The decision to paint the wall black was more than creating an accent wall, but about giving the room more depth. There is a misconception that dark colors will make the room feel like it is caving in on you. Although black can be slimming in fashion, inside of a room a solid black wall appears to recede into nothingness. Like looking into space, or the night sky, it almost appears to be MORE expansive. This space is so wide that we needed to trick the eye by receding the longest wall backwards, giving us more depth to the room. It created a beautiful frame for the stunning view of the desert landscape through the window. 

The bench below was carefully thought out. It not only serves as ample seating, but as an abundance of storage for seasonal dishes, table settings, and other miscellaneous kitchen accessories. We also made these a matte black to disappear into the wall.