Three Flags

Kitchen featuring custom cabinetry, large island and pass thru to the screen porch

Project Details

Architect + Builder

Knickerbocker Group

Interior Design

Annie K Interiors + James Light Interiors

Photography

Jeff Roberts Imaging

Photoshoot Styling

Patty Boone

Recognition

Maine Home + Design, June 2023

Design driven by simplicity

This coastal home, a collaborative project with Knickerbocker Group as architect and builder, embodies the vision of Annie K Interiors and James Light Interiors, blending modern and Scandinavian influences into a seamless design. Drawing on traditional vernacular forms and materials, the home achieves a striking balance with clean, contemporary lines that reflect both the timeless beauty of its surroundings and the homeowners’ desire for a fresh, airy space.

The design thoughtfully integrates natural textures and light, emphasizing simplicity and functionality while maintaining a connection to the coastal landscape. This harmonious fusion of styles results in a home that is both warm and inviting, offering a sophisticated yet relaxed environment that reflects the best of both worlds.

A view of the walkway to the side of the home

Tiny pops of pattern, such as Piero Fornasetti’s whimsical piscine “Acquario” wallpaper in the powder room, bold striped outdoor cushions, and botanical patterned pillows in the primary suite, offer a tasteful accent to the overall aesthetic.

– Interiors Team, Three Flags

Design that underscores entertaining

Three Flag’s design was rooted in a love for hosting family and friends. The entire first floor embodies an openness and flow that makes it easy to entertain, while ample porch space offers the opportunity to enjoy summer in Maine at its finest. The central great room opens to a 100-foot porch, effortlessly embracing indoor–outdoor connectivity.

Clever design details such as a pass-through window in the kitchen allows food and drinks to easily be relayed to the first floor screened porch, featuring outdoor dining and living areas, as well as a wood-burning fireplace. Overhead infrared heaters and motorized retractable weather screens enable the space to be used during the cooler seasons.

Coffee center in custom coastal Maine home

Dining room with a view of the Maine coast

Engineering feats abound

Even though the design is marked by its simplicity, many of the most noticeable features required thoughtful engineering techniques to appear effortless. The striking sculptural staircase is a focal point upon entry, with its exquisite helical white oak handrails that run continuously between floors.

Pulling this off required creative design techniques, including mixing in slightly thicker candlepin balusters throughout. Upstairs, in the primary bathroom, the precast concrete tub weighs 1,600 pounds when filled, requiring extra support from laminated veneer lumber beams to keep it from falling through to the first floor.

View of the mezzanine overlooking the living room

Stone soaking tub with large walk in shower

Tiled mudroom with window bench and storage

Additional windows at the roofline fills this living area with natural light

View of bar with overhead glass cabinets

Windows fill the living area with natural light

Black balusters and natural wood hand rail make for a dramatic stairway

Powder room featuring fish motif wallpaper

Embracing its landscape

The connectivity to its surroundings continues throughout. One of the home’s most unique features is a green roof located directly outside the primary suite. A sleek folding NanaWall opens from the primary bedroom to a screened porch with the green roof just beyond. Although it is located on the second floor, the space feels at one with nature with the beautiful rooftop vegetation close by. The perfect perch for a morning coffee or evening cocktail, the screened porch offers unobstructed views of vegetation and the sea beyond.

Primary bedroom with attached screen porch

Large light filled bedroom at Three Flags

Large covered deck with sliding doors to the living

The approach to Three Flags from the water

Easeful Interiors

Interior finishes, led by Knickerbocker Group, encompass a mix of materials, including walnut and hand-edge metal kitchen cabinets crafted by local artisan Greg Zoulamis, oak floors, and accents of steel in the home bar, as well as the front doors. For the interior furnishings, Annie K Interiors + James Light Interiors partnered together on the design. To align with the home’s serene feel, a warm, neutral palette was used throughout.