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0:00:20 > 0:00:22- Welcome to the 2002 04Wal archives.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24- It takes imagination...
0:00:24 > 0:00:29- ..to see potential in run-down, - unloved or tired-looking houses.
0:00:29 > 0:00:34- It takes determination to then - turn them into amazing homes.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38- We'll visit Glynllifon and Penarth - a little later.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41- First, we meet Robert Williams - in London.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- It was in a terrible condition.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17- The majority of the house, - within the external walls, is new.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- It's new from top to bottom.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- It has been rewired, - we've added a new water system...
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- ..new floors and new ceilings.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35- I bought it with the aim - of renovating and selling it.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- I lived here - while the work was being done...
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- ..and I just enjoyed living here.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47- When I chose the colour scheme - for the house...
0:01:47 > 0:01:51- ..the idea was to use colours - that were easy on the eye.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56- I wanted to relax here - when I came home from work.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- Did someone help you - choose the colours?
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- I was fed up by the time - that I had to choose the colours!
0:02:12 > 0:02:17- I didn't have time to do it, - so I enlisted someone to help.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22- We went to various showrooms - and looked at lots of materials.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28- I knew what I wanted - and she knew where to get them.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30- She was a great help.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- Wow!
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- We've walked through - what looks like a wardrobe.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- Why did you choose that door?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- I just wanted - the whole design to flow.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- I wanted all the doors - to look the same.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01- This was the only way - to make the whole thing work.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- It tricks the eye.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10- This innovative glass staircase - allows light to reach the cellar.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- This handy gadget - makes life so much easier!
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- This section of the house is new.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- It was built about three years ago.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- Planning permission was a struggle, - but I got what I wanted.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- It has changed - the feel of the house.
0:03:37 > 0:03:43- The glass roof has flooded - this part of the house with light.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- It has made the house - feel more spacious.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- It's a five-storey house...
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- ..but I only use this floor - and the first floor.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04- I'm a single man and I want to move - closer to the heart of London.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- I want to be closer to my work - and to where the action is!
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- Nia Medi met Adrian Jones - in the first series of 04Wal.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28- She saw his plans to transform - this terraced house in Penarth.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- First of all, - we'll knock this wall down.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- This wall's going - and so is this wall.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- We'll build a conservatory here - to extend this room.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- I'll believe it when I see it!
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- I hope you're watching, Nia. - Seeing is believing!
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- There was a door there.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- The idea was to see more - when you walked in...
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- ..than you would - in an ordinary terraced house.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- That's why I opened it all up.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- You immediately see the kitchen - when you enter the house.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- I raised the level of the floor - to alter the eyeline.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- That's why I opened all this up.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- It means you can see the stairs.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- Light can now flood the house.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- Terraced houses - are normally quite dark.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- I wanted to be able to walk through - to the kitchen...
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- ..without having to walk - all the way round.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- That's why I created this opening - and it has worked really well.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- It makes it easy - to walk around the house.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- You can see from one end - of the house to the other.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- It's very light in here.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- There was a sink and a toilet - in the back room.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13- You used to come out here - to go to the toilet.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- We knocked down several walls.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- The back walls had to go.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- We opened it out.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- This is the original thickness - of the back wall.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- We had to build a sturdy structure - to prop it up.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- You're about to sell the house.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38- How will you feel when it's sold - and the removal men arrive?
0:06:38 > 0:06:44- I won't need removal men - - I'm selling all the furniture too.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49- I've had the furniture for a while - and it's time for a change.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- I've had it for eight years.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- I'll part with lots of things - when I part with the house.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58- A clean slate?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- A clean slate?- - Yes, a fresh start.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- I may move somewhere - that's more convenient for work.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09- I may even buy another house - that looks a bit sorry for itself.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14- Who knows? I may buy another house - that needs cheering up.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- A mansion, a ruin, a museum - and an animal sanctuary.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- Plas Newydd - has a colourful history.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- It's no more than you'd expect - from a house built 350 years ago.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- Dei and Sheila Roberts - have lived here for six years.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- It sounds a bit flat!
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- It sounds a bit flat!- - Yes, only one side of it works.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- That's the problem.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Has it been here - since the house was built?
0:07:51 > 0:07:56- No, we put it there four months ago - for our son's wedding.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- It's young compared with the house!
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- It's young compared with the house!- - Yes, it's a young baby!
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- The stonework - is exceptionally smooth.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- It belonged to a wealthy family.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- Thomas Glyn was the first person - to live in Plas Newydd.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- That was back in 1632.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- It was an important house - in those days.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- These stones give an indication - that he was a wealthy man.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- He came from a wealthy family.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- There are some huge stones - over here.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- Yes, the large stones at the bottom - form the foundation of the house.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- If you walk around the house...
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- ..you can see - which part they built first.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- And this was the front door?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- And this was the front door?- - Yes, that's right.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- People who came to visit - came to the front door...
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- ..and it made them feel important.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05- They walked in and went - straight into an upstairs room.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- Dei and Sheila worked as doctors - in Northamptonshire.
0:09:14 > 0:09:20- When they retired, they moved back - to Dei's native Lleyn Peninsula.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- They visited the house - some years before they bought it.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- We first came here 15 years ago.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- It was a restaurant.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- Wil, my brother, was with us.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40- After the meal, he said - he'd enjoyed it enormously...
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- ..and that he could see - Sheila and I living here.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- We didn't think - we would live here...
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- ..but we've been here now - for six years.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- What condition was the house in - when you bought it?
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- It was in a reasonable condition.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- Having said that, - it had been mistreated.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- It had been a wildlife park - for four or five years.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- They kept birds in here, - for example.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- They kept monkeys - in one of the rooms upstairs!
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- It hadn't been treated with respect.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- We're glad that we've brought it - back to life.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- It's a happy house.
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0:10:51 > 0:10:52- Welcome back to 2002.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- Breathing new life into - old buildings is featured next.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- Some are older than others.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- The Harbourmaster Hotel, Aberaeron, - was given a facelift in 2002.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11- This is how the Harbourmaster - looked in the last series.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- Menna Heulyn and Ann Hughes, - the interior designer...
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- ..transformed it - into a modern hotel and restaurant.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- This is the new-look Harbourmaster.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- The rooms, the restaurant - and the bar area...
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- ..have reached the design standard - that I had hoped to achieve.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- They're very well designed.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- I'm really pleased - with the end result.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- We had a very honest relationship - from the word go.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- We bounce ideas off each other.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59- We had to work within a budget, - but I think we've been clever.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04- We rarely compromised on anything - and we achieved high standards.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- Most of what you see - is the work of local craftsmen.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- That's very satisfying.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- We had to strike the right note.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- We didn't want to be - too contemporary.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23- This is a seaside town - and we had to reflect that.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- We wanted the hotel - to be warm and welcoming.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- That's why we kept - a lot of traditional features.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37- Elsewhere, there are - contemporary touches.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- The two elements work well together.
0:12:42 > 0:12:48- This winding staircase, which leads - to the bedrooms, is actually listed.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53- The walls are now curved - to echo the shape of the staircase.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00- Do you like it?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- Do you like it?- - Yes, very much so.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- The stone is very striking.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10- When the building work started, - we stripped it back to the shell.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- That's when we found - this fantastic stone.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- Do you like the red carpet?
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- Do you like the red carpet?- - Yes! It's really bouncy!
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- We debated this at length!
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- I wanted to introduce warmth - to the room and I think it works.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- Menna is very fond - of strong colours.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40- Each room is unique, - but they are linked...
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- ..by themes in colours - and materials.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- Yes, the theme runs right through - to the restaurant.
0:13:48 > 0:13:55- Each design is different. - I hope I've met Menna's needs.
0:13:55 > 0:14:01- The hotel reflects Menna - and Glyn's characters, so I'm happy.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13- Greg Stevenson built an extension - to his thatched cottage a year ago.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- This is how the house looks today.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- It has come together wonderfully.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30- Yes, the thatched roof - and structural work are complete.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- Is this whitewash?
0:14:32 > 0:14:33- Is this whitewash?- - Yes.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- I decided to whitewash - the rear of the house.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- I have to render the gable end - because it faces the elements.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43- That's whitewash.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49- If water gets into the walls, - it's important that it can escape.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- I could paint it red, - like Kennixton cottage in St Fagans.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55- The chimney's red.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- Are you happy with the thatch?
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- Yes, but it took nine months!
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- We're behind schedule, - but I'm happy with it.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- Lots of people stop - and take photos of it!
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- Is that the unique design - to this area on the ridge?
0:15:12 > 0:15:13- Yes, that's right.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- Thatch chimneys are also a part - of this area's tradition.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- This is the only one left, - so I'm happy to have it.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27- Has there been much interest - since we filmed the first item?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Yes, too much! I was surprised.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35- Everyone in Wales watches 04Wal - and lots of people stopped here.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- People knocked on my door - and asked to see it all the time!
0:15:40 > 0:15:44- Some people wanted to sleep - under a thatched roof...
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- ..so I decided to set up a website - and convert the place.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- I'll let it to people - who want to stay here.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- This looks exactly the same - as the inside of the main house.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- There's less soot in here though!
0:16:07 > 0:16:08- This roof is new.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14- The couples are original. The oak - and the purlins are original too.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18- I put a wood burner in.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- It's not safe to have an open fire - in a thatched cottage!
0:16:25 > 0:16:30- I fitted a Metalbestos pipe - in the old chimney to make it safe.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35- The front door will be here, - with a small kitchen here.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- There will be panels here - and the lounge will be over there.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- There will be glass doors there - and this will be the bathroom.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- The people will sleep up here, - right under the thatched roof.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- I'm desperately seeking - Welsh oak furniture.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- I have to find furniture - that suits the place.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06- I enjoy buying furniture - and doing the interior.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- A castle, a church, - a pub and a beach.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- You can almost see Dylan Thomas's - characters roaming Llanstephan.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27- Did this magical atmosphere - attract Osi and Hilary Osmond?
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- We're close to the sea - and close to Carmarthen.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- Places like this are rare.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- It's a small, friendly village.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- It's a small, friendly village.- - Tell him the truth, Hil!
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Tell him why we moved - to Llanstephan.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- When Hilary and I - were romancing each other...
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- ..we always met in Llanstephan.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- It was very close to my work.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- We went down to the beach - at lunchtime.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- That's the truth!
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Romance attracted us here!
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- Our romance blossomed - in Llanstephan.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- On the beach.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- When we decided - to build a life together...
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- ..we looked for a home - in Llanstephan.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24- Why this house in particular? - Was it the only one on the market?
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- No, we saw other properties. - We didn't view this one for ages.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- It looked tiny from the outside.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- When we saw it, - we realized it was like the Tardis.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- There are rooms upon rooms here.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- We fell in love with it.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- It used to be a chemist's shop - and a sweet shop as well.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- It was also once a butcher's shop...
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- ..and a general store too.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59- Some items from the chemist's shop - are still here.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04- Those units and some in the bathroom - belonged to the chemist.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- There's an enormous Aga - in the kitchen.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- People usually put the Rayburn - on the floor...
0:19:11 > 0:19:15- ..but it was too low, so I decided - to raise it on some blocks.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- It's now at work surface level.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26- Rayburns are usually too low, - so I built the cupboards around it.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- I wanted to create a huge range.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- It's bordering on being - a fascist range!
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- What's the Spanish term?
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- It's a Castilian range!
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- I'm a stainless steel fanatic! - A real Doctor Mengele!
0:19:45 > 0:19:51- I find it hard not to buy things - from the kitchen shop in Llandeilo.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- I've bought every stainless steel - gadget in the shop!
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- Yes, I've bought the lot!
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- We don't have a good juicer.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- We also need a pot - to cook polenta.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- Yes, that would - make our lives complete.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- We only need two things.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- We'll head for the kitchen shop!
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- Osi made the ladder - from wood he found on the beach.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28- He has nearly finished - building a new kitchen roof.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- The plastic - is about to be replaced by glass.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- I want to create an English - cricket pavilion or a beach hut.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37- I like the style.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- I want something plain - yet traditional...
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- ..with a smattering of modernism.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- I think it works quite well.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- Have you noticed - the water features?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- You could pop some goldfish - in there!
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- No, it would be rude - to look up at a goldfish.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- You can look up at birds - but not at goldfish!
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- The work of many friends - cover the walls.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39- Terry Jones, Peter Davidson - and Brian Jones, among others.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- Most of the work belongs to Osi.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- You use this room most - to teach the piano.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- How do they react when they see - all the art on the walls?
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- They love it. They notice - when a new picture goes up.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59- They like some, they dislike others - and they notice the horse.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- Why do you hang - so much of your work?
0:22:03 > 0:22:08- Some people don't show their work - in their home, but I like to.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- I like to look at my work - and think about it.
0:22:12 > 0:22:18- I decide what to do next - by looking at my work. I enjoy it.
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