Kitchen Tune-Up Belmont, MA

Kitchen Tune-Up Belmont doesn't gut kitchens — it refaces them. Peter Coleman, with his helper Chris in several accounts, resurfaces and paints cabinet boxes, hangs new doors and drawer fronts, retiles backsplashes and builds the occasional custom pantry, and what homeowners describe is a kitchen that looks new without the demolition. One April 2026 customer's cabinets were, in their words, horrible and peeling; they came back perfect. Speed comes up nearly as often as the finish. A January 2025 couple were quoted four days and had the job done in just over two. A September 2025 homeowner said the cabinets were finished in about five days, with Peter answering questions before, during and after. In June 2025, another described a 1978 dark formica kitchen turned bright and modern, on schedule, and an April 2025 reviewer had had three kitchens done by the same crew. The recent jobs run the same way: an April 2026 customer had every cabinet resurfaced and the hinges and drawer glides realigned at a price they called fair, and a July 2026 job started a week earlier than scheduled on almost no notice. One recent account runs the other way, and it is the thing to ask about. In a June 2026 Houzz review, a homeowner wrote that after four months of design discussions, measurements and planning on a 2026 kitchen renovation, they paid a $7,000 deposit — half the contracted price — and two weeks later were told he was not ready to begin. That review sits behind Houzz's 2.8-star average across its four reviews, while Google's 23 ratings, Angi's 20 and HomeAdvisor's 19 all average 5.0, with roughly a tenth of the Angi and HomeAdvisor ratings at one star. The company's Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, #151954, is active on the state registry. If what you want is the kitchen you already have brought back — refaced cabinets, new doors and drawers, painted boxes, a fresh backsplash — this is a fitting call, and the finish work is what customers describe best. Before any money changes hands, put the start date in the contract and agree in writing what happens to the deposit if that date moves.