0:00:03 > 0:00:06It's like waiting for the ships to come in, isn't it?
0:00:06 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Are you throwing this away as well?
0:00:11 > 0:00:15The answer could be hiding in over 20 million tonnes of household waste
0:00:15 > 0:00:18thrown out by us every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19This is nice, though, isn't it?
0:00:20 > 0:00:25That's why reclamation expert Jay Blades wants to get his hands
0:00:25 > 0:00:27on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32I've been a builder, I've been a philosophy student,
0:00:32 > 0:00:34and now I'm a furniture restorer,
0:00:34 > 0:00:36so I know more than most about transformation.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40I revamp the old into the new and then sell it on for a profit.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- They do need a little bit of fixing. - Yeah.- A little bit of love.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52..he can transform his finds into desirable...
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Wow. This is amazing.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- ..valuable...- That's unbelievable.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58That's your door.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01..and hopefully saleable items.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04You've done a brilliant job, mate. Brilliant job.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08If Jay is successful, then he can hand the profits back to the very
0:01:08 > 0:01:12people who had no idea there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14I wasn't expecting that.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15- No.- Dear me!
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Welcome to Walsall Recycling Centre,
0:01:30 > 0:01:34a lively scene of hustling and bustling,
0:01:34 > 0:01:35where Jay is on a mission...
0:01:35 > 0:01:37HE LAUGHS
0:01:37 > 0:01:39..to turn your trash...
0:01:40 > 0:01:42..into hard cash.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Now, look at this. It's super busy.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45I don't know why I'm talking to you guys.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48I need to get out there and find some gems.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53But before you make a beeline for your local tip, take note -
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Jay's been given special permission...
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Oh, anything, any junk.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- ..to seek out three items...- Oh!
0:02:00 > 0:02:04..that he can reclaim, revitalise and sell on for a profit.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07What are you throwing away?
0:02:07 > 0:02:09First to catch Jay's attention is David,
0:02:09 > 0:02:14with a piece of furniture on its last bobbin legs.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15That looks nice.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- Hello. Oh, let me give you a hand. - Oh, cheers. Thanks.- All right.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- Thanks very much. - How are you doing?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- I'm Jay.- Hi, Jay. How are you doing? - All right?- Yeah, good.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28So, obviously, you're throwing this away.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29- Correct, yeah.- And why?
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Mum's moving with us to Somerset,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34so we decided to get rid of all the stuff in the house.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36That's about 50 years old, so...
0:02:36 > 0:02:38So you remember this as a child, then?
0:02:38 > 0:02:4050 years ago, I guess, yeah.
0:02:40 > 0:02:41All right.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43There's just only a certain amount of stuff we can keep, you see.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- So mum doesn't mind you throwing it away?- No, not at all, no.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48It's been stuck in the garage at the back for years,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51but good craftsmanship, in those days, by the looks of it.
0:02:51 > 0:02:52No, it was. And look, it's still solid.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Obviously you've got that split in there, and that split.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Yeah.- But that's not a problem at all, actually.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00I do like it a lot. Would you mind if I was to take this?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02No, please help yourself.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- And I'll keep you posted on what I've done with it.- Yeah.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- It is that all right?- Yeah, that would be great.- Thank you.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- You're welcome.- Diamond!
0:03:08 > 0:03:10A jewel of a find indeed, Jay.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15So, David, any thoughts on what the future may hold for your mum's table?
0:03:15 > 0:03:17A bit of modern chic. What do they call it these days?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Distressed chic or something? I don't know. I'm sure he'll do a good job.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Well, thank you for your vote of confidence,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25but here's hoping it won't be too distressed.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Now, it's not every day you come across an oak table.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Now, this table is lovely.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34The features on it are to die for, but it's got a naughty crack right
0:03:34 > 0:03:37down the middle there and also on one of the drop-leafs,
0:03:37 > 0:03:40but I'm a great believer in bringing things back to life,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43and I think I know someone who can help me out on this one.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47And that someone that Jay's invited to the table...
0:03:49 > 0:03:52..Daniel Heath, the Renaissance man of rubbish.
0:03:54 > 0:04:00Daniel's passion is to take unused materials and make them sing.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03There's a point in the creative process where you kind of have this
0:04:03 > 0:04:04eureka moment.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09It's a painful process of trying to extract an idea and put
0:04:09 > 0:04:11it into some visual that works.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18I like to think that the limits are only temporary for what we can do,
0:04:18 > 0:04:22and I get really excited by new opportunities that I haven't really
0:04:22 > 0:04:24even thought of until they come along.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30Well, Daniel, if ever there was a table crying out for a new lease of
0:04:30 > 0:04:31life, it's this one.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40With one item safely tucked away,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Jay's back on the lookout for enterprise number two...
0:04:46 > 0:04:49..and he's feeling pretty lucky today.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50I've just found a tub of money.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52That's a bit too easy, isn't it?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54All right, let's go and find some real items.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59Good idea. Perhaps David can deliver with his trunk full of junk.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- How are we doing, mate?- Yeah. Not bad, not bad.- All right?- Yeah.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Do you have the seats to go with them?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07I do. But these weigh an absolute tonne, these.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09They're soaked to the skin. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- Oh, wow.- Where have they been? - Outside?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14They've been in the garden for all summer, really.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Well, let me have a look at those chairs.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Yeah, yeah. Have a look at them.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- Yeah, there's a...- Oh, yeah.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22There used to be four but the other two broke.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- These...- The other two are broken?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Yeah, I chucked them away a long time ago, yeah.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28What? You like the look of them, then, do you?
0:05:28 > 0:05:29I do like the look of them.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32You can tell that they've been outside because that's starting to lift.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- Oh, yeah.- That's just basically where the glue is.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- Expanding, aren't they?- Yeah, expanding. But they're still solid.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- Yeah.- So that's... It's brilliant. The varnish has come off.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Yeah, well, I did try and break them up before I came out and I couldn't
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- break them, so...- Well, that's a good sign, you couldn't break them.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48That's a really good sign. How long have you had these chairs, then?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50They haven't always been outside, have they?
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Oh, God, no, they were in the house for many years.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Oh, I've had them 20, 30 years, something like that.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56In fact, these came with my second wife.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58She doesn't mind getting rid of these?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- She helped me load them, actually. - She helped you load them?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- Yeah.- It's all right to take these?- Absolutely, yeah.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05I'll stay in contact with you and let you know what I've done.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- That'd be great.- Is that all right? - Yeah, it'll be interesting, yeah.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- Sorry about the wet hand.- That's all right. Not a problem.- All right.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- You're welcome.- I'll be back for those seats as well.- OK.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- I'll get those out for you.- Cheers.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Thank you, kind sir.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18But what do you think he'll do with them?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22I'd like to see them back and functioning, to be honest.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25We only got rid of them because they didn't fit any more, you know,
0:06:25 > 0:06:26we had a new table, so, erm, yeah,
0:06:26 > 0:06:30I'd like to think somebody can sit on them in the future, yeah.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34So four would've been a lot better, but two is better than none at all.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37I think, in the right hands, these are going to look amazing.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42And Jay has four hands in mind that could be perfect.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44It can only be Katy and Richard.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50Husband-and-wife team Katy and Richard not only have love for one
0:06:50 > 0:06:53another, but also for creative reclamation,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56and they're sharing it with the world.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03Their passion is to take unused and unloved items and make them sing.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12I do have a tendency to go quite crazy and maybe a little bit crazier
0:07:12 > 0:07:14than you. Would that be fair to say?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16And you can... You're good at reining me in.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Our skills are sort of complementary, I think, as well.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20- Yeah.- Rather than overlap, so...
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- Yeah.- We don't tread on each other's toes.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26It's very egalitarian, as long as he does what I tell him to do, I think.
0:07:26 > 0:07:27- Yeah.- It's all right, isn't it?
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Works well, yeah. - She's in charge.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Well, someone will need to be for this challenge.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44That's two items gathered,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47tagged and loaded onto the Money For Nothing wagon.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54Now it's time for Jay to chase down his own pound-making project...
0:07:55 > 0:08:00- I did it all by myself.- ..and he's making himself useful along the way.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01Good man, Jay.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- There we go.- Shall we lift it high and dry?- All right.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07One good deed deserves another.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Could Lee's boot full of junk be music to Jay's ears?
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- No way. How are we doing, mate? - Yeah, OK.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Yeah, don't tell me you're throwing these away.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Yeah, I'm throwing these away.- Why?
0:08:18 > 0:08:21It's been in the shed for too long now, so I'm just going to get rid.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23These are nice, solid items, these are.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Did you used to be a DJ or something?
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- Yeah.- About nine years ago, and I just stopped.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29What's in this one? Are you throwing that away as well?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Yeah, I'm throwing that away. It's empty.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- It's just a flight case.- Flight case?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- Yeah.- So what used to be in there, then?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Turntables, mixer, all sorts.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Ah. So this is redundant?
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Cor blimey, they're heavy, aren't they?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45So what music did you used to play, then?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48A bit of funky house, a bit of garage, a bit of everything, really.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- You must miss it, though, eh? - I miss it. It's having the time...
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- Yeah.- You grow up.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- You grow up?- Work, yeah. Job. - Why are they so heavy?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Is it cos of the speaker that's inside it?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59The massive magnet in there, anyway, so...
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Oh, there's a magnet in there? Oh, right. OK.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06So if it's all right with you, can I take them, yeah?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- Yeah. Yeah, that's fine. - Are you sure?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10It's going in there anyway, so yeah.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12All right. Well, I'll probably be able to turn these into something,
0:09:12 > 0:09:15and then I'll stay in contact with you and let you know what
0:09:15 > 0:09:16- I've done, yeah?- Yeah. That's fine.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Good on you, man. Now you've got to give me a hand with these,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22cos these are too heavy, man. Blimey.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25A little less complaining, please, Jay.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26A great find, though.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28What do you think's in store for them, Lee?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30It'll be interesting to see what you can do with it.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33I can't see what you can do with it, but it'll be interesting.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38So these are so cool.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43What we've got is a massive long flight case and two industrial speakers.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Now, they are heavy, just take my word for that,
0:09:45 > 0:09:47but I'm really excited about these ones.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49I think I can turn this into something amazing.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54That makes it three items banked.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Daniel will take on the table...
0:09:57 > 0:10:00..Katy and Richard have the chairs to transform...
0:10:01 > 0:10:06..and Jay will work his magic on the old DJ kit.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07Now, that's it - done and dusted.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Got three good items in the bag.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Let the games begin.
0:10:18 > 0:10:19Stratford, east London.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26This area has seen extensive transformation in recent years,
0:10:26 > 0:10:30which makes it the perfect spot for Daniel's workshop.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Hopefully he's going to like it, even though it's falling apart.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36But it's a heavy lump, so I need him to give me a hand.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41There we are.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44So, erm...
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- It's all right, isn't it?- It's all right.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- It will be.- It will be, yeah.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49- Erm...- Let's get it in, on the bench.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- Yeah. Let's have a proper look at it inside.- All right.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00All righty.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02- OK.- You could do something with this?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Yeah. Just...
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Well, we managed to get it in here without it falling to pieces.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09- Yeah, anything more... - So, that's encouraging.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Well, this side looks like it's going to fall apart at any time.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18So it's the individual bits of timber that are just separating from
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- each other, aren't they?- Yeah, that's all it is, really.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24And they're not split. They're good bits of wood.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27The idea that I was thinking of is just having one of your lovely
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- prints on top...- Right.- So you cover that...
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Cos when it is all glued together,
0:11:31 > 0:11:34you've got kind of like this beautiful oval shape...
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- Yeah.- ..which will be quite nice, I think.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37- It's a nice...- Look at that.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39That's a big shape, isn't it?
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Yeah, it's a nice surface area, for sure.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Lovely. Yeah, OK.
0:11:45 > 0:11:46But you've got to do the work.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49And then you've got to kind of fix it as well.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Yeah. I... What...
0:11:51 > 0:11:55I think I should probably think of them as two separate activities.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56- Right.- Sort it out first...
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- Yeah.- ..and then add something to it.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- Yeah.- Yeah, there's loads of...
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- You've done well, cos there's... - Oh, you like it?- Yeah.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- Oh, cool.- There's flat surface area.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- Yeah, yeah, there is... - And that's...
0:12:08 > 0:12:09And there's lots of it, as well.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16Excellent. Daniel likes the table, but will Jay like the budget?
0:12:16 > 0:12:21If I can have 400, then I know that I can do the work on it properly...
0:12:21 > 0:12:26- Yeah.- ..and get it really, really beautifully put back together...
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- Yeah.- Then with a real signature print on the top.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32And do something special with the underneath as well.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35So, basically, what you're saying to me is you're going to fix it,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37you're going to make it look cool...
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- Yeah.- ..and you're going to make my job selling it easier.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43For £400?
0:12:43 > 0:12:44Yeah. I think so.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Stick it there, mate. I'm going to get in there quick.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47Absolutely, Jay.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50You know a good deal when you hear one.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Jay has left me quite a good project, I think,
0:12:53 > 0:12:55because it's made of really good material,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58but I'm yet to discover to what extent, you know,
0:12:58 > 0:13:02it's wonky and it's falling to pieces, basically.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06Now, Daniel seemed really pleased to take on that old, rickety table.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Now, for £400, he's going to turn it into something amazing.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11I just can't wait to see the results.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17Daniel has agreed a budget of £400 to transform the table.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22Jay is leaving him to decide on the vital print design which could make
0:13:22 > 0:13:23or break this project.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36The charming county of Monmouthshire in south Wales...
0:13:39 > 0:13:43..the ideal setting for husband-and-wife team
0:13:43 > 0:13:48Richard and Katy to lose themselves in the art of reclamation.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52I'd really like for him to just bring something that's just totally
0:13:52 > 0:13:55overlooked, really dilapidated and a bit sad,
0:13:55 > 0:13:56and just needs a bit of love.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Yeah, something that's a bit sad and lonely, lived a long life,
0:13:59 > 0:14:03but is now on its way down, and we can give it a lift, rejuvenate it.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Forget about the chairs, I'll be right over.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12I'm in sunny old south Wales, and I've come to see Katy and Richard,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15and I've brought them along these lovely teak chairs.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16Now, they need a bit of fixing.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18I'm sure they can handle that.
0:14:18 > 0:14:19Let's go and see them.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- How are we doing? - Hello. All right?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- You all right?- How are you doing? - Hi.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- Oh.- Wow, look at these.- I've got something for you.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- OK.- Excellent.- Do you want to grab one?- Exciting.- Cool?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31- Cool.- Let's have a look.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33- Nice.- How are you doing?
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- All right. Hey, Jay. How are you doing?- I'm very good, actually.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- Good.- That one goes up there.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- How are you doing, mate? - Yeah, very well. Good to see you.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- Interesting.- They are interesting.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- Yeah.- And I thought they'd be right up your street, to tell the truth.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48- Yeah, yeah.- They do need a little bit of fixing.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- Yeah.- A little bit of love. - Yeah, just a little bit, then.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Well, cosmetically they look a bit tired.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- Yeah.- They are a bit tired.- But there's still the form of a chair,
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- which is a good start, isn't it? - Yeah, lots of potential there, I think.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- Lots of potential. - It's a lovely shape, as well.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03I like this. This really interesting detail.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07So what I was thinking, that you guys could just cover these over
0:15:07 > 0:15:09and, yeah, spruce them up a bit.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Obviously, I'm here, so it's your ideas, really.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Strip them back first, I think.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14- Yeah.- Sand them down.- Right.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16See what's going on underneath.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- OK, yeah.- And then...- And reseated, I think.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Obviously new fabric, but it might be nice to really get them a little
0:15:22 > 0:15:25bit more padded as well, make them super comfy.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27And this... This might be beech, I think.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- It's like a...- No, this... I think this is teak.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- Oh, is it teak?- I think we've got teak here, yeah.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- Oh, nice!- Which is nice.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- Really nice.- So, that brings me down to budget.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Ah-ha.- How much are we talking? - What do you think?
0:15:39 > 0:15:45Well, I think we can probably do the pair for 150.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- Cool.- Yeah?- 150. So that's fixing them, making them structurally
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- sound, as you said, Richard...- Yeah. - ..and then new padding on the top...
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- Yeah.- ..fabric and, obviously, all these scratches and all that is
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- going to look a bit better than it is now.- Absolutely.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Yeah, we'll sand them down and put a little bit of treatment on the wood.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02And maybe a little... A little bit of paint here and there to pick out
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- the colours of whatever material we use.- That's what I like to hear.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- Yeah?- Are we talking your language? - You're talking...
0:16:07 > 0:16:10I LOVE a bit of colour. Not a lot. I love colour.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- So 150, we've got a deal. - OK. Lovely.- All right?- Nice one.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- Thank you.- Thank you.- Cheers. - All right, enjoy. Have fun.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- Thank you.- See you later.- Bye.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19Deal done.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20Happy, guys?
0:16:22 > 0:16:25We asked for something that was a bit sad and in need of repair...
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- Yeah.- ..and that's what we've got. But I'm really chuffed.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- Are you chuffed?- Me, too.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34There's a lot we can do with them. It'll be nice to get stuck in.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Well, then, we won't hold you back any longer.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39I'm well chuffed that I brought those two chairs down to
0:16:39 > 0:16:40Katy and Richard.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41Now, they mentioned a bit of colour,
0:16:41 > 0:16:43and you know that's right up my street.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46I just can't wait to see what they do with them.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51Katy and Richard's transformation budget is £150.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53It sounds like they've got what they wanted,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56but perhaps they should be careful what they wish for.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Wonderful Wolverhampton.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09The creative hub that Jay calls home.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15The man himself is at his workshop and is raring to get started on the
0:17:15 > 0:17:18old discarded DJ gear.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19It's a nice little DJ set, this is,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22but its partying days are well and truly over.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26What I intend on doing to this is turning it into a luxurious
0:17:26 > 0:17:27dressing table.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Now, when I open this up,
0:17:29 > 0:17:31basically this tells me it's a dressing table,
0:17:31 > 0:17:35because you've got compartments here, storage, storage, storage.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39On the back, there, we're just going to have one long mirror and some lights. Simple.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Add the legs on, give it the height.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Then, for the speakers down below,
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I'm going to turn those into bedside cabinets.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48So you'll have a whole bedroom suite set.
0:17:48 > 0:17:49That's cool, isn't it?
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Too cool for school, Jay, or even the bedroom.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56First things first, what I have to do is clean this and just get rid of
0:17:56 > 0:17:59all the stuff I don't want in here, and tackling the outside as well,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02because what I'm going to do here is I'm just going to give it a
0:18:02 > 0:18:06uniformed colour, but really make a feature of these corners.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14That's the exterior prepared.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15What's next?
0:18:15 > 0:18:19So, what I'm going to do now is start to rip out some of this foam
0:18:19 > 0:18:22and basically give me a chance to actually get in there
0:18:22 > 0:18:24and get all this dust and sand it a bit better.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31So that's both of them rubbed down, ready for the primer.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34So, the mirror part and also the dressing table.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38But before I do all of that, I'm going to measure out for a lid base,
0:18:38 > 0:18:41and what I mean is this, kind of, will be the lid.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45And it's going to cover up all of the stuff that you've got inside it,
0:18:45 > 0:18:47so you don't really want it to be on display.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49You know, all your messy stuff.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Have a hole in there, put your finger in,
0:18:51 > 0:18:53lift up the lid and there you go.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Measure twice and cut once.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Just measuring up again to make sure I've got it...
0:19:01 > 0:19:03..perfect.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Good man. We like a bit of perfection around here.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10So I've got a number of these that I want to cut, and what I've brought
0:19:10 > 0:19:12out is the big-boy saw to just save on the arms.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17And speaking of which, a gentle reminder to save other parts of the
0:19:17 > 0:19:20body by wearing a dust mask and eye protection.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23MUSIC PLAYS
0:19:27 > 0:19:30So I've got all the sides cut and...
0:19:31 > 0:19:34..now just slotting them in place,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37cos this will be a perfect base for the actual lid on top.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41And it just makes it look a lot more neater.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44And then, obviously, once I've got a bit of paint on there that's the
0:19:44 > 0:19:46same colour as the inside.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Then it should all go according to plan.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Should've, would've, could've, Jay.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59But I have to admire your optimism.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02So, now I've taken the sides out,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04you can see the compartments working really well.
0:20:04 > 0:20:10We just need a splash of colour, lids, legs, back mirror, lights...
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Cor blimey, there's a lot to do, isn't there?
0:20:12 > 0:20:14There certainly is.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16You'd better get those sleeves rolled up.
0:20:17 > 0:20:23And with £26.50 spent so far and a lot of work still to be done,
0:20:23 > 0:20:27you may be running the risk of having to give yourself a bit of a
0:20:27 > 0:20:28dressing-down.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42Over in east London, Daniel is about to get cracking on the oak table.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44What's the plan?
0:20:44 > 0:20:48I just basically need to fix it, shore it up, and then I can start to
0:20:48 > 0:20:50do some really interesting things with it as well.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57First things first, the tabletop needs to come off so it can be repaired.
0:20:57 > 0:21:03So what I'm going to do now is get the middle pieces together and mark
0:21:03 > 0:21:06out where I'm going to drill and put the dowels in.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08I'm going to use a wooden dowel.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13Wooden dowel pins are used to reinforce joints and support shelves.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17But first of all, I've got to mark where I'm actually going to put the dowels in.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27So I've got this tool which is
0:21:27 > 0:21:30basically a guide for doing my dowels.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35So it will just make sure that the dowels are in the same height on
0:21:35 > 0:21:38both pieces of timber so that they'll marry together.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Ooh, very clever!
0:21:46 > 0:21:47So, seem OK.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53Calibration confirmed, lashings of glue now required.
0:21:55 > 0:21:56Yes! That feels good.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58I'm pleased with how it's come together.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02What I need to do now, you can still see there's a gap,
0:22:02 > 0:22:04and that's where I'm going to use these ratchets,
0:22:04 > 0:22:08to basically ratchet these so that they're joined together,
0:22:08 > 0:22:13and they should, hopefully, end up with a really, really nice join.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19With the tabletop set aside to dry,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Daniel turns his attention to the legs.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23That's really satisfying.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- SCREW MAKES SQUEAKING NOISE - Oh!
0:22:25 > 0:22:28It's so nice to see a man happy in his work.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29Great.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36So far, this table doesn't appear to be giving Daniel any problems.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42I'm just going to show you one small part of this, kind of,
0:22:42 > 0:22:46process that I'm going to do to it that's going to transform it.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50And I'm going to apply gold leaf to these sections here.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53And the first thing that I need to do is I need to...
0:22:55 > 0:22:59..apply the glue to the surface that will stick the gold leaf on.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Daniel is brushing the glue into all of the creases and folds of the
0:23:06 > 0:23:09bobbin legs to ensure an even coverage
0:23:09 > 0:23:12when the gold leaf is applied.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Stick it all the way round.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18As you can see, it's a really time-consuming process.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Time-consuming and fiddly, you say?
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Nothing like a little pressure to help get the job done.
0:23:32 > 0:23:38In south Wales, Richard and Katy have pulled up a couple of chairs.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- Right, then...- What's on the agenda for today, guys?
0:23:44 > 0:23:47The first job, as ever, is to sand them down.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49As you can see, they're looking a bit weary,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52so we want to strip the wood right back and then we can oil it and make
0:23:52 > 0:23:54them look really beautiful again.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55I'm going to take a look at the seats.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57They're not too bad pad-wise,
0:23:57 > 0:23:59but I think we need to replace all the upholstery,
0:23:59 > 0:24:03because it may be that they're damp and a little bit old, bit smelly.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07So I will take all this apart, probably use the original board and
0:24:07 > 0:24:10then reupholster them and choose some nice fabric.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14And also we need to pick some paint colour, if we use colour,
0:24:14 > 0:24:15that works with the fabric,
0:24:15 > 0:24:18so we need a bit of time to choose carefully,
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- I think.- Yeah, bring them back to life.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22Sounds good.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26But it's quite a to-do list.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27Best get started.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Yeah, it's going.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33That'll do for now.
0:24:33 > 0:24:39I think it's going to shake a little bit once you sand it.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41And, please, folks, like Richard,
0:24:41 > 0:24:45make sure you always wear a protective mask when sanding.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47It'll put a smile on Katy's face.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Yeah, I think Jay might be right. He thought it was teak under here.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Yeah, it's looking like teak, isn't it?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- It's not...- It's dark.- It's not pale enough to be beech.
0:24:58 > 0:24:59It's lovely. The grain's really nice.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02So let's have a go at a leg.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06Confirmation of teak is good news.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Teak furniture is amongst the most expensive, and why?
0:25:11 > 0:25:15It's sought-after for its elegance and its durability.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17Rather like myself.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25We're probably going to put a bit of paint on these chairs,
0:25:25 > 0:25:27just to pick out a few details.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29So I'm going to have a play with some colours,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32just to get an idea of what we're going to use.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38With progress made on the chair frames,
0:25:38 > 0:25:42now is a good time to step inside a world of fabric.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46So this is my magic fabric basket.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48So I'm just going to have a little look and see if we can find anything
0:25:48 > 0:25:50that might work for the chairs.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55So we're going to need something that's fairly hard-wearing, aren't we?
0:25:55 > 0:25:56That's a good weight.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- That's good.- Oh, yeah, that's nice with the pink.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00You know what's quite nice about this?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02It's got a bit of humour to it.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- And if you're going to...- The idea of sitting on a cactus.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Yeah. Look at the colours in that! That's amazing. I love that fabric.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12It seems the guys are having far too much fun.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Time for Minnie to jump in and help move things along.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18This one? What do you think?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Say "Meow" if you like it. No.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Well, Minnie wasn't much help,
0:26:23 > 0:26:25but the perfect fabric is in there somewhere.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Time for Katy to focus on the seat pads.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34I want to keep the wooden base and I'm just going to take off all the
0:26:34 > 0:26:37covering, all of this slightly manky material that we've got on
0:26:37 > 0:26:41that we're not going to use, and see what's underneath.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45This is chipboard.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50You can see straight away that it's suffered a bit of damp.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52It might be salvageable. Might sand it up a bit and just see.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54If the damp's penetrated it,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57we might have to replace the wooden base as well.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03After a good start, it seems the chair is giving up some unwanted secrets.
0:27:05 > 0:27:11Perhaps converting these chairs on a small budget won't be so easy after all.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21While the artisans continue to work hard on their items,
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Jay is putting the finishing touches to the flight case.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27This is looking beautiful.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31When Jay rescued the DJ case from the skip,
0:27:31 > 0:27:35its party days were well and truly over.
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0:27:40 > 0:27:45Fun, functional, and well and truly funky, Jay's joinery skills have
0:27:45 > 0:27:50turned this from a cast-off case into a dapper dressing table.
0:27:51 > 0:27:57Standing on a set of sleek legs, it comes complete with new compartments.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Alas, the speakers didn't make the grade,
0:27:59 > 0:28:03but Jay put all his focus into the case,
0:28:03 > 0:28:08and the dressing table can now play its part in many more nights to come.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09Happy, Jay?
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Now, this has come out exactly the way I wanted it to.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16We had a few troubles along the way, but that's to be expected.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18I've never done a dressing table like this before,
0:28:18 > 0:28:20but I've got all the elements here.
0:28:20 > 0:28:26I've got a mirror. I've got compartments where you can store all your bits and bobs,
0:28:26 > 0:28:29and even got holes in the back for the hairdryers and all
0:28:29 > 0:28:33other bits. So, there's only one other bit -
0:28:33 > 0:28:35and let's put this down like that - the piece de la resistance.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Check this out. It goes like that.
0:28:38 > 0:28:39Bosh!
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Now, THAT is cool.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Very cool, Jay.
0:28:44 > 0:28:45Good work.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50When Jay met him at the tip,
0:28:50 > 0:28:54Lee was clearing out the remnants of his old DJ career.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Did you used to be a DJ or something?
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Yeah, about nine years ago, and I just stopped.
0:28:59 > 0:29:00You must miss it, though, eh?
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- I miss it, but it's having the time...- Yeah.- You grow up.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- You grow up, yeah?- Work, yeah, job...
0:29:06 > 0:29:12Lee may have played his last record, but Jay tapped into the beat of his
0:29:12 > 0:29:16imagination and the rhythm of his vision.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17And the result...
0:29:18 > 0:29:21..a bold and unique dressing table.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24The lights have been PAT-tested,
0:29:24 > 0:29:28ensuring that it complies with all UK safety standards.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35Now Jay is back in Walsall to see Lee and show him the transformation.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41- How are we doing? - Are you all right, yeah?
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- Are you all right, mate? - Are you OK?- Yeah!- Very good.
0:29:44 > 0:29:45So, do you remember your, what was it called,
0:29:45 > 0:29:47your DJ set that you brought down?
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- Yeah, yeah.- So, how long had you had that for?
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Er, about... Can't remember how long,
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- it's been in the shed for about four years.- Oh, has it? Four years!
0:29:55 > 0:29:57I think I've had it about eight, ten years.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59So, your DJ-ing days are over, then?
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- Yeah, definitely.- Well, I took it on myself, that flight case you had...
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- Yep.- ..and the speakers. I didn't do much with the speakers,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08As a matter of fact, I didn't do anything with them.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11But what I did with the deck was that.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12Turned it into a dressing table.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15So, what you've got, these are three compartments, you lift them up...
0:30:15 > 0:30:17- Yeah.- ..and then you put all your storage in.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- That looks good, that does.- And then you've got your mirror there,
0:30:20 > 0:30:22with the lights, you can change them, and it's LED.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- That looks pretty good.- You like that, yeah?- Yeah, yeah.
0:30:25 > 0:30:26Well, the sad thing is, I think it's cool,
0:30:26 > 0:30:28you think it's cool, but no-one's bought it.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- No-one's bought it yet.- No! No, no-one's bought it yet.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33And that's the word I like to hear, because basically,
0:30:33 > 0:30:35I WILL get this sold, and as soon as I do,
0:30:35 > 0:30:37I'm going to send some money your way.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- Oh, awesome.- Is that all right? - Yeah, yeah.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Nice one.- All right?- Cheers, Jay. - You take care, my man.- You take care.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44All right, mate. See you later.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Now, Lee was impressed with the transformation.
0:30:47 > 0:30:48But we didn't sell it.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Now, I'm a little bit gutted about that.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Onwards and upwards - I'll get that sold.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59Jay spent £86.49 on materials.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02And although he hasn't had a buyer yet, as soon as he does,
0:31:02 > 0:31:04the profit will be making its way to Lee.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19In east London, Daniel is giving the table a final
0:31:19 > 0:31:22polish in preparation for Jay's arrival.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Jay dropped me off a table that was in a bid of state,
0:31:26 > 0:31:30so I think he's going to be really pleased to see it kind of put back
0:31:30 > 0:31:32together in one piece, and yeah,
0:31:32 > 0:31:34I hope he likes what I've done with it.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36Well, Daniel, we're about to find out.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39I'm here to pick up my broken drop-leaf table.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Now, Daniel said to me he's going to give me something special.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I'm just hoping he's done that, and he's put the table together again!
0:31:46 > 0:31:48After years of loyal service,
0:31:48 > 0:31:51it seemed this table's dining days were over.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53MUSIC PLAYS
0:31:59 > 0:32:03But now, it looks good enough to eat your dinner off!
0:32:03 > 0:32:07To turn the fractured furniture back into something functional,
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Daniel toiled day and night to repair, restore,
0:32:10 > 0:32:14refresh and renew the old table.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19His show-stopping design was printed directly onto the reconstructed top,
0:32:19 > 0:32:21creating a real centrepiece.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26The imitation gold leaf on the beautiful bobbin legs
0:32:26 > 0:32:30enhances the classy feel of this luxurious table.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34It's all back in one piece, but what will Jay make of it?
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- Hey, Jay!- Come on, man!
0:32:36 > 0:32:38You keep doing this to me!
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- How are you?- Yeah, I'm good, I'm good.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43I'm pleased with it.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44- What do you think?- You've got to stop!
0:32:44 > 0:32:47You keep on lifting these levels up of your work,
0:32:47 > 0:32:49and you've got to give some of us a chance to catch up, mate!
0:32:49 > 0:32:50This is beautiful!
0:32:50 > 0:32:53The legs are making a statement, but the top is something else.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- Yeah.- There's lots of different things going on in this piece.
0:32:56 > 0:32:57There's a lot, but what you've done is,
0:32:57 > 0:32:59you've created a table which just looks light,
0:32:59 > 0:33:01and it's got so much movement to it.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03I think it is beautiful.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05It's like a table in flight.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Yeah, you've made a heavy table look superlight.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09And the legs, come on!
0:33:09 > 0:33:14You know I love a bit of bling, and that is just...
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Well, I just thought, you know,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18these sorts of tables are quite commonplace.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- Yeah.- And I thought, well, why not do something with it that's really fun,
0:33:22 > 0:33:25lifts it up, makes it into something
0:33:25 > 0:33:27completely different from the rest of them?
0:33:27 > 0:33:29- Yeah.- So, yeah, gold-leafed it!
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Gold leaf! It's quality!
0:33:32 > 0:33:36Jay's happy, but did all this quality add to the budget?
0:33:36 > 0:33:41Actually it was fine, because I haven't really done anything other
0:33:41 > 0:33:44than put it back together and paint it and give it a new look.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46I think you've... No, what you're...
0:33:46 > 0:33:48No, don't say you haven't done anything.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Look what you've done to that! That's a work of art, mate!
0:33:50 > 0:33:54You've done a bit more than just putting it together.
0:33:54 > 0:33:55- Yeah?- Yeah.- That's gorgeous.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59But I didn't have to buy any new timber or anything like that, you know,
0:33:59 > 0:34:01the raw ingredients were there.
0:34:01 > 0:34:06- Yeah.- It just needed putting all back together and smartening up.
0:34:06 > 0:34:07Modest as always, Daniel!
0:34:07 > 0:34:10But Jay is absolutely thrilled with the result.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14Daniel has opened up the true potential of that table.
0:34:14 > 0:34:15I couldn't be happier.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23The oak table belonged to David, who was optimistic for its future.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Bit of modern chic, what do they call it these days,
0:34:26 > 0:34:27distressed chic or something?!
0:34:27 > 0:34:29I don't know, I'm sure he'll do a good job.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Distressing? No.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33- Stunning...?- Oh, yes!
0:34:33 > 0:34:34You said it, Daniel!
0:34:39 > 0:34:43And it didn't take long for a private buyer on Daniel's social
0:34:43 > 0:34:44media to agree.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Now, Jay is on his way to see David to hand over the profit.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55- Hello, there.- Hello, again.- How are you doing?- I'm well, and you?
0:34:55 > 0:34:57- I'm very well.- Good, good.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- So, how have you been, then? - Yeah, not too bad, not too bad.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02So, do you remember the table you brought to a recycling centre?
0:35:02 > 0:35:04We were actually emptying Mum's house...
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- OK, right.- ..because she's moving down here with us to Somerset.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- Yeah.- And my dad was a real hoarder, we lost him a couple of years ago,
0:35:11 > 0:35:13and we couldn't keep everything.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17- Right.- So, you guys were there and took it away for us!- Right!
0:35:17 > 0:35:20Well, it was a good, solid bit of timber and a beautiful table,
0:35:20 > 0:35:23even though it was broken. Took it down to London, east London,
0:35:23 > 0:35:24to a guy called Daniel Heath.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26And he worked his magic on it,
0:35:26 > 0:35:28and do you want to have a butcher's what he done?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- Absolutely!- All right! Look at that!
0:35:30 > 0:35:31Wow!
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Oh, my word, that is amazing!
0:35:34 > 0:35:38So, all of that what's on there is his own design and he's printed it on.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42That is amazing. And I thought my dad had really bad taste in furniture!
0:35:42 > 0:35:44No, he's got good taste, because that table
0:35:44 > 0:35:45was beautiful English oak.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47- Was it really?- Solid.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50That's incredible! That is absolutely amazing. Wow!
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Well, I'll tell you what,
0:35:52 > 0:35:54someone else thought it was incredible and amazing...
0:35:54 > 0:35:56- OK.- So much so that it's been sold.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59And I have for you...
0:35:59 > 0:36:01£325.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Oh, my God. Wow!
0:36:03 > 0:36:05That is incredible. My mum's going to love that,
0:36:05 > 0:36:07because I want her to go away on holiday this Christmas.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09- Right, yeah.- So, there we go.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- It's my mum's table...- Right. - ..and her and dad bought it...
0:36:16 > 0:36:18- OK?- Sorry, yeah.- It's cool.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Yeah, it's incredible, amazing.
0:36:20 > 0:36:21Absolutely amazing.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- She's going to love it. - No, that's good.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27And as I said, your old man, he had brilliant taste,
0:36:27 > 0:36:28because the table was good.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30And it looks good and so much, someone's bought it.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- So...- Incredible.- So, it's going to keep full-circle.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34Thank you so much, that's just amazing.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- No, thank you.- Wow, brilliant. And tell Mum I said hello.
0:36:37 > 0:36:38- I will.- Thank you so much.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40- Take care.- Thanks, bye.- Bye.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46I think David was impressed with that transformation,
0:36:46 > 0:36:49and the emotion that he showed because it was his father's table,
0:36:49 > 0:36:51now, that was touching.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54And the money's going to his mum, so she can have a nice break.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55Brilliant.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01Daniel charged £400 to transform the table.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05The table was bought for £725...
0:37:06 > 0:37:11..leaving a £325 profit to go towards David's mum's holiday.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22In south Wales,
0:37:22 > 0:37:27Katy and Richard are giving the two dining chairs a final polish in
0:37:27 > 0:37:29preparation for Jay's arrival.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32There's something a little bit unusual about them.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34They're quite fairytale-like,
0:37:34 > 0:37:37and I don't know whether Jay goes in for fairy tales, but we do!
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Well, guys, we're about to find out.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43I'm in south Wales to see Katy and Richard,
0:37:43 > 0:37:46and I want to know how they got on with those wet dining chairs.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Hopefully they've dried them out and done them up a treat.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Damp, damaged and about to be dumped.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57That was until Jay delivered them to Katy and Richard.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59MUSIC PLAYS
0:38:05 > 0:38:08It seems fairy tales do come true!
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Unrecognisable from their previous life,
0:38:11 > 0:38:15Katy and Richard started right at the beginning to refit,
0:38:15 > 0:38:20refurbish and rejuvenate this pair of tired chairs.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22They've brought the best out of the teak,
0:38:22 > 0:38:25have completely replaced those damp seats,
0:38:25 > 0:38:29which meet all UK fire safety standards.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33Katy and Richard hope the new look will give the chairs the happy ever
0:38:33 > 0:38:34after they deserve.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36But what will the boss think?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38How are we doing, gu...?
0:38:38 > 0:38:39Are you still working on them?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41No, not these!
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- It's these.- Ho-ho!
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Now, that's nice, isn't it?
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- Thank you.- Yeah, you like them? - Yeah, I do, I do like them.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- Excellent.- Pink and brown.- Pink and brown.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52Yeah, it's unusual, isn't it?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54I've never used pink and brown together.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- Mmm.- And I thought I'd done ALL of the colours!
0:38:57 > 0:38:59And you've got one up on me, actually.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- Yeah.- So, why did you choose this fabric?
0:39:01 > 0:39:05Well, because originally we thought that the wood was going to sand up...
0:39:05 > 0:39:06- Light.- ..more golden.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- Yeah.- You know, not light, light, but golden.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11And we thought, a nice green or a blue will tone...
0:39:11 > 0:39:14And then as soon as we got this, we thought, no, it's not going to work.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- Right, right.- I found this fabric,
0:39:16 > 0:39:19and it had this teak colour in it almost.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23- Oh, OK.- And I thought, we'll do something really moody and unusual,
0:39:23 > 0:39:24and try and colour match this.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27And it also had the pink, so it suggested this little flash of pink
0:39:27 > 0:39:29- across the top.- Yeah, and it's... - And together, tonally,
0:39:29 > 0:39:31it all seems to work really well.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33It's got a rich kind of luxurious feel to it.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Like a sort of '70s looks, feel.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36You've done it, well done.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40A cracking result!
0:39:41 > 0:39:44But has all that work added to the budget?
0:39:44 > 0:39:48And budget-wise, I left you with £150 for the pair...
0:39:48 > 0:39:49Yeah, spot-on.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- Spot on?- Spot-on.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Yeah, yeah.- Well done.
0:39:53 > 0:39:54I love it! I love it!
0:39:54 > 0:39:59Jay's been won over by the luxurious '70s look.
0:39:59 > 0:40:00Happy, guys?
0:40:00 > 0:40:04I like that he was surprised as well.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- Yeah.- You know, it's nice to keep people on their toes,
0:40:06 > 0:40:10keep them guessing. And an unusual colour combination is a risk.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- Yeah.- But I think it paid off.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- Yeah.- It took me a little while to get my head around that colour
0:40:15 > 0:40:17combination, but now I love it.
0:40:17 > 0:40:18Those chairs are pretty in pink.
0:40:18 > 0:40:19Time to get selling.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25The dining chairs belonged to David,
0:40:25 > 0:40:28who would've been more than happy with a little spruce-up.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30I'd like to see them back and functioning, to be honest.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33I'd like to think somebody can sit on them in the future, yeah.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38And thanks to Katy and Richard, one can not only sit on them,
0:40:38 > 0:40:39but gaze at their beauty.
0:40:45 > 0:40:50No wonder that Lovely & British, a gift shop in Southwark, London,
0:40:50 > 0:40:51said, "We'll have those, thank you very much!"
0:40:54 > 0:40:58Owner, Lorna, was delighted with her purchase.
0:40:58 > 0:40:59Oh, they're lovely.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Really pleased. They're going to fit in well with the shop.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Now, Jay is back in Walsall to hand over the profit.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- Hiya.- How are we doing, are you all right?
0:41:12 > 0:41:14I'm good, I'm good, yeah, good to see you.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15- Likewise.- Yeah, yeah.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17So, do you remember those two chairs, rather wet chairs,
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- that you brought to us?- Oh, yeah, they were very damp, weren't they?
0:41:20 > 0:41:22I took them to a couple down in south Wales,
0:41:22 > 0:41:26and what they turned your chairs into is...
0:41:26 > 0:41:27Have a look at this.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Good grief. It's those chairs!
0:41:34 > 0:41:35That's incredible! Matching...
0:41:35 > 0:41:37- Matching pairs?- They're a matching pair.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- Fantastic.- So, we've got the pink on the back,
0:41:39 > 0:41:42and they've cleaned them up, and the seats, they've just got rid of them.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- They're reupholstered, are they? - Yeah, reupholstered.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47New base, because the base was all wet.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51Rubbed them all, re-oiled them, paint, new upholstery
0:41:51 > 0:41:52and there you go.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- Fantastic.- I'm pleased to tell you...
0:41:54 > 0:41:55- Yeah.- ..I was able to sell those.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Oh, right, OK.- And I've got for you...
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- Yeah.- £115...
0:42:00 > 0:42:01- Good grief.- ..profit.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03That's fantastic. That's brilliant.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- Is that all right?- That is excellent, and in fact that's better...
0:42:06 > 0:42:07What are you going to do with that?
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Well, you might have seen my prostate cancer badge.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13I'm doing a cycle run for that, so that will go in my sponsorship towards...
0:42:13 > 0:42:15- Oh, is it?- Yeah. So, that'll go towards cancer.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17So, how far are you riding? Where are you going?
0:42:17 > 0:42:20I'm doing the Grand Depart, which is a mirror of the first stage
0:42:20 > 0:42:23of the Tour de France next year, so it's 195km.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24In one day, you're going to do that?
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- In one day, yeah.- Cor blimey, well, you'd best get some practice in, then.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29I shall, yeah. Yeah, yeah, that's fantastic.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- Cheers.- Thanks a lot, you take care. - Thank you. Bye.- Bye-bye.
0:42:36 > 0:42:37Now, that was a great result.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Dave was thoroughly impressed with regards to what we did to his chairs,
0:42:41 > 0:42:43and also the money is going to a great cause.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44All-round winner.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51Katy and Richard kept to their £150 budget.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54The chairs were sold for £265.
0:42:54 > 0:42:59Leaving David with £115 to put towards his charity event.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08Jay salvaged three items from the tip.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12Daniel wowed us with the oak table.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17Katy and Richard worked wonders on the dining chairs.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21And Jay produced some magic with the DJ kit.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24What a mix of tip finds.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28It just goes to show that with a bit of imagination and a lot of hard
0:43:28 > 0:43:31work, even the most tired items can be transformed.