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00:01Master Potter Keith Braimer-Jones and actor Marge Hogarth have made the charming
00:07coastal town of Porleli in North Wales their new home.
00:12Who knew? This is on our doorstep Marge.
00:15Yeah, I think everyone who lives here knew.
00:18I think we're the last to know.
00:22They've invested everything they have into a Grade 2 listed chapel
00:26and adjoining Sunday School.
00:28The things we do, eh Marge?
00:30I know. When does the fun start?
00:34Now, Marge.
00:36And together are turning it into something extraordinary.
00:40It doesn't have to be conventional.
00:42It's not for everyone. And that's okay!
00:46Two years after falling in love with Kap El Salim,
00:50their dream is becoming a reality.
00:53Yay! It's beautiful.
00:55While the chapel hall will one day host community events...
01:00It's like Piccadilly Circus in here!
01:03The next phase is bringing their vision of a working pottery studio to life.
01:09We can be creative every day here.
01:11Yeah, absolutely.
01:13Taking inspiration from Nia...
01:15Yachida.
01:15Yachida.
01:16Yeah.
01:17And far...
01:18A dolphin riding a bike.
01:20Makes sense.
01:21Does make sense.
01:22Meeting skilled artisans along the way...
01:25I've dreamt of this moment for so long.
01:27Someone making mugs of mine in Stoke-on-Trent.
01:30Yach!
01:31I love an overlocker!
01:32And crafting unique pieces of their own...
01:35Just don't look behind you.
01:37I'm not.
01:38...as they continue on their journey to rejuvenate Kap El Salim.
01:47We're up and running.
01:48Up and running.
01:49First pots.
01:50Ha ha!
01:51Ha ha!
02:00Extending 30 miles into the Irish Sea...
02:03...the dramatic Llyn Peninsula in northwest Wales...
02:07...is fringed by 100 miles of breathtaking coastline.
02:15Many come to these beautiful shores for a fleeting visit...
02:19But for Keith and Marge, the pull was deeper.
02:23Drawn by its charm, they've made a lasting bond with Pullelli.
02:28Now breathing new life into the once forgotten...
02:31Grade II listed Kap El Salim.
02:35Oh God, what are we doing?
02:41Working tirelessly over the past two years...
02:44...to turn the chapel into the home of their dreams...
02:48Well done.
02:50Keith and Marge...
02:51Kiss a kiss.
02:54...together with local builder Hugh...
02:57...and architect Rodri...
03:00Dimensional wizard.
03:02...have saved the old Sunday school hall from rot and ruin...
03:06...and can now realise their dream of setting up a pottery studio.
03:12And the floor beneath the old school hall has been transformed into their dream living space.
03:18What do you reckon?
03:19That's great.
03:25While Keith and Marge have the home of their dreams...
03:29See, not many people can say they open their doors with drills, eh?
03:34Eh?
03:35They don't have anywhere for visitors to stay.
03:38Luckily, there are unexplored chambers...
03:41...awaiting the magic touch of Keith and Marge.
03:44Yeah, so when we bought the building...
03:46...we didn't even know we had this.
03:48No, we showed it to you.
03:49This was all sealed up.
03:50We'd been here five times.
03:51I gotcha.
03:54The only reason we found it was we had to get the gas meter taken out.
04:00And then nobody could find the gas meter.
04:03It was empty.
04:10Nice surprise.
04:11I know, yeah.
04:13Hidden beneath the old Sunday school hall...
04:16...these two old, dingy, damp store rooms...
04:19...are where Keith and Marge plan to welcome guests.
04:22So...
04:24...this...
04:25...will be the guest bedroom.
04:29Here we go.
04:32These will be open.
04:33So these windows.
04:35So it'll have...
04:36It'll be quite light in here.
04:39Keith and Marge are plotting a bold transformation.
04:42They want to create a guest suite...
04:44...complete with bedroom, en-suite and dressing area.
04:49Needless to say, it's going to take a bit of work.
04:54So that wall, that's going, is it?
04:56Yeah, that's going, yeah.
04:56So that's...
04:57That'll open up all that quite...
04:59So that bedroom is pretty big.
05:01Yeah, yeah.
05:02It's like a guest suite, isn't it?
05:03Well, it is really, because, yeah, it's completely self-contained.
05:07The new guest suite will mean Keith and Marge can finally welcome friends and family to enjoy the home they've
05:14lovingly created together.
05:17I think what will be really nice is to have guests here, but they can be completely self-contained.
05:23They'll even have their own front door to go out, in and out.
05:27Their own front door is just the beginning.
05:29Keith and Marge also have grand plans for the courtyard it leads out to.
05:35Out here, this will be another seating area.
05:39This will be like a raised platform here.
05:42Um, and there'll be like a concrete fire pit, and there'll be a nice canopy across here.
05:48And there'll be easy access to the car park and the rest of the garden, really.
05:54Oh, that's good.
05:55It's exciting.
05:57Friends coming to stay with Keith and Marge are in for a treat.
06:02In the downstairs of the Sunday School, the two storerooms will be turned into a guest suite.
06:09The internal walls will be removed and divided into distinct areas.
06:15A bedroom, en-suite and cloakroom.
06:19The suite will have its own entrance leading out to a courtyard.
06:23Featuring a brutalist concrete seating area, complete with a fire pit made in the same raw style.
06:31Whilst soft furnishings will bring comfort, a homemade canopy above will make this space feel like an al fresco room.
06:47Right, then.
06:48Builder Hugh has his favourite job to start with.
06:52Demolition.
06:54We are going to be taking the wall down here to do the guest bedroom.
07:01And sit.
07:14Knocking down the internal walls will open up the space, making room for a generous 270 square foot guest suite.
07:24There we go.
07:25Wallers down.
07:28Made a hell of a mess, see?
07:31And then tidied it up.
07:32And I think we made the two nice rooms.
07:35No.
07:35Nicer rooms than there was before.
07:38So...
07:39Yeah.
07:40Pretty happy.
07:41To be honest with you.
07:44It's not just guests Keith and Marge will soon be welcoming.
07:49When the pottery studio is up and running, they plan to bring in young apprentices.
07:58As news of their pottery plans spread, the close-knit community were quick to lend their support and even their
08:05equipment.
08:08So we're outside Sheila and John's and they've kindly got in touch with me to donate a wheel and a
08:17kiln that they've got.
08:18This little test kiln.
08:20Test kiln.
08:20Which is fantastic.
08:22Right.
08:23After years of joyful experimentation, amateur potter John is now facing a terminal illness.
08:30And with quiet acceptance, his pottery journey is drawing to a gentle close.
08:37Oh, fantastic.
08:38Wow!
08:39John wants his cherished equipment, one wheel and test kiln, to find a good home where it can inspire creativity
08:46all over again.
08:49Wonderful.
08:49Now I've got a Radcliffe.
08:50That's brilliant.
08:51So pleased.
08:52Yeah, yeah.
08:53So, so pleased.
08:54Cheers, John.
08:55Cheers, mate.
08:58That's good.
08:59It's really good.
09:00Yeah, really lovely.
09:01They're really touched.
09:02This is the first piece of equipment for his new studio.
09:04Oh, that's great, isn't it, John?
09:07That's what you wanted, wasn't it, John?
09:09Every time.
09:10Yeah.
09:10We look at them.
09:11Yep.
09:12We'll think about you and John.
09:13That's great, yeah.
09:14Brilliant.
09:15Good.
09:15I think it's a wonderful project we're doing.
09:17I do.
09:18We really do.
09:18Yeah.
09:19It's great, yeah.
09:19I think it's so important to nurture, especially the next generation, any skills like you're
09:26going to do.
09:27You know, it's important, isn't it?
09:29Yeah, I know.
09:29The wheel and the kiln will be a great addition to the pottery studio.
09:34And it's not the only familiar-looking item to Keith and Madge.
09:37Where are those from?
09:38What's that?
09:39What are these?
09:39That's out of a church.
09:41There's a church pew up there.
09:42Oh, okay.
09:43You should recognise them.
09:43You've taken them out of your chapel.
09:46We're all right for church pews, actually.
09:48We are all right for church pews.
09:50Are you sure?
09:51Yeah.
09:51We're very, very pleased.
09:52Well, yeah, so are we.
09:54Yeah, yeah.
09:54Absolutely brilliant.
09:56Right, then.
09:56Well, that's lovely.
09:59What a lovely couple.
10:01I know.
10:02Bye, Sheila.
10:03Bye.
10:13In the seaside town of Pollelly, North Wales, Capell Salen is getting a stylish new guest
10:22suite, complete with its own entrance from the courtyard.
10:26And it's this outside space which Keith is very excited about.
10:32So, yeah, this area, I was talking to Hugh the other day.
10:36Right.
10:36This is all going to be concreted over.
10:38Yeah, like a screed to flatten everything out.
10:40Yeah, yeah.
10:41And then he's putting another trench, gutter of trench.
10:46Ah, with the metal.
10:47I love that.
10:48And then what they're going to do also is then put my fire...
10:53Oh, your fire pit.
10:55Trench, Marge.
10:57Trench.
10:57Right.
10:58It's not a fire pit.
10:59Right.
10:59It's a fire trench.
11:00Right.
11:01So, we'd have the fire trench and then we'd have like a core ten bucket in it that would
11:09fit in it.
11:10Right.
11:11Oh, yeah.
11:12Okay.
11:13I've thought about this.
11:14Okay.
11:14Okay.
11:15For ages.
11:16A core ten sheath inside it.
11:18Yeah.
11:18So, you can put all your charcoal in and all that.
11:20Yeah.
11:20For cooking and that.
11:21And then you'd just have a simple like mesh over the top.
11:25Right, okay.
11:25And so you'd all sit around.
11:27Right.
11:27The fire trench.
11:29The fire trench.
11:30And you could just cook your own stuff so it would be like a sort of barbecue fondue.
11:35Oh.
11:35I know.
11:36Oh.
11:37Yeah.
11:38It could be a thing.
11:39Barbecue fondue.
11:41Barbecue fondue.
11:42Yeah, fondue.
11:44Marge.
11:44Barbecue fondue.
11:47Yeah.
11:47Yeah.
11:47No, it would be good.
11:48We could do that.
11:50Alongside the unique creations, Marge also wants to weave in elements of the familiar.
11:56We could do with some really nice pots.
11:59Well, I made the dew pots.
12:02Yeah.
12:03If only we knew someone that made pots.
12:06I'll have a think about that.
12:08To provide shade, privacy and tie this space together, Keith is drawing on Pullelli's maritime
12:15history as inspiration.
12:17This whole area wants to be like a covered area or optional.
12:21Yeah, yeah.
12:21Like covered area.
12:22Like a canopy?
12:23Yeah, but we'll do like a ship sail.
12:26We'll do it like a ship sail.
12:28Well, you could do that.
12:29You could make it.
12:31Right.
12:32That would be quite nice, wouldn't it?
12:33Yeah, it would.
12:33Yeah, see?
12:35Okay.
12:38Pullelli's marina is home to yachts, sailboats and fishing vessels.
12:44Its harbourside is awash with maritime industry, from boat builders to sailmakers.
12:51A town where everyone looks out for each other, new neighbour and material queen, Sian, has
12:58come across a unique sewing machine that could help Marge on her sail-making voyage.
13:05So where has this come from, Sian?
13:07This belonged to Jonathan Abrams, who was the local sailmaker.
13:11Right.
13:12Unfortunately, he passed away.
13:13I think it was just over a year ago.
13:15So this has sewn many a sail?
13:18Sails, sail bags, covers, boat covers.
13:20But they're a little bit different to your domestic.
13:22Just a bit?
13:23Just slightly.
13:25Known as a walking foot, this heavy-duty sewing machine is a step up from what Marge is used to.
13:32Can you see how the foot moves?
13:34Yeah.
13:35Walks.
13:35Yeah.
13:36So, it will grip with the dogs and that foot, and then as you go, it goes backwards.
13:41I'm just loving the sound effects.
13:44It's a bit rude, actually.
13:47That's your knee lift.
13:48Oh, forgot about the knee lift.
13:50What?
13:50Well, you know how when on a domestic machine you've got to lift your foot up with that
13:53little lever at the back?
13:54Oh, my God.
13:55You put your knee on that and it picks the foot up.
13:57Oh, my God.
13:58So you've got both hands free.
14:02It's great, isn't it?
14:03That's quite amazing.
14:05This old walking foot machine looks to have found its new home.
14:10It's too good a machine to let go.
14:12Yeah, absolutely.
14:12If you didn't want it, I would be like, I will find space even though I've already got one.
14:17Yeah.
14:17You haven't got one, Sian.
14:18You've got more than one.
14:19Yeah, but...
14:20Yeah.
14:21But they're all different.
14:22Oh, yeah.
14:23Different personalities.
14:24Absolutely.
14:25You like cars.
14:26They're all different.
14:27That's right.
14:28That's right.
14:31Marge's new sewing machine may be her tool for crafting a sail canopy, but pride in all
14:37things maritime has long been stitched into the fabric of Porcelli life.
14:43The sea is really important to the people of Porcelli.
14:46It's a beautiful seaside town.
14:49I absolutely love the sea.
14:51I go swimming nearly every day.
14:53We always used to have good events down at the Yacht Club.
14:56Fancy dress, parties, balls, that kind of thing.
14:59The sea plays a massive part in all our lives.
15:01As children, we spend all our summers on the beach.
15:05There's a saying in Pencheon that says that you're born with one arm in the sea.
15:10And that's definitely true for our children.
15:12The further you go down the Llan Peninsula, sea life is just phenomenal.
15:17You're going to be looking at seals, birds.
15:21Dolphins.
15:22Dolphins.
15:22I think the Llan Peninsula is really a hidden gem.
15:26So please don't put this on the telly because I don't want anybody coming here.
15:31..
15:38Right then!
15:39Beneath clear skies in Porcelli, Hugh is seizing the moment to begin transforming the courtyard.
15:47We're setting up the shuttering for the benches and the patio area.
15:52To bring Keith and Margie's brutalist courtyard dream to life,
15:57Huw is crafting timber moulds to transform raw materials
16:02into striking sculptural seating.
16:06It's going to look good. It's quite a lot of concrete, isn't it?
16:09But I think it'll look nice with the gravel and everything,
16:11and the fire pit. So, yeah, it'll look good.
16:14I don't think we've done anything brutalist before,
16:16so this will be different again.
16:23Good grief.
16:27It's all happening today.
16:29Vera's getting involved, so that's good.
16:33The shuttering framework will also give Keith and Marge
16:36a clear sense of how the seating will take shape.
16:40That's the chair. So that's the chair.
16:42Nice. OK.
16:43And that goes...
16:48Yeah.
16:50Yeah.
16:51And that's the height. That's your sitting height.
16:53Yeah, yeah.
16:54Is the back high enough?
16:56I like a low back. I think it's really stylish, but it's you that likes the back.
17:00With some differing thoughts on seat design, Hugh lends his expert opinion.
17:05From my perspective, that would be digging into my back, if I was sitting back on it.
17:11Because it's only about eight inches height.
17:13OK.
17:13Are you just basically saying I won't be coming for a barbecue because...
17:17Er, no, I'll be sitting on the step over there.
17:20That's fine.
17:21No, er...
17:22It's up to you.
17:24Go slightly higher, just a bit higher.
17:26Yeah.
17:26Keith knows better than to ignore Hugh's advice.
17:31In terms of concrete?
17:33So it's booked for Tuesday now.
17:35Tuesday, right.
17:36Brilliant.
17:36The big pour.
17:37The big pour.
17:41While Hugh prepares for the concrete delivery, a different material has arrived.
17:46Much to the delight of Master Potter Keith.
17:51It's the first clay delivery.
17:53Some of it is porcelain, albeit small.
17:57I usually get it in tonne batches.
18:00This porcelain already has a purpose.
18:03For the outside area by the guest bedroom, we're doing a concrete seating area.
18:08And I just thought it'd be really nice to make some really pure white porcelain tea lights to go on
18:14the concrete.
18:15Because I think the concrete and the porcelain will be a really lovely contrast.
18:20And, of course, porcelain's translucent.
18:22So as night lights, it should create a nice glow.
18:26Probably the first thing I'll throw in the studio.
18:30Yeah, it's good.
18:36Since buying the building in 2022, Keith has dreamed of throwing a pot at Kap El Salim.
18:44But today is the first time that he gets to turn the wheel and throw in the first pottery studio
18:51he has ever owned.
18:54I've always visualized myself throwing in here and then looking back at the work I've done on the shelves,
19:04with a cup of tea in my hand, looking out over the car park.
19:11That vision, and that's the goal.
19:18Not far off at all now.
19:23So basically the design is the night light goes in the top, and then I'm going to flute the side
19:30of the bowl of the night light,
19:32and so the top part will glow and you'll have this nice detailed finial underneath it.
19:37So we'll see.
19:39With this moment years in the making and not a studio to call home,
19:44for his first throw, Keith has set himself a challenge by using porcelain.
19:50From a production setting, it's probably one of the hardest clays to work with.
19:55That and bone china.
19:56So you really do have to treat it with the greatest of respect.
20:05Yeah, you have to go slowly with porcelain.
20:13Let it catch up with your fingers.
20:16It's like throwing with ice cream.
20:21Though working with porcelain can be delicate,
20:24its natural translucency when lit from within makes it a perfect choice for creating night lights.
20:32So we get that nice glow in the evening when you're cooking your sausages.
20:43There we go.
20:47I'll get them dried off, and then in a couple of days' time, like a fine cheese, you then turn
20:55it.
20:56Turning will refine the shape by trimming away excess clay and smoothing details.
21:03Turning these is better than throwing them.
21:04Some things are better throwing than turning, but these will be really nice to turn.
21:11This momentous moment is enriched by a symbolic gesture from the local community,
21:17with Keith using a wheel gifted to him by local potter John.
21:22Marge and I talk about the symbolism and the stuff that the community has pulled together to help us on
21:29our way.
21:30And, you know, how more symbolic can you get?
21:35You know, we've moved to Pichelli.
21:37We're setting up the studio hall.
21:39This is the first thing I've thrown in the studio.
21:41And it's on a wheel that was given to us by someone within the community.
21:46And it's, yeah, John, lovely John.
21:48Keith and Marge recently received the sad news that John lost his battle with cancer.
21:56It's weird, but, you know, it'll always be known as John's wheel.
22:00It really will.
22:06And it's funny, isn't it?
22:07Maybe that's why people, you know, give things down the line, you know, family heirlooms.
22:14Because when you use something that's been given to you with such meaning,
22:19you always remember that person while you're using it.
22:23I do, anyway.
22:26And it's quite significant, really.
22:29So, thanks for the wheel, John.
22:43At Cap El Salem, Keith and Marge's guest suite is getting much-needed new windows.
22:50Right there.
22:52Number one.
22:53Thanks to builder Hugh and his brother Rhys, they've managed to preserve the original frames
22:58and only need to replace the broken panes.
23:04With a new ensuite now tiled and electrics in place.
23:11Nice.
23:13Keith and Marge can finally visualise their dream guest suite.
23:17The bed will be here.
23:20As you can see, it's set up with lights.
23:24People will be lying here.
23:25Like this.
23:26That's right.
23:27And then they'll go in here when they want to go to the toilet.
23:31The toilet will be here.
23:34Like that.
23:35And the shower will be here.
23:37And then the sink will be here.
23:40Is that you doing it, Marge?
23:41That's me doing it.
23:43While the rest of their home is bursting with bold colour,
23:46Keith and Marge are, instead, crafting a new palette here.
23:54We're going for a really simple look in here.
23:57So it will really contrast with everything else.
24:00Bright white walls and yellow window frames.
24:05Because we've got the yellow on the outside.
24:07I just think the yellow with the white will pop really beautifully.
24:10And look quite Scandinavian.
24:12Like fresh.
24:14I'll be excited to show people, you know, what we've done.
24:18There's only a few people that have actually seen it when it was a wreck in first hand.
24:24They will be amazed.
24:25I mean, and I'm not sort of saying that out of, you know, being big headed.
24:30Because I'm amazed.
24:31And I've seen it happening.
24:40For Kapil Salim's transformation to continue,
24:43both Keith and Marge need to keep the pennies coming in.
24:48Which means travelling all over the UK.
24:54Having lived in Glasgow for 22 years,
24:57Marge is back in town to work on a long-running radio series she is part of.
25:03Buckingham for Rowan.
25:04Top pitch 20 and Marge is when you're ready.
25:08What is that?
25:10It's like a little pyramid.
25:14Whenever Marge is back in Bonny, Scotland,
25:17there is always time carved out to visit a unique land of wonder
25:21in a small corner of Clydebank.
25:27Hi.
25:27Hello.
25:29How you doing?
25:29Good, good.
25:32Rustworks is a time capsule full of vintage industrial antiques.
25:38This salvaged sanctuary is full of historic homeware,
25:43robust reclaimed furniture boasting rich patinas,
25:50and statement lighting rescued from bygone eras.
25:55Much to Marge's delights.
25:59Have a wonder.
26:02This emporium of eccentricity has provided Keith and Marge with many items now living in their chapel.
26:09And this trip is focused on the guest suite.
26:13I don't know what the magic formula is, but some things just make your heart sing and other things don't.
26:25So, I like things that are slightly theatrical.
26:27I like things that are a little bit sinister.
26:30But that doesn't mean everything has to be sinister and everything has to be theatrical.
26:35Just those kind of nuanced essences of things.
26:41I don't know what the formula is.
26:43I don't know what the formula is.
26:43I just know I need to win the lottery and come here again.
26:49While the guest suite will take on a more mellow colour palette...
26:53That round truck over there is fabulous.
26:56See, that's lovely too.
26:58Keith and Marge are keen to inject some personality via the furnishings.
27:04This is really beautiful.
27:06I love everything about them.
27:08I love the proportions.
27:10I love the numbers.
27:11I love the colour.
27:12These little metal handles.
27:16They're beautiful.
27:18They'll have come out of a workshop.
27:22So they'll have had screws and bolts and things in them, but...
27:28They're gorgeous.
27:30I love them.
27:31And I can see me living with them for the rest of my life.
27:36OK, right.
27:38Let me give you some money.
27:41Yeah.
27:47As a new day dawns over Pwylleli, the bones of Keith and Marge's bold sculptural courtyard design stand ready, silent
28:00and expectant.
28:02The key ingredient is finally on site.
28:07Concrete.
28:07I think we've done it before.
28:13Basically, we've got a load of concrete mix to go into our brutalist concrete courtyard.
28:20Yeah.
28:21Yeah, it should be all right.
28:22It should be good.
28:23Yeah.
28:25Hopefully, Hugh's put the stuff in the right place, because once it's set, that's it.
28:35Now, Marge.
28:37It's a team effort to get the concrete from car park to courtyard, with Keith, Marge, Robert, Bill de Huw
28:45and his brother, Rhys, all making sure the concrete gets to the shuttering.
28:51Just by brief to the concrete so it gets to the air, innit?
29:00OK, OK.
29:03OK, OK.
29:07OK.
29:08OK.
29:10Four or five barrelfuls.
29:11Four or five barrelfuls.
29:13Nope.
29:13Yeah.
29:14Spot on.
29:15All right.
29:16Spot on.
29:18Woo!
29:18Fish and chips tonight, Jonesy.
29:20What do you reckon?
29:20I reckon, yeah.
29:21Definitely.
29:23I might even have scampi.
29:25Steady, Marge.
29:27Steady.
29:30With three tonnes of concrete poured...
29:32Okey-dokey.
29:33Oh, well done.
29:35Keith and Marge's bold seating area is taking shape.
29:39This will be the main table, and then the hollow bit in the middle is the fire pit.
29:46Marge and I love a bit of concrete.
29:48We love a bit of brutalism, so, yeah, hopefully this will all come together.
29:55I mean, the pour went well, thanks to Hugh.
29:59Might do them all the time now.
30:03Oh, yeah.
30:04You could add it to another skill.
30:07A growing list.
30:08Yeah, an ever-growing list of talent.
30:12Oh, well done.
30:14It's brilliant.
30:15Spot on.
30:17It's not just the courtyard benefiting from Hugh and his team's skills.
30:22They've also been busy in the guest suite, painting window frames and laying parquet.
30:28With that done, Keith can finally focus on the finishing personal touches.
30:35This is the good bit of making these.
30:39Porcelain nightlights are dry and ready for turning.
30:43It's like cutting through cheese.
30:46And I like cheese.
30:49Using specialist trimming tools, Keith can refine the shape and create a bespoke finish before smoothing it all with his
30:57trusty sponge.
31:00It just softens all the lines up.
31:02It just softens all the lines up.
31:09Yeah, that's all right, isn't it?
31:12Finally, Keith adds fluting to the bowl that will hold the tea light, cutting repeated grooves into the clay to
31:19enhance its texture and elegance.
31:22I want the fluting to really be accentuated by the candle inside.
31:27That's the idea anyway.
31:30And I'm trying to go down as deep as possible.
31:36Because then when the light goes through it, you might get that translucent effect through the fluting, which would be
31:46really nice.
31:50Yeah, they're all right.
31:56The nightlights are not the only personal touch this dynamic duo are crafting.
32:01So, yeah.
32:03They're going to add a canopy over the courtyard, resembling a classic ship sail.
32:09I just need to know the exact size and the exact shape so I can make them.
32:15Right.
32:16Should I go and get a measuring tape?
32:17Yeah.
32:20Right.
32:21Oh, there's one.
32:22Hugh's got a good one.
32:24Yeah.
32:24Because he's a builder.
32:26That's 7.2 metres.
32:28OK.
32:29How wide do you want the first one?
32:32Five metres.
32:34Five metres wide.
32:35OK.
32:35That's a big sail, isn't it?
32:38Though ready-made sunshades were an option, Keith and Marge, true to form, have chosen instead to craft their own.
32:47Paying homage to Pohleli's maritime history by using maroon canvas fabric, a sailing classic.
32:54So, I've got 30 metres of fabric, and I need to cut each length seven and a half metres, which
33:06basically means I will have four lengths stitched together.
33:15Basically, I'm making an enormous square, which I will then cut across.
33:23In theory, we will have two sails.
33:26What could possibly go wrong?
33:28Ha!
33:29Ha!
33:30Ha!
33:31Ha!
33:32OK.
33:35Knowing precision is key, Marge measures meticulously and uses a right angle to ensure every cut is straight.
33:45Lay in the groundwork for smooth hemming later.
33:51Right.
33:55This is double-sided tape.
33:57I can't pin this fabric because it's too stiff.
34:00This, in theory, will hold it in place.
34:04With canvas presenting a new and creative challenge, Marge wisely sought guidance from local seamstress Sian before taking on the
34:14task.
34:15Sian did say, I would have no fingerprints by the time I finished and I now see what she means.
34:25Because the material's quite tough.
34:27You need to press it down.
34:32And...
34:33With the canvas panels temporarily in place, it's time to stitch them together.
34:39A task too expansive for just one pair of hands.
34:43Now, you're gonna...
34:45You're gonna tell me what to do, aren't you?
34:48It's not gonna be easy.
34:51LAUGHTER
34:53So that's my needle in.
34:57It's also the first time using the new sewing machine that came from Pullelli's former sailmaker.
35:04It's very big and it's just as well, we've got a big hall to get it all spread out in.
35:09It's quite a set-up, really.
35:14You know, you said you wouldn't mind if the line was wobbly.
35:17Yeah, no, no, it's all good, though. I think it adds character.
35:22I think it's gonna drive me mental.
35:24No, no, no, it's not. Of course it isn't.
35:28How many metres have I done?
35:30I reckon you've done...
35:32Almost two metres.
35:34Five and a half to go.
35:38Just don't look behind you.
35:40I'm not.
35:52Finishing touches are being made to Kap El Salem's guest suites.
35:56Oi, Marge!
35:57Can you bring a tape measure?
35:59Yeah.
35:59Keith is mounting the vintage cabinets bought from their favourite reclamation yard.
36:06So, we put bands on the wall, so it'll float on the wall.
36:10A floating cabinet on the wall.
36:12Right.
36:13Yeah.
36:15So, you're gonna screw those in by hand?
36:17Yeah, I'll have to.
36:17I'm assuming.
36:18We could have a Only Fools and Horses moment.
36:22Reviving Kap El Salem has taught Keith and Marge a lot.
36:25Right, let go.
36:26What have I got?
36:26See what happens.
36:28No, cos that'll pull away.
36:29See, now...
36:30Oh, well, right.
36:31OK, you'll have to stay like that, then.
36:32Yeah, I know.
36:33While I go and get some more screws.
36:35Oh, what?
36:37Did you not think to bring...
36:39No!
36:40..just not how to be prepared.
36:42Well done.
36:43Carry on.
36:45Don't let go.
36:47Outside in the courtyard, plasterer Danielle is hard at work rendering,
36:52while Robert is busy preparing the Gable End for its new sails.
36:57To hoist these sails, Keith has a cost-effective solution.
37:02I've got tonnes of scaffold pole left.
37:05Over from trade fairs and stuff.
37:07So we're just reusing it for things like this.
37:10I love this stuff.
37:11I really love it.
37:12It's like adult Meccano is what it is.
37:15It's brilliant stuff.
37:17So these are going to go up the wall to connect the sail to the wall.
37:22And then we're going to have two ring fixings in the Gable End
37:27for the pointy bit of the sail.
37:32By hook or by crook, they're going to fit.
37:34Because, yeah, I don't want to be the person to say,
37:40Marge, could you just make this one square?
37:44With wall fixings and scaffold poles in place, it's the moment of truth.
37:50I'm going up, Marge.
37:52OK.
37:52Watch yourself.
37:53Mind yourself now.
37:59Hoist the main sail.
38:02Hoist the...
38:03Jolly Roger.
38:04I'll tell you, it's heavy, this thing.
38:07Erm...
38:07Hello?
38:10That looks all right, doesn't it?
38:12Yeah, it does.
38:13Hey!
38:16Yeah.
38:16The focal point of the courtyard is the bespoke fire trench.
38:21But it still needs a grill for cooking.
38:24The chapel hall has offered Keith and Marge a unique solution.
38:29These were the grates for the heating system,
38:32the pipework underneath the main hall.
38:35And they're lovely.
38:36They're really, really lovely.
38:37Cast iron grates.
38:39And it's just really nice to be able to use them.
38:42So we'll clean them up and disinfect them,
38:45and then we'll be able to cook on them.
38:47And then hopefully,
38:47we shall get a Capelsallum steak, Marks.
38:53Oh, yeah.
38:54Oh, yeah.
38:54I only eat Capelsallum steaks.
38:57Nice.
38:57Yeah.
38:58Tastes better.
38:59Yeah, that's right.
39:00Right.
39:02I'll have to get the stones out of it first.
39:05Yeah.
39:06We've really got to clean them.
39:08I went to Keith and Marge's for a barbecue
39:10and it gave me a really sore tummy.
39:13After months of battling to breathe life back into the chapel,
39:17it's finally beginning to lend a helping hand.
39:21It couldn't have been made to fit better.
39:24I know.
39:24I know.
39:24It's positively uncanny.
39:27Oi, is that all right, Marge?
39:31Yeah, I think that's pretty good.
39:32While making use of the original fixtures and fittings,
39:37Keith and Marge, as ever,
39:38are keen to bring their own distinctive touches to the guest bedroom.
39:42My great aunts had a weather thing like this
39:48and the ladies came out
39:50and then if the weather was bad, the man came out
39:54and it was that style
39:55and I saw this on eBay and it just really, really took me back.
39:59And it's primary colours and it's joyful.
40:02Yeah.
40:03And it's got mushrooms on it and Bambi.
40:06It's literally covering all bases.
40:09It's got mushrooms and Bambi.
40:13Right.
40:13Where's this going up?
40:16There, I think.
40:20There?
40:20Yeah.
40:21Right.
40:21What's that?
40:22Oh, that's a solid wall.
40:24Right.
40:24Hello.
40:25Hello there.
40:26Anyone in?
40:26No, no.
40:27It's...
40:28Who knows if there's anyone in?
40:29We didn't even know this place existed!
40:31No, well the door was there, wasn't it?
40:33It was.
40:33That was the door.
40:34And it was really, really dark and quite scary.
40:37Yeah, so that would be...
40:38Yeah.
40:41The two small shadowed storerooms
40:44that once held robes, pew cushions
40:47and sacred items during Kapil Salim's days as a working chapel
40:54has now been transformed.
41:05With the dividing walls removed,
41:08Keith and Marge have created a bright, welcoming guest suite.
41:13Featuring vintage items new and old,
41:16their unique colourful character is ever present.
41:20My fear about this room was that it would be a bit boring.
41:27Yeah.
41:28And actually, it's quite joyful.
41:31It is, absolutely.
41:32And it's quite playful, yet it's quite calm.
41:36It is calming.
41:37It's amazing, you know, when you've got like a plain white room though,
41:43how, you know, when you put anything on the wall
41:45that's a primary colour that just really, really pops.
41:49Absolutely.
41:49But it's also really lovely to see bits and pieces in here
41:55that we had in our tiny rented flat.
41:58I know, yeah, yeah.
41:59Well, those wall lights for a start.
42:01Yeah.
42:02But it's back to that thing.
42:04If you choose the things you love, you'll always love those things.
42:07Yeah, and you just keep on reusing them in wherever you move to.
42:10Absolutely.
42:11Yeah, I know.
42:15It's cosy.
42:17It is.
42:18And yet airy at the same time.
42:20Cosy and airy.
42:21Yeah, cosy and airy, yeah.
42:23That's what I look for in pants.
42:27And the guest suite is just one part of Keith and Marge's latest transformation.
42:33Shall we have a look outside then, in the courtyard?
42:35Yeah, I know, let's have a look.
42:41Outside, a once unremarkable corner, has become an inviting al fresco dining space.
42:55Keith and Marge's vision of a left field concrete lounge has been brought to life by Builder Hugh.
43:03It's great, isn't it?
43:04He's made such a brilliant job of it.
43:06The fact that you can see the knots in the wood.
43:09It's very national theatre, isn't it?
43:11It's just fantastic.
43:13I'm quite glad we went a bit higher on the back.
43:15It's just about right.
43:17Yeah.
43:18It's still low enough.
43:19Look, see, I mean, look, look, you see?
43:21I'm just quite cash.
43:23Is that what you do when you go out?
43:25Yeah, lounging about.
43:26Like that.
43:27Tying the space together are the expansive maroon sail canopies.
43:32A subtle nod to Plelli's maritime heritage that adds both character and cohesion to the courtyard.
43:40The choice of the material is spot on because that is your classic smack sail.
43:45Absolutely.
43:46You know, Kent barge.
43:47Just that nod to where we are, sailing and that, and where we've been.
43:54I just think it's great.
43:56And it's given us a bit of privacy.
43:58Yeah.
43:58Which is great.
44:02You need to get your tea lights on and get the barbecue lit.
44:05Yeah.
44:09I mean, that's a lot of fire.
44:12It wants to be sort of going for it.
44:15Because these things are going to take a while to heat up.
44:20We've got a fire trench.
44:23You've been talking about this.
44:25A fire trench.
44:26For quite some time.
44:31With the transformation of the guest suite and courtyard complete, Keith and Marge's dream of inviting friends and family to
44:39Kapil Salem is finally a reality.
44:42This looks really lovely.
44:43It's really nice, actually.
44:45It's all right, isn't it?
44:46Yeah.
44:46It's good.
44:47After months of hard work and imagination, they can now share the space with new friends and neighbours, Karen and
44:54Navina.
44:55It looks amazing, actually, all the work you've done.
44:58This is such a gorgeous little space.
44:59It's not bad, is it?
45:01I know.
45:01And those sails are an absolute triumph, Marge.
45:03Keith and Marge have each brought their own talents to the courtyard.
45:07Marge with her masterful sewing and Keith with his hand-thrown nightlights.
45:14Nice.
45:16Yeah, there's a nice glow to them.
45:18All that's left is to see how the fire trench and Kapil Salem's barbecue grates perform.
45:25Let's see if it works.
45:27Oh, it's sizzling, so that's good.
45:29Ooh.
45:32So is that a reclaimed grate?
45:34It looks wonderful.
45:35These are from the chapel.
45:36Oh, are they?
45:37They're from the chapel heating system.
45:39They look great.
45:40Oh, wow.
45:40Look at that.
45:42Yay.
45:43Wow.
45:43We've got chapel charred steaks.
45:47You have.
45:48Look at that.
45:49Yakida.
45:50Yakida.
45:51Yakida.
45:51To new friends.
45:53To new friends.
45:54And steaks.
45:55And neighbours.
45:56Steaks.
45:56And neighbours.
45:56I could do my raccoon weekends here.
46:01No.
46:05Next time, there's a style clash in the lobby.
46:09It's all that juxtaposition.
46:11Oh, yeah, juxtaposition.
46:12Mmm.
46:13Industrial meets Scottish baronial.
46:16We've been collecting antlers for about two years.
46:19As Keith and Marge finally have the entrance of their dreams.
46:27What happens when I'm a politician and I've been practicing and asked for a long time?
46:31No.
46:32No.
46:38No, no.
46:39No, no.
46:43No, no.
46:53No, no.
46:54No, no.
46:54No, no.
46:56No, no.
46:56No, no.
46:56No, no.
46:56No, no.
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