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Five years ago, Angel
and I fell in love with a derelict,

45 room chateau.

This is truly beautiful.

And since then we've spent every
spare moment

bringing it back to life.

This is beyond better than what
I imagined.

Oh! Ha! Ha! Ha!

ALL: Yay!

Now, at a time when so many of us
are tackling jobs at home...

..we want to use Angel's
creativity...

See the vision?

..and Dick's ingenuity...

That is the basis of a bed.

..to solve your design
and DIY dilemmas.

We want your help in sorting
out our front door.

From crafty conundrums...

Magazines are great to use,
the ink is waterproof.

..to entire room renovations...

We've all got our power tools!

..we'll be on hand to help.

We are going to be drinks trolley
partners in this. Amazing!

You've got your bus too.
Yeah, bus to bus.

Because if we can do it...

I am an average crafter, I've just
got the mind-set of having a go.

..so, can you!

Stage 1 complete!

Oh!

LAUGHTER

That is giving me goose bumps.

Look at that smoker!

That's phenomenal.

And, because we're stuck at home,
we're filming it ourselves.

I'm filming me filming you being
cross with me, I love it.

Make sure you press record.

Now that really is,
make do and mend.

Life at the chateau is always
full of adventure.

Petale!
WHISTLES

And, today, our newest family member
is having her first

trip in our beautiful camper van,
Mademoiselle Daisy.

Can we drive round our chateau in
this?

Yes. Today? We can, yeah!

It's lovely having Daisy out, isn't
it? Yeah.

It's lovely having Petale here.

Hi, Petale, do you like our van?

It's going to take us
on lots of adventures.

Here we go!

# Do-do-do-do-do!
# Do-do-do-do-do!

And Miss Daisy's on the road again.

And when we're all together,
every outing's exciting.

No matter how far we go.

And, I think we are there.

Gorgeous!

Now we're back from our mini-break,

it's time to help you
with your projects.

What have we got happening?
Oh, there is oodles. Who's up next?

Hi, Angel. Hey, Dick.

I'm Natalie.
And I'm Peter.

We both live with our cats
and our dogs and our chickens,

as well as our two amazing
foster children

and our new addition, our
eight-month-old daughter, Willow.
Willow.

Aw! Aw!

Now, I love a project and I've just
taken my most craziest project yet.

We've actually gone
and bought a field and a bus.

A double decker bus.
A double decker bus!

We're pretty good with what we are
doing with the bus,

but we really want some outside
living solutions,

so just things that's going to
enhance that camping trip.

One of the problems is,
because it's agricultural land,

you can't have anything on it
permanently,

so anything we put on the field
we have to take back with us. Yep.

So it has to be beautiful,
it has to be practical.

Functional.
Yah, we need your genius, guys.

Yeah, so can you help us?
Yeah, help us, please. Please!

It's clear, they don't want help
with the bus.

But we can help them
with their outside space.

And it's got to look gorgeous.

And be practical.

The "look gorgeous" slipped
in there, didn't it?

It's true, I like things to be both
functional and beautiful,

but first we need to find out what
Natalie and Peter actually need.

PHONE CHIMES

Hello! Hiya. Hey!
How's it going.

You've got a bus too. Yeah!
Indeed, bus to bus.

What's important you?

What do you like to do
when you get to your retreat?

Just relaxing, really.

Yeah, playing, cooking food,
sitting out,

trying to, you know,
just chilling out.

Just enjoying the peace and quiet.

The kitchen seems to be
the way forward.

Yeah, kitchen
and a nice area to sit.

If you've got the woodland there,
we can find a very efficient way

of cooking using the wood you have.

It's ablutions that are not
permanent.

Yeah. Yeah, we really like those
ideas.

It would be really easy to knock
up a solar shower.

It would mean you have
somewhere to douse

the children at the end of the day,
before they go to bed.

Yeah, that's a good idea.

Just to have a bit of hot water
when you need it.

You could even if you wanted to
wash the dishes, if you wanted to.

Yeah, or you can shower and wash
the dishes at the same time!

I love that.

Naked dishwashing is not something
that we encourage in France.

No?

Probably something you don't
want to see, either!

I made some old chairs out of tyres
we had here.

Now they were for the kids, so a
bit bright and colourful,

but actually I think you could do
something really nice and quite
stylish.

Yeah, that would be great, yeah.

I think the big thing for us
now is get you in your field,

camping there and using it.
Yeah. Yeah.

Listen, take care you two.
Bye!

Did you see how big is their bus
is compared to ours? I know.

LAUGHTER

Natalie and Peter
might have a bigger bus,

but they need some compact
camping ideas

and a portable solar-heated
shower system,

is surprisingly easy to build.

Here we go.

Well, I have here some
water in a bag.

I'm just going to check
the temperature.

20 degrees, that's not bad.

That's not cold cold.

This is going to be my hot
water supply.

You say, "But, Dick, 20 degrees,
isn't hot."

The sun up there, shining down here.

If we shine it onto, if we look
at an area a metre squared,

you've got about 1,000 watts of
power

that's about a third
of the power of a kettle,

comes out of the sun.

This is probably
a quarter of a square metre.

So you could have 250 watts
of sunshine shining on this bag.

And if it's a black bag like this
one and over a period of time,

it's going to heat up.

But what we have to do is
we have to make

ourselves our little kitchenette.

I need to capture the sunshine.

If I just pointed at the sun now,

in two hours the sun will be over
there.

I'll have to find
a way of following the sun.

And then, look!

Oh, isn't that clever?

And then, when the sun moves,

I can
follow the sun like that.

That goes up there like that.

Put there's on top
of that like this.

We have a washing capability.

See? Oh, lovely.

But the magic doesn't stop there.

This is a second one of these.

And if I just take my hot water
tank off

and down goes my kitchen sink.

Just use a wedge to hold
the board in place.

So I've got my sink.

OK? Look.

Capturing the sun, get
warmer.

Babes, that was so quick.

Ready?

As well as helping others
with their projects,

we also have our own on the go.

Mine is Operation Love, AKA
Grandma's Top Secret Birthday Party.

The kids have already made
blue coconut ice.

And I've cooked mum's other
favourite, home-made honeycomb.

Now, it's time for the centrepiece.

Mum does not particularly
like birthday cake,

but one thing she does love is
profiteroles.

So, I'm going to make her a French
profiterole cake,

a croquembouche, which actually
means, "crunch in the mouth".

But instead of actually joining it
all together with

the caramel, which is quite
a traditional way, I'm going

to put it all together with
chocolate.

Choux pastry,
85 grams of unsalted butter

and four teaspoons of caster sugar.

Then 200ml of water.

On to the hob to melt the butter.

Pop the flour in
and give it a good mix.

One big lump, all come
away from the side.

I'm going to put
it in here to cool down.

It just needs to come down
enough in temperature that

I can beat my eggs in without it
being scrambled.

Three eggs go into the mix,
then it's piping time.

Get rid of my end.

Three.

A little dab of water to
smooth them and help them crisp

and pop them in a hot oven for 20
minutes.

Et voila - profiteroles!

I'm going to fill them,
some with creme patisserie.

And actually,
I might do some with squirty cream.

because I know Mum will love it.

After that, it's just a matter
of securing them with cocktail

sticks to a polystyrene cone
wrapped in parchment paper.

Oh, man!
I could just eat that right now.

It is genuinely very, very,
very satisfying.

I do not know
if there is quite enough.

Oh!

So close!

So, two full batches of profiteroles
isn't enough for six people.

So...

That is such a pain.

I'll just have to make an extra
batch later,

because it's time to watch
another request.

Right? Who's next.
This is Johan. Right.

Please guys,
I need your help.

I really want to build a doghouse,

but I don't know where to start.

So basically I'm standing where

I would like to build the doghouse.

That's big, we don't know how many
dogs he's got yet.

He's got a lab, at least.

Oh, there is another one,
the dogs are coming!

They're decent-sized dogs as well.
OK.

This is our family.

As you can see,
we're all very excited. Hello!

I'm here with my little helper,
Frankie.

Oh, she's just got,
I know you're looking at the tools!

I can see. I was looking at the
tools!

Frankie's go the, oh, she's got a
melty smile.

We can't wait,
can't we, Frankie? Yeah!

Do you know how you say
goodbye in France? Yes!

Au revoir.
Au revoir.

Thank you. Do we need a doghouse,
for Petale?

As a dog, having a little house to
go into would be quite nice.

I think Petale would
really love that.

I think where are you're going to
come into your own here is

when it comes down the wallpaper
and the actual colour scheme.

Maybe if you get a mood board.

I don't know if you're taking the
mickey.

I know you don't!

As a family we love the great
outdoors.

And over the years we've discovered
there's few things better

than campfire cooking.

Now as Natalie and Pete have

requested ideas for an outside
kitchen,

I reckon a rocket stove could be
a useful addition to their field,

and our walled garden.

The principle of this is very
simple.

It's a chimney.

Having made my little circle for my
pit,

I'm now going to build my chimney.

So I'm going to build it up with
turf around it.

The turf turns
it into a proper chimney.

Stones are supported by the turf.

OK? So, circle of stones is the
chimney.

And by putting the turf around the
outside, the only place for the air

to go in up in the middle to give me
lots of flames where I want it.

Where I'll have my griddle.

So, to build the stove...

..choose a safe location at least
away from trees or fences.

Dig a shallow hole.

Place stones around the outer edge

leaving a small gap,

then build them up

to create a chimney.

Finally, cover the stones in turf or

earth leaving the gap clear to

feed in wood and

let the air rush in.

But my hands are dirty.

Oh, if only I had somewhere
to wash my hands.

Look at that.

And we're up to 37 degrees,
98 Fahrenheit, muddy hands.

Oh, terrible. And that is warm
water, lovely warm water.

Ta-da!

It's a kitchen.

Now it's time to work out how we can
help Johan

and his family build
an incredible dog house.

Hello? How are you?
Hey, guys, how you doing?

Hold on...
HE WHISTLES

Petale, come on, girl. Look at this,
she's galloping.

Come here, come here, here's my girl
come here. Look at this.

Woo! This is Petale our little one.

Hi, Petale. So that's our little
puppy. OK.

Here's a question for you. When do
you intend to use the doghouse?

We're really looking for an outside
area for all the dogs to be happy.

Simplicity we can do.

It doesn't have to be complicated,
but it can be a decent size.

But what we're going to have to do

is we're going to have to
make it weatherproof.

So if you can get yourself access to
any wood that sort of,

the cheaper, the better that can
shape our design.

But the thing is, that's before I
let this girl loose. Yeah. Hm?

Before we start talking about
decoration

and design to making it lovely.

It's going to be a family project,
my children want to be involved.

Great. Hello!

Hello, little one. Who's this?

This is Theo. Hello, Theo.

How old is Theo? 12 weeks.

Congratulations. Wow.
You got your hands full, then.

Cos I was about to rope you in.

You can have time for that? Yes.

Have you got some old beds that
you want to replenish?

What have you got some old bits
and pieces around the place?

Yeah, I love keeping stuff.

What? It's a doghouse.

If anybody mentions a mood board,
I'm out of here.

Angela may want one of these for
Petale

and now I'm getting really worried.
Great idea.

We'll have a bit of fun.
We'll have a bit of fun.

Fantastic. See you. Thank you, guys.

So what size? Do we make it big
enough for Dorothy and Petale?

Or do you make it big enough for
Petale?

Arthur, Petale, you.

SHE LAUGHS

While we wait for Johan to get
his materials together, my job is to

convert Dorothy's wendy house into a
place fit for both kids and canines.

As the wendy house already has a
pitched roof,

it just needs an extra awning to
create a new Petale porch.

For Johan, I reckon a wide sloping
roof should do the job.

Right.

Petal house.

We're going to be putting
a door in here somewhere.

OK. And we need to have something to
stop the rain coming in.

I want a continuation
of the angle of this roof.

And for that, I've got my
angle-a-dangle thing, that is

the angle of the roof there
and along the bottom.

So, if we look at this now, that's
the angle of my roof.

So, if I down here somewhere, have a

piece of wood coming off at that
same angle.

It'll look nicer because it
looks as if I did it on purpose.

And this is all about the looks.
Isn't it, darling? Yes. OK.

Come here. Come here.
Let's have a look here.

Come here, come here, come here.

Let's see what size you are at the
minute we already 45 already.

A piece of string
in the middle down low.

That's nice and curvy.

That is the angle of the roof.

So I put it down here like this.

It'll look like the angle
of the roof.

That works, doesn't it?
Hopefully.

Should never sound quite
so surprised. I never do.

You always do! I never do.

Petale isn't the only one we're
lavishing with our love.

Mum's birthday's coming up
and as well as traditional sweets,

she also loves old-fashioned
party games.

If you don't know what splat the rat

is, it's a very, very simple
concept.

You need a board, a mallet, a rat,
and a pipe.

And if you've got that all

the pretties, you can
do whatever you want.

So, get my rat.
TOY SQUEAKS

This is actually,
this is a dog toy.

And I think, actually, if it works,
this will make a great sound.

OK. Take my rat. I put it in.

Oh, don't drop me!
And you've got to bang it.

And then the rest is just
decoration,

so I've just cut it up literally
some strips of wrapping paper

I'm just going to stick them
on with, with PVA glue.

When you get to this
stage of party prep,

you start to feel excited for it.

I am really looking forward
to Mum's birthday.

Last one, then, going in.

Great.

I can't wait for the kids.

SHE LAUGHS

First though, we have some seedlings
to plant in the walled garden.

Watch. Shh! Gently does it.
Now, if you look,

see on little white bits,
can you see little hairs feel free,

very tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny,
tiny, little hairs.

Those little hairs is where they get
the goodness out of the soil.

It has much hair as you
have on your head.

Cheeky chops.

Even though I know a lot about
plants, I've never knew that before.

Now you do. You put a gap with your

fingers holding the plants and then
you. Tap it. Yeah.

And little squeeze look at
that.

And then, then you put it into that
hole. See that hole?

Just set it very
gently in that hole for me.

Oh, man. How good is that?

That's a planted out seedling
done by Arthur Donald Strawbridge.

Seedlings in,
it's now time for another request.

Who are we on with? Samantha.
Samantha.

Hi, Dick. Hi, Angel. My name is Sam.

I live with my partner and our
almost four-year-old son, Adam.

Something I've got really interested
in is growing vegetables.

Ah, a gardener.
I've never had a garden before.

I can relate to that,
I'd never had a garden

until I got a walled garden.

This is your first garden, is it?
Yes.

You get overwhelmed with
the information,

all the advice
I get is very conflicting.

Ooh, stop there, there are lots
of different things she can do.

We have to understand what her
aspirations are.

I think this could be me
giving her advice here,

I don't know what you think.

I think this is definitely not me.

What I have enjoyed is seeing
the kids really spending time

with their planting seeds and them

understanding where
everything comes from.

Sam is going to love that
part of it as well.

I started to grow some rocket.
It was doing really well.

I was like, "Oh, it's amazing!"

Really, really proud of it.
They died. I was absolutely gutted.

I'd really like some guidance with
that side of things,

especially with the layout
of our garden as well just want to

pick up some skills
and to look into the garden

and be really proud that it
is something I have done.

She wants to be the gardener. Yeah.

This is your first garden? Our first
garden. You started from no garden

and went to a walled garden
and I took 60 years to get there.

Well, darling, I don't like to do
things by halves. Good grief.

Talking of walled gardens, I think

the perfect place to chat
to Sam is here.

Hello. Hi!

Right. First things first.

What are you trying to
achieve from your garden?

That's the main thing.
Somewhere for Adam to play,

we want to grow our own
fruit and vegetables.

I want to be able to do
something myself.

When you taste something from your
garden, it is

so much better than anything you've
ever bought in your life.

OK. Yes, definitely.

Do you want me to move the laptop
around so you can see the garden?

Go on, spoil me, girl.

That is a good wall for sunshine,
isn't it? Yes, it is.

That means that's going to be
a nice warm wall. OK. And you got a

bed all the way front of it.

All the way along that wall is
probably one of the best

parts in your garden for getting
sunshine and things to grow.

What I always say to Angela is,
you can have anything.

You can't have everything. Yes!

If you did me a little plan of your
garden and then

I'd like a list of all the things
you like eating from the garden.

Definitely. And then we'll see how
we bring that plan or the two
together.

Take care. Lovely to speak to
you. Speak to you soon. Cheers.

Bye-bye. She's got a lot of learning
to do and a lot to enjoy.

Of course she has. Babe, you've got

half a century of learning
behind you.

Slightly more than that, actually.
I am that old.

While Sam draws out
a plan of her garden,

we're going to catch up with Johan
and his magnificent doghouse.

So, as you can see,

we're really getting on with the
doghouse now which is fantastic.

Enjoying it? Yup.

With construction work well
under way, it's time for me

to focus on the interior design.

And I've got these two cushions with
pillows in what I'm going to

do is just sew these together.

I'm going to just put my pillows in.

Petale does not smell that much,

but she does smell a little bit,

especially when she's wet

and having a little bit of double
protection is, is not a bad thing.

So, I'm going to make an envelope.

This is leftover fabric. In terms of
getting fabric,

go into a charity shop and just
buying an old pair of curtains.

They are cheap as chips
but the fabric is really quite nice.

So, on this one, you need piece of
fabric cut to the width and whatever

length it is two and a bit times the
length and then just fold it here.

Give myself a little bit of space.

I'm just going to put
a couple of pins in.

Now the great thing about this
is I'm going to do two straight

lines of sewing
and I've got my pillowcase.

All done.

It's like putting a duvet on.
It's the way I put my duvet on.

So what I have in here
is my envelope.

Let's hope Petale likes it,
as much as we do.

Oh, I can see her quickly. Oh, no.
She's coming, she's coming.

Right, Arthur, quickly, put the
cushion in, put the cushion in.

Take that end and I'm sure Petale

won't know it's the wrong way round
there we go.

Next, come on babes quickly,
quickly.

I'm sitting down on my little chair.

You put that on there.
You hook it on there.

BOTH: Petale!

Oh, yeah.

Straight into her bed.

Good girl!

I've given Petale's cushions
some added chateau

chic by sitting them
in an old vintage suitcase.

But she isn't the only one getting
some creature comforts

because Johan, Nicole and their
family have turned what was once

an empty corner of their garden,
into a palace for their pooches.

Oh, lovely. Sage green.

I love it.

Thank you very much. Thank you.
Wave, guys.

That final shot,
was just magnificent.

Everyone chilling out at the
dog hut.

Hiya! Hello.

That's not a bad looking doghouse,
is it?

Well delighted with it.
Well happy with it.

The dogs must be truly comfy.
Oh, yeah. I'm sleeping over tonight.

It's a cracking job.

I like the fact that this
isn't a doghouse.

This is a family house.

I love that expression,
the symmetry of the doors,

the different colour woods,
you know, the wallpaper,

the cosiness of bunting in the
attention to detail, you nailed it.

It's fantastic.

We're really chuffed with it.

We loved getting the sewing
machine out again.

It's been a while. I've done it
since the kids have been so wee.

So it was good.
Lovely to hear that Nicole.

You've done all the hard work,

so it's time to enjoy it now in
every way you possibly can everyone.

Mwah! Take care. Bye-bye. Bye.
Bye-bye.

I liked what you said, it's a family
house.

Not a doghouse. Not a doghouse,
it's a family house.

Get out to the family house!

Doesn't sound as, you know, naughty?

It's a lovely sunny day
at the chateau

and I've set myself up outside

because Sam has now sent me
a plan of her garden.

This is what I drew up,
which is what our garden looks like

from the house.

Happy days.

Before I advise on any planting,

I need to work out where
everything should go.

When Sam said she wanted some work
done on her garden,

the very first question has to be,
where's south?

So what I've done is I've actually
laid out her garden in my garden.

Sam's house is here,
by this line of stakes.

Wall up this side, wall across
the back and down this side.

So this is her garden.

The sun rises over there,
goes up over the house

and sets down on that side.

Really important information.

But all of this,
it breaks it down into zones.

This area over here,
she's talking about putting

something like raised beds
and a bench. Great stuff,

but you can already see
by the shadows down there,

by late afternoon,
this will be in the shade.

So maybe that's not
the best place to sit.

If you want to sit out
in the evening,

cos not many of us sit out in the
morning, this side of the garden

is a great side to be sitting.

This is a great plot to play with.

Like Sam, Natalie and Pete also want
to spend more time outside.

They're already working on their
camping shower and rocket stove.

Ta-da! But I've got a bit of easy
upcycling that they can do, too.

I've done a kids' version
once before...

..but this method adds
some extra outdoor style.

Tyre chairs are just such
a great thing because most

garages have a pile of them
that they just want to get rid of.

Spray painting is a quick
and very easy way to do it,

but if you do want a little
something more, and I do,

erm, rope.

To start with, it is a bit of
a pain, but I'm going to glue-gun

the first piece on,
all the way around.

So you've got a nice curve.

Cos this first one, to be honest,
is the most important one.

Starting getting to the edge now,

and I can see a little
bit of a curve, which is very nice.

It starts to feel
like it's not just a tyre.

Slightly outdoorsy and robust.

And once you're happy with the rope,

cut a seat out of plywood,

glue on a layer of foam padding
and add your favourite fabric.

If you're feeling ambitious,

you can even make a back
to your chair using chipboard.

It brings it all together.

SHE SIGHS

Job done.

No sitting down for long, though,
as it's a busy day at the chateau,

and it's time for another request.

Make the video happen.

OK.
SHE LAUGHS

Hi, Dick, hi, Angel, I'm Gill,

and I'd really love Angel's help

with re-upholstering this chair.

One day we thought the dog
was happily sleeping,

we were watching TV.

I came in to make a cup of tea,

I let out an almighty scream.

He'd ripped off all the braiding,
he'd ripped off all the beads,

he started to rip
all the material off,

pulling all the stuffing out.
I just sobbed and sobbed.

That's why Petal isn't allowed
to roam around the chateau. No.

So, basically,
she wants a dog-proof chair.

SHE LAUGHS

Unfortunately, I won't be able
to make Gill's chair dog-proof

but I do know how
to bring it back to life.

Hi! How are you?
SHE LAUGHS

Hi, Angel, how are you?

I'm really well, thank you.
Oh, I love the chair!

I love the chair but I just want it
to look lovely again.

What bits of it did you love
when you first had it?

I love the shape of it,
the big seat on it,

it's a real centrepiece
of the house, really.

Right, it is a centrepiece

and we're going to make you
fall in love with your chair again.

SHE LAUGHS
So tell me about your skillsets.

What are you prepared
to do for your chair?

I'm prepared to rip the material off

if you tell me
that's the right thing to do.

I don't think you have to take
the fabric off,

I think we can get a big square
and do it over the fabric.

Then I could see how
my upholstering skills are.

SHE CHUCKLES
Yeah, I'll give that a go.

I've got some samples.
I really like that one.

That's lovely.
I like that one as well.

Oh, that is gorgeous.

That one's like a velour one,

I don't know if that would be easy
to work with.

A tiny bit of a stretch
can be handy,

but actually it can also cause you
problems as well.

If you pull this off,
and I think you will,

I just know you're going
to be so proud.

Right, Gill, we'll speak again soon.
OK, brilliant. Take care.

Have a lovely day. Bye-bye.

Bye-bye. Bye.

Gill hasn't made life easy.

It's quite a challenge for
a first-time upholstery project,

but there are some really simple
techniques

that can completely revive chairs
like Gill's.

For me, this is in
pretty good condition,

but it probably is the best chair

that I've got to show Gill how
she can bring her chair alive.

Right, let's see.

Now, I'm going to start by taking
the braiding off.

I love seeing all the old tacks.
It's really nice,

it's like seeing an old,
traditional bit of tailoring.

OK! So this is going to be my top,

OK? And I know that I've got plenty.

That's lovely.

And this is going to be my bottom.

As long as you've got a staple gun
and the material

you'll be good to go.

Good.

When you're doing a chair like this,
you will do top, bottom,

left and right, just to get it
into place so it doesn't move

as and when you're doing it.

You know, I'm right in, OK?
In there.

This bit's straightforward.

Gill's going to be super-fine
with that bit.

The bottom bit, yeah,
may be a little bit harder.

I'm going to lay the fabric in.

These arms are
the only tricky bits, OK?

So I'm going to pull this back.

OK, I'm going to cut this.
Tuck it under.

I can start to see
where I'm going with it.

That is not looking too terrible.

Now, at the corner,

you may have to do a little pleat.

There we go.

Lovely.

Now, these studs,
are our upholstery cheat.

I want to go into this ridge.

When Gill gets to this part,
she'll be laughing.

This is quite exciting

cos I can actually see how this
chair is going to look now.

It's time for me
to catch up with Sam

and find out how she's got on
with our plan for her garden.

So it's been a few days now
since speaking with Dick

and we've been busy. We've painted
all of the fences grey.

And we've also painted
Adam's playhouse,

so it's all multicoloured.

It's not perfect,
but Adam loves it, and I've done it,

so I'm happy with it.

Do you like your new house?

Yeah, but I'm looking for my ball.

You can't find your ball?
HE LAUGHS

What I'm really excited about is
the red Brussels sprouts

are starting to come through.
And so is the sunflowers.

Tomatoes are looking really good.

This is where the raised bed
is going to be built

and fruit and veg will go in there.

It's slowly, slowly coming together.

It's going to be amazing
when it's done.

I'm so pleased that Sam's
garden's coming on well

cos I can't think of anything better
than being outside with your family

and cooking and eating
your own home-grown produce.

On the menu for us today are some
very freshly picked vegetables.

Wow. That is cool.

Well done. Well done, my man.

That's now getting very hot.

It's good, you see? That's the
starting one.

What I'm going to do with this...

I don't even know what that is.
It's a pattypan.

Looks like cheese.

It's great to be
christening our rocket stove.

I'm going to go wash my hands.
HE CHUCKLES

And now the griddle's really hot,

time for a decent bit of beef
on the bone.

SIZZLING
That's a good noise.

Now, how does that look?

Who wants some beef?

Come on, let's grab a seat!

Dad, can I have some
meat on my plate?

You can, darling. There you are.
Come to Daddy. There you go, girl.

Oh, lovely.

Tell me how good it is.

Mm! That is so good.

Love you. Cheers, baby.

Thank you, gorgeous children.

We've been helping you
with your projects,

and I'm really pleased to see
that Natalie's having

a go at making the tyre
chair for their camping trips...

OK!

So far, so good.

I've just stapled
that in, feels quite secure.

There we are. Ta-da!

..while Gill's hoping she can save
her favourite chair with some

fresh upholstery.

Hello! Hi, Angel, how are you?

I'm loving it. You don't
need me, it's nearly done.

Well, a third, maybe.

I've done this bit, what do you
reckon about the staples?

Some are, like, in double lines.

There are a couple of staples
that look like

that when you put your braiding over
it, your stud strips,

that they might poke out on.

I only saw a couple,

but I would get this, cos this will
sit for you right under the ridge.

The only ones that you need to take

out are the ones that it doesn't
cover. OK, great.

Are you also happy about
the next stage,

that you've got to cut back your
fabric as well?

Do I cut it before I put the studs
in?

You cut it before, yeah,
you put the studs in.

SHE CHUCKLES

This way is the way that
I've always done,

this is how you do it at home.

I'm really excited to see
the finishing bit.

You didn't set yourself an easy
task. "No, I'm not going to
choose little footstools

"for my first project, I'm going to
choose a chair that I'm actually
sentimentally attached to."

SHE GIGGLES

I'm also rather proud of my new
apprentice gardener, Sam,

who has, in just a few weeks,
literally transformed her garden.

So, welcome back to the garden.

I'll show you around.

This is the raised bed area and I'm
so, so happy with it.

Oh, those raised beds are lovely.

One thing that I really like is that
Adam can come

out of his window here and help
himself to these strawberries.

Wow. They're looking good.

So big. Now they're not
green any more.

Every single part of my garden
I'm in love with. It's mine

and it's just perfect. One more.

You want to eat one more?

HE LAUGHS

Adam likes the strawberries.

There we go.

That's the sort of vote
of confidence you need.

Well done, Sam.

Hello! Hi! You OK?

Your garden looks amazing.
Thank you.

Are you happy with it?
Really, really, really happy.

I literally, I stand at the door,

I stand at the window
and just stare at it.

SHE LAUGHS

I love how it all looks, so just

waiting for it all to start bearing
some fruits.

You're a gardener, kiddo,
you know that?

I'm really proud of myself!

SHE LAUGHS

The best thing I saw of the bit when
you'd finished your garden was Adam
and his strawberry. Yes.

Right, he's four,

but he knows that you have to wait
for a strawberry

to go from green to red to be ready
to eat. Yeah.

And then when you eat it,
it's special. Yes.

Cracking job, now enjoy it!

Well done, you.
Bye! Bye-bye, bye-bye!

Her garden is going to
go from strength to strength

and I'm really,
really pleased for her.

Now it's time for me
to catch up with Gill and find out

whether her first attempt at
re-upholstery has actually worked.

I'm really nervous about doing this
but I've had a few goes

so I think I know what to do now.

What do you reckon? I think
I've nailed it!

And just look at it now.

So here is my finished chair.

I'm so pleased with it.

I can't believe that I actually
managed to reupholster a whole chair

all on my own, with the help of
Angel's guidance, of course.

What I love about that is I can
honestly feel Gill

feeling really proud that
she's done it herself.

It really feels
like it's a Gill chair.

Hello! Hi!

It's so lovely seeing
you, Gill, on your throne.

I love it!

It looks really well done as well as
being very stylish and very you.

Thank you. How are you going to stop
Zim from going on there now?

To be fair, I don't think
he likes it any more because I made

so much noise with the hammer
and staple gun... Tch-tch-tch-tch.

..that he kept hiding.
SHE LAUGHS

It's your throne, isn't it, darling,
and I think you've done a great job.

Thank you very much
and thanks for all your help.
Ah! No problem at all. Bye! Bye.

The biggest thing for Gill,
and me on this story,

isn't about Gill doing the chair,

it's about Gill falling
back in love with that chair.

That is, for me, the most rewarding
thing out of this. Lovely.

Finally, we need to see what
Natalie and Pete have done to

make their empty field a bit
more user-friendly.

All right, beautiful lady?

It looks lovely. There we go.

And it seems that a shower
wasn't enough,

they're going for a full en-suite.

I've dug a hole under here.

I've put this water feeder
a bit above the ground.

I've scrubbed this, so it is very
clean now.

HE CHUCKLES

Fill it with water,
whack a fire under here,

and then, hopefully, have a nice
bath at the end of the day.

I remember old baths like that.

Here is the rocket stove.

The chimney will work
because of all the hot air.

Mm-hm. Good draw.
Cooking. It'll work.

How are we looking?

Yeah, really good. Really good.

It's got really good heat on it.

Ready for some steak, Pete?
I am indeed.

Mm. That is really good. Mm.

I am genuinely,
genuinely impressed with that.

Yeah. Rocket stove all thumbs up?

Definitely.

And after dinner, it's time to try
out their home-made hot tub.

Ah, ha, ha!

Oh, wow!

How good is that?

That is so good.

They look really, really happy.

Cheers to Dick and Angel.

A massive cheers to you
guys for being amazing...

Yeah, thank you.
GLASSES CLINK

..and giving us all the ideas.

Over the past few weeks,

Angel and I have had great fun
helping you with your projects.

Wow! Yay! Hooray!

From smokers...

That's phenomenal, well done!

..to stereograms.

Wow!

Bunkers... Oh, look!

SHE SIGHS
..to bedrooms...

Exactly what I wanted!

Doghouses to doors.

Many happy door clunks.

Thank you very much.

..and terraces... Cheers from
Mum and I. Absolute pleasure.

..to trolleys.

I love it! It looked amazing.

And it's been joyous to see
everyone's enthusiasm...

Ta-da!

..as well as their readiness to
give things a go.

DRILLS WHIR

And along the way, I've even managed
to build myself a new potting shed.

I love it.

Not bad, is it, yeah?

Now we're going to end this
adventure with a very special family
celebration.

Oh, there we go!

Oh, lovely.

Final touches.

I've just done hundreds of events,

but there's nothing like doing
an event for your mum.

SHE CHUCKLES

All we need now is
the birthday girl.

Now I think you can let Grandma
open her eyes.

Surprise!

Wow! Looks beautiful!

That is brilliant!

Happy birthday, Grandma!

Oh, my goodness me! Oh, my gosh.
I don't have to go anywhere, do I?

Oh, that is sheer naughtiness,
innit?

THEY LAUGH

Do you think you've come back
to your childhood, Mum?

Never had all this in my childhood,
not a party like this.

This is tremendous!

To Grandma's birthday.

Oh, that is lovely! Thank you!

Happy birthday. Hooray.

ALL: Hooray!

Ooh! Oh, wow.

Oh, look at that!
Grandma, how much do you like rats?

Not at all. Right answer.

You tell me when you
want me to drop it,

I'll just let go as soon as you
say, "Go."

Go.

THEY LAUGH

Go!

THEY LAUGH

Go.

Yeah!

HE WHOOPS

Are you ready? Go!

Ooh!

THEY LAUGH

Ooh! Mine's up, mine's up. Dorothy!

Dorothy!

Hey! That's yours, Dorothy.

Save it, Dorothy, save it, Dorothy,
get it back!

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