Ergonomic storage furniture (1a, 1b) comprising: • at least one retractable container (100, 101); and • a mechanism (11, 30) configured to move said at least one retractable container (100, 101) between two positions: • a stored position in which said retractable container (100, 101) is stored within said storage furniture (1a, 1b); and • an ergonomic position in which said retractable container (100, 101) is positioned in front of said storage furniture (1a, 1b) and at a different height from the stored position, so that the retractable container (100, 101) is at a more accessible height compared to the stored position; characterized in that said mechanism comprises: • a ladder, consisting of two vertical uprights, a front upright, and a rear upright, movable along the depth of said furniture by means of an upper ladder support and a lower ladder support; and • a shuttle, consisting of two symmetrical plates (325, 326) with respect to the plane of said ladder and mounted on either side of said ladder so that said shuttle is movable along the height of said ladder, said plates (325, 326) comprising means of securing to said at least one retractable container; the length of each plate (325, 326) extending from the rear end of said first upright to the front end of said second upright so as to support the weight of said retractable container (100, 101) by distributing it on either side of said mechanism (11, 30) in the width of said retractable container (100, 101), thus providing, in the ergonomic position, lateral access to said retractable container (100, 101). • at least one retractable container (100, 101); and • a mechanism (11, 30) configured to move said at least one retractable container (100, 101) between two positions: • a stored position in which said retractable container (100, 101) is stored within said storage furniture (1a, 1b); and • an ergonomic position in which said retractable container (100, 101) is positioned in front of said storage furniture (1a, 1b) and at a different height from the stored position, so that the retractable container (100, 101) is at a more accessible height compared to the stored position; characterized in that said mechanism comprises: • a ladder, consisting of two vertical uprights, a front upright, and a rear upright, movable along the depth of said furniture by means of an upper ladder support and a lower ladder support; and • a shuttle, consisting of two symmetrical plates (325, 326) with respect to the plane of said ladder and mounted on either side of said ladder so that said shuttle is movable along the height of said ladder, said plates (325, 326) comprising means of securing to said at least one retractable container; the length of each plate (325, 326) extending from the rear end of said first upright to the front end of said second upright so as to support the weight of said retractable container (100, 101) by distributing it on either side of said mechanism (11, 30) in the width of said retractable container (100, 101), thus providing, in the ergonomic position, lateral access to said retractable container (100, 101). • a stored position in which said retractable container (100, 101) is stored within said storage furniture (1a, 1b); and • an ergonomic position in which said retractable container (100, 101) is positioned in front of said storage furniture (1a, 1b) and at a different height from the stored position, so that the retractable container (100, 101) is at a more accessible height compared to the stored position; characterized in that said mechanism comprises: • a ladder, consisting of two vertical uprights, a front upright, and a rear upright, movable along the depth of said furniture by means of an upper ladder support and a lower ladder support; and • a shuttle, consisting of two symmetrical plates (325, 326) with respect to the plane of said ladder and mounted on either side of said ladder so that said shuttle is movable along the height of said ladder, said plates (325, 326) comprising means of securing to said at least one retractable container; the length of each plate (325, 326) extending from the rear end of said first upright to the front end of said second upright so as to support the weight of said retractable container (100, 101) by distributing it on either side of said mechanism (11, 30) in the width of said retractable container (100, 101), thus providing, in the ergonomic position, lateral access to said retractable container (100, 101).