CAFÉ Panel-Ready Appliances
When you truly want to customize your kitchen, panel-ready appliances are ideal. CAFÉ panel-ready appliances let you design a premium kitchen with a seamless, built-in look that totally reflects your personal style while providing professional performance. Create your own furniture-like kitchen aesthetic with our suite of panel-ready, built-in refrigerators, CustomFit dishwashers, and undercounter ice makers.
Why Choose Panel-Ready Appliances?
- Style, color, and design options are all yours—create the kitchen you love.
- A custom panel refrigerator can blend into your kitchen instead of holding center stage.
- A panel-ready dishwasher virtually disappears, putting focus on your beautiful surrounding cabinetry.
- If you decide to change your kitchen cabinets, you don’t have to change your appliances—just add new panels.
How Panel-Ready Kitchen Appliances Work
Our panel-ready appliances help you create a space where every detail feels intentional and personalized. To create a cohesive, built-in look for your kitchen, choose CAFÉ panel-ready appliances and then add custom panels that match your existing cabinetry.
Start by verifying that your cabinet maker or manufacturer can create custom panels for your CAFÉ custom panel appliances. To ensure your appliances sit flush with your cabinets and work flawlessly, have them professionally installed. Each of our panel-ready appliances comes with a Design Guide that shows all measurements including door clearance. You’ll also receive Custom Panel Templates to ensure your cabinet maker or installer gets the right fit.
Door Panels and Handles Not Included
Shop Our Panel-Ready Suite of Appliances
CAFÉ currently offers custom panel dishwashers, panel-ready fridges, and custom panel ready ice makers that fit under your counter.
36" Panel-Ready Integrated French-Door Refrigerator
36" Panel-Ready Integrated Bottom-Freezer Refrigerator – Left Swing
36" Panel-Ready Integrated Bottom-Freezer Refrigerator – Right Swing
Panel-Ready Smart Dishwasher with Ultra Wash Top Rack
Ice Maker 15-Inch Panel-Ready - Nugget Ice
Ice Maker 15-Inch Panel-Ready - Clear Ice
Ice Maker 15-Inch Panel-Ready - Clear Ice
CAFÉ Panel-Ready Appliances FAQS
What are panel-ready appliances?
Panel-ready appliances allow you to create an integrated kitchen design with appliances virtually disappearing when you attach panel fronts that match your cabinetry. Many cabinet manufacturers and cabinet makers can create panels that attach to your appliances in place of the usual appliance doors. The result is a stunning, furniture-like look where appliances and cabinets blend together seamlessly.
What is the difference between panel-ready and built-in appliances?
Built-in appliances fit within cabinetry but have typical appliance doors in matching finishes like Stainless Steel or Matte White. Panel ready appliances come without doors or handles allowing you to have custom doors made to match your cabinets so at first glance, you don’t see the appliances; only the beautiful cabinetry.
Does CAFÉ offer panel-ready refrigerators?
CAFÉ offers a suite of panel ready appliances including panel ready integrated French door refrigerators and panel ready integrated bottom freezer refrigerators that include CAFÉ fridge features such as convertible, climate control drawers for flexible storage, bright LED lighting, and stylish adjustable door bins.
Does CAFÉ offer panel-ready dishwashers?
CAFÉ offers a panel ready, CustomFit smart dishwasher among its suite of panel ready appliances. This dishwasher includes built-in WiFi connectivity, a top rack that can be configured to maximize flexibility, and UltraWash Zone that uses powerful jets to target stuck-on food on silverware, cooking utensils, and ramekins.
Can I customize the exterior of a CAFÉ panel-ready appliance?
Yes, you can customize the exterior of your CAFÉ panel ready appliances with custom panels created to match your kitchen cabinetry. This allows your appliances to blend seamlessly into your kitchen, putting the focus on your gorgeous cabinets while providing the innovative CAFÉ appliance features you love.
Are panel-ready appliances the same as integrated appliances?
Not exactly. Panel ready describes the ability of the appliances to accept custom cabinet front. Integrated appliances refers to how appliances are installed completely flush with your cabinetry. Though panel ready appliances are usually installed flush with cabinetry, the designation of integrated appliances doesn’t include custom panel fronts. Integrated appliances may have typical appliance doors and handles.
Do CAFÉ panel-ready appliances come with cabinet panels?
No, CAFÉ panel-ready appliances don’t come with doors or cabinet panels. You must find a cabinet manufacturer or cabinet maker to create custom cabinet-matching fronts for your panel-ready appliances. Our panel-ready appliances do include a Design Guide that shows all measurements including door clearance and Custom Panel Templates to ensure your cabinet maker or installer gets the right fit.
How do I choose the right panel-ready appliance for my kitchen?
When designing a custom kitchen with panel-ready appliances make sure you find a cabinet manufacturer or maker who can create custom appliance panels to match your cabinetry. Once you decide on a cabinet design and appliances that accept those cabinet fronts, be sure to have a skilled installer put your kitchen together to ensure all appliances work properly and blend seamlessly with your kitchen cabinets.