I have a fraught relationship with Miley Cyrus. As I’ve mentioned before, she often comes across a little hyper-sexualized, inappropriate, racist brat. On the other side, I think she’s trying to grow up and become a better, more interesting, most generous and accepting person. Over the past few months, I’ve noticed a change in Miley through her interviews. She’s still pretty bratty, but she’s also got sh-t to say, she seems very open-minded and working her way into being a more well-rounded young woman. All of this, and she’s only 17 years old. Now Miley is confirming to People Magazine that she’s buying her own home, and that her place is going to be “really zen”. Um… but what about Jesus, Miley? Miley corrects the record on her feelings about Jesus too, saying “”My religion is love.” Noted!

When Miley Cyrus first became a huge tween star, her mom, Tish, made her promise one thing: To live at home until she’s at least 20.

“I got out of that!” Cyrus, 17, recently told PEOPLE with a laugh. “I’m actually buying a place. I haven’t moved in yet. I’m still reconstructing and stuff.”

Her mother’s reaction? “She’s stoked,” says Cyrus, who adds that her new home is “really, really close” to her family’s current Toluca Lake, Calif., residence.

“My house is going to be gorgeous because my mom is an interior designer,” says Cyrus, whose new film The Last Song is in theatres now. “It’s like if your mom’s a clothes designer you’re always going to look great. My mom’s an interior designer so my house is going to be perfect all the time.”

The star decided to create “a really zen” space for her first home. “We did all these different things to make it a place that’s so chill,” she says. “Like all my couches are on the floor and I have pillows on the floor. It’s just serene – like my own kind of therapy.”

“My religion is love,” adds Cyrus, “so my door is always open for anyone who wants to come in. It’s a just a loving place.”

[From People Magazine]

Yes, I do think Miley is too young to own her own home. But it’s close to her parents’ house, and after all, it’s not like Miley hasn’t already been living the life of an independent woman for a while. I’ve mentioned this before too – I like that Miley has stopped trying to convince us all that she’s some uber-Christian virgin. She’s fallen in love (with boyfriend Liam Hemsworth), she’s having sex (with Liam), she’s moving out of her parents’ house (I bet Liam‘s moving in too), and it kind of seems okay. It seems real.

Oh, but I bet the decorating is going to be fug.