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Nina Dobrev and Shaun White have been dating since at least early 2020. After months of speculation that they were an item, the duo went Instagram official in March 2020. It was later reported that the snowboarding legend moved in with his Degrassi star girlfriend moved in together during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns. While living under the same roof in a pandemic, the couple decided to start a few DIY projects.

Here’s more on those home improvements and a tour inside Dobrev’s beautiful West Hollywood home.

Nina Dobrev, who owns a Spanish-style home, poses for a portrait at the Mammoth Film Festival
Nina Dobrev posing for a portrait at the Mammoth Film Festival | Michael Bezjian/Getty Images for Mammoth Film Festival

Dobrev said White helped her paint and fix up her home

Dobrev opened up the doors of her home to Architectural Digest in late 2021 and told the outlet that the exterior of her Spanish-style home was a mustard yellow color but she had wanted to change it for a while. So during quarantine, she and White decided to repaint it.

“I always wanted to paint it white and for the first time I found myself having no excuse, and my boyfriend and I painted the whole exterior of the house ourselves and it took forever,” she said.

“Maybe it’s the frugal side of me, the Eastern European Bulgarian girl that was like, I don’t want to pay a lot of money to have a bunch of people come and paint this, and I’m bored,” the Love Hard star told AD about taking on the DIY project.

Shaun White and Nina Dobrev in attendance at a Vegas Golden Knights game
Shaun White and Nina Dobrev in attendance at a Vegas Golden Knights game | Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images

The couple also transformed something in the backyard

The Vampire Diaries alum did want to preserve the architecture and European elegance of her home while she and White did a few upgrades and repairs.

“It was really important to me because the house was built in the 1920s, I wanted to pay respect to the original architecture and the Spanish-style influence,” Dobrev stated. “Even though we were redoing things, I wanted to use materials that were organic and felt like they could’ve belonged to the home before, while still refreshing and giving the house a facelift.”

One major change was in the backyard where they transformed a pool house into a gym so they could work out while they were cooped up inside during the pandemic.

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Dobrev and White have been enjoying themselves post the athlete’s retirement

Dobrev’s beau said goodbye to competitive snowboarding following the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. And now that White’s retired, the Love Hard star told him to make a list of all the different things he wants to do.

“My girlfriend said, ‘If you’re retiring, you gotta make this list of things you wanna do,’” he revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Since they don’t seem to have any more home repair projects to do, the pair has been seen enjoying their time together while on a few vacations. Recently, they shared shots on social media from Costa Rica where they were photographed surfing, riding horses, ziplining, and swimming.

Dobrev posted a pic on Instagram of them smiling on a beach together with the caption: “S***, if this is what #RetiredLife looks like … should I retire too?”

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