone for lentils?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20But no juicy bones. Sorry, Gypsy.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23A little pointer, if anybody has a go at home,
0:22:23 > 0:22:26to take pictures while you're taking the chair apart,
0:22:26 > 0:22:30and then you can kind of see how the chair goes back together.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Says the man who's not taking pictures.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36No, I'm not taking pictures, I've had a bit of practice at this,
0:22:36 > 0:22:38so I should be OK.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51It's just a beautiful way of making chairs,
0:22:51 > 0:22:55to kind of do it all by hand and structurally,
0:22:55 > 0:22:57you could've sat in this chair for another 20 years.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00These springs are in really good condition.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03There's no point replacing something when it doesn't need replacing.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07After several hours of painstaking unpicking,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10the chair has finally given up all its secrets.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18There are some intriguing fabrics waiting in the wings, but first,
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Simion has to re-pad the chair
0:23:21 > 0:23:24and he has a secret of his own to divulge.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28I'm probably going to get in a lot of trouble
0:23:28 > 0:23:30for showing this on television
0:23:30 > 0:23:31by my fellow upholsterers.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35You've heard of the Magic Circle?
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Well, Simion is risking the wrath of the sewing circle.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Here, what we have is new wadding.
0:23:45 > 0:23:46We're going to kind of roll this.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Now, you're probably thinking how are we going to get this in here?
0:23:53 > 0:23:55I was.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58I hope this is going to work.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Yeah, that is quite clever.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Vacuuming the air from the padding gives Simion
0:24:05 > 0:24:09just enough wiggle room to squeeze it into the chair backing.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11And that is my trade secret.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17There's still a load of stuffing and stitching to do
0:24:17 > 0:24:20before Sarah gets a look at the end result,
0:24:20 > 0:24:24but will Simion's styling be to Sarah's satisfaction?
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Back in Essex, Guy is getting to work turning the bucket
0:24:33 > 0:24:37into uplighters and as it's a bit filthy,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40he's giving it a scrub up first.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43It is a bucket and it's had a hard life and...
0:24:44 > 0:24:47..we want to still keep that sort of hard life look.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49It's kind of cool.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Wire wool only goes so far.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55To attack the really hardened dirt,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Guy needs something with a bit more oomph.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Inside here just looks fantastic.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04We've got the reds coming through,
0:25:04 > 0:25:06you've got yellows, you've got whites,
0:25:06 > 0:25:09you've got darker etchings and that's going to look fabulous.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14To boost those colours,
0:25:14 > 0:25:18Guy is giving the bucket a polish with some beeswax.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Do you know, I really don't know if we need to do too much more on this.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23I think that's a lovely looking colour.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Once that sort of buffed up...
0:25:25 > 0:25:28..we'll see what that looks like.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32While Guy huffs, puffs and buffs,
0:25:32 > 0:25:36his sidekick, Steve, arrives to add his considerable electrical know-how
0:25:36 > 0:25:38to the project.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42So, we've got to split that down the middle, then.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- Split it down the middle.- I think once we've cut this in half,
0:25:45 > 0:25:47it's going to lose a lot of integrity
0:25:47 > 0:25:49so we may have to put a wooden back to it.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Yes.- But that will help with hanging it on the wall anyway.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57A few measurements to get the midpoint
0:25:57 > 0:26:00and finally it looks as if the bucket is ready for the chop.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Right, hang on to your hat.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Sparks don't usually fly when these two get together.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Ta-dah!
0:26:14 > 0:26:17No, I think they're going to look great.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20No time to admire your handiwork, boys.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22It's time to get wiring.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26I've got a small LED lamp that will fit in here. Just a push in one.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28I think that'll be a lot more elegant.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32- You're not going to see a bulb, are you?- This side? No.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36And also with LED, it'd be safer for the heat side of things.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Yeah, I'm much happier with it in this enclosed space.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Obviously, with an up lighter,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44if it's in a pub and you get some clown chucking a wrapper in there,
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- it's going to be safe.- Good thinking. Yes, I like that idea.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Always got to assume the worst.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53- Safety always first, I think, in this.- Yep.- Yep.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57The bucket may be divided but thankfully Guy and Steve
0:26:57 > 0:27:00are as one when it comes to safety.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Going to use this nice flex with the fabric braid around it
0:27:03 > 0:27:05which sort looks old-fashioned
0:27:05 > 0:27:07but it meets all the modern safety regulations.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12To prevent fraying, Steve melts the braid...
0:27:13 > 0:27:15..and solders the copper wires.
0:27:16 > 0:27:21And it's a simple task to connect the LED bulb holder.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Just need to mount that on the back plate and then we have our light.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34In Winchester, it's auction day for the oil painting.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40How does auctioneer Jonathan think the sale will go?
0:27:40 > 0:27:41There's been some interest in it.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Principally, people asking what the condition is.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46We give that information to people
0:27:46 > 0:27:48and that gives them the confidence to bid online
0:27:48 > 0:27:51and I think, in fairness, that's where the interest is going to lie.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54It's going to be an internet bidder because it's a Cumbrian scene and
0:27:54 > 0:27:56it's going to be someone up north who's going to be bidding on it.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Hopefully it'll be a private client and it's going home.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02OK, Jonathan, time to get the sale going.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Lot 364A.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09William Lakin Turner, Easedale Tarn, Lake District.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Signed and inscribed. Where are we on this?
0:28:14 > 0:28:18With no reserve price set, if there are any bids, it will sell.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25There are bids in the room and bids online, so somebody fancies it.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28But how much will it fetch when the hammer falls?
0:28:32 > 0:28:36David reluctantly brought the painting to the recycling centre.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40- Nobody in the family wants it. - Right.- I can't pass it on.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42I cannot see that being crushed.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- I mean, I think the light on those hills is just beautiful.- Yes.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Sarah wasn't sure if the painting had any value
0:28:49 > 0:28:53but with some expert advice, decided to sell it at auction.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59Well, but the hammer came down and now she's in Redhill
0:28:59 > 0:29:02to tell David what became of his old oil painting.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06- Hello, there.- Hello! - Lovely to see you again.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- Yes!- How are you? - I'm very well, thank you.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Excellent, excellent. So, you've settled in.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14We're well settled in. Dreading coming here
0:29:14 > 0:29:16but now we're here, we're enjoying it immensely.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Well, when I met you,
0:29:18 > 0:29:20I think you were making quite difficult decisions
0:29:20 > 0:29:22- about what you were hanging onto. - That's right.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Because reducing from four bedrooms to two,
0:29:25 > 0:29:27You've got to get rid of half of your stuff.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29So that, I think is why that picture
0:29:29 > 0:29:31ended up at the recycling centre with a broken frame.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35And it's difficult to know exactly how to move something like that on
0:29:35 > 0:29:37if it's not staying within the family.
0:29:37 > 0:29:38I'm lucky that I have some connections
0:29:38 > 0:29:40that can help me with things like that,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43so I actually took it to an auction house in Winchester.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- Yes.- They really liked it and put it through one of their sales
0:29:46 > 0:29:48and so I'm really pleased to say that it sold
0:29:48 > 0:29:52- and I have actually got some profit for your painting.- Oh, good! Good.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57There's £207.20 for you.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Wow! That is absolutely marvellous.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Do you have a plan for that money?
0:30:02 > 0:30:05My first thought is I should find a good charity to give it to
0:30:05 > 0:30:07because it is something totally unexpected.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Well, I'm so pleased we've managed to raise that bit of money
0:30:10 > 0:30:12and I'm sure wherever you go, they'll really appreciate that.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14- Thank you so much.- Lovely, thank you.- Bye-bye, David.- Bye-bye.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Well, I'd say that is a great result all round.
0:30:19 > 0:30:20We saved that beautiful picture.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Somebody who absolutely loves it has got it on their wall to look at
0:30:23 > 0:30:27and David is giving all that money to charity.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31The painting sold for £260
0:30:31 > 0:30:34and minus auction fees of £52.80,
0:30:34 > 0:30:38there was a £207.20 profit left for David.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Sarah's back in Manchester
0:30:42 > 0:30:46to see what Simion's created with her little pink armchair.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Well, Simion definitely knows his way around a statement chair,
0:30:49 > 0:30:52but the one I dropped off had nothing to say for itself.
0:30:52 > 0:30:53But if he's worked his magic,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56I could be picking up a real conversation piece.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03I'm hoping I've kind of worked to the spec that she wanted
0:31:03 > 0:31:05and she is going to have a big smile on her face
0:31:05 > 0:31:08and she's going to want to take it away straightaway
0:31:08 > 0:31:10and find a new home for it. So, yeah, super excited.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Sarah had an ambitious wish list for this chair.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21She wanted style, she wanted glamour, she wanted...tassels.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Has Simion risen to the challenge?
0:31:30 > 0:31:33The grubby pink seat has been transformed
0:31:33 > 0:31:37into a sumptuous green velvet flute-backed chair.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43Tassels normally fringe the bottom of a chair but not here.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Simion has gone Hollywood max
0:31:45 > 0:31:49with a daring sweep of black running from top to bottom.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55He's also fitted brass castors for a regal finishing touch.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00Forget Manchester, this is more Monte Carlo.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03The chair may be small in frame,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06but Simion's given it a huge personality.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08But what will Sarah think?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Simion?
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- Wow! What have you done to that? - Hey, Sarah.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- How are you doing, are you OK? - I'm all right.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Doesn't that look so much better?
0:32:19 > 0:32:21- I want to show you the back. Because I know you wanted tassels.- Yeah?
0:32:21 > 0:32:26And I know we talked about silky scarves and little bits and pieces?
0:32:26 > 0:32:28But let me just... Let me show you.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30What about this?
0:32:30 > 0:32:31Oh, look at that.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34I've never seen anything like it on upholstery, have you?
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- No, no.- I don't think I'm going to be able to sell this
0:32:36 > 0:32:37to somebody with a cat.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Could you imagine what a cat would do with this?
0:32:39 > 0:32:42No, it could be a very expensive cat toy, couldn't it?
0:32:42 > 0:32:44- Was it tricky?- Yeah.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47I've got to say the fabric was quite tricky.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Because, as you know, Sarah, when you're putting a seat in,
0:32:49 > 0:32:51you've got to pull it in tight
0:32:51 > 0:32:53and you've got to cut into your corners
0:32:53 > 0:32:56and make sure it fits properly and this fabric didn't leave any...
0:32:56 > 0:32:58It didn't like tension, let's just say.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00So, what you're saying, basically is,
0:33:00 > 0:33:02it looks this good because you've really got for it on it.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- Yeah.- I know that traditional upholstery
0:33:05 > 0:33:08and the methods that go with it cost more.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10So we had a budget of 495.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Did you manage to keep to that or has it gone over?
0:33:12 > 0:33:15No, I've not gone over. I pulled in a few favours,
0:33:15 > 0:33:20did a bit of extra man hours but I just had a love for the chair
0:33:20 > 0:33:21so I couldn't wait to get started on it
0:33:21 > 0:33:24and it's just become like a little bit of a process of love.
0:33:24 > 0:33:25- So, it's all good.- Really?
0:33:25 > 0:33:29Yeah. 495, and now we've got a happy chair.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31It's a really happy chair. It's totally original, isn't it?
0:33:31 > 0:33:33I've never seen anything like the fringing.
0:33:33 > 0:33:34I don't know how you did it
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- but well done for taking the time for the extra details.- No worries.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39I think you can really sense that you love it.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43I'm really pleased you like it. I really am. It's a statement chair.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45And I think it's fun, and I'd like to see somebody
0:33:45 > 0:33:48drinking a nice cocktail in it, or something.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50I can't believe the personality you've got into that chair.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- It's amazing.- Cool.- Thank you. - See you soon.- Bye.- Bye.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57Well, that was a great result,
0:33:57 > 0:34:00because if you are going to turn a profit on a chair like that,
0:34:00 > 0:34:01it has to be packed with personality.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04What Simion's done to it makes it stand out from the crowd
0:34:04 > 0:34:06and shout, "Take me home".
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Jeremy was downsizing
0:34:10 > 0:34:14and there just wasn't room for his old pink armchair.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18It doesn't fit in with the type of furniture I'm going to buy.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Sarah spotted an opportunity for a special makeover.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25And with patience, skill and imagination...
0:34:27 > 0:34:30..Simion created a piece of fabulous furniture.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36After advertising the chair online, Sarah found a buyer.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Now she's in Crawley to show Jeremy how it turned out.
0:34:43 > 0:34:44- Hello.- Hello!
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- Nice to see you, Jeremy.- And you. - How are you?
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- I'm very well, thanks very much. How are you?- Yeah, very well.- Good.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51I said I'd come and find you.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55Your sweet chair, I think it had been in your family for how long?
0:34:55 > 0:34:56Well, as long as I can remember.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Beautifully looked after.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01A lovely, old-fashioned looking chair.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03I actually took it to an upholsterer,
0:35:03 > 0:35:05a real professional called Simion,
0:35:05 > 0:35:09to do some work on it but if you'd had a go, what would you have done?
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Well, you know where it was.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14It was going out because there was just no room for it.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Simion had an idea to give it a really strong look, a very...
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- Oh, right.- ..appropriate look for a certain era
0:35:20 > 0:35:22so I've got some pictures here to show you
0:35:22 > 0:35:24of what we did with it. It's got some swing.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28Wow! I don't believe that.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30That's incredible.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33He gave it a Charleston-esque finish. It's fringed on the back.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- It's got some fantastic new fabric. - Oh, wow!
0:35:35 > 0:35:39And it has got a completely new look.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Is that something that would suit you or not?
0:35:42 > 0:35:46It's probably not my style, but it's fantastic.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48- I have a very open mind about these things.- Excellent.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51And how about your mother? Would she think that was a good idea?
0:35:51 > 0:35:52Would she appreciate it being updated?
0:35:52 > 0:35:55I think she would, actually, yeah. Yes, definitely.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57I put some pictures of it on social media,
0:35:57 > 0:36:01and somebody has bought it and it's now in the heart of their home
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- and being used again so, its journey has continued.- Fantastic.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06And I've got some profit here for you.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- Oh, wow!- I've got £55 here.
0:36:09 > 0:36:10Thank you very much indeed.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- That's excellent.- Any idea what you might do with it?
0:36:13 > 0:36:15I'll probably give it to my daughter.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- Oh, lucky girl! - She always wants money, you know.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Is she saving up for anything or looking for anything at the moment?
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Well, funnily, we're going to London tomorrow, hopefully.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27And she wants to buy something from...a shop
0:36:27 > 0:36:29that I know nothing about, so...
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Well, I hope that helps with whatever she's going to purchase.
0:36:32 > 0:36:33Thank you for letting us have the chair.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Thank you very much indeed, thank you.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- Great to catch up. Bye-bye.- Bye.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42Well, Jeremy's old chair has got a brand-new look
0:36:42 > 0:36:45and it sounds like he's got a big shopping trip coming.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51It cost £495 to revamp the chair.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54It sold for £550,
0:36:54 > 0:36:57giving Jeremy a profit of £55.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Sarah's in Essex to catch up with Guy.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Well, I've come to find out what's happened to my little bucket.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13I know Guy always puts his heart and soul into making his lights
0:37:13 > 0:37:15so I'm hoping this one's a winner.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24Guy just has time for a final polish before Sarah arrives.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26This item was quite a difficult one, really.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28What do you do with a coal bucket?
0:37:28 > 0:37:30I have a funny feeling Sarah will love this.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32She likes old things and likes them
0:37:32 > 0:37:34being turned into something completely different.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39The bucket was a sad old thing.
0:37:40 > 0:37:45Caked in decades of ash, coal dust and even concrete.
0:37:45 > 0:37:46But now...
0:37:50 > 0:37:54..it's been transformed into two quirky wall lights.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01Guy's beeswax finish gives the metal a warm, autumnal hue.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04The half handles have been welded into place,
0:38:04 > 0:38:11creating a gravity defying uplighter and a dazzling downlighter.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14A black, wooden backing completes the design.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16The lights have been PAT tested
0:38:16 > 0:38:20and comply with all UK electrical safety standards.
0:38:20 > 0:38:26Guy doesn't usually do things by halves, so will Sarah approve?
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Guy? How you doing?- Hi, Sarah, how you doing?- Yeah, very well.
0:38:31 > 0:38:32That's my bucket, isn't it?
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- That's your bucket. - It's like an Aladdin's cave in here,
0:38:35 > 0:38:36but I can spot that.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38It looks beautiful.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40It looks really good. I think you've done very well.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- Thank you. - You've kept on the handles.
0:38:43 > 0:38:44Just a bit of extra detail.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Yeah, we've just welded a little tab in here
0:38:46 > 0:38:48so it holds it against the wall
0:38:48 > 0:38:51so it just looks like it is half a bucket.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55Lovely finish, as usual, because you didn't have much to work with,
0:38:55 > 0:38:57did you? It wasn't the most decorative thing.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00No. The bucket you picked was a nice older one.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04It had age to it, and when we work our waxes into things,
0:39:04 > 0:39:07then it can transform and make it come alive.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10I'm thinking possibly a restaurant or somewhere like that.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12In a restaurant, it would look really fabulous.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16The bucket lights have put a smile on Sarah's face.
0:39:16 > 0:39:21And, even better, Guy has stuck to the £150 budget.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23150 quid for two, it's great work.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26- Thank you very much.- I'll tell you where it goes.- OK, bye-bye.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31It just shows you what you can do with what people throw away.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34This is good for another 150, 200 years.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38And it's different. That's what we like doing - different.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Well, Guy has done a great job that bucket.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43It's certainly staring a new chapter in its life.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45I just wonder what the end of the story will be?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Maureen was having a clear out
0:39:51 > 0:39:55and her ancient coal bucket was about to become scrap metal.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- I love your bucket. - I've had it donkey's years.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05It belonged to my husband and it might even have been his father's.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09Sarah knew that this bucket had a lot more to give.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13And, in the right hands, could be turned into something saleable.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Guy had the ingenuity and Steve had the power tools and together...
0:40:19 > 0:40:24..they brought the bucket back to life, and the good news is,
0:40:24 > 0:40:28the wall lights have been sold to the Fountain pub in Edinburgh.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Manager Bobbi is a big fan.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33I'm so delighted to have these type of lights in our pub.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35They're so unique and different and, of course,
0:40:35 > 0:40:38no-one else is going to have them, so we've got them.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39So, I'm super excited.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Sarah's in Redhill to find out what Maureen thinks
0:40:45 > 0:40:47of the bucket wall lights.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- Hello, there.- Hello, Sarah.- Maureen, lovely to see you.- And you.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- How are you?- I'm very well, thank you.
0:40:54 > 0:40:55I said I'd come and find you,
0:40:55 > 0:40:57because I loved the look of that pail
0:40:57 > 0:41:00the moment I saw you with it at the recycling centre.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- You'd had it for quite a while, hadn't you?- Yes, yes, we had.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Do you know what we might have done with it?
0:41:05 > 0:41:08I couldn't think of anything that can be done.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11A pail is a pail as far as I was concerned.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13So I'm very interested to see.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17I had a good look at it, but it was a friend of mine called Guy who took
0:41:17 > 0:41:19on the challenge of making something out of it,
0:41:19 > 0:41:20and he specialises in lighting,
0:41:20 > 0:41:22so I've got some pictures here to show you.
0:41:24 > 0:41:25It now looks...
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- ..like that.- Wow!
0:41:28 > 0:41:29That is amazing.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32What he did was slice it down the middle, keep its lovely,
0:41:32 > 0:41:36beautifully worn handle and created a pair of lights out of it,
0:41:36 > 0:41:40so they can either be used as uplighters or downlighters.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42What do you think?
0:41:42 > 0:41:43I'm amazed.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Now I know that you said that your husband
0:41:45 > 0:41:48was very fond of that bucket. Do you think he would approve of that?
0:41:48 > 0:41:51He didn't like throwing anything away,
0:41:51 > 0:41:56so he would have been so pleased to see it's got a new lease of life.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00I'm so pleased that you think he wouldn't mind us cutting it up.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02It has got a great look,
0:42:02 > 0:42:05and that look that you describe as just a pail is actually something
0:42:05 > 0:42:08that people love in their interiors these days.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10So it wasn't difficult to sell,
0:42:10 > 0:42:12and it's actually gone to a pub in Edinburgh.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15So if you fancy a trip there to see it again, that's where it is,
0:42:15 > 0:42:18and the profit from that is actually £60.
0:42:18 > 0:42:19So that's for you.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Thank you so much.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Do you have any idea what you might do with that money?
0:42:23 > 0:42:27Yes, it will go to the Macular Society.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30- OK.- Because my husband had macular degeneration,
0:42:30 > 0:42:32so it's a very good cause.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Well, it's always good to know where it's going, and that sounds amazing,
0:42:35 > 0:42:38so, thank you so much for letting me have your charming little pail and,
0:42:38 > 0:42:40if you've got any more, you know where to bring them!
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- Thank you ever so much. - Thank you.- Lovely to catch up.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Well, it's not always about the material things.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50It's emotion that we attach to them.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52How sweet, a lovely reaction from Maureen
0:42:52 > 0:42:54and I'm particularly pleased she thinks her husband
0:42:54 > 0:42:58would've been pleased what we did with his old pail.
0:42:58 > 0:43:05The wall lights cost £150 to make and were sold to the pub for £210,
0:43:05 > 0:43:08leaving a £60 profit for Maureen.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16The original oil painting was rescued from being lost for ever.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20The pink armchair has been given a dazzling makeover.
0:43:22 > 0:43:26And the old bucket is now a pair of quirky wall lights.
0:43:28 > 0:43:29So that's three fantastic finds
0:43:29 > 0:43:31that I knew had potential to turn a profit.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34Three items saved and we made some money for nothing.