(ELLE) -- "I took all my Ted Cruz posters down before you came over," declares Carrie Brownstein, leaning against the arched doorframe of her Portland dining room. ELLE: 21 imaginary tv couples we wish were real Brownstein's delivery is thoroughly deadpan, but anyone even mildly familiar with the 39-year-old would know the claim couldn't be dripping with more sarcasm. After all, along with co-star Fred Armisen, Brownstein -- founding member of riot grrrl cult band Sleater-Kinney and, more recently, Wild Flag -- has made a second career out of portraying a constituent of the kale-eating, craft-beer-drinking, lumberjack-shirt-wearing, jewelry-making crowd on "Portlandia."
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Rocker turned "Portlandia" star Carrie Brownstein shows off her Portland bungalow
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A basement full of guitars is a favorite spot for Brownstein and co-star Fred Armisen
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Brownstein is burned out on cutsy bird silhouettes, thanks to an episode of "Portlandia"
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All in all, the spread is not unlike the one Carrie's @placeholder alter ego inhabits.