**EXHIBIT10(s)**

**EMPLOYMENTAGREEMENT**

This Employment Agreement is made and entered into asof September 6, 2005 (the “Effective Date”) by and between ThomasvilleFurniture Industries, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (“Thomasville”) andNancy W. Webster (“Webster”).

**WHEREAS,** Webster is now employedby Thomasville in a senior management executive position; and

**WHEREAS,** it is in the bestinterests of Thomasville to assure that it will have Webster’s continueddedication;

**NOW THEREFORE,** for good andvaluable consideration and in order to induce Webster to remain in the employof Thomasville, the parties covenant and agree as follows:

**1.****             Definitions. **The following terms shall have thefollowing meanings for purposes of this Agreement.

**a.****             “Cause”** means (i)an act or acts of personal dishonesty taken by Webster and intended to resultin Webster’s substantial personal enrichment at the expense of Thomasville,(ii) violations by Webster of this Agreement or of her employment obligationsto Thomasville which are demonstrably willful on her part and which are notremedied within a reasonable period of time after receipt of written noticefrom Thomasville, or (iii) Webster’s conviction of a felony involving moralturpitude.

**b.****             “Disability”**means the incapacity to attend to and perform effectively one’s duties andresponsibilities which continues for at least 26 weeks after its commencement,as determined by a physician selected by Thomasville.

**c.****             “Employment Period”**that period beginning on the Effective Date and ending upon Webster’sretirement or earlier termination of employment.

**2.****             Employment.**  Thomasville agrees to employ Webster, andWebster agrees to serve Thomasville in an executive, managerial and supervisorycapacity, subject to the direction and control of the Board of Directors ofThomasville and of Furniture Brands International, all upon the terms andconditions hereinafter set forth.  Duringthe Employment Period:

**a.**             Webster’s position(including, without limitation, status, offices, titles and reporting requirements),authority, duties and responsibilities shall be at least commensurate in allmaterial respects with the most significant of those held,

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exercised and assigned atany time during the 90-day period immediately following the Effective Date,

**b.**             Webster’s servicesshall be performed at the location where she is employed on the Effective Date,or at any office or location not more than thirty-five (35) miles from suchlocation,

**c.**             Webster shallcontinue to receive an annual base salary at least equal to the annual basesalary payable to her by Thomasville on the Effective Date (“Base Salary”),

**d.**             Webster shallcontinue to have an annual cash bonus potential, either pursuant to theThomasville Executive Incentive Plan in effect on the Effective Date orpursuant to a similar incentive compensation plan of Thomasville, at leastequal to the level in existence on the Effective Date (“Annual Bonus”), and

**e.**             Webster shall beentitled to participate in all incentive, savings and retirement plans,practices, policies and programs applicable to other key executive employees ofThomasville (“Benefit Plans”).

Thefailure of Thomasville, without Webster’s consent, to comply with the terms andconditions of employment as set forth in this Section 2 shall constitute “GoodReason” for the termination by Webster of her employment with Thomasville.

**3.****             BestEfforts.**  Webster agrees during theEmployment Period to devote her best efforts and substantially all of herbusiness time and attention to the business of Thomasville, it being agreedthat she will have complied with this obligation if she devotes to the businessof Thomasville her same best efforts and the same time and attention to thebusiness of Thomasville that she has devoted to the business of Thomasville duringthe 90-day period immediately following the Effective Date.  Webster agrees that she will perform suchother executive duties for Thomasville and for Thomasville’s subsidiariesrelating to its business as the Board of Directors of Thomasville may reasonablydirect.

**4.****             Term.**  Subject to the provisions of this Section 4of this Agreement, either party shall have the right to terminate theEmployment Period at any time.  IfThomasville terminates Webster’s employment, other than for Cause or as aresult of his death or Disability, or if Webster terminates her employment withThomasville for Good Reason, then Thomasville will, for a period of one yearafter the termination date (or, if shorter, until Webster reaches “NormalRetirement Age” (as such concept is used in the primary retirement plan inwhich Webster is a participant on the Effective Date)) but in any event throughat least September 6, 2007, (i) pay to Webster as and when normally payable herBase Salary as in effect on the date of termination and an amount equal to theaverage Annual Bonus received by her for the past three years prior totermination, or since the commencement of her employment with Thomasville,whichever period is the shorter (or a pro-rated portion of such average AnnualBonus),

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and(ii) subject to program eligibility requirements and continuation of programsby Thomasville, continue her participation in the Benefit Plans in which shewas participating on the date of termination of employment.

**5.****             Non-Competition.**  During the period commencing on the EffectiveDate and while employed by Thomasville, and for a period of one year aftertermination of employment, Webster shall not, without the prior written consentof Thomasville, directly or indirectly, own, control, finance, manage, operate,join or participate in the ownership, control, financing, management oroperation of, or be connected as an employee, consultant or in any othercapacity with, any business engaged in the manufacture or distribution ofresidential furniture in the United States. Nothing in this Section 5 shall, however, restrict Webster from makinginvestments in other ventures which are not competitive with Thomasville, orrestrict her from owning less than one percent (1%) of the outstandingsecurities of companies listed on a national stock exchange or actively tradedin the “over-the-counter” market.  Inaddition, if Thomasville terminates the Employment Period (other than forCause) and Webster elects to forego the payments called for in Section 4hereof, the provisions of this Section 5 shall not apply.  Should any of the terms of this Section 5 befound to be unenforceable because they are over-broad in any respects then theyshall be deemed amended to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary torender them enforceable.  Both partiesstipulate that money damages would be inadequate to compensate for any breachesof the terms of this Section 5, and that such terms shall be enforceablethrough appropriate equitable relief, without the necessity of proving actualdamages and to an equitable accounting of all earnings, profits, and otherbenefits arising from such violation, which rights shall be cumulative and inaddition to any other rights and remedies to which Thomasville may be entitled.

**6.****             Confidentiality.**  During the Employment Period and at all timesthereafter, Webster shall maintain the confidentiality of, and shall notdisclose to any person (except as her duties as an employee of Thomasville mayrequire) any non-public information concerning Thomasville or its business.

**7.****             Miscellaneous.**  This Employment Agreement shall be bindingupon and shall inure to the benefit of Webster’s heirs, executors,administrators and legal representatives, and shall be binding upon and inureto the benefit of Thomasville and its successors and assigns.  This Agreement shall supersede and stand inplace of any and all other agreements between Webster and Thomasville regardingseverance pay and/or any and all severance pay benefits pursuant to any plan orpractice of Thomasville.  This EmploymentAgreement shall take effect as of the day and year first above set forth, andits validity, interpretation, construction and performance shall be governed bythe laws of the State of North Carolina.

**8.****             Indemnification.**  In the event that either party hereto isrequired to pursue litigation against the other party to enforce her or itsrights hereunder, the prevailing party in any such litigation shall be entitledto reimbursement of the costs and expenses of such litigation, includingattorney’s fees.

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**9.****             Waivers.**  In consideration of the undertakings ofThomasville set forth in this Agreement, Webster hereby irrevocably waives andforever releases any and all claims and causes of action of any naturewhatsoever that she has or may have against Thomasville or any of its officers,directors, employees or agents arising out of the negotiation, execution,delivery or terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any claimsarising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §21 et seq.,and any state or local law relating to age discrimination.

**10.****          EntireAgreement.**  This Agreement containsthe entire agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter, and nowaiver, modification or change of any of its provisions shall be valid unlessin writing and signed by the party against whom such claimed waiver,modification or change is sought to be enforced. Notwithstanding the foregoing,the terms of the letter of July 13, 2005 from W.G. (Mickey) Holliman to Webstersetting forth Webster’s terms of employment are incorporated herein by thisreference.

**IN WITNESS WHEREOF,** the partieshereto have each executed this Agreement the date set forth below.
| ** **                   | **THOMASVILLE FURNITURE**      |
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| ** **                   | **INDUSTRIES, INC.**           |
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| ** **                   | ** **                     |
|                         | By:                            |   /s/ Domonic P. Dascoli |   |
|                         |                           | Vice-President |   |
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| **Agreed  to and Approved:** |                           |
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| **FURNITURE  BRANDS**        | **NANCY W. WEBSTER**           |   |   |
| **INTERNATIONAL,  INC.**     |                           |   |   |
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| ** **                   |                           |   |   |
| By:                          |   /s/ W. G. Holliman |   | By: |   /s/ Nancy W. Webster |   |
|                         | Chairman of the  Board         |   |   |   |   |
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