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Situated on an incline in Echo Park, Michelle Huneven’s house is cozy in all the right ways: Kilim rugs, an invitingly plush couch, a kitchen that is used for more than just putting on the coffee.

The duo understood Brolin’s taste for what he calls “nutty kaleidoscope” and “Old World European busyness”: The walls of the residence are painted or papered in powdery colors, floral motifs and stripes; a playroom for the couple’s two daughters — Westlyn, 5, and Chapel, 3 — has been made to resemble the berth of a ship; the living and dining rooms are decorated with worn leather armchairs, creaky wooden tables and sun-faded kilim rugs.

In the 1970s his models began posing on brightly patterned kilim rugs.

I had the bag stashed in a kilim shoulder bag I was carrying, but almost immediately upon entering the ruins, I was surrounded by a crowd of starving children.

Sister Parish Design is also collaborating with other brands, including teaming up with Artemis Design Company, a workshop in Boston that makes shoes out of Kilim textiles.