|   | (Mark      one)                                                                                     |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   |                                                                                                |
| x      | QUARTERLY      REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF      1934  |
|   | For      the quarterly period ended September 30,      2008                                         |
|   | 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 001-00091                                                               |

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

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

| 1      North Brentwood, St. Louis, Missouri   |   | 63105           |
|-----------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------|
| (Address      of principal executive offices) |   | (Zip      Code) |

|   | (314)      863-1100                                            |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|   | (Registrant’s      telephone number, including areacode) |

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

|   |   | ý      Yes                      o  No |
|--------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| Large      accelerated filer  ý                                             | Accelerated      filer  o         |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Non-accelerated      filer  o (Do not check if      a smaller reporting company) | Smaller      reporting company  o |

|   | Indicate      by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in      Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   |   | o      Yes                      ý  No |
|--------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| PART      I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                            |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                          |
| Item      1. Financial Statements                                                                             |
|                                                                                                          |
| Consolidated      Financial Statements for the quarter ended September 30,    2008.                           |
|                                                                                                          |
| Consolidated      Balance Sheets:                                                                             |
|                                                                                                          |
| September      30, 2008                                                                                       |
| December      31, 2007                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                          |
| Consolidated      Statements of Operations:                                                                   |
|                                                                                                          |
| Three      Months Ended September 30, 2008                                                                    |
| Three      Months Ended September 30, 2007                                                                    |
|                                                                                                          |
| Nine      Months Ended September 30, 2008                                                                     |
| Nine      Months Ended September 30, 2007                                                                     |
|                                                                                                          |
| Consolidated      Statements of Cash Flows:                                                                   |
|                                                                                                          |
| Nine      Months Ended September 30, 2008                                                                     |
| Nine      Months Ended September 30, 2007                                                                     |
|                                                                                                          |
| Notes      to Consolidated Financial Statements                                                               |
|                                                                                                          |
| Item      2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results      of Operations |
|                                                                                                          |
| Item      3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market    Risk                                    |
|                                                                                                          |
| Item      4. Controls and Procedures                                                                          |
|                                                                                                          |
| PART      II. OTHER INFORMATION                                                                               |
|                                                                                                          |
| Item      1A. Risk Factors                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                          |
| Item      6. Exhibits                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                          |
| 302      Certification of Principal Executive Officer                                                         |
| 302      Certification of Principal Financial Officer                                                         |
| 906      Certification of Principal Executive Officer                                                         |
| 906      Certification of Principal FinancialOfficer                                                          |

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |         September 30, |      |   |          December 31, |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|-----------|--------|--------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |          2008    |      |   |        2007                     |   |
| ASSETS                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |                            |      |   |                                 |   |
| Current      assets:                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                            |      |   |                                 |   |
| Cash      and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   | $                               | 109,640   |   |                                 | $      | 118,764 |   |
| Cash      – restricted                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                            | -         |   |                                 |   | 20,000 |   |
| Receivables,      less allowances of $49,116($45,467      at December 31, 2007)                                                                                                                                                     |   |                            | 232,653   |   |                                 |   | 292,694 |   |
| Inventories                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |                            | 390,530   |   |                                 |   | 401,302 |   |
| Deferred      income taxes                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                            | 48,744    |   |                                 |   | 36,978 |   |
| Prepaid      expenses and other current assets                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                            | 19,592    |   |                                 |   | 17,880 |   |
| Current      assets of discontinued operations                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                            | -         |   |                                 |   | 12,236 |   |
| Total      current assets                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   |                            | 801,159   |   |                                 |   | 899,854 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                            |      |   |                                 |   |   |   |
| Property,      plant and equipment                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                            | 179,715   |   |                                 |   | 178,564 |   |
| Goodwill                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                            | 167,356   |   |                                 |   | 167,356 |   |
| Other      intangible assets                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                            | 162,571   |   |                                 |   | 162,571 |   |
| Other      assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |                            | 28,698    |   |                                 |   | 36,770 |   |
| Noncurrent      assets of discontinued operations                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |                            | -         |   |                                 |   | 17,963 |   |
| Total      assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   | $                               | 1,339,499 |   |                                 | $      | 1,463,078 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                            |      |   |                                 |   |   |   |
| LIABILITIES      AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                            |      |   |                                 |   |   |   |
| Current      liabilities:                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   |                            |      |   |                                 |   |   |   |
| Current      maturities of long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                                           |   | $                               | -         |   |                                 | $      | 20,800 |   |
| Accounts      payable                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                            | 91,546    |   |                                 |   | 93,557 |   |
| Accrued      employee compensation                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                            | 44,236    |   |                                 |   | 21,633 |   |
| Other      accrued expenses                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |                            | 51,662    |   |                                 |   | 46,102 |   |
| Current      liabilities of discontinued operations                                                                                                                                                                                 |   |                            | -         |   |                                 |   | 5,307 |   |
| Total      current liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                            | 187,444   |   |                                 |   | 187,399 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                            |      |   |                                 |   |   |   |
| Long-term      debt                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   |                            | 200,000   |   |                                 |   | 280,000 |   |
| Deferred      income taxes                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                            | 24,967    |   |                                 |   | 28,859 |   |
| Other      long-term liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                            | 118,401   |   |                                 |   | 121,913 |   |
| Noncurrent      liabilities of discontinued operations                                                                                                                                                                              |   |                            | -         |   |                                 |   | 141 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                            |      |   |                                 |   |   |   |
| Shareholders’      equity:                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                            |      |   |                                 |   |   |   |
| Preferred      stock, authorized 10,000,000 shares, no par value – issued,      none                                                                                                                                          |   |                            | -         |   |                                 |   | - |   |
| Common      stock, 200,000,000 shares authorized, $1.00 stated value –56,482,541      issued and 48,796,477 outstanding at September      30, 2008 and 56,482,541 issued and 48,498,171 outstanding at December 31,      2007 |   |                            | 56,483    |   |                                 |   | 56,483 |   |
| Paid-in      capital                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                            | 223,168   |   |                                 |   | 226,773 |   |
| Retained      earnings                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |                            | 730,347   |   |                                 |   | 768,731 |   |
| Accumulated      other comprehensive expense                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                            | (27,798   | )      |                                 |   | (26,965 | ) |
| Treasury      stock at cost (7,686,064 shares at September 30, 2008      and  7,984,370 shares at December 31, 2007)                                                                                                      |   |                            | (173,513  | )      |                                 |   | (180,256 | ) |
| Total      shareholders’ equity                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                            | 808,687   |   |                                 |   | 844,766 |   |
| Total      liabilities and shareholders’ equity                                                                                                                                                                               |   | $                               | 1,339,499 |   |                                 | $      | 1,463,078 |   |

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|                                                               |   |    Three      Months Ended September 30, |    |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|                                                               |   |          2008                            |    |   |          2007 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |
| Net      sales                                                     |   | $                                                       | 412,753 |   |   | $ | 500,840 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cost      of sales                                                 |   |                                                    | 345,631 |   |   |   | 397,791 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gross      profit                                                  |   |                                                    | 67,122  |   |   |   | 103,049 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Selling,      general and administrative expenses                  |   |                                                    | 129,209 |   |   |   | 107,210 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Loss      from operations                                          |   |                                                    | (62,087 | ) |   |   | (4,161 | ) |
|                                                               |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest      expense                                              |   |                                                    | 2,940   |   |   |   | 20,570 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Other      income, net                                             |   |                                                    | 1,386   |   |   |   | 1,645 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Loss      from continuing operations beforeincome      tax benefit |   |                                                    | (63,641 | ) |   |   | (23,086 | ) |
|                                                               |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income      tax benefit                                            |   |                                                    | (21,920 | ) |   |   | (7,954 | ) |
|                                                               |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      loss from continuing operations                           |   |                                                    | (41,721 | ) |   |   | (15,132 | ) |
|                                                               |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      earnings from discontinued operations                     |   |                                                    | -       |   |   |   | 1,476 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      loss                                                      |   | $                                                       | (41,721 | ) |   | $ | (13,656 | ) |
|                                                               |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings      (loss) per common share – Basic and Diluted:   |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Loss      from continuing operations                               |   | $                                                       | (0.86   | ) |   | $ | (0.31 | ) |
| Earnings      from discontinued operations                         |   | $                                                       | -       |   |   | $ | 0.03 |   |
| Net      loss                                                      |   | $                                                       | (0.86   | ) |   | $ | (0.28 | ) |
|                                                               |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Weighted      average common shares outstanding -                  |   |                                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Basic      and Diluted                                             |   |                                                    | 48,794  |   |   |   | 48,498 |   |

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|                                                               |   |           Nine Months Ended September 30, |      |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|                                                               |   |          2008                                  |      |   |          2007 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |
| Net      sales                                                     |   | $                                                             | 1,339,823 |   |   | $ | 1,577,270 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cost      of sales                                                 |   |                                                          | 1,061,332 |   |   |   | 1,246,476 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gross      profit                                                  |   |                                                          | 278,491   |   |   |   | 330,794 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Selling,      general and administrative expenses                  |   |                                                          | 363,169   |   |   |   | 320,409 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings      (loss) from operations                               |   |                                                          | (84,678   | ) |   |   | 10,385 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest      expense                                              |   |                                                          | 9,885     |   |   |   | 31,861 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Other      income, net                                             |   |                                                          | 4,703     |   |   |   | 8,028 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Loss      from continuing operations beforeincome      tax benefit |   |                                                          | (89,860   | ) |   |   | (13,448 | ) |
|                                                               |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income      tax benefit                                            |   |                                                          | (27,891   | ) |   |   | (4,040 | ) |
|                                                               |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      loss from continuing operations                           |   |                                                          | (61,969   | ) |   |   | (9,408 | ) |
|                                                               |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      earnings from discontinued operations                     |   |                                                          | 29,920    |   |   |   | 4,437 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      loss                                                      |   | $                                                             | (32,049   | ) |   | $ | (4,971 | ) |
|                                                               |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                               |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings      (loss) per common share – Basic and Diluted:   |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Loss      from continuing operations                               |   | $                                                             | (1.27     | ) |   | $ | (0.19 | ) |
| Earnings      from discontinued operations                         |   | $                                                             | 0.61      |   |   | $ | 0.09 |   |
| Net      loss                                                      |   | $                                                             | (0.66     | ) |   | $ | (0.10 | ) |
|                                                               |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Weighted      average common shares outstanding -                  |   |                                                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Basic      and Diluted                                             |   |                                                          | 48,720    |   |   |   | 48,427 |   |

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|                                                      |   |           Nine Months Ended September 30, |     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
|                                                      |   |           2008                            |     |   |           2007 |   |
| Cash      flows from operating activities:                |   |                                                          |     |   |   |   |
| Net      loss                                             |   | $                                                             | (32,049  | ) |   | $ | (4,971 | ) |
| Adjustments      to reconcile net loss to net cash        |   |                                                          |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| provided      by operating activities:                    |   |                                                          |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Depreciation      and amortization                        |   |                                                          | 17,666   |   |   |   | 23,071 |   |
| Stock      compensation expense                           |   |                                                          | 3,146    |   |   |   | 3,017 |   |
| Provision      (benefit) for deferred income taxes        |   |                                                          | (15,837  | ) |   |   | (1,935 | ) |
| Gain      on sale of discontinued operation               |   |                                                          | (48,109  | ) |   |   | - |   |
| Other,      net                                           |   |                                                          | (1,200   | ) |   |   | 2,478 |   |
| Changes      in operating assets and liabilities:         |   |                                                          |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Accounts      receivable                                  |   |                                                          | 57,086   |   |   |   | 31,628 |   |
| Inventories                                               |   |                                                          | 22,253   |   |   |   | 30,791 |   |
| Prepaid      expenses and other assets                    |   |                                                          | 2,371    |   |   |   | 5,154 |   |
| Accounts      payable and other accrued expenses          |   |                                                          | 21,167   |   |   |   | 16,567 |   |
| Other      long-term liabilities                          |   |                                                          | (30      | ) |   |   | (2,438 | ) |
| Net      cash provided by operating activities            |   |                                                          | 26,464   |   |   |   | 103,362 |   |
|                                                      |   |                                                          |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash      flows from investing activities:                |   |                                                          |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Acquisition      of stores, net of cash acquired          |   |                                                          | (11,304  | ) |   |   | (4,241 | ) |
| Proceeds      from the sale of discontinued operations    |   |                                                          | 73,359   |   |   |   | - |   |
| Proceeds      from the disposal of assets                 |   |                                                          | 3,338    |   |   |   | 15,999 |   |
| Additions      to property, plant and equipment           |   |                                                          | (14,329  | ) |   |   | (12,075 | ) |
| Net      cash provided (used) by investing activities     |   |                                                          | 51,064   |   |   |   | (317 | ) |
|                                                      |   |                                                          |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash      flows from financing activities:                |   |                                                          |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Payments      for debt issuance costs                     |   |                                                          | -        |   |   |   | (3,365 | ) |
| Additions      to long-term debt                          |   |                                                          | -        |   |   |   | 325,401 |   |
| Payments      of long-term debt                           |   |                                                          | (100,800 | ) |   |   | (336,201 | ) |
| Restricted      cash used for payment of long-term debt   |   |                                                          | 20,000   |   |   |   | - |   |
| Payments      of cash dividends                           |   |                                                          | (5,844   | ) |   |   | (23,255 | ) |
| Other                                                     |   |                                                          | (8       | ) |   |   | - |   |
| Net      cash used by financing activities                |   |                                                          | (86,652  | ) |   |   | (37,420 | ) |
|                                                      |   |                                                          |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |   |                                                          | (9,124   | ) |   |   | 65,625 |   |
| Cash      and cash equivalents at beginning of period     |   |                                                          | 118,764  |   |   |   | 26,565 |   |
| Cash      and cash equivalents at end of period           |   | $                                                             | 109,640  |   |   | $ | 92,190 |   |
|                                                      |   |                                                          |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Supplemental      disclosure:                             |   |                                                          |     |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                      |   |                                                          |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash      payments for income taxes, net                  |   | $                                                             | 7,958    |   |   | $ | 4,154 |   |
|                                                      |   |                                                          |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash      payments for interest expense                   |   | $                                                             | 10,747   |   |   | $ | 30,905 |   |

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| (1) | BASIS      OF PRESENTATION |
|-----|----------------------------|

| (2) | RECENTLY      ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS |
|-----|------------------------------------------------|

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| (3) | ACQUISITIONS |
|-----|--------------|

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| (4) | RESTRUCTURING      CHARGES |
|-----|----------------------------|

|                                         |   | Three      Months EndedSeptember      30, |   |   | Nine      Months Ended September      30, |   |
|----------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------|--------|--------|------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                         |   | 2008                                      |   |   | 2007                                           |   |   | 2008 |   |   | 2007 |   |
| Restructuring      charges (benefits):       |   |                                      |   |   |                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Costs      to shutdown, cleanup,             |   |                                      |   |   |                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| and      vacate facilities                   |   | $                                         | 586    |   |                                           | $      | 117 |   |   | $ | 586 |   |   | $ | 497 |   |
| One-time      termination costs              |   |                                      | 1,713  |   |                                           |   | 1,093 |   |   |   | 1,787 |   |   |   | 3,415 |   |
| Asset      sale gains, net of                |   |                                      |   |   |                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| impairment      charges                      |   |                                      | 768    |   |                                           |   | (50 | ) |   |   | (457 | ) |   |   | (133 | ) |
| Lease      termination and idle store        |   |                                      |   |   |                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| occupancy      costs                         |   |                                      | 9,929  |   |                                           |   | - |   |   |   | 23,349 |   |   |   | - |   |
| Total      restructuring charges             |   | $                                         | 12,996 |   |                                           | $      | 1,160 |   |   | $ | 25,265 |   |   | $ | 3,779 |   |
|                                         |   |                                      |   |   |                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Statement      of Operations classification: |   |                                      |   |   |                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cost      of sales                           |   | $                                         | 2,689  |   |                                           | $      | 1,081 |   |   | $ | 2,781 |   |   | $ | 2,661 |   |
| Selling,      general and                    |   |                                      |   |   |                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| administration      expenses                 |   |                                      | 10,307 |   |                                           |   | 79 |   |   |   | 22,484 |   |   |   | 1,118 |   |
| Total      restructuring charges             |   | $                                         | 12,996 |   |                                           | $      | 1,160 |   |   | $ | 25,265 |   |   | $ | 3,779 |   |

| (5) | INVENTORIES |
|-----|-------------|

| Inventories      are summarized as follows: |   |                     |    |   |                          |   |
|---------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------|---------|--------|-------------------------------|--------|
|                                        |   |  September      30, |    |   |   December      31, |   |
|                                        |   |        2008         |    |   |        2007              |   |
| Raw      materials                          |   | $                        | 92,984  |   |                          | $      | 94,061 |   |
| Work-in-process                             |   |                     | 24,019  |   |                          |   | 24,005 |   |
| Finished      products                      |   |                     | 273,527 |   |                          |   | 283,236 |   |
|                                        |   | $                        | 390,530 |   |                          | $      | 401,302 |   |

| (6) | PROPERTY,      PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
|-----|------------------------------------|

| Major      classes of property, plant and equipment consist of the      following: |   |                     |    |   |                          |   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------|---------|--------|-------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                               |   |  September      30, |    |   |   December      31, |   |
|                                                                               |   |        2008         |    |   |          2007  |   |
| Land                                                                               |   | $                        | 21,441  |   |                          | $      | 16,964 |   |
| Buildings      and improvements                                                    |   |                     | 232,792 |   |                          |   | 225,352 |   |
| Machinery      and equipment                                                       |   |                     | 274,581 |   |                          |   | 268,862 |   |
|                                                                               |   |                     | 528,814 |   |                          |   | 511,178 |   |
| Less:      accumulated depreciation                                                |   |                     | 349,099 |   |                          |   | 332,614 |   |
|                                                                               |   | $                        | 179,715 |   |                          | $      | 178,564 |   |

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| (7) | DEBT |
|-----|------|

|                                           |   |  September      30, |    |   |   December      31, |   |
|------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------|---------|--------|-------------------------------|--------|
|                                           |   | 2008                     |    |   | 2007                          |   |
| Revolving      credit facility – secured |   | $                        | 200,000 |   |                          | $      | 300,000 |   |
| Other                                          |   |                     | -       |   |                          |   | 800 |   |
| Total      debt                                |   |                     | 200,000 |   |                          |   | 300,800 |   |
| Less:      current maturities                  |   |                     | -       |   |                          |   | 20,800 |   |
| Long-term      debt                            |   | $                        | 200,000 |   |                          | $      | 280,000 |   |

| (8) | OTHER      LONG-TERM LIABILITIES |
|-----|----------------------------------|

|                   |   |  September      30, |    |   |   December      31, |   |
|------------------------|--------|--------------------------|---------|--------|-------------------------------|--------|
|                   |   | 2008                     |    |   | 2007                          |   |
| Pension      liability |   | $                        | 49,116  |   |                          | $      | 50,899 |   |
| Other                  |   |                     | 69,285  |   |                          |   | 71,014 |   |
|                   |   | $                        | 118,401 |   |                          | $      | 121,913 |   |

| (9) | RETIREMENT      PLANS |
|-----|-----------------------|

|                                |   | Three      Months EndedSeptember      30, |   |   | Nine      Months EndedSeptember      30, |   |
|-------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------|--------|--------|------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                |   | 2008                                      |   |   | 2007                                     |   |   | 2008 |   |   | 2007 |   |
| Service      cost                   |   | $                                         | 340    |   |                                     | $      | 1,125 |   |   | $ | 2,654 |   |   | $ | 3,374 |   |
| Interest      cost                  |   |                                      | 6,137  |   |                                     |   | 6,337 |   |   |   | 19,305 |   |   |   | 19,011 |   |
| Expected      return on plan assets |   |                                      | (6,918 | )      |                                     |   | (6,566 | ) |   |   | (20,707 | ) |   |   | (19,698 | ) |
| Net      amortization and deferral  |   |                                      | 144    |   |                                     |   | 1,292 |   |   |   | 2,134 |   |   |   | 3,804 |   |
| Net      periodic pension cost      |   | $                                         | (297   | )      |                                     | $      | 2,188 |   |   | $ | 3,386 |   |   | $ | 6,491 |   |

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| (10) | STOCK      OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS |
|------|------------------------------------------------|

|                                   |   |   |      |   | Weighted |   |
|----------------------------------------|--------|--------|-----------|--------|----------|--------|
|                                   |   |   |      |   | Average  |   |
|                                   |   |   |      |   | Exercise |   |
|                                   |   | Shares |      |   | Price    |   |
| Outstanding      at December 31, 2007  |   |   | 3,262,617 |   |     | $      | 23.25 |   |
| Granted                                |   |   | 829,000   |   |     |   | 11.19 |   |
| Exercised                              |   |   | -         |   |     |   | - |   |
| Forfeited      or expired              |   |   | (409,875  | )      |     |   | 23.12 |   |
| Outstanding      at September 30, 2008 |   |   | 3,681,742 |   |     | $      | 20.55 |   |

| Risk-free      interest rate  |   |   | 2.6  | %      |
|-------------------------------|--------|--------|------|--------|
| Expected      dividend yield  |   |   | 1.4  | %      |
| Expected      life (in years) |   |   | 5.1  |   |
| Expected      volatility      |   |   | 41.1 | %      |

|                                   |   |   |    |   | Weighted        |   |
|----------------------------------------|--------|--------|---------|--------|-----------------|--------|
|                                   |   |   |    |   | Average         |   |
|                                   |   |   |    |   | Grant-Date      |   |
|                                   |   | Shares |    |   | Fair      Value |   |
| Outstanding      at December 31, 2007  |   |   | 197,867 |   |            | $      | 16.63 |   |
| Granted                                |   |   | 344,559 |   |            |   | 11.55 |   |
| Vested                                 |   |   | (13,834 | )      |            |   | 15.72 |   |
| Forfeited                              |   |   | (58,391 | )      |            |   | 19.04 |   |
| Outstanding      at September 30, 2008 |   |   | 470,201 |   |            | $      | 12.64 |   |

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| (11) | COMPREHENSIVE      INCOME |
|------|---------------------------|

|                                                |   | Three      Months EndedSeptember      30, |    |   | Nine      Months EndedSeptember      30, |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------|---------|--------|------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                |   |           2008        |    |   |          2007             |   |   |           2008 |   |   | 2007 |   |
| Net      loss                                       |   | $                                         | (41,721 | )      |                                     | $      | (13,656 | ) |   | $ | (32,049 | ) |   | $ | (4,971 | ) |
| Other      comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: |   |                                      |    |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Pension      liability                              |   |                                      | 576     |   |                                     |   | 747 |   |   |   | 1,728 |   |   |   | 2,242 |   |
| Foreign      currency translation                   |   |                                      | (968    | )      |                                     |   | 510 |   |   |   | (2,561 | ) |   |   | 1,626 |   |
| Other      comprehensive income (loss)              |   |                                      | (392    | )      |                                     |   | 1,257 |   |   |   | (833 | ) |   |   | 3,868 |   |
| Total      comprehensive loss                       |   | $                                         | (42,113 | )      |                                     | $      | (12,399 | ) |   | $ | (32,882 | ) |   | $ | (1,103 | ) |

|                                         |   | September      30, |    |   | December      31, |   |
|----------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------|---------|--------|-------------------|--------|
|                                         |   | 2008               |    |   | 2007              |   |
| Pension      liability, net of tax benefits  |   | $                  | (29,410 | )      |              | $      | (31,138 | ) |
| Foreign      currency translation            |   |               | 1,612   |   |              |   | 4,173 |   |
| Accumulated      other comprehensive expense |   | $                  | (27,798 | )      |              | $      | (26,965 | ) |

| (12) | EARNINGS      PER SHARE |
|------|-------------------------|

|                        |   | Three      Months EndedSeptember      30, |      |   | Nine      Months EndedSeptember      30, |   |
|-----------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------|-----------|--------|------------------------------------------|--------|
|                        |   | 2008                                      |      |   | 2007                                     |   |   | 2008 |   |   | 2007 |   |
| Stock      options          |   |                                      | 3,681,742 |   |                                     |   | 3,343,800 |   |   |   | 3,681,742 |   |   |   | 3,343,800 |   |
| Average      exercise price |   | $                                         | 20.55     |   |                                     | $      | 24.18 |   |   | $ | 20.55 |   |   | $ | 24.18 |   |

| (13) | INCOME      TAXES |
|------|-------------------|

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| (14) | INTANGIBLE      ASSETS |
|------|------------------------|

| (15) | CONTINGENT      LIABILITIES |
|------|-----------------------------|

| (16) | CHANGE      IN ESTIMATES |
|------|--------------------------|

| (17) | DISCONTINUED      OPERATIONS |
|------|------------------------------|

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|                                    |   | Three      Months EndedSeptember      30, |   |   | Nine      Months EndedSeptember      30, |   |
|-----------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------|--------|--------|------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                    |   |        2008                          |   |   |         2007                   |   |   |         2008 |   |   |         2007 |   |
| Net      sales                          |   | $                                         | -      |   |                                     | $      | 15,497 |   |   | $ | 15,348 |   |   | $ | 48,037 |   |
|                                    |   |                                      |   |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings      before income tax expense |   | $                                         | -      |   |                                     | $      | 2,409 |   |   | $ | 1,734 |   |   | $ | 7,241 |   |
| Net      earnings                       |   | $                                         | -      |   |                                     | $      | 1,476 |   |   | $ | 1,052 |   |   | $ | 4,437 |   |

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|                                                                                    |   |  Three      Months Ended |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                    |   | September      30, 2008       |   |   |  September      30, 2007 |   |
|                                                                                    |   | Dollars                       |   |   | %      ofNet      Sales |   |   | Dollars |   |        %      ofNet      Sales |   |
| Net      sales                                                                          |   | $                             | 412.8  |   |   |   | 100.0 | % |   | $ | 500.8 |   | 100.0  |  % |
| Cost      of sales                                                                      |   |                          | 345.6  |   |   |   | 83.7 |   |   |   | 397.8 |   | 79.4  |   |
| Gross      profit                                                                       |   |                          | 67.1   |   |   |   | 16.3 |   |   |   | 103.0 |   | 20.6  |   |
| Selling,      general and administrative expenses                                       |   |                          | 129.2  |   |   |   | 31.3 |   |   |   | 107.2 |   | 21.4  |   |
| Loss      from operations                                                               |   |                          | (62.1  | ) |   |   | (15.0 | ) |   |   | (4.2 | ) | (0.8  | ) |
| Interest      expense                                                                   |   |                          | 2.9    |   |   |   | 0.7 |   |   |   | 20.6 |   | 4.1  |   |
| Other      income, net                                                                  |   |                          | 1.4    |   |   |   | 0.3 |   |   |   | 1.6 |   | 0.3  |   |
| Loss      from continuing operations beforeincome      tax benefit                      |   |                          | (63.6  | ) |   |   | (15.4 | ) |   |   | (23.1 | ) | (4.6  | ) |
| Income      tax benefit                                                                 |   |                          | (21.9  | ) |   |   | (5.3 | ) |   |   | (8.0 | ) | (1.6  | ) |
| Net      loss from continuing operations                                                |   | $                             | (41.7  | ) |   |   | (10.1 | )% |   | $ | (15.1 | ) | (3.0  | )% |
|                                                                                    |   |                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      loss from continuing operations per commonshare      – basic and diluted |   | $                             | (0.86  | ) |   |   |   |   |   | $ | (0.31 | ) |   |   |

|                                                                                     |   |  Nine      Months Ended |    |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------|---------|
|                                                                                     |   | September      30, 2008      |    |   | September      30, 2007 |   |
|                                                                                     |   | Dollars                      |    |   | %      ofNet      Sales |   |   | Dollars |   |  %      ofNet Sales |  |
| Net      sales                                                                           |   | $                            | 1,339.8 |   |   |   | 100.0 | % |   | $ | 1,577.3 |   | 100.0 | % |
| Cost      of sales                                                                       |   |                         | 1,061.3 |   |   |   | 79.2 |   |   |   | 1,246.5 |   | 79.0 |   |
| Gross      profit                                                                        |   |                         | 278.5   |   |   |   | 20.8 |   |   |   | 330.8 |   |  21.0 |    |
| Selling,      general and administrative expenses                                        |   |                         | 363.2   |   |   |   | 27.1 |   |   |   | 320.4 |   |  20.3 |   |
| Earnings      (loss) from operations                                                     |   |                         | (84.7   | ) |   |   | (6.3 | ) |   |   | 10.4 |   |  0.7 |   |
| Interest      expense                                                                    |   |                         | 9.9     |   |   |   | 0.7 |   |   |   | 31.9 |   |  2.0 |   |
| Other      income, net                                                                   |   |                         | 4.7     |   |   |   | 0.3 |   |   |   | 8.0 |   |  0.5 |   |
| Loss      from continuing operations beforeincome      tax benefit                       |   |                         | (89.9   | ) |   |   | (6.7 | ) |   |   | (13.4 | ) | (0.9  | )  |
| Income      tax benefit                                                                  |   |                         | (27.9   | ) |   |   | (2.1 | ) |   |   | (4.0 | ) | (0.3  | )  |
| Net      loss from continuing operations                                                 |   | $                            | (62.0   | ) |   |   | (4.6 | )% |   | $ | (9.4 | ) | (0.6  | )% |
|                                                                                     |   |                         |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      loss from continuing operations per common share – basic and      diluted |   | $                            | (1.27   | ) |   |   |   |   |   | $ | (0.19 | ) |   |   |

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|                                         |   | Three      Months EndedSeptember      30,      |   |   | Nine      Months EndedSeptember      30, |   |
|----------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                         |   |             2008 |   |   |            2007 |   |   |            2008 |   |   |           2007 |   |
| Interest      Income                         |   | $                                              | 1.6    |   |                                     | $      | 1.6 |   |   | $ | 4.8 |   |   | $ | 3.4 |   |
| Gain      on termination of hedge accounting |   |                                           | -      |   |                                     |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | 4.1 |   |
| Other                                        |   |                                           | (0.2   | )      |                                     |   | - |   |   |   | (0.1 | ) |   |   | 0.5 |   |
|                                         |   | $                                              | 1.4    |   |                                     | $      | 1.6 |   |   | $ | 4.7 |   |   | $ | 8.0 |   |

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|  Debt      consists of the following (in millions): |                   |   |                        |
|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|--------|-----------------------------|
|                                                     | September      30,2008 |   | December      31, 2007 |
| Revolving      credit facility – secured           | $200.0                 |   | $300.0                      |
| Other                                                    | -                      |   | 0.8                         |
| Total      debt                                          | 200.0                  |   | 300.8                       |
| Less:      current maturities                            | -                      |   | 20.8                        |
| Long-term      debt                                      | $200.0                 |   | $280.0                      |

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| (a) | The      Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief      Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness      of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30,      2008. The term “disclosure controls and procedures” as defined in Rules      13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other      procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information      required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or      submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is      recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods      specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures      include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure      information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it      files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to      the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal      financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding      required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and      procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only      reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management      necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit      relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation      of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30,      2008, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer      concluded that, as of such date, the Company’s disclosure controls and      procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance    level. |
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| (b)   | No      change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in      Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the      three months ended September 30, 2008 that has materially affected, or is      reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control      over financial reporting. |
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| 3.1    |   | Restated      Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by      reference to Exhibit 3(a) to Furniture Brands International, Inc.’s      Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,      2002)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| 3.2    |   | By-Laws      of the Company revised and amended to August 7, 2008. (Incorporated by      reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Furniture Brands International, Inc.’s Current      Report on Form 8-K, dated August 13, 2008 and filed August 13,      2008.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| 3.3    |   | Rights      Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1998, between the Company and American      Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC, (as successor Rights Agent) which      includes the form of Certificate of Designations, setting forth the terms      of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, no par value $135.00      per share, as Exhibit A, the form of Right Certificate as Exhibit B and      the Summary of Preferred Stock Purchase Rights as Exhibit C. Pursuant to      the Rights Agreement, printed Rights Certificates will not be mailed until      as soon as practicable after the earlier of the tenth day after public      announcement that a person or group (except for certain exempted persons      or groups) has acquired beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the      outstanding shares of Common Stock or the tenth business day (or such      later date as may be determined by action of the Board of Directors) after      a person commences, or announces its intention to commence, a tender offer      or exchange offer the consummation of which would result in the beneficial      ownership by a person or group of 15% or more of the outstanding shares of      Common Stock. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company’s      Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated July 31,  1998.) |
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| 3.4    |   | Certificate      of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating      Preferred Stock of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3      to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June      30, 1998)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| 3.5    |   | First      Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated July 10, 2008, between the Company      and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC, as Rights Agent.      (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report      on Form 8-K dated July 11, 2008 and filed July 11,2008)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| 31.1   |   | Certification      of Ralph P. Scozzafava, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant      to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 13a – 14a of the      Securities Exchange Act of 1934.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| 31.2   |   | Certification      of Steven G. Rolls, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, pursuant to      Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 13a – 14a of the      Securities Exchange Act of 1934.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| 32.1   |   | Certification      of Ralph P. Scozzafava, Chief Executive 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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| 32.2   |   | Certification      of Steven G. Rolls, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, as principal      financial officer, 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 G. Rolls |
|   |                                      | Steven      G. RollsChief      Financial Officer(On      behalf of the registrant and as principal financial    officer) |
|   |                                      |
|   |                                      |
|   | Date:      November 7, 2008               |

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| 3.1    |   | Restated      Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by      reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q      for the quarter ended September 30, 2002)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| 3.2    |   | By-Laws      of the Company revised and amended to August 7, 2008. (Incorporated by      reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form      8-K, dated August 13, 2008 and filed August 13,  2008)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| 3.3    |   | Rights      Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1998, between the Company and American      Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC, (as successor Rights Agent) which      includes the form of Certificate of Designations, setting forth the terms      of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, no par value $135.00      per share, as Exhibit A, the form of Right Certificate as Exhibit B and      the Summary of Preferred Stock Purchase Rights as Exhibit C. Pursuant to      the Rights Agreement, printed Rights Certificates will not be mailed until      as soon as practicable after the earlier of the tenth day after public      announcement that a person or group (except for certain exempted persons      or groups) has acquired beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the      outstanding shares of Common Stock or the tenth business day (or such      later date as may be determined by action of the Board of Directors) after      a person commences, or announces its intention to commence, a tender offer      or exchange offer the consummation of which would result in the beneficial      ownership by a person or group of 15% or more of the outstanding shares of      Common Stock. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company’s      Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated July 31,  1998.) |
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| 3.4    |   | Certificate      of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating      Preferred Stock of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3      to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June      30, 1998)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| 3.5    |   | First      Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated July 10, 2008, between the Company      and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC, as Rights Agent.      (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report      on Form 8-K dated July 11, 2008 and filed July 11,  2008.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| 31.1   |   | Certification      of Ralph P. Scozzafava, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant      to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 13a – 14a of the      Securities Exchange Act of 1934.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| 31.2   |   | Certification      of Steven G. Rolls, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, pursuant to      Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 13a – 14a of the      Securities Exchange Act of 1934.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| 32.1   |   | Certification      of Ralph P. Scozzafava, Chief Executive 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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| 32.2   |   | Certification      of Steven G. Rolls, 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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| (1) | I      have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Furniture Brands      International, Inc.; |
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| (2) | Based      on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a      material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the      statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements      were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this      report; |
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| (3) | Based      on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information      included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the      financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the      registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this      report; |
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| (4) | The      registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal      control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules      13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and  have: |
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|   | (a) | Designed      such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure      controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure      that material information relating to the registrant, including its      consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those      entities, particularly during the period in which this  report      is being prepared; |
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|   | (b) | Designed      such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal      control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to      provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial      reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external      purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting      principles; |
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|   | (c) | Evaluated      the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures      and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of      the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period      covered by this  report based on such evaluation;      and |
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|   | (d) | Disclosed      in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over      financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent      fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an      annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to      materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial      reporting; and |
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| (5) | The      registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our      most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to      the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s      board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent      functions): |
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|   | (a) | All      significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or      operation of internal control over financial reporting which are      reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,      process, summarize and report financial information;  and |
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|   | (b) | Any      fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other      employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control      over financial reporting. |
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|   | Signature: | /s/      Ralph P. Scozzafava                                     |
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|   |       |  Ralph      P. Scozzafava Chief      Executive Officer |
|   | Date:      | November      7, 2008                                            |

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| (1) | I      have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Furniture Brands      International, Inc.; |
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| (2) | Based      on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a      material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the      statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements      were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this      report; |
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| (3) | Based      on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information      included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the      financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the      registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this      report; |
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| (4) | The      registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal      control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules      13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and  have: |
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|   | (a) | Designed      such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure      controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure      that material information relating to the registrant, including its      consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those      entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being      prepared; |
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|   | (b) | Designed      such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal      control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to      provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial      reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external      purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting      principles; |
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|   | (c) | Evaluated      the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures      and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of      the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period      covered by this report based on such evaluation;  and |
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|   | (d) | Disclosed      in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over      financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent      fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an      annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to      materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial      reporting; and |
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| (5) | The      registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our      most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,      to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s      board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent      functions): |
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|   | (a) | All      significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or      operation of internal control over financial reporting which are      reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,      process, summarize and report financial information;  and |
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|   | (b) | Any      fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other      employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control      over financial reporting. |
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|   | Signature: | /s/      Steven G. Rolls                         |
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|   |       | Steven      G. RollsChief      Financial Officer |
|   | Date:      | November      7, 2008                            |

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| (1) | The      Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;and |
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| (2) | The      information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material      respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the      Company. |
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|   | Signature: | /s/      Ralph P. Scozzafava                         |
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|   |       | Ralph      P. ScozzafavaChief      Executive Officer |
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|   | Date:      | November      7, 2008                                |

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Exhibit32.2

| (1) | The      Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;and |
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| (2) | The      information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material      respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the      Company. |
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|   | Signature: | /s/      Steven G. Rolls                         |
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|   |       | Steven      G. RollsChief      Financial Officer |

|   | Date: | November      7, 2008 |
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