0:00:03 > 0:00:06Some people have lovely rubbish, don't they?
0:00:06 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:12- Are you chucking that, really? - We are, yeah.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16The answer could be hiding in the 20 million tonnes of household waste
0:00:16 > 0:00:18we throw out every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Presumably, it hasn't come straight out of the sitting room, then?
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore...- My colour?
0:00:24 > 0:00:28..wants to get her hands on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32I'm a passionate buyer, maker and user of old stuff,
0:00:32 > 0:00:36and I've turned that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39I 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 > 0:00:47- What do you think? - I think it's beautiful.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- Is that it? - Yep.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Absolutely amazing!
0:00:55 > 0:00:57..valuable...
0:00:57 > 0:00:58Goodness, I love it!
0:00:58 > 0:01:01..and, let's hope, saleable items.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Oh, my word!
0:01:04 > 0:01:08If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits back to the very
0:01:08 > 0:01:13people who had no idea there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16I didn't dream it would ever come to anything like that!
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Sarah's at the Witley recycling centre in Surrey,
0:01:34 > 0:01:35where hundreds of cars
0:01:35 > 0:01:40are passing through the gates and into her loving arms.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43The cars are rolling in, and every single one could be packed with
0:01:43 > 0:01:47potential projects. I've just got to go and find them.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Sarah acquired special permission
0:01:49 > 0:01:51to stick her nose into people's boots...
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Rubbish!
0:01:53 > 0:01:56..in order to sniff out three items that she can save
0:01:56 > 0:01:57and transform into profit.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02So far, though, there's not a lot of saving going on.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Sometimes, that lot are awfully sneaky.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12They try and put things into the tip without me seeing.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Throwing rubbish into a rubbish tip? The nerve of these people!
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Hang about. If you're quick, Bryn's got something you can rescue.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Eurgh! On second thoughts...
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- Morning. - Good morning.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Hi there. Is that yours?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- Yeah. Well, we're throwing it out. - I can see why.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35I presume it hasn't come straight out of the sitting room, then?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37No, it's been in the garage quite a while.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Has it been in your family?
0:02:38 > 0:02:41My wife's family. Unfortunately, her mother passed away last year,
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- so we're clearing out her house. - Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Do you know anything about it? How old it is, or...?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Don't know. I haven't got a clue how old it is, but I know it's
0:02:48 > 0:02:51been in the garage probably for quite a few years.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Well, Bryn, what you have there is a fine example of
0:02:54 > 0:02:56a Victorian gentleman's chair.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59New addition of some casters on the bottom.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Dating back to the turn of the 20th century, it defined an era
0:03:02 > 0:03:07when gentlemen felt that they needed their own chair to sit down in.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Anything that comes into the recycling centre that's solid,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13still in one piece, and hasn't collapsed like a flat pack,
0:03:13 > 0:03:14has definitely got some potential,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17so if it could be refurbished or done something with,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19can I come and find you and show you what I've done with that?
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Yeah. That would be really good, yeah.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- So I'm going to take this away. Thank you so much.- Cheers.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Sarah's got herself a 100-year-old chair,
0:03:28 > 0:03:32complete with 100-year-old dirt, by the looks of it.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Any idea what she's got in store for it, Bryn?
0:03:35 > 0:03:39I don't know. Hopefully, make it, you know, look nice again.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41You can see the frame's all nice.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43I'm assuming she'll reupholster it, so...
0:03:43 > 0:03:47Really interested to see what it comes out as.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Well, this poor old chair - it's out of fashion, out of love,
0:03:50 > 0:03:54and fresh out of the garage, and that is the only fresh about it.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57It's in a pretty tricky state, but it's got potential,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59just buried under all of this.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03And Sarah knows just the maker who will relish the challenge.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10Anthony Divine, upholstery mega mind.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16Anthony has two decades of design experience,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20and now passes that knowledge on to others at his school of upholstery.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25Anthony's work is loud, exciting, and experimental.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32My style to somebody else's style is I try and avoid looking
0:04:32 > 0:04:36at other things. I try and avoid seeing what everybody else is up to.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Now, it's like, in the workshop,
0:04:38 > 0:04:40come up with the idea, do you know what?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42This is my idea and this is the best I can do.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Judge me on that.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46I'll always get the job done.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48I might have to stay up late and do it, yeah,
0:04:48 > 0:04:51with a few kind of twists along the way.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55You don't mind a late night, eh?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Well, you might want to bring your sleeping bag,
0:04:57 > 0:04:59because this is on its way.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08That's one less thing heading to landfill.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Sarah's back at the boots to find two more.
0:05:12 > 0:05:13Anything in there?
0:05:13 > 0:05:14Nope.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15That one?
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Nope.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17What about that big thing?
0:05:17 > 0:05:18Definitely not.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Oh, I give up.
0:05:20 > 0:05:21Keep going.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Well, if you don't like what Lorraine's pulling out of her car,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28I'm stopping for lunch.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- Hiya. - Hello.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Hello. A pair of nice chairs?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- These yours? - They are indeed.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- Just had enough of them?- They are rather old and a bit battered.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41They've got a really retro look to them.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44How old do you reckon they are? 1950s, something like that?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47I would have thought so. They were my mother's.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49OK. Were there more than two?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Yes, I don't know if there were four or six,
0:05:52 > 0:05:54cos I was only little at the time.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57They had a table, but I'm still using the table at home.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01They have got a lovely retro look to them that people quite like
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- at the moment. - Oh, right.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- But not your cup of tea. - No.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08So can I rescue them before you get them in the wood skip?
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Yes, you can.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Well, thank you. You've made my day.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13- Thank you so much. - You're welcome.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Sarah's bagged herself a pretty jazzy looking pair of chairs,
0:06:18 > 0:06:22but what do you think is in store for them, Lorraine?
0:06:22 > 0:06:26I can't imagine them stripped bare, but they'd certainly need recovering
0:06:26 > 0:06:30and repadding. I would imagine that she'll make them look as lovely
0:06:30 > 0:06:34as possible, and someone's going to get some use from them.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Well, there was a time, and it really wasn't long ago,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43that a pair of chairs like this with a ply back and black legs,
0:06:43 > 0:06:46they really wouldn't have caught my eye, but do you know something?
0:06:46 > 0:06:50I reckon they've got style, and where there's old-fashioned style
0:06:50 > 0:06:52like this, there's old-fashioned money to be made.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57Old-fashioned is right, so she'll have to call in some help.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Emma Walker is a self-taught furniture restyler.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09With her best friend, Badger, by her side, she uses wallpaper and
0:07:09 > 0:07:13other materials to give forgotten furniture a fresh new look.
0:07:15 > 0:07:21I'm obsessed with design, and I'm obsessed with the right wallpaper
0:07:21 > 0:07:23going on the right piece in the right way.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28All my personalities are reflected in all my work.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33Whatever the mood takes, it's going to come out in the furniture.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Yeah, loads of personalities, me!
0:07:37 > 0:07:39SHE LAUGHS
0:07:39 > 0:07:41All right, Emma.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46Let's just hope you're still smiling when Sarah turns up with this pair.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55That's two items now safely squirrelled away.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Sarah's desperately searching for one more
0:07:59 > 0:08:01which she can work on herself.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04No time for a rest around here.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05You snooze, you lose.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08Speak of the devil...
0:08:10 > 0:08:12It's quite a good one, that one. Most of them are.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Oh, I don't really want to think about that, thank you.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Perhaps Suzanne has something a bit nicer for you in her boot.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Perhaps not.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24What's hiding under there?
0:08:25 > 0:08:26Maybe I don't want to know.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Hi there.- Hi!
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Have you got anything good you're throwing away?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- Just an old typewriter. - Under there? Is that a typewriter?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- Yes.- Come on, let's have a look, then.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- Do you want to have a look?- It looks really old.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- It is.- That's an amazing one.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- There you go. - How long have you had that?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Since I was a young teenager, I guess,
0:08:44 > 0:08:45when I first started to learn to type.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48And where did you get it from? Cos it wasn't new then.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52No, it came from my great aunt, who was originally a secretary and
0:08:52 > 0:08:55she passed it to me and it's been in the family ever since.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58And where has it been? Have you had it in the house, or...
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Yeah, originally it was in my mum's house and then it got moved to
0:09:01 > 0:09:04her shed and she passed away in the last couple of years,
0:09:04 > 0:09:07so I'm busy sort of getting rid of stuff and it's been in my garage
0:09:07 > 0:09:10sitting there for a while, while I decided what I needed to do with it.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- Right.- And I've now come to the stage where it's time for it go,
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- unfortunately.- Well, anything like that, that's been so beautifully
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- designed...- Yeah.- ..it must be able to be recycled.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Yes. Yeah. It would make me feel better about it,
0:09:21 > 0:09:23rather than just throwing it away.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- May I take it away?- Yes, of course. Do you want the cover with it?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28It's a good old-fashioned leather cover as well.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Definitely. It's going to be heavy, isn't it?
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- Yes, it is. The weight's at the back.- Oh, yes. Thanks very much.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34You're very welcome.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Hold the front page.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Sarah's got herself a sweet lovely little...
0:09:42 > 0:09:44This thing's vicious.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46..vicious typewriter.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48What do you think will happen to it, Suzanne?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52In my mind, I imagine perhaps it could be used as some kind of base
0:09:52 > 0:09:54for a table lamp, or something like that.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56That's actually a good idea.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Have you got anything better, Sarah?
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Struggling to imagine it being anything other than a typewriter but
0:10:01 > 0:10:03I think when we get down to it,
0:10:03 > 0:10:06there'll be something fabulous made out of this.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07You should talk to Suzanne.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12So at the end of a long day, Sarah has her items.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16Anthony will spruce up the Victorian chair.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Emma will work her maker magic on the retro chairs.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Sarah will think of something to do with the typewriter, we hope.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- Well, that was close.- It looked like nothing great was going to turn up,
0:10:28 > 0:10:31but actually, I've found some absolute crackers.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41Manchester, once the industrial metropolis of the North, now,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44a mecca of music, art and imagination.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Sarah's brought along the old Victorian chair,
0:10:49 > 0:10:53although she's wheeling it about like the last trolley in the supermarket.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Perhaps upholsterer Anthony can give it some of that
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Manchester swagger.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01Sarah's on her way and, to be honest,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04I really don't mind what she brings any more,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06because she brings such a different range of everything,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09I'm quite open-minded on what her suggestion is and, you know,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11we'll see where it goes with this one.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13It's going to be quite interesting.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16You haven't seen the state of it yet.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19The wheels are coming off already but this chair has potential,
0:11:19 > 0:11:23so I've brought it to Manchester and to Anthony to take a look at it.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Better not look too closely.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- So...- I think it might have a gammy leg.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34It's not only the legs that are gammy.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37There's a lot of, I don't know, product on it.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38Pigeon product.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Possibly.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Possible pigeon product.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44How very TV friendly of you both.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46It has some potential, don't you think?
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Slim at this stage, to be honest.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- Slim.- Slim potential.- I have got some ideas about it, though.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- Good.- I like the little acorn details and I was thinking,
0:11:57 > 0:12:01how about we make some beautiful botanical inspired chair?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Perhaps some funky print on it, maybe over stuffing the arms and
0:12:04 > 0:12:07getting rid of everything but the acorns? Something like that?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09I like the idea of, like, botanical.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I think if we were to try and strip back or restore the wood,
0:12:12 > 0:12:15we'd be forever, and it would just blow the budget
0:12:15 > 0:12:17and we would never regain that.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20So, like, where do we go?
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Well, I know. Let's flock it.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Yes! Let's flock it!
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Flock it.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28If we're still on the botanical, maybe some, like,
0:12:28 > 0:12:30acid green flocking.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Ah, flocking. I'm with you now.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34I like the flocking idea.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39Flocking is the process of sticking thousands of tiny fibre particles
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- onto a surface...- Have you ever flocked before?
0:12:42 > 0:12:46..which creates a fuzzy velour-ey texture.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48You're going to flock the frame.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Self flocked.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Please stop saying, "Flock."
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Why don't I leave it with you?
0:12:54 > 0:12:59After all that, I think the plan is that Anthony is going to attempt the
0:12:59 > 0:13:04flocking himself and add botanical themed fabric to tie it all together.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Sounds expensive.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10- OK, money?- Around the 500 quid mark, to be honest.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11Any chance you can do 450?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13475, and we've got ourselves a deal.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Oh, go on, then.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16See you soon.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23We're going to try and flock it ourselves, hopefully.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26We can do it, it'll look good, but, yeah, another string to the bow.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Well, that sounds exciting, doesn't it?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31I'm a bit anxious. It's a lot of money.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35I'm just hoping Anthony is a natural flocker, because that chair is going
0:13:35 > 0:13:37to have to look mint if it's going to turn a profit.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43Anthony has £475 to update the chair.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47He can certainly talk the talk but can he flock the flock?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Well, thank goodness that's over.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55I'm really looking forward to not saying "flocked" for a while.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59Oh, look. A collection of seagulls.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Sarah's in Brighton with the pair of retro-looking chairs,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08hoping that wallpapering wonder-woman, Emma,
0:14:08 > 0:14:10can slap on some style.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12Sarah's on her way.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15I'm looking forward to seeing her, seeing what she brings me.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20She always stretches me a little bit creatively.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23It's just as well you have Badger on hand for support.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25At ease, Badger!
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Well, I've brought my two tired chairs to Brighton to see the
0:14:30 > 0:14:33papering princess. I'm hoping Emma is going to work her magic on them
0:14:33 > 0:14:35and they'll be fantastic.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Wallpapered chairs!
0:14:37 > 0:14:38Now I've heard everything.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- Hi, Emma.- Hello, Sarah. - How are you doing? How are you?
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- Nice to see you. - I'm well. Thank you.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Er, a couple of tired old chairs.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Do you think they're up your street?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- Do you want to have a look at them? - They're a bit tired,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51with this fabric and what have you,
0:14:51 > 0:14:53but they're actually in really good nick.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57They are ugly pretty, I think, but they could have a really fresh style,
0:14:57 > 0:14:58so I think you're the ideal woman.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01They could have some wallpaper on them, can't they?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- Perfect. I think wallpaper...- Front, back, legs, everything.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05Not the seat pads.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- That wouldn't work.- So would you really do the legs?
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Yeah. When I... I quite like these days,
0:15:11 > 0:15:13going as far as I can with the wallpaper.
0:15:13 > 0:15:19It can sometimes look a little bit like I've really wrapped a present up very well.
0:15:19 > 0:15:20THEY LAUGH
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Well, I don't know what you two are laughing at.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Who wants a chair that looks like it has to be unwrapped?
0:15:31 > 0:15:34That sounds lovely but I think the paper choice is going to be key,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37isn't it? Cos anything too chintzy is not going to suit these.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41I think shimmery, glimmery, right on trend.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Just go for whatever is naturally looking good.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Pair of chairs.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49A total wallpapering.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50How much is that going to cost?
0:15:50 > 0:15:53I'll do both of them with the materials for £100
0:15:53 > 0:15:56and you should be able, cos they should look...
0:15:56 > 0:15:58You'll never find another pair like them.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01I don't doubt that for a second, Emma.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04If you can do it for that, I'm really happy, so just go for it.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05Thanks ever so much. Enjoy them.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- Yeah.- Bye.- Bye-bye.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12I'm going to really enjoy doing these.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17I don't know if I'll mirror them, do them as an identical pair yet,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20so they'll be nice and shimmery, fresh.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Well, that's a great price and with Emma's big ideas,
0:16:25 > 0:16:27I reckon those chairs have got a fighting chance.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Emma has £100 to gift wrap the chairs.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38Let's hope Christmas comes early and it's not a massive turkey!
0:16:43 > 0:16:46With our makers off and wrapping,
0:16:46 > 0:16:47in Sussex...
0:16:49 > 0:16:52..Sarah is back home and ready to start on the novel
0:16:52 > 0:16:58she's always wanted to write about a brave dog called Bramble,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00who lies about in bed all day.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01Or maybe not!
0:17:04 > 0:17:09I love this old typewriter, but its typing days are definitely over.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13It's seized and that is not something you want to associate with a typewriter.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14It's got some lovely details.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18The letters on here and the typography is so nostalgic,
0:17:18 > 0:17:21so I reckon there's heaps of things to be done with this.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26With no plan in place, Sarah begins to dismantle the typewriter
0:17:26 > 0:17:29in the hope of finding some inspiration.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Whoever invented this was really clever.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34It's got hundreds of bits on it.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40This typewriter was made by the Underwood typewriter company.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45They produced what is considered to be the first widely successful modern typewriter.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50I will not be putting this back together.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53In its heyday, it was the largest typewriter manufacturer
0:17:53 > 0:17:59in the world, and by 1939, had produced over five million machines.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05I think those little keys are going to make fantastic cuff links.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07They've got letters on, they could be personalised.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09They've got to have some appeal.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Cuff links! Sounds classy, but Sarah's not finished there.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17I'm just trying to reclaim all the little bits with the letters on that
0:18:17 > 0:18:19actually hit the paper.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20Quite tough, but...
0:18:22 > 0:18:25..definitely worth retrieving, if possible, cos they're really sweet.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27That one's an ampersand.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30If I personalise them, they definitely get a chance of selling.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33With a full set of keys and type hammers,
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Sarah puts the body of the typewriter to one side,
0:18:36 > 0:18:38to give the rest a good old scrub.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41Bramble's toothbrush!
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Don't worry, Bramble, I'm sure she means your old toothbrush.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Well, with a little bit of elbow grease,
0:18:50 > 0:18:53these will come up really well. I love the way they look.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56The cuff links are coming along
0:18:56 > 0:19:00but what does Sarah have in mind for those letter blocks?
0:19:00 > 0:19:01These are so fiddly to work with,
0:19:01 > 0:19:03but I hope they're going to be worth it.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06So I'm going to solder a little hook on the top of each one and make them
0:19:06 > 0:19:09into tiny necklaces, so either somebody could write something with
0:19:09 > 0:19:12them, or you could just maybe have an initial.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Cuff links and necklaces from typewriter parts.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17That is smart!
0:19:18 > 0:19:19Soldering time.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Not the best at it, but it's reasonably straightforward.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Just have to remember that everything gets really hot,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27so I'm just going to attach a ring to the top.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Soldering is the process of joining two metals together
0:19:31 > 0:19:32with a filler metal.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35In this case, Sarah is melting some solder wire
0:19:35 > 0:19:38to join the hooks to the blocks.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39Perfect.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42One down.
0:19:43 > 0:19:4455 to go!
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Solder on, then.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52So far, Sarah has spent £7.99 on parts to make her jewellery
0:19:52 > 0:19:57but with lots of work still to do, costs could still go up.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Back in Manchester, and it's flocking time.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Well, nearly flocking time.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Anthony needs to strip the chair first and he's discovered
0:20:14 > 0:20:17that he's not the first person to have worked on it.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21I'm seeing all the hallmarks of a bit of a DIY job.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24This bit cut around here is completely wrong.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28But especially this.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34Any upholsterer with any credentials would definitely not put any wood
0:20:34 > 0:20:38on the bottom here. It's a quick way of shoring the whole frame up,
0:20:38 > 0:20:41so I'm worried that if we take this off,
0:20:41 > 0:20:42the whole chair's going to become wobbly.
0:20:43 > 0:20:49So there's only one way to find out, and that's start stripping.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53A frame that is going to fall to pieces.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Great start.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Anthony begins to remove the fabric and padding so that
0:20:59 > 0:21:02he can get a good look at the hard board base,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05which may or may not be holding the whole thing together.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11Hopefully, when I knock this off, it's not going to...
0:21:12 > 0:21:14..find a wobbly frame underneath it.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Hardboard does not make for the comfiest of chairs.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Nowadays, elasticated webbing is used as base support,
0:21:24 > 0:21:28as it's strong, and more importantly, flexible.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32So, Anthony, the hardboard is off.
0:21:32 > 0:21:33Is it holding together?
0:21:34 > 0:21:38To be honest, the frame is in not bad condition.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Thank goodness for that.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45Next, Anthony is removing the fabric backing and armrests.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47So now, we've got the fabric off,
0:21:47 > 0:21:53it's a case of making sure we've got all the tacks and the nails out,
0:21:53 > 0:21:56then we can actually clean the frame ready for the good stuff to begin.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01And by good stuff, I take it you mean time for the flocking?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04I can hardly wait!
0:22:09 > 0:22:12As Anthony struggles with his chair, in Brighton,
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Emma is hoping to have better luck wallpapering her pair.
0:22:18 > 0:22:19I do like doing a chair.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24I've usually got a chair or two on the go and a pair is nice to have,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26so I'm going to really enjoy doing these.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28What's the first step, Emma?
0:22:28 > 0:22:33Yeah, take them apart, get to know them before we put them back together.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34We will rebuild you.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40With only a couple of screws holding the backs to the bases,
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Emma can easily remove...
0:22:42 > 0:22:43Oh, are you all right, Emma?
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Reminds me of when the dentist was getting my wisdom teeth out!
0:22:49 > 0:22:51He put his foot up on a chair to get the leverage.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Oh, it was horrific.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Oh, yeah. They've put a tack in it.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01They've put a pin in it, there.
0:23:02 > 0:23:07With the chair deconstructed, Emma is sanding down the frames.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Usually, I'd be out here in my bikini.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12And that's come rain or shine as well!
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Well, you've got to be comfortable while you work.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Next, Emma applies filler to the chipped backs so the wallpaper
0:23:20 > 0:23:22will have a smooth surface to paste onto.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27And talking of wallpaper...
0:23:27 > 0:23:29We're not going to use wallpaper.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31In fact, we're not going to use any wallpaper at all.
0:23:31 > 0:23:32Surprise!
0:23:33 > 0:23:37We are going to use a tablecloth.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40A tablecloth?
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Love this. Isn't it lovely?
0:23:42 > 0:23:47This is basically cotton with a coating on it that's wipeable.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50And I thought wallpapering was pretty out there.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55The good news is, it's a very pretty tablecloth.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00I want as much of the design pattern in as possible.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02I want it centralised.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05It's a print of a classic design by William Morris,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08the leading light of the Arts and Crafts movement.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12That's PVA, that's wallpaper paste.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Emma is treating the tablecloth as she would wallpaper.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19First applying wallpaper paste to the fabric...
0:24:19 > 0:24:21I want it to soak into the cotton.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24..and PVA glue to the chair back.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31It feels like it's going on nicer than wallpaper.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34This might be my new go to.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39And I think I want these birds' beaks up as high as they can go.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45Once centred, Emma cuts through the hole in the chair back to release
0:24:45 > 0:24:47tension before leaving it to dry.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51So, I'm really pleased that I changed my mind.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I'm pleased with the way these are looking.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55I can't wait to see the whole,
0:24:55 > 0:24:59the pair completed and I hope that Sarah likes them.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05With such a drastic change in material, let's hope so.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16Back in Manchester, Anthony is well on his way with the Victorian chair.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19It must be time for the flocking now.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Or is it?
0:25:22 > 0:25:25So for what is quite a simple upholstery job,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28it's been one of the toughest decisions to make,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30to know what to do with it. As you can see,
0:25:30 > 0:25:32I've currently done nothing with the woodwork.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35I've made a start on upholstering it.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36We're going to go slightly unorthodox,
0:25:36 > 0:25:40we're going to put the fabric on first and we're going to see what it
0:25:40 > 0:25:43looks like and then, hopefully, the chair will speak to me.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44Oi, Anthony!
0:25:44 > 0:25:46It's the chair here.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Where's the flocking?
0:25:48 > 0:25:54Hopefully, it will say, "Use this," and then it will just look amazing.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59But before Anthony puts on his fabric,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02there's a few things he wants to take off.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04As you can see, I've got three castors.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08One of them is missing, so it's time for them to go.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Taking an angle grinder to three small casters may seem over the top
0:26:17 > 0:26:20but it does produce pretty sparks!
0:26:25 > 0:26:28How is Sarah going to wheel it home now?
0:26:31 > 0:26:34I don't need that any more. That's a lot easier.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Now it's decision time.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Anthony needs to get the fabric out
0:26:38 > 0:26:40and decide what to do with the frame.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44This is what I meant about getting the fabric in place before we start
0:26:44 > 0:26:47the wood, because now, the mind starts rolling.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Shall we pick up these colours? Shall we do it with this colour?
0:26:50 > 0:26:51Shall we use this colour down here?
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Now that energy's starting to rise, and, yeah,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57fully inspired and ready to get cracking.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01That is some pretty funky fabric but Sarah isn't going to be happy
0:27:01 > 0:27:03until the whole thing looks good.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Flock, stock and barrel!
0:27:11 > 0:27:16While it's all go for our artisans, Sarah's putting the finishing
0:27:16 > 0:27:19touches to her typewriter bits and pieces.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24Well, a lot of hard work has gone into making all of these pieces.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25Let's hope it pays off.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30When Sarah saved the typewriter,
0:27:30 > 0:27:34the old machine's glory days were well and truly behind it.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36But with a bit of imagination...
0:27:39 > 0:27:41..it's back in action.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46Sarah has fashioned the keys into classy cuff links.
0:27:46 > 0:27:51Using metal putty, she has painstakingly secured each character
0:27:51 > 0:27:55on ready-made cuff link backs that she bought online.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59The letter blocks have been beautifully gold-plated and the
0:27:59 > 0:28:02soldered hooks mean they're ready to attach to any chain.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08It's a shiny, stylish and seriously inventive way
0:28:08 > 0:28:10to re-use the old typewriter.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Well, after all that hard labour,
0:28:13 > 0:28:15the results are surprisingly delicate.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19These tiny little pendants with their lovely gold-plating look
0:28:19 > 0:28:22really shiny and all together, there's so much personalisation
0:28:22 > 0:28:24available here for gifting.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28I think I've created something that's delicate, that's saleable,
0:28:28 > 0:28:30and it's quite original.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38And to think these typewriter parts were almost put in the skip.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Have you got anything good you're throwing away?
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Just an old typewriter.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46No longer working and taking up space in the garage,
0:28:46 > 0:28:49it had been passed down through Suzanne's family
0:28:49 > 0:28:52and she was happy for Sarah to take it on.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55In my mind, I always imagined perhaps it could be used as some
0:28:55 > 0:28:57kind of base for a table lamp, or something like that.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Well, not quite.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06Sarah got straight to work trying to find a buyer for the jewellery.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10And it wasn't long before Jo snapped up the gold-plated
0:29:10 > 0:29:13letter block charms for her gift shop in Manchester.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15I absolutely love them.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17They're really unique and they go really well with
0:29:17 > 0:29:21the vintage typewriter prints that I'm selling at the moment.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24But did Sarah have any luck with the cuff links?
0:29:26 > 0:29:30She's in Godalming in Surrey to show Suzanne the transformation
0:29:30 > 0:29:32and hand over the profit.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37- Hi there.- Hello, Suzanne.
0:29:37 > 0:29:38Hello, Sarah. Nice to see you.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Very nice to see you, too.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Well, I was so pleased to see you the very first time we met at the
0:29:43 > 0:29:45recycling centre with that lovely old typewriter.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48It was a very challenging project to start with,
0:29:48 > 0:29:50because it was so well made.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52- Yes.- It was very difficult to take apart and do anything with.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Yeah.- So I ended up attacking it with hammers...
0:29:55 > 0:29:59- Oh, OK!- ..and all sorts of things to make these.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Your typewriter now looks like this.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- Reimagined as cuff links.- Oh!
0:30:05 > 0:30:07What a wonderful idea.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10I took off all of the tabs, all of those bits on it,
0:30:10 > 0:30:11where you had learned to type.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16- Yes.- And also took off the hammers and had the little bits on the end
0:30:16 > 0:30:18plated to make charms.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20That's absolutely fantastic.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23I wouldn't have dreamt you could do anything like that with a typewriter.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- It's amazing.- Yes, so do you think your aunt would ever have imagined
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- her typewriter would end up like that?- She'd be over the moon.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31She'd be just pleased that it's still in existence,
0:30:31 > 0:30:33so that's amazing.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Well, it's definitely in existence. In fact, it's going places.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39It's going to be going to weddings and parties and to all sorts of occasions,
0:30:39 > 0:30:42because those cuff links and the necklaces have sold.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44I've got some profit here for you.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- Wow!- I have got...
0:30:47 > 0:30:49..£472 and a penny.
0:30:49 > 0:30:50Oh, my goodness!
0:30:50 > 0:30:52That's amazing.
0:30:52 > 0:30:53Well, I'm over the moon.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56I didn't dream it would ever come to anything like that.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Oh, crikey!
0:30:58 > 0:30:59- A bit of a surprise there.- Definitely.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02But is there something that you need to spend money on at the moment?
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Well, yes. I'm in the middle of a major DIY reconstruction in here,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08so yeah. Anything to go towards that is brilliant.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Well, there's a bit there and I hope that you enjoy that project,
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- cos I certainly enjoyed this one. - Yeah. Thank you so much.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- Thank you.- Absolute pleasure. - Lovely to see you.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- And you. Bye-bye.- Bye.- Bye-bye.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Sarah spent £62.99 creating the jewellery.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30The cuff links all sold to private buyers, and along with the charms,
0:31:30 > 0:31:34they made a total of £535,
0:31:34 > 0:31:39giving Suzanne £472.01 to help with the DIY.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48Sarah has proved she can turn cast-offs into cash.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Now she's back in Manchester,
0:31:51 > 0:31:56expecting to see a flurry of fantastic flocking from Anthony.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59But what are the chances he actually did it?
0:31:59 > 0:32:00Anthony?
0:32:00 > 0:32:06Sarah's on her way. I think she'll love it but it's not quite what we discussed.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Well, blow me down.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12It was a case of what could we bring to the party?
0:32:12 > 0:32:13And we just invited everything.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19Well, I left Anthony with a massive challenge because that chair
0:32:19 > 0:32:21was tip-bound for all sorts of reasons.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23And I just can't wait to see what he's done with it.
0:32:23 > 0:32:24Let's hope he's pulled it off.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30When Sarah dropped off the old armchair, it was dated, dirty,
0:32:30 > 0:32:33and no-one would have dared to sit on it.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35But now...
0:32:39 > 0:32:42..it is truly fit for a king.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50Anthony has created a radical and regal botanical throne,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54replacing the flocking idea with distressed gold leaf.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01The chair has been expertly upholstered with green fabric,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04which meets all UK fire safety standards.
0:33:06 > 0:33:11Whoever sits on that should feel like a king, a veritable VIP.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16But did Sarah have her heart set on the flocking?
0:33:19 > 0:33:20- Anthony.- Hello.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Oh, my goodness me!
0:33:24 > 0:33:25- That is...- Are you well?
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Oh! Anthony, that is fantastic.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33What a transformation.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Isn't it amazing?
0:33:35 > 0:33:38A little bit different to what we agreed, but...
0:33:38 > 0:33:40So, original plan was to have a go at flocking.
0:33:40 > 0:33:41How did you end up with this?
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Well, you brought the chair to the party.
0:33:43 > 0:33:48We invited a few other guests but forgot to invite the flocking.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50- OK.- Then we thought, gold leaf, and I was like,
0:33:50 > 0:33:54"Ooh! Could work, could work," but the first thing we found was the fabric.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56I'd seen this and I was like, "Wow!"
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Yeah, I completely agree with you. It's got all the right things going on.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- It's got... Yeah. - It's got botanical influences.
0:34:02 > 0:34:03It's got that's nice dark side, hasn't it?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05I remember having a chat about botanicals.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07I wasn't too far off with what we agreed.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09- I don't care what we agreed. - Just a bit of a twist.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Whatever you've done to this, is the right thing to do.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Was it a lot of work, though, cos I think budget on it was 425?
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- Is that where it's ended up? - We're still on budget,
0:34:18 > 0:34:19but it looks so much more.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21I agree with you. I'm blown away.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23It's one of my favourite things I've ever seen you make.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27I think it is beautiful, absolutely stunning.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Tick!
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Tick is right, Anthony.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34And give yourself a gold star for staying on budget.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Well on budget. Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Happy days!
0:34:41 > 0:34:42Well, the king is back.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44That chair is now an absolute throne.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47I can't imagine anything nicer having been done to it.
0:34:47 > 0:34:48That is a triumph.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57It was a triumph that could so nearly have been a tragedy
0:34:57 > 0:34:59if the chair had been dumped.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Morning.- Hiya. Is that yours?
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Yeah. Well, throwing it out.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08The chair belonged to Bryn's late mother-in-law and he was delighted
0:35:08 > 0:35:11that Sarah wanted to give it a new lease of life.
0:35:11 > 0:35:12You can see the frame's all right,
0:35:12 > 0:35:14so I'm assuming she'll reupholster it.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18So, I'm really interested to see what it comes out as.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Bryn was spot-on about the upholstery, but even he couldn't
0:35:21 > 0:35:25have guessed that it would get the royal treatment.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32Sarah put the throne up for sale and it was snapped up by an interior
0:35:32 > 0:35:36shop in Liverpool, and owner Elaine was royally chuffed.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Absolutely thrilled.
0:35:40 > 0:35:41It's beautiful.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45The colour is so rich and the distressed look of the gold
0:35:45 > 0:35:46is beautiful. Stunning.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Sarah's in Farnham in Surrey
0:35:51 > 0:35:55to show Bryn the regal renovation and to hand over some cash.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01- Hello.- Hi, Bryn. Nice to see you again.
0:36:01 > 0:36:02- Yeah, nice to see you. - How are you doing?
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Yeah, good, thanks.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07When I first met you, you were looking like you were
0:36:07 > 0:36:08at the end of a massive job.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11You were tidying out your mother-in-law's old house.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13- Yes.- Is that right? - Yeah, quite a large house, yeah.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15It's always exciting for me when a van turns up at the tip packed with
0:36:15 > 0:36:18stuff and your armchair really caught my attention.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Did you have any thoughts about how we might update it, or...?
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- No.- I'm really intrigued to see what you've done with it.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26I took it to Manchester to an upholsterer who is up there,
0:36:26 > 0:36:28so I've got pictures to show you of what he did with it.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32- OK.- He's called Anthony and he made your chair look like that.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Wow! That's quite amazing.
0:36:34 > 0:36:39He took all the beautiful details it has and gilded the wood and put
0:36:39 > 0:36:42a fantastic new modern fabric on it.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Wow! It's quite different, isn't it?
0:36:45 > 0:36:47I sense maybe not particularly your cup of tea.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Yeah, I don't know whether I'd necessarily have it in my house
0:36:49 > 0:36:51but, yeah, it's great.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54And it's actually sold to an interior designer in Liverpool.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- Oh, wow!- And I have profit from the sale.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- I've got £150 here...- Oh, wow! - ..for your chair.- Pretty good.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- Well, thank you very much. - That's an absolute pleasure.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06So have you got any ideas what you might do with something like that?
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Yeah, so, as I said, it was my mother-in-law's,
0:37:09 > 0:37:12and she's got a brother and sister, so we'll probably take all of them
0:37:12 > 0:37:14out for dinner or something like that.
0:37:14 > 0:37:15Have a fantastic time.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- Lovely to catch up. - Thank you very much.
0:37:17 > 0:37:18- Thank you.- Cool.- Bye-bye.- Thank you.
0:37:21 > 0:37:26Anthony came in on budget at £475.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30The chair sold for an impressive £625,
0:37:30 > 0:37:34leaving Bryn with 150 quid to treat the family.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44Sarah's back in Brighton...
0:37:46 > 0:37:51..to see how Emma has got on with the two ply-back chairs.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53I hope Sarah likes the chairs.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56I think they're quite good fun.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Sarah will see red but hopefully in a good way!
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Well, I left Emma with a pair of chairs,
0:38:03 > 0:38:06which could probably, at best, be described as ugly,
0:38:06 > 0:38:08but she's said some big ideas for them.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Let's go and find out if she's pulled them off.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19Before, the chairs were battered, chipped and had lost their mojo.
0:38:21 > 0:38:22But now...
0:38:27 > 0:38:31..they have been transformed by a tablecloth and a lot of talent.
0:38:33 > 0:38:38The classic William Morris print now covers the backs,
0:38:38 > 0:38:42seats, and struts of the frame.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47And the chairs meet all UK fire safety standards.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Emma has sanded the cloth at the edges
0:38:50 > 0:38:52so it blends seamlessly with the wood.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Topped off with bold yellow legs,
0:38:55 > 0:38:59Sarah will certainly not be expecting this.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- Emma.- Hello, Sarah. - Hello. Emma!
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- A pair of chairs. - Emma, aren't they amazing?
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Do you think they're amazing? I'm so glad you think so.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11They're quite good fun, aren't they?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13They look really good.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15You've really pulled them together.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17I'm amazed that they look so sharp.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19I just changed the colour last night.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- You didn't!- Yeah. - You're a nightmare.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23I know. What was I thinking?
0:39:23 > 0:39:27And I've done a little bit of extra here and here.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31And then we've got a cheeky little bit at the back.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35- Lovely.- Inside there, so, well, I wouldn't usually mix mid-century
0:39:35 > 0:39:39modern with Arts and Crafts but it's kind of worked.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41I think it's massively working.
0:39:41 > 0:39:42I'm really pleased with them.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46I think you have done a fantastic job on those.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- Can I talk about money?- Yes.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50So how did you get on with the price?
0:39:50 > 0:39:54All in for the pair, £110.
0:39:54 > 0:39:55Yeah, that's a good price, Emma.
0:39:55 > 0:40:00- Yeah.- I think that you have turned a sow's ear into a silk purse.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02I'm delighted. Brilliant.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04- Thank you so much.- You're welcome.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06What a pair of beauties.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07Good job, Emma.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Well, that wasn't what I was expecting in the best possible way.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Emma's nailed that. There must be a profit in those chairs.
0:40:16 > 0:40:21When Sarah met Lorraine at the dump, she pounced on her chairs.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- Hello.- Hello. A pair of nice chairs?
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- Are these yours? - They are indeed.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31Lorraine was happy that Sarah spotted some potential.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35I would imagine that she'll make them look as lovely as possible,
0:40:35 > 0:40:39and someone's going to get some use from them.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41You were certainly right about that, Lorraine.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48And Sarah wasted no time in finding a buyer.
0:40:50 > 0:40:55Deborah, from retro shop Tea And Roses in Bridgnorth, loved the chairs.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59I saw the chairs and I thought they were great, cos at the moment,
0:40:59 > 0:41:02we've got a real William Morris and Arts and Crafts feel going on in the
0:41:02 > 0:41:05shop and I thought they'd blend in perfectly.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Sarah's in Haslemere in Surrey to catch up with Lorraine
0:41:11 > 0:41:13and hand over the profit.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18- Hi, Lorraine.- Good morning.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- How are you?- I'm fine, thank you.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- Nice to see you again.- And you.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25I was so pleased the first time we met to see those chairs coming
0:41:25 > 0:41:29out of your boot, because you'd had them for quite awhile, haven't you?
0:41:29 > 0:41:30That's right. They belonged to my mother.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34They got them when they first moved into their house.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- A long time ago.- Any ideas what we might have done with them?
0:41:37 > 0:41:43No. I mean, just putting another cover on the seats, but no.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Well, I'm really lucky. I work with a lovely designer who is based in
0:41:45 > 0:41:49Brighton, who specialises in using wallpaper to update things,
0:41:49 > 0:41:52so I gave them to her and I've got some pictures here to show you of
0:41:52 > 0:41:55how they've ended up. This is what she's done with them.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Ooh!- Glasses on, close inspection.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59- She has used...- Crikey!
0:41:59 > 0:42:02..a William Morris print to pattern the backs of them and found
0:42:02 > 0:42:04a lovely oil cloth to do the same on the seat,
0:42:04 > 0:42:06and given them a complete new lease of life.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08That's lovely with the birds.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- What do you think of them? - I think they're fantastic.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13But they don't look like the chairs. They do and they don't.
0:42:13 > 0:42:14They look really good.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19So they have gone off to a new home and I've got some profit for you.
0:42:19 > 0:42:24So your chairs are delivering a £75 profit here.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26My goodness. That is incredible.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Thank you very much.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30We're coming up for the Poppy Appeal,
0:42:30 > 0:42:34and I would actually like to put it in, cos normally,
0:42:34 > 0:42:37I do a collection and I'd like to put it in my tin, if I may.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Lovely. Well, that's a great place to put that.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41It was all Emma's hard work.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43She did such a lovely job on them and the finish on them is amazing.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- Will you thank her, please? - Of course.- And thank you, too.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- That's wonderful. - Well, it's an absolute pleasure.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Thank you very much for letting us have your chairs.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- Thank you.- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Emma's costs came in at £110.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02Sarah sold the chairs for £185,
0:43:02 > 0:43:07giving Lorraine £75 to donate to the Poppy Appeal.
0:43:07 > 0:43:08Great result.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18Sarah saved three items from being thrown in the skip.
0:43:18 > 0:43:23Instead of being lost forever, they've all been given a new lease
0:43:23 > 0:43:26of life and a chance to be treasured again.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Well, I love nothing more than turning old into new and making
0:43:30 > 0:43:33a profit along the way, so that's three more items reimagined
0:43:33 > 0:43:35and off to new homes.