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 > 0:00:15The answer could be hiding in the 20 million tonnes of
0:00:15 > 0:00:18household waste we throw out every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Presumably it hasn't come straight out of the sitting room.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23That's why entrepreneur, Sarah Moore...
0:00:23 > 0:00:27- My colour?- ..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 > 0:00:48- What do you think?- I think it's beautiful.
0:00:48 > 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 > 0:00:59Goodness, I love it.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..and, let's hope, saleable items.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Oh, my word!
0:01:04 > 0:01:06If Sarah is successful,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10then she can hand the profits back to the very people who had no idea
0:01:10 > 0:01:13there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16I didn't dream it would ever come to anything like that!
0:01:27 > 0:01:31Welcome to the Whitley recycling centre in Surrey,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35where the rubbish never stops, and neither does Sarah Moore.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Not until she gets what she wants.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41It's a bright new day, and I am going to have anything in here that
0:01:41 > 0:01:42I think can turn a profit.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45I'll take your trousers, your toaster or your sofa.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Trousers? Steady on.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53Sarah has her sight set on three items that she can save from certain doom...
0:01:54 > 0:01:57..and put back in your living room.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58I like the look of your fence.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Thank you.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Sarah has special permission to do what she does,
0:02:02 > 0:02:06so don't go taking stuff away from your local recycling centre,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09or you won't be allowed back, all right?
0:02:09 > 0:02:10What would you do with that?
0:02:10 > 0:02:12There's no point in asking me.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15The upcycling ideas are your department, Sarah.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Perhaps inspiration will strike with the junk in Tony's trunk.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- Hello there.- Hello there.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25That is a fishing rod habit.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28What are you doing with that many fishing rods?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31I bought them quite a few years ago, the job lot.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- Right.- I did. And I've done nothing with them at all.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36How much did you pay for that lot, then? Do you remember?
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Oh, I can't remember. I bought them from an auction, I did.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41For the lot, I think it was about £45, I think.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Right. And do you fish a lot?
0:02:44 > 0:02:45No, I don't!
0:02:46 > 0:02:48I just... I just thought it was a bargain.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- You know?- I reckon that's a bargain.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54There's something about them. They're really attractive.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56I think it's all the different colours and the fittings.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Yeah, they're some nice bits on there, you know?
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- They're lovely. Can I have them? - Yeah, you certainly can.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I don't know what on earth I could make out of them.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06I'll tell you what someone did tell me they made with these.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- Yeah?- A trellis.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Nice.- Together, an arch.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12And for the fisherman's home, that's ideal.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Look, if it's OK to take them away...
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- Yeah, that's fine.- Do you reckon I could bundle them up and get them
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- out of here?- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Brilliant.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20A bargain's a bargain, Tony,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23but what do you think Sarah will do with them?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Sarah will do what Sarah wants to do.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30No doubt she will make something good out of them.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33She will. And please someone.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35Good on you, Tony.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Well, I have fallen for these hook, line and sinker.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42What a cracking collection of fishing rods.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44They've got beautiful detailing on them,
0:03:44 > 0:03:48they've got fantastic fittings and there are hundreds of them.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50So the moneymaking potential here is massive.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56And Sarah's got some makers in mind who will be up for the challenge.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Meet Josh and his best pal, Ollie.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06These dedicated designers have a passion for turning unwanted waste
0:04:06 > 0:04:08into must have items.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13I think getting the salvage materials from Sarah, it's like,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16it gives us a really good opportunity to do something
0:04:16 > 0:04:17completely different.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19So it's actually a really good design process
0:04:19 > 0:04:20and it gets us thinking.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Yeah, something that we would never do normally.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26I think it's great to have that vision of how something can be
0:04:26 > 0:04:29transformed and then actually be involved in making it happen.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35Let's hope the boys are as excited as Sarah by the fishing rods' potential.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44With one item safely put aside,
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Sarah is back on the hunt for another two.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49And... What is she doing?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52I'm going to release a tip ten single.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Ah, yes. And there's your biggest fan.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59But before you hit the big time,
0:04:59 > 0:05:03perhaps you'll settle for a game of musical chairs with Paul.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- Hello there.- Hi there.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Hi. Sorry, Sarah.- Hi, Sarah. It's Paul.- Paul. Hello.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- Nice chairs.- They're lovely chairs.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Can I have a look at one? - Yeah, take a look.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- Where are they from? - They are actually from a neighbour.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20She's in the process of moving and she would like to keep them,
0:05:20 > 0:05:22but it's just, you know, not practical.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- Is she downsizing?- Yeah, she's downsizing, it's not practical,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28so she said, unfortunately, they've got to go.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30So do you think...? Are they garden chairs?
0:05:30 > 0:05:31Where were they in her house, do you know?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Well, they were just in stowage in the shed.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36I think they were stored in the shed.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39And, you know, she hadn't used them for a while.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41What do you reckon? A pair here, barley twist things on them.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Maybe they're sort of 1920s, 1930s, that kind of thing.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Yeah. She wasn't sure herself.
0:05:46 > 0:05:481920s might be right.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49Lovely.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Barley twists are the corkscrew-like details which had a revival in
0:05:53 > 0:05:58furniture during Queen Victoria's reign in the 19th century.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- So would it be OK if I took them away?- Yes, yes, please do, yeah.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05I'll be more than happy. It would be wonderful to see somebody do
0:06:05 > 0:06:07something with them, to bring them...
0:06:07 > 0:06:08You know, that can be used again.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Well, I'm going to take this one away and I'll be back for the other.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- OK, lovely.- Thanks so much. - Thank you very much.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17A pair of chairs with a bit of barley twist.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18Great find.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21But what does Paul think is in store for them.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25They'll be fantastic garden chairs, maybe conservatory, who knows?
0:06:25 > 0:06:28But whatever it is, I know they'll be good.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Well, what do you reckon? What a lovely pair of chairs.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35They've got barley twists on the front,
0:06:35 > 0:06:37they've got brown seats and cream arms, but that can go,
0:06:37 > 0:06:41and what you get left with is a pair of super saleable chairs.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43And I know just where to take them.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Norman Wilkinson, AKA the titan of timber.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57He uses his years of experience to create handmade,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00one-of-a-kind furniture that will last a lifetime.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Oh, the reclaim is great because,
0:07:03 > 0:07:07you know, if you're making a table top out of reclaimed timbers,
0:07:07 > 0:07:08no two tops will be the same.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13So it's tactile, it's always got its own mind, it's beautiful.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16I hope that people will see when they buy it that we've put our
0:07:16 > 0:07:19heart and soul into it and we have put as much love
0:07:19 > 0:07:22as we can, so hopefully that comes out into it.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25That's good to know, Norman,
0:07:25 > 0:07:28because you're going to have to dig deep for this project.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41That's two items set aside, but the day's not done yet.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Sarah still has to find something she can work on herself.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49I don't care about the colour.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51As far as I'm concerned, it's waste not, want not.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Well, in that case, Steve's got some brown and black things.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59But to you, they could be the colour of money.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Hiya. What are you throwing away, then?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Hiya. Well, just clearing my shed out.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Oh, yeah, what's in your shed, then?
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- Have you got a good shed full? - Well, my shed's empty now, I hope.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Ooh! You've got classy stuff.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14Is that all going in?
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Yeah, that's all going in the skip.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- They're not real ones, are they? - They are not real ones, no.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Classic Barcelona design, isn't it?
0:08:20 > 0:08:21Yes, it is, yeah.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Classy indeed.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28The Barcelona chair, with its distinctive curved metal frame,
0:08:28 > 0:08:34was first made in 1929, born from the German Bauhaus movement.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36They are such a stylish thing, aren't they?
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Oh, they're an iconic piece of furniture.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Originally commissioned for Spanish royalty,
0:08:41 > 0:08:45their popularity exploded in the 1950s and '60s,
0:08:45 > 0:08:50leading to less expensive reproductions being made, like these.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52So, what have you got? You've got... Are they...?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55I've got two Barcelona chairs and a Barcelona stool.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57They look like they might have been...
0:08:57 > 0:08:58They've seen better days, yeah.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01This one has been scratched a bit by the cat.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- Right.- So that one is defunct.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05And this one is just getting too tatty now.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06I really like these.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- OK.- So would it be OK if I took them away?
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- Absolutely, of course, yeah. - Fantastic. Thank you.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- Shall we get them out? - Yeah, let's do that.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Reproduction or not, these are some seriously stylish seats.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Wow, thank you so much for all of that lot.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- I'll be in touch.- No problem. Pleasure.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- Thanks. Bye-bye.- Take care.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Sarah has struck gold, but what does Steve think she will do with them?
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Not a clue what she might do with them, but very surprised that they
0:09:30 > 0:09:34can be reused in another purpose and look forward to hearing what she's
0:09:34 > 0:09:35going to be doing with them.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38These are good solid stylish things.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Loving all the chrome.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Plenty of leather here, so loads of potential.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Well, maybe to make them into something...
0:09:45 > 0:09:46Who knows what, really?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49And with that, Sarah has her items.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Josh and Ollie will find a new function for the fishing rods.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59Norman will give a whole new look to the garden loungers.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04And Sarah will create something fantastico with the Barcelona chairs.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Well, the rubbish is in the bag and we've had a great day.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11But now the hard work really does begin.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Deep in the heart of the beautiful Sussex countryside...
0:10:22 > 0:10:27..Sarah's trundling along with a bundle of fibreglass fishing rods.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Woodworkers Josh and Ollie are always up for a challenge,
0:10:31 > 0:10:35but Sarah might have gone too far this time.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40We're looking forward to getting started with another project
0:10:40 > 0:10:42and seeing what weird things she's got for us.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Oh, Ollie, just you wait.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48I was so excited when I found all of these fishing rods in one place
0:10:48 > 0:10:51at the recycling centre. They're beautiful, they're colourful,
0:10:51 > 0:10:54but I think they might be a little bit tricky to upcycle.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56But I've got two great friends in mind.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Josh and Ollie, if they can't do it, nobody can.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Or they could just tell you to sling your hook!
0:11:04 > 0:11:07So, first impressions, what do you think?
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- Take them away!- They're not that bad and there's loads of them.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14They have to be usable because there are so many.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16It's just going to be quite a difficult project
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- to "tackle", isn't it?- Oh.- Oh.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Sorry, Josh, but I'll make the fishing jokes around here!
0:11:23 > 0:11:25I don't mean to be "shellfish"!
0:11:27 > 0:11:30They have got some strength in the handles that could mean
0:11:30 > 0:11:31they could be used for furniture
0:11:31 > 0:11:34and they have got great flexibility in the ends.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39- It would be really cool to use the flex in some way.- Yeah.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41That's like an intrinsic part of a fishing rod.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44I reckon they would lend themselves quite nicely to seating
0:11:44 > 0:11:47because of the flex.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50You can kind of form a nice shape with them.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52That sounds great because I think they will make a really good
0:11:52 > 0:11:53organic shape, so it's just
0:11:53 > 0:11:56what kind of seat do you want to pitch at?
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Anything with, like, a nice flow to it.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04- Like a kind of lounger, something like that.- Yeah, I'm loving that.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08They've decided on a fishing rod lounger chair.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12It doesn't sound too comfy but if anyone can do it, it's these boys.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Now, down to business.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Lounge seat price.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23What if we were to say 450, 400 maybe?
0:12:23 > 0:12:26I think that's fine for a big designer chair out of this lot.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29400. If it comes in at 450 I think that will be all right.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33- OK, cool.- I want to make a fishing joke, but I'm just going to say
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- good luck!- Thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39See? Sarah knows better than to steal my jokes.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42When I said I liked a challenge, this is a little bit crazy.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- It's probably the weirdest one we've had yet.- Yeah, but...
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Yeah, I'm sure we'll come up with something.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53That is one project that is certainly going to keep
0:12:53 > 0:12:54those boys busy.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56But the world's first fishing rod chair,
0:12:56 > 0:12:58that is something I cannot wait to see.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05Sarah and the chaps agreed a budget of between £400 and £450.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10Was a lounger the best choice for this project or have the boys
0:13:10 > 0:13:12made a rod for their own backs?
0:13:15 > 0:13:20From West Sussex to he East Sussex village of Hellingly
0:13:20 > 0:13:24where the locals enjoy a gentler pace of life.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25HORN TOOTS
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Whoa, slow down there, fella!
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Now, back to business.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Sarah's brought along the pair of dated garden chairs
0:13:33 > 0:13:37to the man who lives, breathes and eats wood, Norman.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Well, he probably doesn't eat wood.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44But what will he make of Sarah's latest find?
0:13:44 > 0:13:48What she brings will be fantastic or I'll scratch my head
0:13:48 > 0:13:52and wish she'd turned round and go the other way. So, yeah.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Norman, this is definitely a head-scratcher.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Well, look at them, you probably couldn't get less desirable
0:13:59 > 0:14:01and more dated than these chairs.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03They've got barley twists, they're beige,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06but it's all right because I've brought them to Norman.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08He is going to absolutely love them. In my dreams!
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Ooh, that's heavy. Ooh, missus!
0:14:14 > 0:14:17I don't think you're taking my chairs seriously.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- What is the plan then, boss? - I thought, reposition these
0:14:20 > 0:14:22as steamer chairs so they look like they should be
0:14:22 > 0:14:25on the deck of a luxury yacht.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27You've obviously been on lots of luxury yachts, have you?
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- Only in my dreams.- Excellent.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33So, this is adjustable. It looks pretty uncomfortable like that
0:14:33 > 0:14:35but I think better when it's at max tilt like that.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- Now it's comfortable.- How about having that piece at the back
0:14:39 > 0:14:41mirrored with a piece at the bottom
0:14:41 > 0:14:45so that they then become loungers for laying out on?
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- Loungers!- Loungers.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Is that how you lounge?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Now, come on, you two, try and take this seriously!
0:14:54 > 0:14:56OK, so, if we strip it all apart,
0:14:56 > 0:14:59take them to the sand blasters and hope they can get all the paint off.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Take this lot out and then somehow
0:15:01 > 0:15:03we're going to make this leggy thing work.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06So you'd have a loose cushion on it, wouldn't you,
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- so you could bring the cushions in. - We can have little ties on it.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Yeah, lovely. Your feminine side coming out.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12My feminine side again, yeah.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Oh, they're as bad as each other!
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Could you fold it away so they could be used as a normal chair as well?
0:15:20 > 0:15:24So, the plan is to create two steamer-style luxury loungers
0:15:24 > 0:15:26by adding new footrests.
0:15:27 > 0:15:32Now, enough of the high jinks, it's time for the serious stuff, money.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35So the cushions are slightly tricky to price up at the moment
0:15:35 > 0:15:37but can you give me a price for refinishing
0:15:37 > 0:15:40and creating this lovely luxury steamer effect?
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Um, 175 quid each.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44I think that's fine.
0:15:44 > 0:15:50We're creating something that is a vintage, luxury-looking item.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- There you go.- Thank you so much.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- Keep in touch, right?- We will.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56There you have it, Norman.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58How are you feeling about that?
0:15:58 > 0:16:03I feel as though I've been spoiled, so, I can't wait.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Do I detect some sarcasm?
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Well, I don't think Norman immediately embraced
0:16:09 > 0:16:12the luxury-liner look but I think, once he gets his head round it,
0:16:12 > 0:16:14he's going to be cruising.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20With a budget of £350 for the two chairs plus extra for the cushions,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Norman will really have to push the boat out
0:16:23 > 0:16:26if he hopes to pull in the pounds.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37With her crafty creatives up and running...
0:16:39 > 0:16:41..Sarah is back home in Sussex
0:16:41 > 0:16:46and is raring to get going with her own set of chairs.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51Well, a classic pair of 1929 Barcelona chairs these are not.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54These are reproduction and they are ripe for ripping apart
0:16:54 > 0:16:56and transforming into something else.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Thank goodness for that!
0:16:59 > 0:17:01To begin, Sarah removes the cushions
0:17:01 > 0:17:06as she's more interested in what's underneath.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09I'm just stripping off the cushions so I can see what kind of shapes
0:17:09 > 0:17:10I'm going to have left to work with.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14There's something quite decorative about these bits I'm sure.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17The Barcelona chair frame was originally designed
0:17:17 > 0:17:19to be bolted together.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23It was redesigned in 1950 using stainless steel
0:17:23 > 0:17:27which allowed the frame to be formed by a seamless piece of metal
0:17:27 > 0:17:29giving it a smoother appearance.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33So now I really know what my plan is.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35These sofa frames are going to become the legs of
0:17:35 > 0:17:38a beautiful dining table. They're sleek, they're chrome
0:17:38 > 0:17:40with a good finish on them
0:17:40 > 0:17:43and they've also got a load of strapping that needs to come off.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44So, that's the plan.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47A dining table! This just got interesting.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51But first, Sarah has to remove the metres of strapping
0:17:51 > 0:17:54which have been riveted to the frame.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58This is going to take hours. There are hundreds of these things.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03The reproduction furniture market is all above board and very lucrative.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08Designs which are out of copyright are fair game to reproduce.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09Nearly done.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13But recent changes to the law mean that the copyright protection
0:18:13 > 0:18:16on a number of classics, including the Barcelona chair,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18have been extended,
0:18:18 > 0:18:21meaning it is no longer legal to produce new replicas
0:18:21 > 0:18:24of chairs like these in the UK.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Well, that's definitely the way to put those legs.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30I just need to get the table top sorted now.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34So, I've had a piece of birch ply cut.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36It's inch thick, over six-foot long
0:18:36 > 0:18:39and a great generous size for a table for six or eight.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42But I've got to find a way of attaching it to the legs.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44They were chairs, now they've got to be legs,
0:18:44 > 0:18:46a bit of figuring out to do.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50No-one wants a wonky, wobbly table
0:18:50 > 0:18:54so the chairs that are now legs have to be positioned exactly right.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Oh, this is a complicated one.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02So, it turns out these chair frames are not exactly a pair.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Nearly, about that much out,
0:19:04 > 0:19:06so I've got to measure where I would like them
0:19:06 > 0:19:10and then try and adjust the height of them when it's the other way up.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Are you following that? Good, because I've not got a clue!
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Surely it would have been easier to keep them as loungers?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21But Sarah's never been one for the easy option.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23These are way out and it's going to be really difficult
0:19:23 > 0:19:27to make them level. But it won't work as a table unless it is.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30So I'd better find a solution.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31I could bend them.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Well, if in doubt, bash it about.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40This isn't going to be easy to get it right.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42But get it right she must.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47Sarah's already spent £40 on materials to create the table
0:19:47 > 0:19:52but, if she doesn't get it level, this could be a bad investment.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00In their West Sussex workshop,
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Josh and Ollie are facing up to their most difficult challenge yet,
0:20:04 > 0:20:06turning these fishing rods into a chair.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11But surely they'll meet it head-on with their usual upbeat, positive,
0:20:11 > 0:20:13can-do attitude.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17It seems ambitious, doesn't it? The more, the more we look at it,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20the more... It's just...
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Yeah, not the greatest material to make chairs out of.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Hm, the upbeat positivity is a little lacking.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31We've been looking at them for a while now and still
0:20:31 > 0:20:33don't really know how we're going to turn them into a chair.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35But I'm sure we can do something with them.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38It's just figuring out the best way of doing it.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41These bearded boy wonders of woodworkery
0:20:41 > 0:20:43appear to have lost their mojo.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47In order to get their creative juices flowing,
0:20:47 > 0:20:52the lads are stripping back the fishing rods to simple poles.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57We're hoping that by just, kind of, starting to work with them,
0:20:57 > 0:20:59we might come up with a few more ideas
0:20:59 > 0:21:03because we haven't really come up with much yet, so...
0:21:05 > 0:21:08I think the more I think about it, and the more I look at them,
0:21:08 > 0:21:10just the trickier this project seems.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Poor lads. They look so disheartened.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Don't you just want to pinch their little cheeks to gee them up?
0:21:18 > 0:21:23Modern fishing rods are typically made of fibreglass or carbon fibre.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Sawing through them releases tiny particles of glass dust
0:21:27 > 0:21:32into the air so it's important to wear the correct safety equipment.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Has stripping back the rods sparked Josh and Ollie's imaginations?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39It looks a little more like a raw material now
0:21:39 > 0:21:41rather than a fishing rod.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46It feels like it's got a bit more potential, so, erm, yeah,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48let's just do some sketches and see where we go.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51They're not quite firing on all cylinders yet,
0:21:51 > 0:21:55but they're getting their groove back just a smidgen.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59The boys are sketching out ideas for their chair design.
0:22:01 > 0:22:07So, if we were to have some kind of frame either side,
0:22:07 > 0:22:11and then we can use that to support the fishing rods,
0:22:11 > 0:22:15we're hoping that we can bend them down to make it a nice curve.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16It's a real challenge.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18If it's not really going to work
0:22:18 > 0:22:21then we may as well scrap the whole chair idea.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26To test out the strength and flexibility of the poles,
0:22:26 > 0:22:30the lads are knocking together a tester seat frame.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34In the past, the boys have transformed twigs into chandeliers,
0:22:34 > 0:22:40floorboards into skateboards, copper pipes into candelabras,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44but these fishing rods could be an upcycle too far.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Finished chair. We should call Sarah now!
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- Yeah, come and get it.- Yeah.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55- This is our sitting test.- Yeah, it's the moment of truth, isn't it?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- After you, sir.- Please.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01The pleasure's all yours.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04The success or failure of this project
0:23:04 > 0:23:06all rests on Ollie's derriere.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Oh, it's comfy!
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Oh, it's so nice to see them happy again.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Yeah. It's all right.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19We're both really happy with how this has turned out,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- and it gives us a bit of hope for the next...- Yeah.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- ..for the actual chair. - There's still a lot of work to do.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Yeah, yeah, yeah. But we can see where we're going with it now.
0:23:27 > 0:23:33At last, the bearded boy wonders and their positive attitude are back.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39In his East Sussex workshop,
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Norman is getting to grips with his latest piece of trash treasure
0:23:42 > 0:23:44from Sarah.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47She wants him to turn two simple seats into luxury
0:23:47 > 0:23:52steamer-style chairs which, translated into normal speak,
0:23:52 > 0:23:54is a fancy sun lounger.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57We've got to make them look beautiful
0:23:57 > 0:24:00and ready for someone to slouch on it.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Classy people don't slouch, they recline.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06So the plan is, we're going to...
0:24:06 > 0:24:09We've got to take the seat out and take all the gubbins out.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12That's a technical term for "bits and bobs".
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Because we need to put in the footrest.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19So, somehow, it's got to come down and flop
0:24:19 > 0:24:23so your feet can, sort of, like, laze like, something like that.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Such a graceful man!
0:24:26 > 0:24:29To create the footrest, Norman has to remove the seat.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Oh, I've just found a £50 note.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35In my dreams!
0:24:36 > 0:24:38I hate upholstery.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41It seems to take hours just to get to where you need, doesn't it?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43All the little tacks and the pins.
0:24:43 > 0:24:49Steamer chairs get their name from steam-powered ocean liners.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53In 2015, one that was recovered from the Titanic
0:24:53 > 0:24:56sold for over £100,000 at auction.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59No pressure, Norman!
0:24:59 > 0:25:01That's a bit of horse hair, there,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03so I could make myself a little wig, couldn't I?
0:25:03 > 0:25:04You know, I'm a bit thin on top these days.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07I think I've got less hair now since I met Sarah,
0:25:07 > 0:25:09all the stress she's caused.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Oh, Norman, don't you worry, you've got a lovely-shaped cranium.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Ha.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16This chair didn't have this to begin with.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Hm, what have we here?
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Look. You see here? Look.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25It's had... This has been added later on.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27They've added the upholstery and the springs and everything,
0:25:27 > 0:25:30and you can actually still see one of the slats, you know,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33where they've only slashed some of it off.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36So, it started off life in a completely different way.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39It's had a Money For Nothing transformation a few years ago,
0:25:39 > 0:25:43I expect, so, you know, it's round two on it.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Perhaps it used to be a steamer chair!
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Just not one from the Titanic.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Oh, it stinks.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55Removing this upholstery is taking almost as long as that movie.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58If I had a penny for every one of these tacks, I'd be worth a fortune.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04On average, a chair like this would contain 1,024 tacks,
0:26:04 > 0:26:09earning Norman £10.24!
0:26:09 > 0:26:11All right, I've just made that up, I'm being sarcastic,
0:26:11 > 0:26:14it's not big or clever. I'll stop.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17I expect the upholsterer's got one of these things that they
0:26:17 > 0:26:20just tack them out with. Not like me, doing it the stupid way.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23They do, Norman. It's called a tack remover!
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Sorry, I did try.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29But the good news is this is Norman's last tack...
0:26:29 > 0:26:31- Happy days.- ..for this chair.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33He's still got the other one to do.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Norman will need to get up a head of steam
0:26:35 > 0:26:38to get those steamer chairs finished.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45While the crafty types continue with their transformations,
0:26:45 > 0:26:51Sarah is shining up the old chair legs, ready to reveal her table.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Well, it really doesn't look like chairs any more.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57I just don't know if this one's going to sell. I hope it will.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Sarah seems a bit nervous about this one.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Here's hoping she's succeeded in creating
0:27:02 > 0:27:05a sleek and stylish dining table.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10There was no need to worry.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13This is incredible.
0:27:14 > 0:27:20Sarah has combined the retro chrome legs with a birch plywood table top
0:27:20 > 0:27:23on to which she has added a Jackson Pollock-styled
0:27:23 > 0:27:25splatter paint design.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31It's got a sort of starburst, '60s, Space Odyssey type of vibe.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36The silver edging ties in with the chrome legs
0:27:36 > 0:27:41and adds to the space-age feel. This is out of this world.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48What do you think? Massive atomic splash across the top.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Silver highlights to the edges and, to make it a cohesive piece,
0:27:51 > 0:27:55I think it's working. It's big, it's useful, it's practical.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Somebody might like this as a quirky individual piece
0:27:58 > 0:28:00to have in their house because, one thing's for sure,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03you're not going to find another one of these.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Sarah knew she had found some trash treasure
0:28:07 > 0:28:10the moment she spotted it in Steve's van.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12- Ooh, you've got classy stuff! - A few bits and pieces.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16- Is that all going in? - Yeah, it's all going in the skip.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Ah, Steve, of course it's not!
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Sarah grabbed them to work her makeover magic.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24I'm very surprised that they can be reused for another purpose
0:28:24 > 0:28:27and I look forward to hearing what she's going to be doing with them.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Steve, I think you're going to be impressed.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Sarah jumps straight online to drum up some interest
0:28:40 > 0:28:44and, in no time at all, it was sold.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Now Sarah's in Elstead in Surrey to show Steve
0:28:50 > 0:28:55what happened to his chairs and to hand over some profit.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- Hello, there.- Hello.- Nice to see you again, Steve.- Good to see you.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02- How are you doing? - Very well, thank you, yeah.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04I said I'd come to your doorstep if there was something
0:29:04 > 0:29:05to be done with your old chairs.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08Have you been wondering since I last saw you what might have happened
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- to your old chairs? - Yeah, I've had a few thoughts.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13But what are you going to do with them? They're chairs.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15- So I'd be very interested to see. - Well, actually,
0:29:15 > 0:29:17it was something that I worked on.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20They were in our building at home, and I saw them
0:29:20 > 0:29:22and I just saw something in them, and I thought, I know.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25No more chairs. I'm going to make a table out of them.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27So your chairs now look like that.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29What I've done is I've taken all the chrome bits off,
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- stripped all the fabric off them. - That is really groovy.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- It's got a splatter top and a silver edge.- Yeah, that is cracking.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Really, that is just... You should be so pleased with yourself.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- That's a cracking job.- Oh, that's really sweet of you to say.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Now, would you recognise that as something that
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- once was a pair of chairs?- No, definitely not. No, that is amazing.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- That is so good. Well done. - Oh, thank you.- That's brilliant.
0:29:48 > 0:29:49It has actually gone off to a wedding venue
0:29:49 > 0:29:52and they are using it to put people's wedding cakes on.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Fantastic.- So, a new lease of life and some profit.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59- I've got £134 here for your old chairs.- That is really good.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Thank you so much. Who would have thought?
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- Have you any thoughts about what you might do with it?- I haven't really.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06I'm pretty intent to give some of it to charity,
0:30:06 > 0:30:09but we're looking to get some new furniture ourselves.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11It might be nice to spend some of it on a chair or
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- something for ourselves so we can just remember that.- Lovely.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Well, thank you so much. I really enjoyed doing that.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- It was great to catch up. - Good to see you, Sarah. Well done.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21- Thank you. Bye-bye. - Cheers. Bye-bye.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Sarah spent £61 creating the table.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31She sold it for an impressive £195
0:30:31 > 0:30:36leaving Steve with £134 to split between the charity
0:30:36 > 0:30:39and some new chairs for himself.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49Sarah's in Chichester to see if Ollie and Josh have succeeded
0:30:49 > 0:30:53in transforming the fishing rods into a seat.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55It was a bit of a slog. There was a lot...
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Yeah, just trying to work out what we were actually doing with it
0:30:58 > 0:30:59was pretty difficult.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Probably won't be looking to work with fishing rods
0:31:02 > 0:31:05in the near future, I don't think. They're really difficult.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Sarah gave the boys a big bundle of fishing rods
0:31:08 > 0:31:11and they said, we'll make you a chair.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Sounds easy when you say it like that.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19And it looks fantastic when you see it like this.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24Josh and Ollie have crafted a sleek and stylish frame
0:31:24 > 0:31:25made from English oak,
0:31:25 > 0:31:29using the fishing rods as the seat and back support.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35The oak has been finished with hard wax oil to bring out the grain.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38The modern, minimalist design of the woodwork
0:31:38 > 0:31:41allows the bright colours of the fishing rods to shine
0:31:41 > 0:31:44making them the focal point.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48The boys' design ingenuity was tested on this makeover
0:31:48 > 0:31:53more than any other, but they've come up trumps once again.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Oh, guys!
0:31:59 > 0:32:01You've done it. That's amazing.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- Thank you very much. - I imagined it might be some sort of
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- old-fashioned cane furniture. - Yeah, yeah.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Was it a total nightmare?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Erm, yeah, to be honest.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Why did I imagine it was going to be a total nightmare?
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Yeah, they're just...
0:32:17 > 0:32:19It was really horrible to work with those fishing rods.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24And actually, like, thinking of an idea that would work was...
0:32:24 > 0:32:26It just took us forever.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28So it's been a really tricky one.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30But, yeah, we're pleased with the outcome.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Well, you've certainly created something sleek and designer.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35- It's got all the right profiles, hasn't it?- Mm, yeah.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39So what did you do? It's a nice... It's an oak frame, is it?
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Yeah, yeah, oak frame. Well, I think this is nice
0:32:42 > 0:32:44because it kind of frames the fishing rods
0:32:44 > 0:32:47and we do like how they're all kind of different colours.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50So, yeah, it kind of shows them off how they are, really.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52You have to look twice to tell they're fishing rods
0:32:52 > 0:32:56but you can definitely see that they were something different, can't you?
0:32:56 > 0:32:58- Mm.- Yeah. - Are you pleased with t?
0:32:58 > 0:32:59- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03So, was it a fortune, then? Budget-wise, are we...?
0:33:03 > 0:33:07I think we will be slightly above what we kind of agreed on
0:33:07 > 0:33:10just because it took us just forever to,
0:33:10 > 0:33:13to actually get round to making a decision on it
0:33:13 > 0:33:15and kind of just faffing about with it.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18OK. So what does that mean the final budget is?
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- So, if we say 500.- OK. - I think we'd be happy with that.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25I think if it was just a well-made chair, that would be a problem,
0:33:25 > 0:33:29but people love fishing, and there's all sorts of places
0:33:29 > 0:33:33who I think will latch onto this, so I think that's...
0:33:33 > 0:33:38500 quid is a big price for a chair but not for a unique one, so,
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- yeah, on that basis... - Cool.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Well done.
0:33:43 > 0:33:48As a reward for their hard work, I'm going to allow Josh and Ollie a pun.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50So, Sarah took the bait on this one, didn't she?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- Yeah.- She landed herself a nice chair, there.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56Oh, that was a good one! Have another.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58We did make a bit of a rod for our own backs with this one.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- We did, yeah.- Yeah. - Oh, go on, have a third.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04I think we're going to be reeling from it for weeks.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Yeah.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09So that's how you make a chair out of fishing rods.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11- Those boys went for it hook, line and...- Er, no, Sarah,
0:34:11 > 0:34:15you're not allowed. I'm just going to talk over you, all right?
0:34:16 > 0:34:20Tony was about to chuck his fishing rods in the skip
0:34:20 > 0:34:22when Sarah stepped in to save them.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- They're lovely. Can I have them? - Yeah. You certainly can.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29While Tony had an idea or two what to do with them,
0:34:29 > 0:34:31he knew who the boss was.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Sarah will do what Sarah wants to do! Ha!
0:34:34 > 0:34:37No doubt she'll make something good out of it.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42And with more than a little help from her friends, she did.
0:34:46 > 0:34:51The Arundell Arms Hotel in Devon snapped up the chair,
0:34:51 > 0:34:55and general manager Matt was chuffed to bits with it.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57The chair is absolutely amazing.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00It fits so well in here with the hotel and what we do.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02The guests here are just going to love the chair so much.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Now Sarah's in Godalming in Surrey
0:35:07 > 0:35:10to show Tony his new-look fishing rods
0:35:10 > 0:35:13and hand over the profit.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- Hello there.- Hello there. - Oh, hello.- This is Max.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Hello. How are you? Aren't you sweet? Such a nice boy.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Now, I have been looking forward to catching up with you because
0:35:22 > 0:35:24I think you might be a man after my own heart.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28- Yeah, I probably am.- What were you doing with 40 fishing rods?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30I bought them because they were a bargain at the time.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Well, I was really pleased to see them turn up
0:35:32 > 0:35:35because anything that appears in that quantity must be worth saving.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38So, did you have any idea about what we might do with them?
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Well, the only thing I thought you might have done with them,
0:35:41 > 0:35:43someone said you might make a trellis.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Oh, yeah. They went down to Halnaker near Goodwood.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48I've got a picture here to show you how it turned out.
0:35:48 > 0:35:49- Are you ready?- Yeah, fine.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52The fishing rods now look like that.
0:35:52 > 0:35:53Right, but the chair...
0:35:53 > 0:35:56All of the tips of the fishing rods that are just the right size
0:35:56 > 0:35:58have been repurposed into caning to go on there.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02Oh, right. And they're strong enough to take the weight?
0:36:02 > 0:36:04I'll tell you what, I've sat in it and they bore my weight.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07They are actually very strong. What do you think?
0:36:07 > 0:36:11Well, I'd never have dreamed they were going to be made into a chair.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15It has been sold. So I've got profit here for you.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19- Oh, right!- I've got £95 here.- Have you really?- Here, that's for you.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Oh! Amazing.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23That's lovely. Thank you very much indeed.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25Have you got any thoughts about what you might spend it on?
0:36:25 > 0:36:27We've both just retired from work
0:36:27 > 0:36:30so it'll come in very handy, it will.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32I'm so pleased that's going into the family kitty.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- Yeah.- Thank you so much for your fishing rods.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37I'm really pleased with that. Thank you very much indeed.
0:36:37 > 0:36:38Absolute pleasure. Nice to catch up.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- Thank you so much. Bye-bye. - Thank you very much. Bye-bye.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47Josh and Ollie's final costs came to £500.
0:36:47 > 0:36:52Sarah sold the chair for an incredible £595
0:36:52 > 0:36:56leaving Tony with a profit of £95.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Sarah's back in East Sussex
0:37:03 > 0:37:07for Norman's grand unveiling of the steamer chairs.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12I hope she likes them. We had a bit of a struggle with some of it,
0:37:12 > 0:37:16getting what she wanted working but, yeah, I think we've achieved it.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21Sarah challenged Norman to create two elegant steamer chairs
0:37:21 > 0:37:26upon which to recline, repose and rest in luxury.
0:37:28 > 0:37:33Well, Norman's proved again he's no slouch at woodwork.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Stripped back to reveal the luscious wood,
0:37:36 > 0:37:41Norman has created two elegant recliners full of old-world charm,
0:37:41 > 0:37:43recalling the golden age of the ocean liners.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49With a little ingenious engineering from our master craftsman,
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Norman has added a foot rest which tucks away inside the seat.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56He is a clever one, isn't he?
0:37:58 > 0:38:01This was a challenging transformation for Norman
0:38:01 > 0:38:05but will Sarah find the result to be shipshape and Bristol fashion?
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- Norm, hiya.- Hello, you.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- Wow, haven't they come out well? - They have, haven't they?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- That stripping's really worked. - Yeah.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- It's worked really well. - Show me how they work, then.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- Is that the mechanism? - I mean, it was a bit of a...
0:38:18 > 0:38:20It was a bit of a job getting them to work
0:38:20 > 0:38:22but we worked it out in the end.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25So we pull it out and then it all flops down,
0:38:25 > 0:38:27and then to stop it from falling down on itself
0:38:27 > 0:38:31we've had to come up with the, with the arms.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- So, they lock in. - Fantastic.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38And then, Bob's your uncle. There you go.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Uncle Robert would be well impressed with this.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45But while it may look the part, does it feel the part?
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- Gosh, they're really comfortable, aren't they?- Yeah, I know.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52I think you've done really well to make them this luxurious,
0:38:52 > 0:38:54and it's very clever having that bit.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Well, it did test us a little bit, getting them the right way.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59But they actually sit really nicely, don't they?
0:38:59 > 0:39:01They are really comfortable. It looks lovely
0:39:01 > 0:39:03and I think that must've been an absolute nightmare
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- trying to work out how to do that. - Yes, we did...
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Yes, I could have had a meltdown but I didn't, so...
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Ha! So now might be a good time to ask about the price, then.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15The budget, yeah. We had a budget of 175 each.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- Yeah.- But with the upholstery,
0:39:17 > 0:39:20I was going to have to charge another 25 quid.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22So they come in at £200 each
0:39:22 > 0:39:24but I think they're a cool-looking chair for that.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Yeah, I think you've done a good job.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29They really weren't attractive before and you've repositioned them.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32You've made them much more versatile than they were, and that, I think,
0:39:32 > 0:39:34is going to help sell them because they're really good.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Well done, Norman.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Why don't you have a little celebratory sit-down?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42I could stay here now for the rest of the day, couldn't I?
0:39:42 > 0:39:43No, I've got to get these sold.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45We're not going to sell them sitting here. Let's get to it.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48I don't have to, you do, so, thank you very much!
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- Off you go.- Nice to see you. - To see you, nice! Bye!
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Well, it looks like the barley twist challenge might have given Norman
0:39:56 > 0:39:58a couple of headaches but he's done really well.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00I've now got comfortable, saleable chairs.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02I've just got to see who wants them.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08Paul was dumping these chairs for a friend who was downsizing.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- Nice chairs.- They're lovely chairs.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Luckily, Sarah's eye for potential stopped them
0:40:13 > 0:40:15from ending up in the skip.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18It would be wonderful to see somebody do something with them,
0:40:18 > 0:40:20you know, so they can be used again.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25That someone was Sarah, ably assisted by Norman.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31And Sarah had no trouble selling them to Slimmeria,
0:40:31 > 0:40:33a health retreat in Devon.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38And owner Galia is over the moon.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41I like the fact that people can really enjoy something
0:40:41 > 0:40:45that has been recycled because I strongly believe in recycling
0:40:45 > 0:40:48and particularly when people recycle such beautiful pieces.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54Sarah's in Haslemere in Surrey to let Paul know
0:40:54 > 0:40:58what became of the chairs and to hand over some cash.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- Hello, there.- Hi, Sarah.- How are you doing?- Yeah, not bad. You?
0:41:03 > 0:41:04Yeah, very nice to see you.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07So you were being really helpful when we last met,
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- moving a neighbour. - That's right, she was downsizing
0:41:10 > 0:41:14and she had a lot of stuff that she basically couldn't really retain
0:41:14 > 0:41:17and unfortunately, you know, we took the rubbish to the dump
0:41:17 > 0:41:20but there was some good stuff in there, too, so...
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Well, it was my lucky day because those chairs that came out
0:41:22 > 0:41:25of that van had a look to them. Not very commercial at the moment
0:41:25 > 0:41:27but definitely worth saving.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- We thought we'd give them a little bit of a twist.- Yeah.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35So I took them down to Sussex where a fantastic maker Norman
0:41:35 > 0:41:36decided they needed refreshing.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- So he has actually turned them into steamer chairs.- Wow.
0:41:39 > 0:41:44- So your chairs now look like that. - Wow. Gosh, that's fantastic.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48He took all of the old paint off, gave them some new cushions,
0:41:48 > 0:41:51made special sections for the legs. What do you think?
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Oh, I think that, well, it's amazing, actually, what he's done.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Well, he did do a good job on them and they've been sold
0:41:56 > 0:41:59and I'm pleased to say there's some profit from them as well.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02- Oh, really?- There's 35 quid for those old chairs.- That's not bad.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Thank you very much, Sarah. That will do, that's lovely.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06I mean, profit, who can argue?
0:42:06 > 0:42:09And have you got anything you might do with 35 quid?
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Maybe bits for the computer possibly or something. So, who knows?
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- Excellent.- No, I'm pleased. I'm just pleased that they, you know,
0:42:15 > 0:42:17they've been sold, and someone's made use of them.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19- That's a good thing.- Excellent.
0:42:19 > 0:42:20Lovely to catch up.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- Bye-bye.- Lovely to see you again. Yeah, take care. Bye.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30Norman's total costs came to £400.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35Sarah sold the chairs for £435,
0:42:35 > 0:42:40giving Paul 35 quid to buy bits for his computer.
0:42:40 > 0:42:41Lovely stuff.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Sarah's saved once-cherished possessions
0:42:48 > 0:42:50from being chucked in the skip.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54They could have been heading to landfill.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Instead, they've been given a new lease of life.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Well, I love nothing more than turning old into new
0:43:00 > 0:43:02and making a profit along the way.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06So that's three more items reimagined and off to new homes.