* Daring‎,‎ dramatic and full of inspirational ideas * Features 34 stunning projects each with a full 6 pages devoted to it Stephen Crafti has always been drawn to black houses‎,‎ irrespective of the materials they are constructed in‎,‎ be they zinc‎,‎ timber or simply painted‎.‎ Unlike most houses‎,‎ which scream for attention‎,‎ black houses sit quietly‎,‎ accentuating the often‎-verdant landscape‎.‎ There is also a sense of calm and tranquillity with a black home‎.‎ Crafti doesn‎'‎t live in a black house‎,‎ but he recently upgraded a 1930‎'‎s home‎.‎ ‎'‎Everything I touched was changed to black‎,‎ from the timber fences to the timber floorboards‎'‎‎.‎ He even added black curtains and planted black bearded irises in his garden‎.‎ Using black seemed to unify disparate elements in and around his home‎.‎ While there are numerous black features in Crafti‎'‎s home‎,‎ his ideal scenario would be to live in a contemporary black house‎,‎ with black furniture and black walls‎.‎ And maybe even a garden filled with black plants‎.‎