An appliance having a cabinet liner and a shelf assembly , the shelf assembly comprising: - a shelf support operably coupled with the cabinet liner ; - a rear shelf portion slidably coupled with the shelf support between first and second positions, the first position being a rearward position and the second position being a forward position, - a front shelf portion positioned forward of the rear shelf portion and movable between first and second positions, the first position being a raised position and the second position being a lowered position, wherein the front shelf portion is substantially co-planar with the rear shelf portion when the front shelf portion is in the first position; and - a plurality of rotatable arms ; wherein the shelf assembly further comprises a connecting arm , wherein the connecting arm of the shelf assembly is configured to link the movement of the front shelf portion with the movement of the rear shelf portion , such that a forward position of the rear shelf portion corresponds with a lowered position of the front shelf portion and a rearward position of the rear shelf portion corresponds with a raised position of the front shelf portion , wherein the front end of the connecting arm is moved downward and forward when the front shelf portion is rotated from the raised position to the lowered position, a rear end of the connecting arm being simultaneously moved forward, pulling the rear shelf portion from the rearward position toward the forward position in a substantially horizontal direction, and wherein the connecting arm pushes the rear shelf portion from the forward position to the rearward position when the front shelf portion is moved from the lowered position to the raised position, characterized in that the plurality of rotatable arms interconnect the front shelf portion and the cabinet liner , wherein the connecting arm interconnects the rear shelf portion and one of the rotatable arms of plurality of rotatable arms . - a shelf support operably coupled with the cabinet liner ; - a rear shelf portion slidably coupled with the shelf support between first and second positions, the first position being a rearward position and the second position being a forward position, - a front shelf portion positioned forward of the rear shelf portion and movable between first and second positions, the first position being a raised position and the second position being a lowered position, wherein the front shelf portion is substantially co-planar with the rear shelf portion when the front shelf portion is in the first position; and - a plurality of rotatable arms ; wherein the shelf assembly further comprises a connecting arm , wherein the connecting arm of the shelf assembly is configured to link the movement of the front shelf portion with the movement of the rear shelf portion , such that a forward position of the rear shelf portion corresponds with a lowered position of the front shelf portion and a rearward position of the rear shelf portion corresponds with a raised position of the front shelf portion , wherein the front end of the connecting arm is moved downward and forward when the front shelf portion is rotated from the raised position to the lowered position, a rear end of the connecting arm being simultaneously moved forward, pulling the rear shelf portion from the rearward position toward the forward position in a substantially horizontal direction, and wherein the connecting arm pushes the rear shelf portion from the forward position to the rearward position when the front shelf portion is moved from the lowered position to the raised position, characterized in that the plurality of rotatable arms interconnect the front shelf portion and the cabinet liner , wherein the connecting arm interconnects the rear shelf portion and one of the rotatable arms of plurality of rotatable arms . <EOS>