In renovating his century-old Newton home, the owner sought to enhance its livability while staying true to its history--and building in some smart green elements, too.

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  photograph by Greg Premru

  The home’s exterior got spruced up with a new patio, easy-care shingles, and a period-appropriate paint scheme.
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  BEFORE: When Steve Snider bought the home in 2010, its structure was sound, but a 1960s renovation had left it looking dated.
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  BEFORE: “It needed a lot of work to ensure that it would be around for another 100 years,” Snider says.
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  photograph by Greg Premru

  The kitchen has an expansive granite-topped island and Caesarstone counters.
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  BEFORE: While the house was big, its rooms were dark and badly sized for the way people live today. The kitchen was small, and the front-to-back living room, probably used frequently in the home’s early years, “seemed too formal and stuffy,” says Treff LaFleche, principal of Cambridge-based LDa Architecture & Interiors.
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  Snider’s living room features a new gas fireplace with an Arts and Crafts-style surround and the original mantel.
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  photograph by Greg Premru

  Thermal-paned windows in the master bath and throughout the house are an energy-saving element.
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  photograph by Greg Premru

  A guest bath features the original claw-foot tub.
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  photograph by Greg Premru

  In the dining room, stained-glass windows salvaged from a local church add an Arts and Crafts sensibility.