Michele Throssell Interiors

Michele Throssell Interiors There is a sense of laid back glamour in Michele Throssell's work, created by using a textured, natural palette.

She is inspired by natural organic elements with a great love for local home-grown style. Successful Interior designer, Michele Throssell, has been creating unique interiors for the past 15 years. Once committed to a project she is focused and driven to give the client their dream home with her interpretation to compliment their lifestyle. Michele Throssell's individual style resembles a truly uni

que mix of old and new. She creates relaxed, understated homes with her main focus on creating a lifestyle for living, with truly comfortable, classic and contemporary pieces. With carefully selected bespoke furniture items, Michele's homes are always something to relish in.

There is a quiet sophistication in restraint, in choosing depth without darkness.At Biyela Lodge, moody palettes are not...
28/07/2026

There is a quiet sophistication in restraint, in choosing depth without darkness.

At Biyela Lodge, moody palettes are not about weight. They are about atmosphere. Deep, considered hues that hold a room rather than overwhelm it. Inked blues, softened charcoals, muted clays that seem to shift as the day moves through them.

Natural light becomes the counterbalance that softens edges, lifts shadow, and reveals the subtle complexity within each tone. What feels dramatic at noon becomes intimate by evening. A living surface of light and shade.

When done well, these darker palettes do not close a space in - they anchor it. Grounding living rooms in stillness, bedrooms in calm, dining spaces in quiet confidence.

It is not darkness that defines them, but balance.

Once reserved for feature walls, wallpaper now moves with quiet confidence through the entire home. Not as decoration, b...
14/07/2026

Once reserved for feature walls, wallpaper now moves with quiet confidence through the entire home. Not as decoration, but as depth and drama.

A hallway becomes a passage of pattern - repetition that slows you down, inviting pause between rooms. A ceiling turns unexpected, almost cinematic, drawing the eye upward into something considered and complete. Small rooms become moments of escape, wrapped entirely in texture and tone.

From hand-drawn florals to architectural geometrics, from soft linen weaves to bold, immersive prints - each style sets a different emotional temperature. Scale shifts the mood. Rhythm creates calm. And repetition, far from overwhelming, becomes grounding when it is intentional.

The beauty lies in how it transforms space without changing structure. Just surface, reimagined. A quiet layer that reshapes how a room is felt, not just seen.

Brushed brass catching late afternoon light, softening a room without asking for attention. Blackened steel grounding a ...
08/07/2026

Brushed brass catching late afternoon light, softening a room without asking for attention. Blackened steel grounding a space with restraint and confidence. Polished chrome reflecting fragments of life back at you - distorted, luminous, alive. Each finish carries its own emotional register, its own way of shaping how a space feels before a single word is spoken within it.

When layered with intention, these metallic tones create a sense of chromatic calm. A visual quiet where contrast does not compete, but coexists. Warmth and coolness, reflection and absorption, shine and shadow, all held in delicate balance rather than opposition.

There is also a particular grounding that comes from more structured, masculine materials: steel, iron, burnished metals with weight and clarity. They anchor a space. They introduce a kind of stillness that feels deliberate, not decorative. In contrast to softness, they offer structure; in contrast to colour, they offer restraint.

It is this interplay that defines the atmosphere. Not excess, but equilibrium. Not noise, but composed intensity.

When choosing dark colours in interior design, we invite the day to unfold in layers of shadow and softness. With skill,...
23/06/2026

When choosing dark colours in interior design, we invite the day to unfold in layers of shadow and softness. With skill, charcoal, black and deep neutrals can feel grounding, not heavy. Morning light moves gently across darkened surfaces. By afternoon, spaces settle into quiet contrast. By evening, everything becomes tone, texture, and glow.

This is dark mode, but softened. Moody, not gloomy.

Here, depth replaces decoration. Shadow becomes a design element.
And stillness is not absence, but atmosphere.

At Michele Throssell Interiors, the most enduring design choices often begin in the natural world. On site, we see how s...
17/06/2026

At Michele Throssell Interiors, the most enduring design choices often begin in the natural world.

On site, we see how stone settles into earth, how timber weathers into softness, how colour exists in imperfect harmony without effort or excess.

Sustainable design, at its most refined, is not about restraint for its own sake. It is about listening. Choosing materials that belong, forms that endure, and details that feel as though they were always meant to be there.

When interiors take their cues from the natural world, they become less about style and more about continuity.

A gentle kind of permanence, shaped with care.

There is a particular kind of luxury found outdoors.The most considered outdoor spaces are never left entirely to the su...
12/06/2026

There is a particular kind of luxury found outdoors.

The most considered outdoor spaces are never left entirely to the sun. They are softened, filtered, and shaped by structure and intention - where canopies stretch like linen sails, pergolas cast shifting geometry across stone, and natural coverings blur the boundary between shelter and sky.

Here, shade is not an afterthought. It is by design.

A way of protecting not just from the elements, but of creating atmosphere, coolness beneath heat, stillness beneath light, and spaces that invite you to linger just a little longer.

The pieces that shape a home are rarely the ones chosen all at once.They are gathered slowly over years. Items like a pa...
10/06/2026

The pieces that shape a home are rarely the ones chosen all at once.

They are gathered slowly over years. Items like a painting discovered while travelling, a sketch gifted by a friend, an artwork that quietly carries the memory of a moment, a place, a person.

Art gives a home its inner life, adds depth and create a sense of story.

The most personal interiors are not perfectly curated - they are layered with meaning, memory and emotion, becoming a reflection of the people who live within them.

10/06/2026

NEW PROJECT SHOWCASE đź“Ť Sable Alley Camp, Botswana

Where still water mirrors the sky and elephants wander quietly to the lagoon’s edge, safari becomes something slower, softer… more intimate.

Designed by Michele Throssell Interiors, Sable Alley Camp is a masterclass in understated luxury. Think layered textures, natural materials, firelight and thoughtful detail woven seamlessly into the wild landscape of Botswana’s Khwai Private Reserve.

Here, interiors are not separate from nature, but deeply connected to it. Every space invites a feeling of calm, presence and quiet sophistication, allowing the beauty of the Okavango to remain the true focal point.

A safari experience designed to be felt as much as seen.

Every inch of Goose Villa is a celebration of Cape Dutch style, tradition is reimagined with ease.In the bedrooms, South...
10/06/2026

Every inch of Goose Villa is a celebration of Cape Dutch style, tradition is reimagined with ease.

In the bedrooms, South African design staples meet old-world classics. Layered textiles soften the spaces and invite rest.

For those drawn to this feeling, a selection of similar cushions is available online. Crafted by local artisans and thoughtfully curated by the Michele Throssell Interiors team, each piece carries its own sense of place.

They are released in limited runs. Once they find their homes, they may not be seen again. Thoughtful design with lasting appeal. Just as all meaningful pieces should be.

Shop the remaining collection while you can: https://michelethrossell.com/all-cushions/

09/06/2026

From the quiet stillness of the Karoo, to coastal Zimbali, and the layered wild of the Okavango. This is a study in materiality, and how wood can carry spaces.

Dark wood grounds a room, adding weight where it’s needed. Lighter tones lift and soften. The secret lies in the mix: finishes layered with intention, always in conversation.

Across cladding, fixtures, furniture, ceilings and floors, timber proves its quiet versatility. It can be stained to deepen, painted to soften, or left raw - its texture telling a more honest story.

Knowing when to refine and when to reveal is where the design begins.
Each application shapes a different mood, a different way of living.

Wood as a material is durable, forgiving, and endlessly adaptable.

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