Three older homes get renovated

Newton Before moving out of their 1925 center-entrance Colonial in Newton Centre for eight months, Miriam Dellheim-Baumel and Andy Baumel gave this set of instructions to architect Marcy Scudder: The renovation should be functional, not waste space, but maintain the home's easy flow, and above all, preserve its character.

Newton

Before moving out of their 1925 center-entrance Colonial in Newton Centre for eight months, Miriam Dellheim-Baumel and Andy Baumel gave this set of instructions to architect Marcy Scudder: The renovation should be functional, not waste space, but maintain the home's easy flow, and above all, preserve its character.

(Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff)