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Ms. Hackett’s and Mr. Antonson’s is a match made from salvage, found at flea markets, antiques stores and yard sales. Buy as little new as possible is a manifesto they live by. Also, make stuff from other stuff. In their book, they quote Jasper Johns: “Do something, do something to that, and then do something to that.” Their Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, row house is a neat tableau vivant of these principles, and includes many items from their book. There are lamps wrapped in white cotton rope, and a light fixture made from a clutch of ceiling socket adapters. It can be cowing to visit a place like this. You go home, look at your own stuff and think, “Yeesh, West Elm, so lame!” In the hierarchy of taste, “store bought” smells like failure. Even the least handy, however, might be able to bang out the two-hour chair, made from shelf supports and a piece of plywood.