FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

(Mark one)

[X]  QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13 OR 15 (D)  OF  THE  SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2000 or

     TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13 OR 15 (D)  OF THE  SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to

     Commission file number I-91
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                     Furniture Brands International, Inc.
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           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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

Registrant's telephone number, including area code          (314) 863-1100
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Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report
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     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirement for the past 90 days.

                                                     Yes  X       No
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                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

                      49,635,523 Shares as of July 31, 2000
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                          PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                          ----------------------------

Item 1.  Financial Statements

Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2000.

                  Consolidated Balance Sheets

                  Consolidated Statements of Operations:

                         Three Months Ended June 30, 2000
                         Three Months Ended June 30, 1999

                         Six Months Ended June 30, 2000
                         Six Months Ended June 30, 1999

                  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

                         Six Months Ended June 30, 2000
                         Six Months Ended June 30, 1999

                  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

The financial statements are unaudited,  but include all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring  adjustments)  which the management of the Company considers
necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the period.  The results for
the  three  months  and six  months  ended  June 30,  2000  are not  necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.


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                       FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                              (Dollars in thousands)
                                    (Unaudited)

                                                        June 30, December 31,
                                                           2000         1999
                                                   ------------ ------------
ASSETS
Current assets:
<S>                                                 <C>          <C>
  Cash and cash equivalents......................   $    11,239  $     7,409
  Receivables, less allowances of $21,076
    ($19,057 at December 31, 1999)...............       360,730      345,385
  Inventories.........................(Note 1)...       310,941      285,395
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets......        33,868       33,711
                                                    -----------  -----------
    Total current assets.........................       716,778      671,900
                                                    -----------  -----------
Property, plant and equipment....................       559,060      545,634
  Less accumulated depreciation..................       267,992      247,888
                                                    -----------  -----------
    Net property, plant and equipment............       291,068      297,746
                                                    -----------  -----------
Intangible assets................................       296,670      303,446
Other assets.....................................        13,503       15,742
                                                    -----------  -----------
                                                    $ 1,318,019  $ 1,288,834
                                                    ===========  ===========


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:

  Accrued interest expense.......................   $     2,549  $     1,762
  Accounts payable and other accrued expenses....       157,283      152,102
                                                    -----------  -----------
    Total current liabilities....................       159,832      153,864
                                                    -----------  -----------

Long-term debt........................(Note 2)...       502,500      535,100
Other long-term liabilities......................       120,128      125,673

Shareholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, authorized 10,000,000

    shares, no par value - issued, none..........           -            -
  Common stock, authorized 100,000,000 shares,
    $1.00 stated value - issued 52,277,066
    shares at June 30, 2000 and

    December 31, 1999............................        52,277       52,277
  Paid-in capital................................       118,453      120,326
  Retained earnings..............................       414,793      356,572
  Treasury stock at cost (2,641,943 shares at
    June 30, 2000 and 2,907,059 shares at
    December 31, 1999)...........................       (49,964)     (54,978)
                                                    -----------  -----------
    Total shareholders' equity...................       535,559      474,197
                                                    -----------  -----------
                                                    $ 1,318,019  $ 1,288,834
                                                    ===========  ===========

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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                     FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                 (Dollars in thousands except per share data)
                                 (Unaudited)

    <S>                                                 <C>         <C>
                                                   Three Months  Three Months
                                                          Ended         Ended
                                                        June 30,      June 30,
                                                           2000          1999
                                                   ------------  ------------

   Net sales...................................... $    533,079  $    520,061

   Costs and expenses:
     Cost of operations...........................      380,989       371,599

     Selling, general and administrative expenses.       81,331        81,073

     Depreciation and amortization................       15,298        14,654
                                                  -------------  ------------

   Earnings from operations.......................       55,461        52,735

   Interest expense...............................        9,308         9,568

   Other income, net..............................          959           572
                                                  -------------  ------------

   Earnings before income tax expense and
     extraordinary item...........................       47,112        43,739

   Income tax expense.............................       16,969        16,147
                                                  -------------  ------------

   Net earnings before extraordinary item.........       30,143        27,592

   Extraordinary item - early extinguishment of
     debt, net of tax benefit....(Note 3).........       (2,522)          -
                                                  -------------  ------------

   Net earnings................................... $     27,621  $     27,592
                                                  =============  ============

   Net earnings per common share - basic:

     Net earnings before extraordinary item.......       $ 0.61        $ 0.54
     Extraordinary item - early extinguishment
       of debt....................................        (0.05)          -
                                                         ------        ------

   Net earnings per common share - basic..........       $ 0.56        $ 0.54
                                                         ======        ======

   Net earnings per common share - diluted:
     Net earnings before extraordinary item.......       $ 0.60        $ 0.52
     Extraordinary item - early extinguishment
       of debt....................................        (0.05)          -
                                                         ------        ------
   Net earnings per common share - diluted........       $ 0.55        $ 0.52
                                                         ======        ======

   Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding:

     Basic........................................   49,463,669    51,443,733
                                                     ==========    ==========
     Diluted......................................   50,460,912    52,927,848
                                                     ==========    ==========

   See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                     FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                 (Dollars in thousands except per share data)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                                     Six Months    Six Months
                                                          Ended         Ended
                                                        June 30,      June 30,
                                                           2000          1999
                                                     ----------    ----------

     <S>                                                  <C>           <C>
   Net sales......................................   $1,097,026    $1,053,963

   Costs and expenses:
     Cost of operations...........................      785,708       753,296

     Selling, general and administrative expenses.      168,294       165,129

     Depreciation and amortization................       30,847        29,622
                                                     ----------    ----------

   Earnings from operations.......................      112,177       105,916

   Interest expense...............................       18,917        19,422

   Other income, net..............................        1,694         1,193
                                                     ----------    ----------

   Earnings before income tax expense and

     extraordinary item...........................       94,954        87,687

   Income tax expense.............................       34,211        32,388
                                                     ----------    ----------
   Net earnings before extraordinary item.........       60,743        55,299
   Extraordinary item - early extinguishment of
     debt, net of tax benefit....(Note 3).........       (2,522)          -
                                                     ----------    ----------
   Net earnings...................................   $   58,221    $   55,299
                                                     ==========    ==========

   Net earnings per common share - basic:

     Net earnings before extraordinary item.......       $ 1.23        $ 1.07
     Extraordinary item - early extinguishment
       of debt....................................        (0.05)          -
                                                         ------        ------
   Net earnings per common share - basic..........       $ 1.18        $ 1.07
                                                         ======        ======

   Net earnings per common share - diluted:

     Net earnings before extraordinary item.......       $ 1.21        $ 1.04
     Extraordinary item - early extinguishment
       of debt....................................        (0.05)          -
                                                         ------        ------
   Net earnings per common share - diluted........       $ 1.16        $ 1.04
                                                         ======        ======

   Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding:

     Basic........................................   49,418,712    51,502,226
                                                     ==========    ==========
     Diluted......................................   50,405,810    53,026,934
                                                     ==========    ==========

   See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                       FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                             (Dollars in thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                                Six Months      Six Months
                                                                     Ended           Ended
                                                                   June 30,        June 30,
                                                                      2000            1999
                                                               -----------      ----------

   Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                             <C>             <C>
     Net earnings.........................................      $   58,221      $   55,299
     Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
       provided by operating activities:
         Net loss on early extinguishment of debt.........           2,522             -
         Depreciation of property, plant and equipment....          24,817          23,592
         Amortization of intangible and other assets......           6,030           6,030
         Noncash interest and other expense...............             888           1,171
         Increase in receivables..........................         (15,345)        (30,859)
         (Increase) decrease in inventories...............         (25,546)          9,259
         (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and
           other assets...................................              43          (2,592)
         Increase in accounts payable, accrued interest
           expense and other accrued expenses.............           7,488           7,256
         Decrease in net deferred tax liabilities.........          (2,038)         (2,763)
         Increase (decrease) in other long-term
           liabilities....................................          (1,869)          1,984
                                                                  --------        --------
     Net cash provided by operating activities............          55,211          68,377
                                                                  --------        --------
   Cash flows from investing activities:

     Proceeds from the disposal of assets.................              26              23
     Additions to property, plant and equipment...........         (19,574)        (25,878)
                                                                  --------        --------
     Net cash used by investing activities................         (19,548)        (25,855)
                                                                  --------        --------
   Cash flows from financing activities:

     Payments for debt issuance costs.....................          (2,089)            -
     Additions to long-term debt..........................         486,500             -
     Payments of long-term debt...........................        (519,100)        (38,600)
     Proceeds from the issuance of treasury stock.........           2,856           4,850
     Purchase of treasury stock...........................             -           (15,454)
                                                                ----------      ----------
     Net cash used by financing activities................         (31,833)        (49,204)
                                                                ----------      ----------

   Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents...           3,830          (6,682)
   Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period.......           7,409          13,220
                                                                ----------      ----------
   Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.............      $   11,239      $    6,538
                                                                ==========      ==========
   Supplemental Disclosure:
     Cash payments for income taxes, net..................      $   36,631      $   37,667
                                                                ==========      ==========

     Cash payments for interest...........................      $   17,565      $   18,825
                                                                ==========      ==========

   See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands except per share data)
(Unaudited)

(1)     Inventories are summarized as follows:

                                            June 30,     December 31,
                                               2000             1999
                                        -----------      -----------
          Finished products             $   137,103      $   112,389
          Work-in-process                    53,713           58,479
          Raw materials                     120,125          114,527
                                        -----------      -----------
                                        $   310,941      $   285,395
                                        ===========      ===========

(2)     On June 7, 2000, the Company  refinanced  its secured credit  agreement.
        The new credit  facility is an unsecured,  five-year,  revolving  credit
        facility with a commitment of $630.0 million.

        The new revolving  credit facility allows for the issuance of letters of
        credit and cash borrowings. Letter of credit outstandings are limited to
        no more than $150.0 million,  with cash  borrowings  limited only by the
        facility's maximum  availability less letters of credit outstanding.  On
        June 30, 2000,  $486.5 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under
        the credit facility.

        Cash  borrowings  under the new credit  facility bear interest at a base
        rate or at an adjusted  London  Interbank  Offered  Rate (LIBOR) plus an
        applicable  margin  which  varies,  depending  upon the type of loan the
        Company executes.  The applicable margin over the base rate and LIBOR is
        subject  to  adjustment  based  upon the  credit  ratings  the  facility
        receives  from  Standard & Poor's and Moody's.  At June 30, 2000,  loans
        outstanding under the credit facility  consisted of $465.0 million based
        upon  LIBOR and $21.5  million  based  upon the base rate for a weighted
        average interest rate of 7.47%.

(3)     In conjunction  with the June 7, 2000  refinancing of the secured credit
        agreement,  the Company  charged to results of operations  $2.5 million,
        net of taxes of $1.5 million,  representing the deferred  financing fees
        and expenses  pertaining to the refinanced  credit facility.  The charge
        was recorded as an extraordinary item.

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

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                                            Three Months Ended               Six Months Ended
                                       ----------------------------    ----------------------------
                                       June 30, 2000  June 30, 1999    June 30, 2000  June 30, 1999
                                       -------------  -------------    -------------  -------------
       <S>                              <C>              <C>              <C>             <C>
       Weighted average shares used
         for basic net earnings per
         common share                     49,463,669     51,443,733       49,418,712     51,502,226
       Effect of dilutive securities:
         Stock options                       997,243      1,484,115          987,098      1,524,708
                                         -----------    -----------       ----------    -----------
       Weighted average shares used
         for diluted net earnings
         per common share                 50,460,912     52,927,848       50,405,810     53,026,934
                                         ===========    ===========       ==========    ===========

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Item 2.  Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of Results of  Operations  and
         Financial Condition

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Furniture Brands  International,  Inc.  (referred to herein as the "Company") is
one of the  largest  home  furniture  manufacturers  in the United  States.  The
Company has three primary operating subsidiaries: Broyhill Furniture Industries,
Inc.; Lane Furniture  Industries,  Inc.; and Thomasville  Furniture  Industries,
Inc.

Comparison of Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Selected  financial  information  for the three months and six months ended June
30, 2000 and June 30, 1999 is presented below:

(Dollars in millions except per share data)

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<CAPTION>
                                                 Three Months Ended
                                          ----------------------------------
                                          June 30, 2000        June 30, 1999
                                          -------------        -------------
                                                  % of                 % of
                                      Dollars   Net Sales  Dollars   Net Sales
                                      -------   ---------  -------   ---------
<S>                                    <C>        <C>       <C>        <C>
Net sales                              $533.1     100.0%    $520.1     100.0%
Earnings from operations                 55.5      10.4%      52.7      10.1%
Interest expense                          9.3       1.7%       9.5       1.8%
Income tax expense                       17.0       3.2%      16.2       3.1%
Net earnings before extraordinary item   30.1       5.7%      27.6       5.3%
Net earnings per common share before
  extraordinary item - diluted           0.60       -         0.52       -

Gross profit (1)                       $141.6      26.6%    $138.2      26.6%


                                                  Six Months Ended
                                         ----------------------------------
                                         June 30, 2000        June 30, 1999
                                         -------------        -------------
                                                  % of                 % of
                                       Dollars  Net Sales   Dollars  Net Sales
                                       -------  ---------   -------  ---------
Net sales                             $1,097.0    100.0%   $1,054.0    100.0%
Earnings from operations                 112.2     10.2%      105.9     10.0%
Interest expense                          18.9      1.7%       19.4      1.8%
Income tax expense                        34.2      3.1%       32.4      3.1%
Net earnings before extraordinary item    60.7      5.5%       55.3      5.2%
Net earnings per common share before
  extraordinary item - diluted            1.21      -          1.04      -

Gross profit (1)                        $290.0     26.4%     $279.9     26.6%

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(1)    The  Company  believes  that gross  profit  provides  useful  information
       regarding  a  company's  financial  performance.  Gross  profit  has been
       calculated  by  subtracting   cost  of  operations  and  the  portion  of
       depreciation associated with cost of goods sold from net sales.

                                      Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                                            June 30,              June 30,
                                      ------------------   -------------------
                                        2000       1999       2000      1999
                                      -------    -------   ---------  --------
     Net sales                         $533.1     $520.1    $1,097.0  $1,054.0
     Cost of operations                 381.0      371.6       785.7     753.3
     Depreciation (associated with
       cost of goods sold)               10.5       10.3        21.3      20.8
                                       ------     ------    --------  --------
     Gross profit                      $141.6     $138.2    $  290.0  $  279.9
                                       ======     ======    ========  ========

Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2000 were $533.1 million, compared
to $520.1  million in the three months ended June 30, 1999, an increase of $13.0
million or 2.5%.  For the six months  ended June 30, 2000,  net sales  increased
$43.0  million or 4.1% to $1,097.0  million  from  $1,054.0  million for the six
months ended June 30,  1999.  The improved  sales  performance  for both periods
occurred at each  operating  company.  Earnings  from  operations  for the three
months ended June 30, 2000 increased by $2.8 million or 5.2% from the comparable
prior year period.  Earnings from operations for the three months ended June 30,
2000 and June 30, 1999 were 10.4% and 10.1% of net sales, respectively.  For the
six months  ended June 30,  2000,  earnings  from  operations  increased by $6.3
million,  or 5.9% from the comparable six months of 1999. As a percentage of net
sales,  earnings from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2000 and June
30, 1999 were 10.2% and 10.0%, respectively.  The increase in operating earnings
was due to higher sales volume and continued  tight control of selling,  general
and administrative expenses.

Interest expense totaled $9.3 million and $18.9 million for the three months and
six months ended June 30, 2000, respectively, compared to $9.5 million and $19.4
million for the prior year comparable periods.  The decrease in interest expense
during the periods resulted from lower long-term debt levels partially offset by
higher interest rates.

The  effective  income tax rates were 36.0% and 36.9% for the three months ended
June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999,  respectively,  and 36.0% and 36.9% for the six
months ended June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999,  respectively.  The  effective tax
rates for each period were adversely impacted by certain nondeductible  expenses
incurred and provisions for state and local income taxes.

Net earnings per common  share before  extraordinary  item for basic and diluted
were $0.61 and $0.60 for the three  months  ended June 30,  2000,  respectively,
compared with $0.54 and $0.52 for the same period last year,  respectively.  For
the six months  ended June 30, 2000 and June 30,  1999,  net earnings per common
share for basic and diluted  were $1.23 and $1.21,  respectively,  and $1.07 and
$1.04,  respectively.  Average common and common equivalent  shares  outstanding
used in the  calculation of net earnings per common share on a basic and diluted
basis were 49,464,000 and 50,461,000,  respectively,  for the three months ended
June 30, 2000, and 51,444,000 and 52,928,000, respectively, for the three months
ended June 30,  1999.  For the six months ended June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999,
average common and common equivalent shares  outstanding used in the calculation
of net earnings per common  share on a basic and diluted  basis were  49,419,000
and 50,406,000, respectively, and 51,502,000 and 53,027,000, respectively.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Working Capital
---------------
Cash and cash  equivalents at June 30, 2000 amounted to $11.2 million,  compared
with $7.4  million at December  31,  1999.  During the six months ended June 30,
2000, net cash provided by operating  activities totaled $55.2 million, net cash
used  by  investing  activities  totaled  $19.6  million  and net  cash  used by
financing activities totaled $31.8 million.

Working  capital was $556.9 at June 30, 2000,  compared  with $518.0  million at
December 31, 1999. The current ratio was 4.5-to-1 at June 30, 2000,  compared to
4.4-to-1 at December 31, 1999.

Financing Arrangements
----------------------

As of June 30, 2000, long-term debt consisted of the following, in millions:

              Revolving credit facility                  $486.5
              Other                                        16.0
                                                         ------
                                                         $502.5
                                                         ======

On June 7, 2000, the Company  refinanced its secured credit  agreement.  The new
credit  facility is an unsecured,  five-year,  revolving  credit facility with a
commitment of $630.0 million.

The new revolving  credit  facility allows for the issuance of letters of credit
and cash borrowings.  Letter of credit  outstandings are limited to no more than
$150.0  million,  with cash  borrowings  limited only by the facility's  maximum
availability  less  letters  of credit  outstanding.  On June 30,  2000,  $486.5
million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility.

Cash borrowings under the new credit facility bear interest at a base rate or at
an adjusted  London  Interbank  Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus an  applicable  margin
which  varies,  depending  upon  the  type of loan  the  Company  executes.  The
applicable  margin over the base rate and LIBOR is subject to  adjustment  based
upon the  credit  ratings  the  facility  receives  from  Standard  & Poor's and
Moody's. At June 30, 2000, loans outstanding under the credit facility consisted
of $465.0  million  based upon LIBOR and $21.5  million based upon the base rate
for a weighted average interest rate of 7.47%.

The Company believes its revolving credit facility, together with cash generated
from  operations,  will be  adequate  to  meet  liquidity  requirements  for the
foreseeable future.

Forward-Looking Statements
--------------------------

From time to time, the Company may make statements  which  constitute or contain
"forward-looking"  information as that term is defined in the Private Securities
Litigation  Reform Act of 1995 or by the Securities  and Exchange  Commission in
its rules,  regulations and releases.  The Company  cautions  investors that any
such forward-looking statements made by the Company are not guarantees of future
performance  and that  actual  results may differ  materially  from those in the
forward-looking statements.


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                            PART II OTHER INFORMATION

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

          The Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders  was held on April 27, 2000.  The
          directors listed in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders dated
          March 16,  2000 were  elected  for terms of one year  ending 2001 with
          voting for each as follows:

          Director           For                 Withheld
          --------           ---                 --------
          K. B. Bell         42,786,078          186,972
          W. G. Holliman     42,792,809          180,241
          B. A. Karsh        42,781,872          191,178
          D. E. Lasater      42,772,387          200,663
          L. M. Liberman     42,771,547          201,503
          R. B. Loynd        42,769,451          203,579
          M. Portera         42,786,288          186,762
          A. E. Suter        42,785,968          187,082

Item 5.   Other Information

          On June 7, 2000, the Company  refinanced its secured credit  facility.
          The new credit facility is an unsecured,  five-year,  revolving credit
          facility with a commitment of $630.0 million. The new revolving credit
          facility  allows  for the  issuance  of  letters  of  credit  and cash
          borrowings.  Letters of credit outstanding are limited to no more than
          $150.0 million with cash borrowings  limited by the facility's maximum
          availability less letters of credit outstanding. Cash borrowings under
          the new credit facility bear interest at a base rate or at an adjusted
          London Interbank  Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus an applicable margin which
          varies,  depending  upon the type of loan the  Company  executes.  The
          applicable  margin is  subject  to  adjustment  based  upon the credit
          ratings the facility receives from Standard & Poor's and Moody's.

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

          (a)  4. Credit Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2000, among the Company,
               Broyhill Furniture  Industries,  Inc., Lane Furniture Industries,
               Inc.,  Thomasville Furniture  Industries,  Inc., Various Lenders,
               First  Union  National  Bank,  as  Documentation  Agent,  Bank of
               America,  N.A., as Syndication Agent,  Deutsche Bank AG, New York
               Branch,  as  Administrative  Agent,  and Deutsche Bank Securities
               Inc., as Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager.

          27.  Financial Data Schedule.

          (b)  A Form 8-K was not required to be filed during the quarter  ended
               June 30, 2000.


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                                    SIGNATURE
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Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                      Furniture Brands International, Inc.
                                                  (Registrant)

                                      By Steven W. Alstadt
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                                         Steven W. Alstadt
                                         Controller and
                                         Chief Accounting Officer

Date:  August 11, 2000