<p>An extending wall mounted cabinet includes an upper cabinet mounted into a wall and a lower cabinet moveable between an upper retracted position and a lower extended position. The extending wall mounted cabinet also includes a drive mechanism including an actuator for lowering and raising lower cabinet between an upper retracted position and a lower extended position. Preferably the lower cabinet nests within the upper cabinet in the upper retracted position such that the volume of the nested cabinets is no larger than the upper cabinet.</p>