Kitchen Tune-Up

Kitchen Tune-Up's Newton-area franchise is built around a small, named team — Mike Hurley, Allen Cohen, and installers Darrin and his son Cameron — doing cabinet refacing, redooring and related kitchen updates rather than full gut renovations. It's part of the national Kitchen Tune-Up brand, founded in 1988 and now under Home Franchise Concepts, but the reviews describe a local operation people got to know by name. Google's page holds 108 ratings at 4.9 stars, and Angi's is a perfect 5.0 from 170; the specifics behind those numbers repeat in review after review. Customers describe a quote given the same day as the first visit, a firm price instead of a rough estimate, and timelines that held — doors that arrived exactly 8 weeks after ordering with installation finished in 3 days, and a 4-day refacing job where the crew showed up at 7:30 and worked straight through without a lunch break. Multiple reviewers mention Allen walking them through options and Mike measuring and following up personally, and several say the crew protected surfaces and cleaned up thoroughly each day. One February 2026 review tells a different story: after agreeing to a price, signing the contract and paying a 50% deposit, the reviewer says the relationship broke down about a month in, leaving them unable to recommend the company. It's the only account like it on file against dozens of positive ones, but worth asking about directly, especially around deposit and change-order terms. For a cabinet refacing or redoor project rather than a full remodel, Kitchen Tune-Up of Newton is a solid choice inside its service area — just get the payment schedule and timeline in writing before any deposit changes hands.