Here are 10 stunning photos of the $7.2M home that Ellen DeGeneres reportedly purchased

Ellen DeGeneres reportedly has some new digs, right next door to Oprah! Per TMZ, the talk show host has purchased a Montecito, Calif., estate that shares a property line with the former queen of the daytime talk show world for $7.2 million.

And it’s just as gorgeous as you would expect. The 5.8-acre property features two houses — the original structure, built circa 1850(!), and a second structure, built in 2006 — each around 3,000 square feet. The listing from Trulia promises that the gated compound has “modern amenities” inside. Outside, there are views of the ocean and the mountains; grand gardens, including an olive grove; covered verandas; and, probably the thing that most stood out to DeGeneres, “a first-class equestrian facility.” DeGeneres and her wife, Portia De Rossi, once owned a ranch just outside L.A. with a stable of horses.

The Montecito, Calif., estate that Ellen DeGeneres reportedly purchased. (Photo: Getty Images; Trulia)
The Montecito, Calif., estate that Ellen DeGeneres reportedly purchased. (Photo: Getty Images; Trulia)

In fact, DeGeneres enjoys buying homes and fixing them up, and she chronicled what she’s done with several different properties over the years in a 2015 coffee table book called, simply, Home. “I think I wanted to be an interior designer when I was 13,” the Ellen DeGeneres Show host explained in its pages.

The only thing standing in the way of the new homeowners enjoying such a big-ticket purchase since snapping it up in September is the fires ravaging Southern California. On Sunday, DeGeneres shared on Twitter that another home she owned was in an area of danger. “Our house is under threat of being burned,” she wrote. “We just had to evacuate our pets. I’m praying for everyone in our community and thankful to all the incredible firefighters.”

TMZ reported that DeGeneres had to flee a property in Carpinteria, Calif., part of Santa Barbara County, that she purchased for $18.6 million in October. The new place in Montecito is also located in the usually picturesque Santa Barbara County and is under threat from the blazes as well.

Fortunately, another feature of DeGeneres’s new home is kind neighbors.

“Everyone in the Montecito area is checking up on each other and helping to get people and animals to safety,” she wrote. “I’m proud to be a part of this community. I’m sending lots of love and gratitude to the fire department and sheriffs. Thank you all.”

Take a look around.

The backyard is perfect for entertaining. (Photos: Images courtesy of Trulia)
The backyard is perfect for entertaining. (Photo: Image courtesy of Trulia)
The home has a rustic feel, too. (Photos: Images courtesy of Trulia)
The interior has a rustic fee too. (Photo: Image courtesy of Trulia)
Appliances are modern. (Photos: Images courtesy of Trulia)
Appliances are modern. (Photo: Image courtesy of Trulia)
The compound has multiple structures. (Photos: Images courtesy of Trulia)
The compound has multiple structures. (Photo: Image courtesy of Trulia)
Think Oprah will come over for tea? (Photos: Images courtesy of Trulia)
Think Oprah will come over for tea? (Photo: Image courtesy of Trulia)
Ellen DeGeneres has a vast new property, according to a report. (Photos: Images courtesy of Trulia)
Ellen DeGeneres has a vast new property, according to a report. (Photo: Image courtesy of Trulia)
You can't help but have sweet dreams here. (Photos: Images courtesy of Trulia)
You can’t help but have sweet dreams here. (Photo: Image courtesy of Trulia)
Ellen DeGeneres's reported new home has beautiful touches everywhere. (Photos: Images courtesy of Trulia)
Ellen DeGeneres’s reported new home has beautiful touches everywhere. (Photo: Image courtesy of Trulia)
The lush setting is normally quite lovely. (Photos: Images courtesy of Trulia)
The lush setting affords ocean views. (Photo: Image courtesy of Trulia)

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