Sarah Moore from Money for Nothing
Sarah isn’t just a “upcycler.” She’s a full-on alchemist with a glue gun. One minute she’s shoving a lumpy sofa into a van, the next she’s reupholstering it with fabric that costs more than my rent.
And she never panics. Have you noticed that? Even when the paint drips or the veneer cracks, she just grins and says, “We can work with that.”
Meanwhile, I’m at home, panicking because my IKEA shelf is slightly crooked. Sarah would probably turn that shelf into a display case for vintage taxidermy. She’s that creative.
The “Let’s Just Give It a Go” Energy
Here’s the thing I love most about her. She doesn’t hoard the good finds for herself. She genuinely gets excited when a visitor brings in a piece of junk—I mean, “a diamond in the rough.”
Remember the episode with the old, sad-looking garden bench? Everyone scoffed. Sarah said, “Oh, I see a statement piece.” And she did. She power-washed that thing, added some pastel paint, and sold it for three hundred quid.
It makes you wonder. What’s hiding in your shed right now? Probably just a rusty rake and a guilty conscience, but still.
BBC One - Celebrity Money for Nothing, Series 1