About Nto Interiors

Thoughtfully designed. Beautifully lived in.

Creating warm, luxury-inspired homes designed for real everyday living. True luxury isn't about creating spaces that look untouchable — it's about designing environments that bring comfort, calm, and genuine well-being into your daily life.

Ntongase 'Nto' Mathabela, founder and creative director of Nto Interiors

The Philosophy & The Founder's Journey

Meet Ntongase Mathabela

Many modern professionals and families dream of a home that mirrors the peace of a luxury getaway, but daily reality often gets in the way. Mismatched furniture, unfinished rooms, and endless decor options leave spaces feeling fragmented, cold, and deeply overwhelming.

Nto Interiors was founded to replace that friction with complete clarity. Our signature approach blends premium design sensibilities with real-world practicality, focusing heavily on the sensory details — soft layering, rich textures, and intuitive layouts — ensuring your home feels incredibly high-end yet entirely welcoming for family life. Born and raised in the southern part of Johannesburg, founder Ntongase "Nto" Mathabela has always believed that a clean, thoughtfully designed environment directly enhances mental clarity, peace of mind, and overall happiness.

Driven to break the traditional barrier that treats interior design as an exclusive luxury reserved only for the wealthy, Nto turned to social media to showcase how high-end design principles could be unlocked using pure creativity, passion, and resourcefulness — from re-engineering a spacious primary suite to her celebrated viral project transforming a modest structural shack into a lavish, hotel-grade bedroom sanctuary without making any structural changes.

"Luxury isn't dictated by the architectural scale of a house or an intimidating price tag. True luxury is about creating an environment that feels warm, intentional, layered, and deeply personal. Your home should act as your ultimate daily sanctuary."

Nto Mathabela · Founder & Creative Director

Press & Media

Featured in the press.

A collection of stories, interviews, and features about the studio and founder Ntongase Mathabela's mission to make warm, luxurious design accessible.

BONA Magazine

BONA MAGAZINE · SUCCESS STORY · DECEMBER 2024

By Design — Nto Interiors transforms spaces with personalised design

BONA Magazine profiles Ntongase 'Nto' Mathabela, tracing her journey from Johannesburg South to becoming a go-to interior designer for South Africa's middle class.

Fourways Review

THE CITIZEN · FOURWAYS REVIEW · 16 SEPTEMBER 2024

Beautiful design for all — how Ntongase breaks interior barriers

From a young age, Ntongase Mathabela was fascinated by art and design. She launched Nto Interiors to break the barriers that make interior design seem out of reach, believing every home has the potential to be beautifully designed.

Carob Magazine Africa

CAROB MAGAZINE AFRICA · 25 MARCH 2024

Turning every shelter into a sanctuary of opulence and comfort

Carob Magazine Africa sits down with Ntongase Mathabela, founder of Nto Interiors — a young interior designer with a talent for turning any space into an elegant sanctuary of opulence and comfort.

The Journey Magazine

THE JOURNEY MAGAZINE · ISSUE 4, 2024

Designing Dreams — Ntongase Mathabela's journey from art to interiors

The Journey Magazine traces Ntongase Mathabela's path from a creative childhood in Johannesburg to founding Nto Interiors in 2023.

The Citizen

THE CITIZEN · PRINT EDITION · 2024

Interior designer adds that dash of luxury

From her home in Sunninghill to viral makeovers including a stunning shack-to-luxury bedroom transformation, Ntongase Mathabela is proving that beautiful design is accessible to all.

Warm luxury bedroom sanctuary styled by Nto Interiors

Let's Begin

Let's design your next chapter.

Bring us your unfinished room and we'll turn it into the space you look forward to coming home to.