| (X)    | QUARTERLY                REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE                ACT OF                1934  |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   | For                the quarterly period ended June                30, 2005                or                                           |
|   |                                                                                                                                   |
|   | TRANSITION                REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE                ACT OF                1934 |
|   | For                the transition period from ____________ to ____________                                                             |
|   |                                                                                                                                   |
|   | Commission                file number I-91                                                                                             |

| Furniture                Brands International, Inc.                                  |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (Exact                name of registrant as specified in its                charter) |

| Delaware                                       |   | 43-0337683                         |
|------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------|
| (State                or other jurisdiction of |   | (I.R.S.                Employer    |
| incorporation                or organization)  |   | Identification                No.) |

| 101                South Hanley Road, St. Louis, Missouri |   | 63105                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------|
| (Address                of principal executive offices)   |   | (Zip                Code) |

| Registrant's                telephone number, including area code |   | (314)                863-1100 |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------|

| Former                name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last                report |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                           |

|   | Yes                X |   | No |
|--------|----------------------|--------|----|

|   | Yes                X |   | No |
|--------|----------------------|--------|----|

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| Item                  1. | Financial                  Statements |
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|   | Consolidated                  Balance Sheets |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|

|   | Consolidated                  Statements of Operations: |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|

|   | Three                  Months Ended June 30, 2005 |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------|

|   | Three                  Months Ended June 30, 2004 |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------|

|   | Six                  Months Ended June 30, 2005 |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------|

|   | Six                  Months Ended June 30, 2004 |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------|

|   | Consolidated                  Statements of Cash Flows: |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|

|   | Six                  Months Ended June 30, 2005 |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------|

|   | Six                  Months Ended June 30, 2004 |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------|

|   | Notes                  to Consolidated Financial                  Statements |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

----

|                                                                                      |   |   | June                    30,  |   |   | December                    31, |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|-----------------------------------|--------|--------|---------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                      |   |   | 2005                              |   |   | 2004                            |   |
| ASSETS                                                                                    |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
|                                                                                      |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
| Current                    assets:                                                        |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
| Cash                    and cash equivalents                                              |   | $      | 85,443                            |   | $      | 51,248                          |   |
| Receivables,                    less allowances of $23,063 ($20,919 at December 31, 2004) |   |   | 356,989                           |   |   | 374,733                         |   |
| Inventories                    (Note 1)                                                   |   |   | 440,147                           |   |   | 444,828                         |   |
| Deferred                    income taxes                                                  |   |   | 28,359                            |   |   | 28,044                          |   |
| Prepaid                    expenses and other current assets                              |   |   | 11,130                            |   |   | 9,272                           |   |
| Total                    current assets                                                   |   |   | 922,068                           |   |   | 908,125                         |   |
|                                                                                      |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
| Property,                    plant and equipment                                          |   |   | 682,611                           |   |   | 682,596                         |   |
| Less                    accumulated depreciation                                          |   |   | 418,776                           |   |   | 397,623                         |   |
| Net                    property, plant and equipment                                      |   |   | 263,835                           |   |   | 284,973                         |   |
|                                                                                      |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
| Goodwill                                                                                  |   |   | 183,097                           |   |   | 183,097                         |   |
| Other                    intangible assets                                                |   |   | 169,671                           |   |   | 169,671                         |   |
| Other                    assets                                                           |   |   | 51,042                            |   |   | 41,893                          |   |
|                                                                                      |   | $      | 1,589,713                         |   | $      | 1,587,759                       |   |
|                                                                                      |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
| LIABILITIES                    AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                                   |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
|                                                                                      |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
| Current                    liabilities:                                                   |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
| Accrued                    interest expense                                               |   | $      | 458                               |   | $      | 538                             |   |
| Accounts                    payable and other accrued expenses                            |   |   | 193,475                           |   |   | 196,472                         |   |
| Total                    current liabilities                                              |   |   | 193,933                           |   |   | 197,010                         |   |
|                                                                                      |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
| Long-term                    debt                                                         |   |   | 301,600                           |   |   | 302,400                         |   |
| Deferred                    income taxes                                                  |   |   | 76,318                            |   |   | 78,305                          |   |
| Other                    long-term liabilities                                            |   |   | 61,145                            |   |   | 52,561                          |   |
|                                                                                      |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
| Shareholders'                    equity:                                                  |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
| Preferred                    stock, authorized 10,000,000                                 |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
| shares,                    no par value - issued, none                                    |   |   | -                                 |   |   | -                               |   |
| Common                    stock, authorized 200,000,000 shares,                           |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
| $1.00                    stated value - issued 56,482,541                                 |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
| shares                    at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004                          |   |   | 56,483                            |   |   | 56,483                          |   |
| Paid-in                    capital                                                        |   |   | 223,591                           |   |   | 226,602                         |   |
| Retained                    earnings                                                      |   |   | 808,339                           |   |   | 789,856                         |   |
| Accumulated                    other comprehensive income (expense) (Note 3)         |   |   | (30,250                           | )      |   | (31,076                         | )      |
| Treasury                    stock at cost (4,140,466 shares at June 30, 2005              |   |   |                              |   |   |                            |   |
| and                    3,266,456 shares at December 31, 2004)                             |   |   | (101,446                          | )      |   | (84,382                         | )      |
| Total                    shareholders' equity                                             |   |   | 956,717                           |   |   | 957,483                         |   |
|                                                                                      |   | $      | 1,589,713                         |   | $      | 1,587,759                       |   |

----

|                                                                      |   |   | Three                      Months  |   |   | Three                      Months |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|-----------------------------------------|--------|--------|-----------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                      |   |   | Ended                              |   |   | Ended                             |   |
|                                                                      |   |   | June                      30,      |   |   | June                      30,     |   |
|                                                                      |   |   | 2005                                    |   |   | 2004                              |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Net                      sales                                            |   | $      | 593,753                                 |   | $      | 593,088                           |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Cost                      of sales                                        |   |   | 448,417                                 |   |   | 441,097                           |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Gross                      profit                                         |   |   | 145,336                                 |   |   | 151,991                           |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Selling,                      general and administrative expenses         |   |   | 128,710                                 |   |   | 122,728                           |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Earnings                      from operations                             |   |   | 16,626                                  |   |   | 29,263                            |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Interest                      expense                                     |   |   | 2,846                                   |   |   | 3,934                             |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Other                      income, net                                    |   |   | 644                                     |   |   | 467                               |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Earnings                      before income tax expense                   |   |   | 14,424                                  |   |   | 25,796                            |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Income                      tax expense                                   |   |   | 4,833                                   |   |   | 9,194                             |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Net                      earnings                                         |   | $      | 9,591                                   |   | $      | 16,602                            |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Net                      earnings per common share:                       |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Basic                                                                     |   | $      | 0.18                                    |   | $      | 0.30                              |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Diluted                                                                   |   | $      | 0.18                                    |   | $      | 0.30                              |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Weighted                      average common shares outstanding (Note 2): |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Basic                                                                     |   |   | 52,684,127                              |   |   | 55,301,296                        |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |
| Diluted                                                                   |   |   | 52,822,030                              |   |   | 55,921,396                        |   |
|                                                                      |   |   |                                    |   |   |                              |   |

----

|                                                                  |   | Six                  Months |       | Six                  Months |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------|------------|-----------------------------|--------|
|                                                                  |   | Ended                       |       | Ended                       |   |
|                                                                  |   | June                  30,   |       | June                  30,   |   |
|                                                                  |   | 2005                        |       | 2004                        |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |
| Net                  sales                                            |   | $                           | 1,235,318  |                        | $      | 1,270,649 |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
| Cost                  of sales                                        |   |                        | 926,743    |                        |   | 940,893 |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
| Gross                  profit                                         |   |                        | 308,575    |                        |   | 329,756 |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
| Selling,                  general and administrative expenses         |   |                        | 253,428    |                        |   | 244,267 |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  from operations                             |   |                        | 55,147     |                        |   | 85,489 |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
| Interest                  expense                                     |   |                        | 5,948      |                        |   | 8,860 |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
| Other                  income, net                                    |   |                        | 2,534      |                        |   | 1,174 |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  before income tax expense                   |   |                        | 51,733     |                        |   | 77,803 |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
| Income                  tax expense                                   |   |                        | 17,358     |                        |   | 27,992 |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
| Net                  earnings                                         |   | $                           | 34,375     |                        | $      | 49,811 |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
| Net                  earnings per common share:                       |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
| Basic                                                                 |   | $                           | 0.65       |                        | $      | 0.89 |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
| Diluted                                                               |   | $                           | 0.65       |                        | $      | 0.88 |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
| Weighted                  average common shares outstanding (Note 2): |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
| Basic                                                                 |   |                        | 52,946,529 |                        |   | 55,752,228 |   |
|                                                                  |   |                        |       |                        |   |   |   |
| Diluted                                                               |   |                        | 53,151,658 |                        |   | 56,501,237 |   |

----

|                                                                                                                      |   | Six                    Months |    | Six                    Months |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                      |   | Ended                         |    | Ended                         |   |
|                                                                                                                      |   | June                    30,   |    | June                    30,   |   |
|                                                                                                                      |   | 2005                          |    | 2004                          |   |
|                                                                                                                      |   |                          |    |                          |   |
| Cash                    flows from operating activities:                                                                  |   |                          |    |                          |   |   |   |
| Net                    earnings                                                                                           |   | $                             | 34,375  |                          | $      | 49,811 |   |
| Adjustments                    to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating                    activities: |   |                          |    |                          |   |   |   |
| Depreciation                    and amortization                                                                          |   |                          | 23,576  |                          |   | 25,223 |   |
| Other,                    net                                                                                             |   |                          | 11,140  |                          |   | (838 | ) |
| (Increase)                    decrease in receivables                                                                     |   |                          | 17,744  |                          |   | (6,010 | ) |
| (Increase)                    decrease in inventories                                                                     |   |                          | 4,681   |                          |   | (15,693 | ) |
| Increase                    in prepaid expenses and other assets                                                          |   |                          | (11,822 | )                             |   | (5,562 | ) |
| Increase                    (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued interest                                              |   |                          |    |                          |   |   |   |
|                      expense and other accrued expenses                                                              |   |                          | (2,019  | )                             |   | 4,866 |   |
| Increase                    (decrease) in net deferred tax liabilities                                                    |   |                          | (2,726  | )                             |   | 4,647 |   |
| Increase                    (decrease) in other long-term liabilities                                                     |   |                          | 9,324   |                          |   | (8,231 | ) |
| Net                    cash provided by operating activities                                                              |   |                          | 84,273  |                          |   | 48,213 |   |
|                                                                                                                      |   |                          |    |                          |   |   |   |
| Cash                    flows from investing activities:                                                                  |   |                          |    |                          |   |   |   |
| Proceeds                    from the disposal of assets                                                                   |   |                          | 3,312   |                          |   | 4,645 |   |
| Additions                    to property, plant and equipment                                                             |   |                          | (15,507 | )                             |   | (14,402 | ) |
| Net                    cash used by investing activities                                                                  |   |                          | (12,195 | )                             |   | (9,757 | ) |
|                                                                                                                      |   |                          |    |                          |   |   |   |
| Cash                    flows from financing activities:                                                                  |   |                          |    |                          |   |   |   |
| Payments                    of long-term debt                                                                             |   |                          | (800    | )                             |   | (800 | ) |
| Proceeds                    from the issuance of common stock                                                             |   |                          | -       |                          |   | 4,230 |   |
| Payments                    of cash dividends                                                                             |   |                          | (15,892 | )                             |   | (13,983 | ) |
| Proceeds                    from the issuance of treasury stock                                                           |   |                          | 3,742   |                          |   | 7,478 |   |
| Payments                    for the purchase of treasury stock                                                            |   |                          | (24,933 | )                             |   | (50,499 | ) |
| Net                    cash used by financing activities                                                                  |   |                          | (37,883 | )                             |   | (53,574 | ) |
|                                                                                                                      |   |                          |    |                          |   |   |   |
| Net                    increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                                   |   |                          | 34,195  |                          |   | (15,118 | ) |
| Cash                    and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                                       |   |                          | 51,248  |                          |   | 71,668 |   |
| Cash                    and cash equivalents at end of period                                                             |   | $                             | 85,443  |                          | $      | 56,550 |   |
|                                                                                                                      |   |                          |    |                          |   |   |   |
| Supplemental                    Disclosure:                                                                               |   |                          |    |                          |   |   |   |
| Cash                    payments for income taxes, net                                                                    |   | $                             | 32,450  |                          | $      | 23,650 |   |
|                                                                                                                      |   |                          |    |                          |   |   |   |
| Cash                    payments for interest expense                                                                     |   | $                             | 6,040   |                          | $      | 9,542 |   |
|                                                                                                                      |   |                          |    |                          |   |   |   |

----

| (1) | Inventories                      are summarized as follows: |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------|

|                                     |   | June                        30, |    | December                        31, |   |
|------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------------|--------|
|                                     |   | 2005                            |    | 2004                                |   |
|                                     |   |                            |    |                                |   |
| Finished                        products |   | $                               | 272,451 |                                | $      | 268,170 |   |
| Work-in-process                          |   |                            | 50,831  |                                |   | 49,362 |   |
| Raw                        materials     |   |                            | 116,865 |                                |   | 127,296 |   |
|                                     |   | $                               | 440,147 |                                | $      | 444,828 |   |

| (2) | Weighted                      average shares used in the computation of basic and diluted                      net earnings                      per common share are as follows: |
|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|                                                           |   | Three                          Months Ended |       | Six                          Months Ended |   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                           |   | June                          30, 2005      |       | June                          30, 2004    |   | June                          30, 2005 |   | June                          30, 2004 |   |
|                                                           |   |                                        |       |                                      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Weighted                          average shares used for      |   |                                        |       |                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| basic                          net earnings per common share   |   |                                        | 52,684,127 |                                      |   | 55,301,296 |   |   | 52,946,529 |   |   | 55,752,228 |   |
| Effect                          of dilutive securities:        |   |                                        |       |                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Stock                          options                         |   |                                        | 137,903    |                                      |   | 620,100 |   |   | 205,129 |   |   | 749,009 |   |
| Weighted                          average shares used for      |   |                                        |       |                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| diluted                          net earnings per common share |   |                                        | 52,822,030 |                                      |   | 55,921,396 |   |   | 53,151,658 |   |   | 56,501,237 |   |

| (3) | Comprehensive                      income is as follows: |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------|

|                                                                     |   | Six                        Months |   | Six                        Months |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                     |   | Ended                             |   | Ended                             |   |
|                                                                     |   | June                        30,   |   | June                        30,   |   |
|                                                                     |   | 2005                              |   | 2004                              |   |
|                                                                     |   |                              |   |                              |   |
| Net                        earnings                                      |   | $                                 | 34,375 |                              | $      | 49,811 |   |
| Other                        comprehensive income (expense), net of tax: |   |                              |   |                              |   |   |   |
| Financial                        instruments accounted for as hedges     |   |                              | 789    |                              |   | 7,725 |   |
| Foreign                        currency translation                      |   |                              | 37     |                              |   | (369 | ) |
| Other                        comprehensive income                        |   |                              | 826    |                              |   | 7,356 |   |
|                                                                     |   | $                                 | 35,201 |                              | $      | 57,167 |   |

|                                                                                 |   | June                        30, |    | December                        31, |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                 |   | 2005                            |    | 2004                                |   |
|                                                                                 |   |                            |    |                                |   |
| Market                        value of financial instruments accounted for as hedges |   | $                               | 4,797   |                                | $      | 4,008 |   |
| Minimum                        pension liability                                     |   |                            | (34,092 | )                                   |   | (34,092 | ) |
| Foreign                        currency translation                                  |   |                            | (955    | )                                   |   | (992 | ) |
|                                                                                 |   | $                               | (30,250 | )                                   | $      | (31,076 | ) |

----

| (4) | The                      Company accounts for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic                      value                      method as prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion                      No. 25. Had                      compensation cost for the Company's stock-based compensation                      plan been                      determined consistent with SFAS No. 123, net earnings and earnings                      per                      common share would have been as                      follows: |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|                                                             |   | Three                        Months Ended |   | Six                        Months Ended |   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                             |   | June                        30, 2005      |   | June                        30, 2004    |   | June                        30, 2005 |   | June                        30, 2004 |   |
|                                                             |   |                                      |   |                                    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                        earnings - as reported                |   | $                                         | 9,591  |                                    | $      | 16,602 |   | $ | 34,375 |   | $ | 49,811 |   |
|                                                             |   |                                      |   |                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Deduct:                        Stock-based employee compensation |   |                                      |   |                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| expense                        determined under fair value       |   |                                      |   |                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| based                        method, net of income tax benefits  |   |                                      | (1,121 | )                                       |   | (1,220 | ) |   | (2,220 | ) |   | (2,440 | ) |
| Net                        earnings - pro forma                  |   | $                                         | 8,470  |                                    | $      | 15,382 |   | $ | 32,155 |   | $ | 47,371 |   |
|                                                             |   |                                      |   |                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                        per share - basic:               |   |                                      |   |                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| As                        reported                               |   | $                                         | 0.18   |                                    | $      | 0.30 |   | $ | 0.65 |   | $ | 0.89 |   |
| Pro                        forma                                 |   | $                                         | 0.16   |                                    | $      | 0.28 |   | $ | 0.61 |   | $ | 0.85 |   |
|                                                             |   |                                      |   |                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                        per share - diluted:             |   |                                      |   |                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| As                        reported                               |   | $                                         | 0.18   |                                    | $      | 0.30 |   | $ | 0.65 |   | $ | 0.88 |   |
| Pro                        forma                                 |   | $                                         | 0.16   |                                    | $      | 0.28 |   | $ | 0.61 |   | $ | 0.84 |   |

| (5) | The                      components of net periodic pension cost for Company-sponsored                      defined                      benefit plans are as follows: |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|                                                  |   | Six                        Months |    | Six                        Months |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------|--------|
|                                                  |   | Ended                             |    | Ended                             |   |
|                                                  |   | June                        30,   |    | June                        30,   |   |
|                                                  |   | 2005                              |    | 2004                              |   |
|                                                  |   |                              |    |                              |   |
| Service                        cost                   |   | $                                 | 6,800   |                              | $      | 6,726 |   |
| Interest                        cost                  |   |                              | 12,850  |                              |   | 12,306 |   |
| Expected                        return on plan assets |   |                              | (13,000 | )                                 |   | (14,174 | ) |
| Net                        amortization and deferral  |   |                              | 3,337   |                              |   | 1,908 |   |
|                                                  |   | $                                 | 9,987   |                              | $      | 6,766 |   |

| (6) | The                        Company has provided guarantees related to store leases for                        certain                        independent dealers opening Company-branded stores (e.g.,                        Thomasville Home                        Furnishings Stores). The guarantees range from one to fifteen                        years and                        generally require the Company to make lease payments in the                        event of                        default by the dealer. In the event of default, the Company                        has the right                        to assign or assume the lease. The total future lease payments                        guaranteed                        at June 30, 2005 were $93,319. The Company believes the risk                        of                        significant loss from these lease guarantees is                        remote. |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| (7) | The                            Company recognizes sales when finished goods are shipped,                            with appropriate                            provisions for returns and uncollectible accounts. Shipping                            revenues have                            historically been netted against related expenses. We                            have reclassified                            these revenues to net sales, increasing net sales and                            cost of sales by                            $17,406 and $36,436 in the three months and six months                            ended June 30,                            2004, respectively. This reclassification had no impact                            on                            earnings. |
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| Item                  2. | Management's                  Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial                  Condition |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**RESULTS        OF OPERATIONS**

|                                                          |   | Three                  Months Ended |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                          |   | June                  30, 2005      |   | June                  30, 2004 |   |
|                                                          |   |                                |   | %                  of |   |   |   | %                  of |   |
|                                                          |   | Dollars                             |   | Net                  Sales |   | Dollars |   | Net                  Sales |   |
| Net                  sales                                    |   | $                                   | 593.8  |   |   | 100.0 | % | $ | 593.1 |   |   | 100.0 | % |
| Cost                  of sales                                |   |                                | 448.5  |   |   | 75.5 |   |   | 441.1 |   |   | 74.4 |   |
| Gross                  profit                                 |   |                                | 145.3  |   |   | 24.5 |   |   | 152.0 |   |   | 25.6 |   |
| Selling,                  general and administrative expenses |   |                                | 128.7  |   |   | 21.7 |   |   | 122.7 |   |   | 20.7 |   |
| Earnings                  from operations                     |   |                                | 16.6   |   |   | 2.8 |   |   | 29.3 |   |   | 4.9 |   |
| Interest                  expense                             |   |                                | 2.8    |   |   | 0.5 |   |   | 4.0 |   |   | 0.7 |   |
| Other                  income, net                            |   |                                | 0.6    |   |   | 0.1 |   |   | 0.5 |   |   | 0.1 |   |
| Earnings                  before income tax expense           |   |                                | 14.4   |   |   | 2.4 |   |   | 25.8 |   |   | 4.3 |   |
| Income                  tax expense                           |   |                                | 4.8    |   |   | 0.8 |   |   | 9.2 |   |   | 1.5 |   |
| Net                  earnings                                 |   | $                                   | 9.6    |   |   | 1.6 | % | $ | 16.6 |   |   | 2.8 | % |
| Net                  earnings per common share - diluted      |   | $                                   | 0.18   |   |   | - |   | $ | 0.30 |   |   | - |   |
|                                                          |   |                                |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

|                                                          |   | Six                  Months Ended  |    |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------|---------|
|                                                          |   | June                  30, 2005          |    | June                  30, 2004  |   |
|                                                          |   |                                    |    | %                  of |   |   |   | %                  of |   |
|                                                          |   | Dollars                                 |    | Net                  Sales |   | Dollars |   | Net                  Sales |   |
| Net                  sales                                    |   | $                                       | 1,235.3 |   |   | 100.0 | % | $ | 1,270.7 |   |   | 100.0 | % |
| Cost                  of sales                                |   |                                    | 926.8   |   |   | 75.0 |   |   | 940.9 |   |   | 74.1 |   |
| Gross                  profit                                 |   |                                    | 308.5   |   |   | 25.0 |   |   | 329.8 |   |   | 25.9 |   |
| Selling,                  general and administrative expenses |   |                                    | 253.4   |   |   | 20.5 |   |   | 244.3 |   |   | 19.2 |   |
| Earnings                  from operations                     |   |                                    | 55.1    |   |   | 4.5 |   |   | 85.5 |   |   | 6.7 |   |
| Interest                  expense                             |   |                                    | 5.9     |   |   | 0.5 |   |   | 8.9 |   |   | 0.7 |   |
| Other                  income, net                            |   |                                    | 2.5     |   |   | 0.2 |   |   | 1.2 |   |   | 0.1 |   |
| Earnings                  before income tax expense           |   |                                    | 51.7    |   |   | 4.2 |   |   | 77.8 |   |   | 6.1 |   |
| Income                  tax expense                           |   |                                    | 17.3    |   |   | 1.4 |   |   | 28.0 |   |   | 2.2 |   |
| Net                  earnings                                 |   | $                                       | 34.4    |   |   | 2.8 | % | $ | 49.8 |   |   | 3.9 | % |
| Net                  earnings per common share - diluted      |   | $                                       | 0.65    |   |   | - |   | $ | 0.88 |   |   | - |   |
|                                                          |   |                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

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| Revolving                    credit facility (unsecured) |   | $      | 300.0 |   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|-------|--------|
| Other                                                    |   |   | 1.6   |   |
|                                                     |   | $      | 301.6 |   |

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| Item                      3. | Quantitative                      and Qualitative Disclosures about Market                      Risk |
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| Item                      4. | Controls                      and Procedures |
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

| (a) | The                      Company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer                      have                      concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures                      are                      effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures                      as of                      the end of the period covered by this                      report. |
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| (b) | No                  change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting                  has                  occurred during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter that has                  materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,                  the                  Company's internal control over financial                  reporting. |
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| Item                    2. | Unregistered                    Sales of Equity Securities and Use of                    Proceeds |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| **ISSUER                      PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES** |   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                           |   |   |   |   |   | Total                      Number |   | Approximate                      Dollar |   |
|                                                           |   |   |   |   |   | of                      Shares |   | Value                      of Shares |   |
|                                                           |   | Total |   | Average |   | Purchased                      as |   | that                      May Yet |   |
|                                                           |   | Number |   | Price |   | Part                      of Publicly |   | Be                      Purchased |   |
|                                                           |   | Of                      Shares |   | Paid |   | Announced                      Plans |   | Under                      the Plans |   |
| Period                                                         |   | Purchased |   | per                      Share |   | or                      Programs |   | or                      Programs |   |
|                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| April                      1-April 30                          |   |   | 221,000 |   | $ | 22.62 |   |   | 221,000 |   | $ | 40,000,867 |   |
|                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| May                      1-May 31                              |   |   | 515,387 |   |   | 19.41 |   |   | 515,387 |   | $ | 29,999,602 |   |
|                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| June                      1-June 30                            |   |   | 229,400 |   |   | 21.50 |   |   | 229,400 |   | $ | 25,066,841 |   |
|                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total                                                          |   |   | 965,787 |   | $ | 20.64 |   |   | 965,787 |   |   |   |   |

| Item                      4. | Submission                      of Matters to a Vote of Security                      Holders |
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| Director                             |   | For    |       | Withheld |   |
|--------------------------------------|--------|--------|------------|----------|--------|
|                                 |   |   |       |     |   |
| K.                    B. Bell        |   |   | 46,024,824 |     |   | 3,667,498 |   |
| J.                    T. Foy         |   |   | 47,433,938 |     |   | 2,258,384 |   |
| W.                    G. Holliman    |   |   | 47,432,664 |     |   | 2,259,658 |   |
| J.                    R. Jordan, Jr. |   |   | 46,024,663 |     |   | 3,667,659 |   |
| D.                    E. Lasater     |   |   | 45,342,318 |     |   | 4,350,004 |   |
| L.                    M. Liberman    |   |   | 47,200,410 |     |   | 2,491,912 |   |
| R.                    B. Loynd       |   |   | 47,201,093 |     |   | 2,491,229 |   |
| B.                    L. Martin      |   |   | 47,695,784 |     |   | 1,196,538 |   |
| A.                    B. Patterson   |   |   | 46,240,273 |     |   | 3,452,049 |   |
| A.                    E. Suter       |   |   | 46,024,428 |     |   | 3,667,894 |   |

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| Affirmative                        votes |   |   | 35,954,478 |   |
|------------------------------------------|--------|--------|------------|--------|
| Negative                        votes    |   |   | 8,272,049  |   |
| Abstentions                              |   |   | 1,114,745  |   |
| Broker                        non-votes  |   |   | 4,351,050  |   |

| Affirmative                      votes |   |   | 38,480,674 |   |
|----------------------------------------|--------|--------|------------|--------|
| Negative                      votes    |   |   | 5,743,927  |   |
| Abstentions                            |   |   | 1,116,671  |   |
| Broker                      non-votes  |   |   | 4,351,050  |   |

| Affirmative                      votes |   |   | 41,264,725 |   |
|----------------------------------------|--------|--------|------------|--------|
| Negative                      votes    |   |   | 7,316,741  |   |
| Abstentions                            |   |   | 1,110,856  |   |
| Broker                      non-votes  |   |   | 0          |   |

| Affirmative                      votes |   |   | 49,281,356 |   |
|----------------------------------------|--------|--------|------------|--------|
| Negative                      votes    |   |   | 350,107    |   |
| Abstentions                            |   |   | 60,858     |   |
| Broker                      non-votes  |   |   | 1          |   |

| (a)    | 31     |   | Certifications                    of W. G. Holliman, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and                    Denise L.                    Ramos, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, Pursuant to Rule                    13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the                    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                     |
|--------|--------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   |   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|   | 32     |   | Certifications                    of W. G. Holliman, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and                    Denise L.                    Ramos, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, Pursuant to 18                    U.S.C.                    Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley                    Act                    of 2002. |

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|   |   | Furniture                    Brands International, Inc. |
|--------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|   |   | (Registrant)                                            |
|   |   |                                                    |
|   | By     |  /s/                    Steven W. Alstadt          |
|   |   | Steven                    W. Alstadt                    |
|   |   | Controller                    and                       |
|   |   | Chief                    Accounting Officer             |