The Dreamy Farmhouse Home Of Jamie Green & Lisa Danielle
By Natalie McGowan | 28th April 2026A glimpse inside Le JARDIN: the charming Byron Bay hinterland farmhouse that photographer Jamie Green and creative consultant Lisa Danielle call home, drawing inspiration from the countryside villas of southern France.
Image by Portia Sarris
What did your moodboard for Le JARDIN include?
Lisa: Our moodboard was full of incredible photos of properties in Europe, sweet farmhouse interiors, and lush cottage gardens. Lots of Parisian tiles, rustic timbers, sweet lighting… the list goes on!
Le JARDIN is inspired heavily by the South of France and Morocco. Were there specific things you’d seen on your travels that directly inspired elements of Le JARDIN?
Jamie: The key design elements we wanted to include in the farmhouse were walls that felt like they had been there forever. We built the walls out of hempcrete and then had them rendered with a natural limestone. We were also very inspired by the windows and doors in France.
Are there souvenirs, artworks, or objects collected from your travels that you incorporated into the interior design?
Jamie: There is an amazing vintage market in Lille, France, called Brasserie De Lille. It’s the largest flea market in Europe and dates back to the 12th century. We picked up many of our plates, vases, and the most beautiful silver candelabra that we literally squeezed into our suitcase!
What drew you to Newrybar as the location for your home?
Lisa: Newrybar is such a special little pocket of the Byron Bay Hinterland, it feels so lush and it has a sweet little main street with some beautiful cafes and vintage stores
As two creatives, how did your backgrounds shape the way you approached designing the home? Were there any non-negotiables on your list?
Jamie: Yes, many things you’d see on a traditional Australian home we had to push back on. As a photographer, I knew we didn’t want eaves or lines in our render – we wanted the building to feel like it had popped up out of the ground and it had been there forever. A clean, simple building is much harder to build than you’d imagine, with so many restrictions in the Australian building code.
Did anything about the site make the build challenging or spark new ideas?
Lisa: We’ve faced so many challenges building from scratch and developing the land. There are so many parts that weren’t on our Pinterest board, like the septic, haha. We really wanted to lean into the surrounding landscape and really go with the hinterland style. We have so many ideas for our block; one day, we would love to build a big glass greenhouse to extend our flower and vegetable gardens, and build an outdoor kitchen and fire pit. The ideas are endless.
How did you go about choosing furniture, lighting, and decorative pieces to fit the overall design?
Lisa: We really wanted our walls and windows to take centre stage, so our styling of the home is still quite minimal. That is also because the overall size is quite small, so we don’t want it to feel cluttered or forced. We love the idea of slowly collecting perfectly suited pieces over time and we love a mixture of vintage and modern items.
Are there rooms, corners, or furniture in the home that are particularly special to you or really capture the spirit of Le JARDIN?
Lisa: Our large arch doors that lead out to the gardens were a last-minute addition and are truly our favourite feature of the home, inspired by all the beautiful doorways in Paris, of course. We also love our vintage sage kitchen cabinet and our warm terracotta tiled bathroom, which feels like a warm hug when you enter.
How did you approach the gardens and landscaping to work with the home?
Jamie: It has very much been a work in progress; we have a lot of land to deal with, so we started testing with green manures and patches of sunflowers. Eventually, our gardening team started to grow. Tanya from Oh Flora Studio took over our 20×20 flower patch and keeps that looking great, and one of our dear friends, Dayne Thompson, an amazing garden designer, has been helping with planning and planting over the past year. We approach with native grasses, perennials, herbs, and food. The aim for the garden is to be dancing – different seasons bring different colours and flavours. It’s one of our favourite parts of living on the land.
When you were designing the house, were there routines, rituals, or ways that you live day-to-day that shaped the design?
Jamie: The intention for this house was very much to move freely between the garden and the house. We wanted to bring the outdoors in. Growing flowers and food to fill our rooms with fresh aromas and homemade meals was a big part of the dream.
Imagery: Jamie Green
