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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