Black Walls

Today while browing design/decor blogs I came across the room below and love the black walls with the animal prints and the cackling fire beneath the ornate mantle.  Black walls are sort of en vogue at the moment, although I remember the first time I ever saw this in a home; a family friend had just moved into a new home and painted the dining room a flat black.  I remember thinking it was so unique at the time (I was in high school), since I remember a lot of beige from the 90s and early 2000s.