Holiday Home Tour
By Misty Hall
Every time I sit down to write this column, I try to find the right words to describe the Ojai Valley and the reasons that make living here so amazing. There are tons of ways to live and thrive in this valley, and it’s difficult to fit them all into any one box.
Lucky for us, Ojai’s the kind of place that encourages life outside the box.
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Myths and Truths About Down Payment Requirements
By Emily Wilson
Even in today’s technology-forward world where information is instantly at our fingertips, I am taken by how many people still think one must have 20 percent down to purchase a home.
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Tom Husted
Husted Appliance Center
By Misty Hall
Tom and Rick Husted know their way around appliances. The brothers grew up in the family business, Husted Appliance Center, since the early ‘60s. Back then, their parents, Richard and Audrey, glassed in their Ojai home’s front porch and turned it into a Maytag showroom.
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Old Meets New
Photos by Logan Hall
A home that’s more than 100 years old will undoubtedly have its share of character. This Colonial estate on Ojai’s East End is no exception. Built in 1914, the home was designed by renowned architect Reginald Johnson. His resume included the Santa Barbara Biltmore Hotel (1926), the Santa Barbara Post Office, and the Hale Solar Laboratory, among others.
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Scott Titus
Ojai Custom Paint Inc.
By Misty Hall
Scott Titus was 17 and fresh off the gridiron when he got a graduation gift that would change the course of his life: a box of 100 business cards.
They came from his mentor Roy Patton, under whom he’d worked for a few years. “I still lived at home at the time, so they had my mom and dad’s number on them,” Titus recalled with a laugh. The cards listed his specialties, which included home painting and wallpapering. “My dad said, ‘Looks like you’re paying rent now!’”
Today, 40 years later, Titus is still in the painting business, serving as general manager of Ojai Custom Paint, Inc. (also known as Titus Painting).
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