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Jennifer Aniston<\/strong><\/a> loves a good renovation. Over the years, she\u2019s redone more than six properties, tailoring each to her chic, laid-back taste.<\/p>\n Two years ago, the Friends<\/em> alum splashed out $14.8 million on a four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom, Tuscan-style farmhouse built in 1998 in swanky Montecito, California. She\u2019s been working on it ever since, putting in a pool and freshening up the property inside and out and is looking to escape L.A. for the quiet enclave two hours away.<\/p>\n \u201cShe feels like it\u2019s time to move on,\u201d an insider exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em>. \u201cShe\u2019s ready for a change and a new chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s not the only page the Morning Show<\/em> star<\/a> wants to turn. After a string of heartbreak, the 55-year-old is ready to renovate her romantic status<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s hopeful that a fresh start might make it easier for her to find love again,\u201d says the insider. \u201cIt\u2019s been so long since she\u2019s had a relationship \u2014 she really misses that companionship.\u201d<\/p>\n Jennifer once said that if she weren\u2019t an actress, she\u2019d be an interior designer. \u201cI love that process,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s something about picking out fabrics and finishes that feeds my soul.\u201d<\/p>\n So it\u2019s no surprise that the homes she shared with her partners are filled with significance. In 2021, she and first husband Brad Pitt<\/strong> began their married life by buying a $13.1 million, 12,000-square-foot French Normandy-style house in Beverly Hills and spent three years renovating the 1934 property. But the pair \u2014 who divorced in 2005 \u2014 had different ideas of what made a home.<\/p>\n Post-split, when Brad had moved on with his Mr. & Mrs. Smith<\/em> costar Angelina Jolie<\/strong>, Jen tried to make light of the humiliating situation. Griping that their marital home had been filled with museum pieces and modern furniture built more for style than actual use, she famously joked, \u201c[Now] I can have a comfortable couch.\u201d<\/p>\n While it\u2019s been reported that she and second husband Justin Theroux<\/strong> are still close and have spent time together in NYC, that relationship also had some disappointments. While they were still dating, Jen made the move across the country to join him on the East Coast.<\/p>\n But the two adjacent condos she bought for $7.01 million in 2011 never got her famous touch \u2014 she sold them the next year. Instead, the pair dropped $21 million for Quincy Jones<\/strong>\u2018 former estate in Bel Air<\/a>. They wed there in 2015 after a major redo. Their split three years later was drama-free. Still, she felt the need to erase her ex\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n \u201cWelcome to the babe cave,\u201d she joked during a tour of an airy cottage that was formerly Justin\u2019s office. After he moved out, she said, \u201cI lightened it up, stripped it all. He came over and was like, \u2018What the f\u2013k did you do?\u2019 I said, \u2018I brought the light back in, buddy.’\u201d<\/p>\n Her home is her sanctuary, adds the insider. \u201cJennifer has a very particular style and loves working with her loyal team of interior designers to bring her vision to life. She wants it to reflect her.\u201d<\/p>\n And maybe someone new. The Montecito vibe is laid-back, without the stresses of L.A. \u201cJen loves the lifestyle,\u201d explains the source. \u201cShe can go to the beach without getting bothered or run to the shops. The air is so fresh and clean \u2014 she says it smells like flowers all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n The social scene is tight, with neighbors including Rob Lowe<\/strong> and, of course, Prince Harry<\/strong> and Meghan Markle<\/strong>, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a reason so many celebrities live here,\u201d notes the source. \u201cIt\u2019s so beautiful and private and a world away from Hollywood, even if it\u2019s only two hours.\u201d<\/p>\n At this point in her life, Jennifer, worth a reported $300 million, has nothing left to prove. The one missing element is another great romance. When it comes to a new guy, \u201cshe doesn\u2019t have a big checklist,\u201d adds the insider. \u201cShe doesn\u2019t need a flashy A-list star or someone super wealthy. She wants a man<\/a> she can trust, someone she can laugh and feel safe with. Someone who makes her happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n