Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi list stunning sprawling Santa Barbara estate that they planned to grow old in... for $45m<br />
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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have listed their jaw dropping Santa Barbara, California, estate for $45 million.<br />
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The Tuscan mansion - or The Villa as it is known - has long been the jewel in the couple's real estate crown.<br />
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But despite Ellen once describing the property as their 'forever' home and even dedicating a good portion of a book to talking about the space she created there, the couple are now selling up.<br />
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Located in the more than just well to do area of Montecito - their neighbors include Oprah Winfrey, Al Gore and Rob Lowe - the property is an exquisite example of rustic yet refined living.<br />
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The home blends old world charm with marvelously minimalistic modern elements thanks to the original architect and then Ellen's passion for interior design and indoor/outdoor living.<br />
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The 59-year-old host and her 44-year-old wife, known for their house flipping, purchased the property for $26.5 million in 2013 and subsequently bought two adjacent properties so that the estate's land is now almost 17 acres.<br />
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The home itself has six bedrooms and six full and two half baths spread across 10,500-square-feet.<br />
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That does not include the specially constructed Jordan Hall which the couple had built so that they had an indoor-outdoor pavilion to relax and entertain.<br />
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The original home was designed and built in the 1930s by architect Wallace Frost.<br />
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