A dishwasher comprising: a chassis having a base; a tub supported on the base and at least partially defining a treating chamber having an access opening; a door (1 18) having a door height extending between a door upper end and a door lower end; a hinge pivotally mounting the door (1 18) to the chassis for pivotal movement between a closed position, wherein the access opening is closed, and an opened position, wherein the access opening is opened; a non-racking decorative cover having a cover height extending between a cover upper end and a cover lower end; and a slide assembly (120, 130) mounting the decorative cover to the door (11 8) to move the decorative cover upwardly from a retracted position to an extended position as the door (11 8) is pivoted from the closed position to the open position; wherein the decorative cover height is greater than the door (1 18) height such that the decorative cover lower end lies below the door (11 8) lower end when the door (11 8) is in the closed position, and wherein moving the decorative cover from the retracted position to the extended position prevents the decorative cover lower end from contacting the chassis when the door (11 8) is moved from the closed to the open position, wherein the slide assembly (120, 130) includes a left slide (125, 128), mounting a left side of the decorative cover to the door and a right slide (125, 128) spaced apart from the left slide (125, 128) and mounting a right side of the decorative cover to the door (11 8), and wherein the dishwasher further comprises a gear train having a left gear rack coupled to the left slide and a right gear rack coupled to the right slide and moveable between an upward position where the decorative cover is extended and a downward position where the decorative cover is retracted, characterized in that the dishwasher door carries the gear train fixedly connecting a lower left slide assembly and a lower right slide assembly. a chassis having a base; a tub supported on the base and at least partially defining a treating chamber having an access opening; a door (1 18) having a door height extending between a door upper end and a door lower end; a hinge pivotally mounting the door (1 18) to the chassis for pivotal movement between a closed position, wherein the access opening is closed, and an opened position, wherein the access opening is opened; a non-racking decorative cover having a cover height extending between a cover upper end and a cover lower end; and a slide assembly (120, 130) mounting the decorative cover to the door (11 8) to move the decorative cover upwardly from a retracted position to an extended position as the door (11 8) is pivoted from the closed position to the open position; wherein the decorative cover height is greater than the door (1 18) height such that the decorative cover lower end lies below the door (11 8) lower end when the door (11 8) is in the closed position, and wherein moving the decorative cover from the retracted position to the extended position prevents the decorative cover lower end from contacting the chassis when the door (11 8) is moved from the closed to the open position, wherein the slide assembly (120, 130) includes a left slide (125, 128), mounting a left side of the decorative cover to the door and a right slide (125, 128) spaced apart from the left slide (125, 128) and mounting a right side of the decorative cover to the door (11 8), and wherein the dishwasher further comprises a gear train having a left gear rack coupled to the left slide and a right gear rack coupled to the right slide and moveable between an upward position where the decorative cover is extended and a downward position where the decorative cover is retracted, characterized in that the dishwasher door carries the gear train fixedly connecting a lower left slide assembly and a lower right slide assembly.