K
urtis Kitchen and Bath, a
Michigan company celebrating
50 years of providing products
for kitchen and bath remodeling and
new home construction, is uniting
with family-owned Reborn Cabinets of
Anaheim, Calif., to form a new cabinet
refacing division, Home Solutions by
Kurtis.
“Home Solutions by Kurtis will trans-
form a homeowner’
s existing cabinetry
to look like just-installed, brand-new
cabinets,
” said Wayne Weintraub,
co-owner of Kurtis Kitchen and Bath.
“We partnered with Reborn Cabinets to
provide this quick and affordable way
to update cabinets with their Signature
Refacing products and services.
”
FAMILY SPIRIT
Both Reborn and Kurtis Kitchen and
Bath are family-owned, and the close-
knit spirit begun in 1968 by Kurtis K&B
founder Louis Kuretzky is still very evi-
dent, with his son Howard and grand-
son Aaron running the business along
with friends and partners (and father
and son) Wayne and David Weintraub.
“My father started the business and I
worked with him from day one, helping
as needed by driving trucks, working in
the shop and learning all phases of the
business,
” Howard said. “When Louis
and another partner retired, I took over
leadership of the company.
“My wife and Wayne’
s wife renewed
a childhood friendship when they
found themselves on the same jury,
and Wayne joined the firm a short time
later. We both run the business along
with our sons, Aaron and David.
”
Howard grew up attending first
Congregation B’
nai David and then
B’
nai Israel. He and his family now
affiliate with Temple Israel, along with
the Weintraubs, and the two families
celebrate not only the Jewish holidays
together, but birthdays and anniversa-
ries, too.
“The best part of working in a fam-
ily business is we all get to see one
another almost every day,
” Wayne said.
“Whether it’
s vacationing, a round of
golf or an evening out together, the
families enjoy a special bond. Although
sometimes the moms think the dads are
working the kids too hard!”
ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD
“We recently decided technology had
developed to the point that refacing
could provide a quality solution to the
remodeling process,” Wayne said. “
After
months of research, we entered into a
joint venture with the largest refacing
company in the U.S., offering products
and installation services to residential
clients. This unique service can be
accomplished in about three days, and
homeowners can choose to keep their
existing cabinets. All the newest features
can be included — such as soft-close
door mechanisms and roll-out trays —
and the result is a quick, easy modern-
ization of the kitchen that will make the
home look beautiful again.
”
Even through Detroit’
s economic
recession in 2007-08, Kurtis K&B’
s com-
mitment to providing quality people
and products kept the company strong.
“Kurtis had to downsize after the
recession, but this allowed us to re-in-
vest in our best people, most of whom
are still with us today,
” Aaron said.
“This experience and knowledge pay
tremendous benefits to our customers.
“We operate on the principle of
mutual trust and respect,
” he continued.
This is the basis of our relationship
among ourselves, our staff and our
clients. We won’
t provide a service or
represent a product we wouldn’
t have in
our own homes. We also take pride in
our communities and give back when-
ever we can by selecting a charitable
project to assist with each year — from
upgrading a Hazel Park fire station’
s
kitchen to updating the bathrooms at a
local shelter. We live here, and support-
ing our local community is just the right
thing to do.”
Both families agree the business’
five-decade staying power can best be
attributed to the kindred feeling they’
ve
created over the years.
“We treat our customers and employ-
ees as if they are part of our family,
”
David said. “We feel we’
ve been around
for 50 years because we’
re honest, hard-
working and strive to deliver a beautiful
product for our customers. We take
pride in what we do and have adopted
technologies that allow clients to be
involved in the whole process.
” ■
Kurtis Kitchen and Bath locations include
Clarkston, Livonia, Royal Oak and Utica.
For information on Home Solutions by
Kurtis, visit HomeSolutionsByKurtis.com or
KurtisKitchen.com.
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50 Years &
50 Years &
Still Innovating
Still Innovating
Kurtis Kitchen and Bath partners with Reborn
Cabinets to form new division.
Aaron Kuretzky, David Weintraub,
Wayne Weintraub and Howard Kuretzky
COURTESY OF KURTIS KITCHEN AND BATH
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