All Black Everything

Leica Q. Photo taken by Minimally Minimal. www.minimallyminimal.com/blo...

The Leica Q. It maintains the classic Leica identity while packing all the digital tools modern photographers look for in a street shooter. Photo by Minimally Minimal. www.minimallyminimal.com/blo...

The couple have crafted their own kitchens in the past. For their floating home, however, they selected the black Vipp kitchen, where Juul chats with her daughter, Karla.

Outside, larch-wood shutters offer the residents privacy.

Gärsnäs Hug Armchair in black by Anna Von Schewen.

Bluesound plays from services including Rdio and TuneIn Radio, with Spotify recently announced. The biggest name in the home Wi-Fi audio market, Sonos, can handle more services.

Piano coat rack by by Patrick Séha for Per/Use. This multi-purpose coat rack and hanger panel has foldable hooks, taking up virtually no space unless needed.

The blades on the Furtif Evercut series are made from titanium-carbide that’s been laser-bonded. It will last “300 times longer than standard steel and five times longer than ceramic,” according to the manufacturer TB Groupe.

For 2015, Vipp, the Danish industrial design company known for its iconic trash cans and all-black kitchens, introduces a 592-square-foot prefab unit called Shelter.

The iconic waste bin that gave Vipp its start is a mainstay in the Egelunds’ home, as are many of the company’s streamlined design solutions. The waste bins, shelves, glasses, and ceramics are by Vipp.

“The kitchen is the room we use the most,” Sofie says. The dark gray walls and tonal accents make it cozy and cave-like, while natural illumination and light-toned accessories introduce airiness and circulation. Even in the colder months, the Egelunds spend most of their time there, and Sofie maintains that the stark darkness makes it a homey place to entertain guests and spend time with the family. “And,” she adds, “you can always go to the other floors if it gets too dark!” The kitchen island, shelves, glass, and ceramics are by Vipp.

Chris stained all the interior wood black, including this wall by the entry stairs.

The Sunken House, so-named for its excavated site, is a dark, cedar-clad cube in a stuffy part of town. Read more about this perfect London plot here.

The black facade of the Yatabes’ house may turn a darkly futuristic face to its suburban block, but behind it the house is full of light. In Saitama, a tightly packed neighborhood near Tokyo, the black metal screen affords the family privacy without sacrificing outdoor space.

Fujimori has an affinity for building structures that appear to be perched precariously: His charred cedar-clad Guest House seems to balance on a sliver of a wall.