Narrow Road Country Retreat featured on Travel Channel

Written by Sandra Scalise Juneau, Photo by Ken Schallenberg Photography

Featured on Travel Channel's The American Dream, hosted by Jamie Mixon Cure.

Louisiana native Jamie Mixon Cure has parlayed her knowledge of real estate with her passion for design into several multi-faceted, successful business ventures. A Licensed Louisiana Realtor, Mrs. Cure is leader of the Mixon Team, whose Mission is, “Dedication to building lasting relationships with our clients and partners, while providing the highest quality of customer service.”

Originally from the Southshore, Jamie, her husband Gillis and daughter Alexis moved in 2009 to St. Tammany

Parish, which according to Jamie was, “Mainly for the great schools.” After 12 years in the real estate industry and with a lifelong love affair with the lore, language, and landscapes of Louisiana’s houses, Jamie developed her personal perspective of the “Southern View”. Since helping clients with multiple renovation and re-design projects, Jamie Mixon Cure is now launching, J. Cure Interior Designs, offering her expertise in rescuing properties, keeping the unique style of each house while incorporating the finest in equipment, materials, and design to fit the needs of contemporary lifestyles.

Traveling down a winding roadway, Jamie first encountered the property on Narrow Road north of Covington and was immediately smitten by the mature oak trees surrounding the five-acre site. Struck with a vision of the possibilities for this early-1980s custom-built treasure, she immediately listed it for sale. After each showing to potential buyers, Jamie began visualizing an expansion of the original house.

With her husband Gillis, they purchased the property in 2022, and both with a clear image of the finished restoration, they self-contracted demolition, and immediately began the process of knocking out walls to open-up spaces for an even flow of living areas. Needing professional expertise for structural, electrical, plumbing and landscaping they enlisted the help of licensed contractors and were able to realize their vision. The renovation took 370 days to complete.

Reminiscent of the classic designs of Louisiana Architect, A. Hays Town, the home’s exterior features a deep galley front porch with shuttered windows and rustic wood pillars, welcoming you inside through double leaded-glass front doors. With meticulous attention to detail, the Cure’s added their sophistication of luxury to the home’s interior, and their elegance of style surrounds you. Each of five bedrooms, four full bathrooms and two and a half bathrooms is exquisitely appointed with highend finishes.

The biggest challenge during restoration was converting the existing garage into the heart of the home - a stunning state-of-the-art chef’s kitchen. With fifteen-foot vaulted ceilings, brilliantly lighted with dramatic fixtures and natural light from garden facing windows, this spacious area is more than a luxurious workspace, but rather a gathering spot for family breakfasts or for entertaining guests to revel in its visually striking ambiance. Rich teal cabinetry contrasted against stark white walls is accented by stainless steel Monogram appliances which include a six-burner gas cooktop, built-in dishwasher, a side-by-side refrigerator, and at fingertip convenience, an under the counter microwave and a beverage chiller. The kitchen’s focal point is a massive quartz countertop for barstool seating, which draws you into the coziness of a custom-built heart-pine dining table niched within wrap-around banquette seating.

The landscaped green way includes a generous driveway leading into the attached garage, which accommodates two and a half cars. For hobbyists, detached from the house is a seventeen-hundred square foot workshop to accommodate equipment, tools and supplies for any creative pursuit.

Throughout the living areas, you experience the warmth and charm of light pine-colored floors, natural brick accents and three fireplaces strategically placed throughout the home. The dining room, surrounded by windowed walls overlooking native foliage, is graced with the show of each season’s changing colors, making this fabulous home and surrounding gardens, being beyond just a house, into being a lavish country retreat.

As host of the American Dream TV Series, Jamie Mixon Cure calls in to play her creative talents, selecting stories to feature, interviewing guests, showcasing Lifestyle, Culture and Real Estate for the New Orleans and Northshore communities. Though new to New Orleans and introduced to our area by Jamie, American Dream TV Show has been available for over ten years, and is this year nominated for an Emmy Award. Her episodes, taped every other month, can be viewed through ABC, CBS, FOX, TRAVEL CHANNEL, AMAZON FIRE TV, ROKU, and APPLE TV.

To reach Jamie Mixon Cure, call 504-315-0334, or email jamieamixon@gmail.com https://my-home-tours.com/20398-Narrow-Rd