Hahaha, I'll be happy to do that, but I think it'll be a long wait. I'm kind of an odd one when it comes to doing stuff. I like to think things through, plan and plan again and again, and I'm trying to use as much discarded material as I possibly can. In other words, I'm trying to keep the cost as low as possible. I see so much stuff which can still be used end up at the tip, it's shameful. For the aquaponics system, I will try and replicate the ecosystem that exists in nature (safe for the air-lift pump to circulate the water). Some ways to go on how to do that on a flat piece of limited land. Like I said, lots of plans, but tough to get all the required materials. Thanks for the interest.

If you don't want to settle for either colour shade (dark or light) you can always do a mix: frame of your storage light and have the inside of the shelves is dark or the other way round to match your existing furniture. You could even go and make it a great feature wall. Maybe some the images below will give some inspiration. Another option is to "frame" the fire place area by putting some fire safe material behind and under (maybe in the exact height of your black sideboard on the left wall). Storage could be mounted to upper half of the wall. I'd probably try to leave the storage half "open" since the fireplace is kind of freestanding.

Looking at your photos I noticed you have lots of little artwork scattered here and there. They don’t look right at the moment . If group all of them in a gallery like formation on the wall above your dining table you will have a focal point. There is no need for a frame on each wall, just one focal point is enough. Also there seems inadequate amount of storage in the kitchen, you could add some wall cabinets maybe in different colour to add a bit of interest and height to the room, at the moment everything is on same level. I realised you didn’t ask opinion on this but anyway I don’t mean to offend.

If you look at 'the Kuro' on the web site. The click on brochure and go to the specifications, there is a description of external features. It mentions a ' 10mm aluminium surround'. I would pick up the phone and give them a call.