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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

----

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

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

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

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

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

|   | Nine                Months Ended September 30, 2005 |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------|

|   | Nine                Months Ended September 30, 2004 |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------|

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

|   | Nine                Months Ended September 30, 2005 |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------|

|   | Nine                Months Ended September 30, 2004 |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------|

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

----

|                                                                          |   | September                30, |      | December                31, |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------|--------|
|                                                                          |   | 2005                         |      | 2004                        |   |
| ASSETS                                                                        |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
|                                                                          |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| Current                assets:                                                |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| Cash                and cash equivalents                                      |   | $                            | 118,489   |                        | $      | 51,248 |   |
| Receivables,                less allowances of $24,434                        |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| ($20,919                at December 31, 2004)                                 |   |                         | 343,502   |                        |   | 374,733 |   |
| Inventories                (Note 1)                                           |   |                         | 434,814   |                        |   | 444,828 |   |
| Deferred                income taxes                                          |   |                         | 27,960    |                        |   | 28,044 |   |
| Prepaid                expenses and other current assets                      |   |                         | 10,087    |                        |   | 9,272 |   |
| Total                current assets                                           |   |                         | 934,852   |                        |   | 908,125 |   |
|                                                                          |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| Property,                plant and equipment                                  |   |                         | 687,449   |                        |   | 682,596 |   |
| Less                accumulated depreciation                                  |   |                         | 430,435   |                        |   | 397,623 |   |
| Net                property, plant and equipment                              |   |                         | 257,014   |                        |   | 284,973 |   |
|                                                                          |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| Goodwill                                                                      |   |                         | 183,097   |                        |   | 183,097 |   |
| Other                intangible assets                                        |   |                         | 169,671   |                        |   | 169,671 |   |
| Other                assets                                                   |   |                         | 55,083    |                        |   | 41,893 |   |
|                                                                          |   | $                            | 1,599,717 |                        | $      | 1,587,759 |   |
|                                                                          |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| LIABILITIES                AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                           |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
|                                                                          |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| Current                liabilities:                                           |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| Accounts                payable                                               |   | $                            | 96,600    |                        | $      | 85,363 |   |
| Accrued                expenses and other current liabilities                 |   |                         | 119,664   |                        |   | 111,647 |   |
| Total                current liabilities                                      |   |                         | 216,264   |                        |   | 197,010 |   |
|                                                                          |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| Long-term                debt                                                 |   |                         | 301,600   |                        |   | 302,400 |   |
| Deferred                income taxes                                          |   |                         | 74,681    |                        |   | 78,305 |   |
| Other                long-term liabilities                                    |   |                         | 70,332    |                        |   | 52,561 |   |
|                                                                          |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| Shareholders'                equity:                                          |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| Preferred                stock, authorized 10,000,000                         |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| shares,                no par value - issued, none                            |   |                         | -         |                        |   | - |   |
| Common                stock, authorized 200,000,000 shares,                   |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| $1.00                stated value - issued 56,482,541                         |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| shares                at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004             |   |                         | 56,483    |                        |   | 56,483 |   |
| Paid-in                capital                                                |   |                         | 221,679   |                        |   | 226,602 |   |
| Retained                earnings                                              |   |                         | 810,501   |                        |   | 789,856 |   |
| Accumulated                other comprehensive income (expense) (Note 3) |   |                         | (29,408   | )                           |   | (31,076 | ) |
| Treasury                stock at cost (5,273,632 shares at                    |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| September                30, 2005 and 3,266,456 shares at                     |   |                         |      |                        |   |   |   |
| December                31, 2004)                                             |   |                         | (122,415  | )                           |   | (84,382 | ) |
| Total                shareholders' equity                                     |   |                         | 936,840   |                        |   | 957,483 |   |
|                                                                          |   | $                            | 1,599,717 |                        | $      | 1,587,759 |   |

----

|                                                                |   | Three                Months  |       | Three                Months  |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------|------------|------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                |   | Ended                        |       | Ended                        |   |
|                                                                |   | September                30, |       | September                30, |   |
|                                                                |   | 2005                         |       | 2004                         |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |
| Net                sales                                            |   | $                            | 557,927    |                         | $      | 574,800 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Cost                of sales                                        |   |                         | 427,076    |                         |   | 429,182 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Gross                profit                                         |   |                         | 130,851    |                         |   | 145,618 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Selling,                general and administrative expenses         |   |                         | 114,042    |                         |   | 112,685 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Earnings                from operations                             |   |                         | 16,809     |                         |   | 32,933 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Interest                expense                                     |   |                         | 3,146      |                         |   | 3,472 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Other                income, net                                    |   |                         | 903        |                         |   | 616 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Earnings                before income tax expense                   |   |                         | 14,566     |                         |   | 30,077 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Income                tax expense                                   |   |                         | 4,647      |                         |   | 10,654 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Net                earnings                                         |   | $                            | 9,919      |                         | $      | 19,423 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Net                earnings per common share:                       |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Basic                                                               |   | $                            | 0.19       |                         | $      | 0.36 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Diluted                                                             |   | $                            | 0.19       |                         | $      | 0.36 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Weighted                average common shares outstanding (Note 2): |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Basic                                                               |   |                         | 51,616,863 |                         |   | 53,977,708 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Diluted                                                             |   |                         | 51,707,929 |                         |   | 54,339,020 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |

----

|                                                                |   | Nine                Months   |       | Nine                Months   |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------|------------|------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                |   | Ended                        |       | Ended                        |   |
|                                                                |   | September                30, |       | September                30, |   |
|                                                                |   | 2005                         |       | 2004                         |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |
| Net                sales                                            |   | $                            | 1,793,245  |                         | $      | 1,845,449 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Cost                of sales                                        |   |                         | 1,353,819  |                         |   | 1,370,075 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Gross                profit                                         |   |                         | 439,426    |                         |   | 475,374 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Selling,                general and administrative expenses         |   |                         | 367,470    |                         |   | 356,952 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Earnings                from operations                             |   |                         | 71,956     |                         |   | 118,422 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Interest                expense                                     |   |                         | 9,094      |                         |   | 12,332 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Other                income, net                                    |   |                         | 3,437      |                         |   | 1,790 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Earnings                before income tax expense                   |   |                         | 66,299     |                         |   | 107,880 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Income                tax expense                                   |   |                         | 22,005     |                         |   | 38,646 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Net                earnings                                         |   | $                            | 44,294     |                         | $      | 69,234 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Net                earnings per common share:                       |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Basic                                                               |   | $                            | 0.84       |                         | $      | 1.26 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Diluted                                                             |   | $                            | 0.84       |                         | $      | 1.24 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Weighted                average common shares outstanding (Note 2): |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Basic                                                               |   |                         | 52,498,436 |                         |   | 55,156,403 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |       |                         |   |   |   |
| Diluted                                                             |   |                         | 52,653,801 |                         |   | 55,783,652 |   |

----

|                                                                |   | Nine                Months   |    | Nine                Months   |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------|---------|------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                |   | Ended                        |    | Ended                        |   |
|                                                                |   | September                30, |    | September                30, |   |
|                                                                |   | 2005                         |    | 2004                         |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |    |                         |   |
| Cash                flows from operating activities:                |   |                         |    |                         |   |   |   |
| Net                earnings                                         |   | $                            | 44,294  |                         | $      | 69,234 |   |
| Adjustments                to reconcile net earnings to net cash    |   |                         |    |                         |   |   |   |
| provided                by operating activities:                    |   |                         |    |                         |   |   |   |
| Depreciation                and amortization                        |   |                         | 34,755  |                         |   | 36,930 |   |
| Other,                net                                           |   |                         | 11,181  |                         |   | 801 |   |
| Changes                in operating assets and liabilities:         |   |                         |    |                         |   |   |   |
| Accounts                receivable                                  |   |                         | 31,231  |                         |   | (1,871 | ) |
| Inventories                                                         |   |                         | 10,014  |                         |   | (44,330 | ) |
| Prepaid                expenses and other assets                    |   |                         | (13,433 | )                            |   | (8,211 | ) |
| Accounts                payable and other accrued expenses          |   |                         | 24,878  |                         |   | 38,447 |   |
| Deferred                tax liabilities, net                        |   |                         | (4,528  | )                            |   | 3,778 |   |
| Other                long-term liabilities                          |   |                         | 14,800  |                         |   | (5,542 | ) |
| Net                cash provided by operating activities            |   |                         | 153,192 |                         |   | 89,236 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |    |                         |   |   |   |
| Cash                flows from investing activities:                |   |                         |    |                         |   |   |   |
| Proceeds                from the disposal of assets                 |   |                         | 4,261   |                         |   | 6,514 |   |
| Additions                to property, plant and equipment           |   |                         | (21,186 | )                            |   | (20,456 | ) |
| Net                cash used by investing activities                |   |                         | (16,925 | )                            |   | (13,942 | ) |
|                                                                |   |                         |    |                         |   |   |   |
| Cash                flows from financing activities:                |   |                         |    |                         |   |   |   |
| Payments                of long-term debt                           |   |                         | (800    | )                            |   | (800 | ) |
| Proceeds                from the issuance of common stock           |   |                         | -       |                         |   | 4,230 |   |
| Payments                of cash dividends                           |   |                         | (23,649 | )                            |   | (20,681 | ) |
| Proceeds                from the issuance of treasury stock         |   |                         | 7,445   |                         |   | 7,478 |   |
| Payments                for the purchase of treasury stock          |   |                         | (52,022 | )                            |   | (76,753 | ) |
| Net                cash used by financing activities                |   |                         | (69,026 | )                            |   | (86,526 | ) |
|                                                                |   |                         |    |                         |   |   |   |
| Net                increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |   |                         | 67,241  |                         |   | (11,232 | ) |
| Cash                and cash equivalents at beginning of period     |   |                         | 51,248  |                         |   | 71,668 |   |
| Cash                and cash equivalents at end of period           |   | $                            | 118,489 |                         | $      | 60,436 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |    |                         |   |   |   |
| Supplemental                disclosure:                             |   |                         |    |                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |    |                         |   |   |   |
| Cash                payments for income taxes, net                  |   | $                            | 32,815  |                         | $      | 26,007 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |    |                         |   |   |   |
| Cash                payments for interest expense                   |   | $                            | 9,232   |                         | $      | 13,177 |   |
|                                                                |   |                         |    |                         |   |   |   |

----

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

|                               |   | September                  30, |    | December                  31, |   |
|------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------|--------|
|                               |   | 2005                           |    | 2004                          |   |
|                               |   |                           |    |                          |   |
| Finished                  products |   | $                              | 270,442 |                          | $      | 268,170 |   |
| Work-in-process                    |   |                           | 45,884  |                          |   | 49,362 |   |
| Raw                  materials     |   |                           | 118,488 |                          |   | 127,296 |   |
|                               |   | $                              | 434,814 |                          | $      | 444,828 |   |

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

|                                            |   | Three                  Months Ended September 30, |       | Nine                  Months Ended September 30, |   |
|-------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                            |   | 2005                                              |       | 2004                                             |   | 2005 |   | 2004 |   |
|                                            |   |                                              |       |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |
| Weighted                  average shares used   |   |                                              |       |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| for                  basic net earnings per     |   |                                              |       |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| common                  share                   |   |                                              | 51,616,863 |                                             |   | 53,977,708 |   |   | 52,498,436 |   |   | 55,156,403 |   |
| Effect                  of dilutive securities: |   |                                              |       |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Stock                  options                  |   |                                              | 91,066     |                                             |   | 361,312 |   |   | 155,365 |   |   | 627,249 |   |
| Weighted                  average shares used   |   |                                              |       |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| for                  diluted net earnings       |   |                                              |       |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| per                  common share               |   |                                              | 51,707,929 |                                             |   | 54,339,020 |   |   | 52,653,801 |   |   | 55,783,652 |   |

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

|                                                             |   | Nine                Months   |   | Nine                Months   |   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------|--------|------------------------------|--------|
|                                                             |   | Ended                        |   | Ended                        |   |
|                                                             |   | September                30, |   | September                30, |   |
|                                                             |   | 2005                         |   | 2004                         |   |
|                                                             |   |                         |   |                         |   |
| Net                earnings                                      |   | $                            | 44,294 |                         | $      | 69,234 |   |
| Other                comprehensive income (expense), net of tax: |   |                         |   |                         |   |   |   |
| Financial                instruments accounted                   |   |                         |   |                         |   |   |   |
| for                as hedges                                     |   |                         | 1,834  |                         |   | 5,370 |   |
| Foreign                currency translation                      |   |                         | (166   | )                            |   | (344 | ) |
| Other                comprehensive income (expense)              |   |                         | 1,668  |                         |   | 5,026 |   |
|                                                             |   | $                            | 45,962 |                         | $      | 74,260 |   |

|                                                 |   | September                30, |    | December                31, |   |
|------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------|---------|-----------------------------|--------|
|                                                 |   | 2005                         |    | 2004                        |   |
|                                                 |   |                         |    |                        |   |
| Market                value of financial instruments |   |                         |    |                        |   |   |   |
| accounted                for as hedges               |   | $                            | 5,842   |                        | $      | 4,008 |   |
| Minimum                pension liability             |   |                         | (34,092 | )                           |   | (34,092 | ) |
| Foreign                currency translation          |   |                         | (1,158  | )                           |   | (992 | ) |
|                                                 |   | $                            | (29,408 | )                           | $      | (31,076 | ) |

----

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

|                                                   |   | Three                  Months Ended September 30, |   | Nine                  Months Ended September 30, |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                   |   | 2005                                              |   | 2004                                             |   | 2005 |   | 2004 |   |
|                                                   |   |                                              |   |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                  earnings - as reported            |   | $                                                 | 9,919  |                                             | $      | 19,423 |   | $ | 44,294 |   | $ | 69,234 |   |
|                                                   |   |                                              |   |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Deduct:                  Stock-based employee          |   |                                              |   |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| compensation                  expense determined       |   |                                              |   |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| under                  fair value based method, net of |   |                                              |   |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| income                  tax benefits                   |   |                                              | (1,135 | )                                                |   | (1,220 | ) |   | (3,355 | ) |   | (3,660 | ) |
| Net                  earnings - pro forma              |   | $                                                 | 8,784  |                                             | $      | 18,203 |   | $ | 40,939 |   | $ | 65,574 |   |
|                                                   |   |                                              |   |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  per share - basic:           |   |                                              |   |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| As                  reported                           |   | $                                                 | 0.19   |                                             | $      | 0.36 |   | $ | 0.84 |   | $ | 1.26 |   |
| Pro                  forma                             |   | $                                                 | 0.17   |                                             | $      | 0.34 |   | $ | 0.78 |   | $ | 1.19 |   |
|                                                   |   |                                              |   |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  per share - diluted:         |   |                                              |   |                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| As                  reported                           |   | $                                                 | 0.19   |                                             | $      | 0.36 |   | $ | 0.84 |   | $ | 1.24 |   |
| Pro                  forma                             |   | $                                                 | 0.17   |                                             | $      | 0.34 |   | $ | 0.78 |   | $ | 1.18 |   |

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

|                                            |   | Nine                  Months   |    | Nine                  Months   |   |
|-------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------|---------|--------------------------------|--------|
|                                            |   | Ended                          |    | Ended                          |   |
|                                            |   | September                  30, |    | September                  30, |   |
|                                            |   |  2005                     |    |  2004                     |   |
|                                            |   |                           |    |                           |   |   |   |
| Service                  cost                   |   | $                              | 10,200  |                           | $      | 10,087 |   |
| Interest                  cost                  |   |                           | 19,275  |                           |   | 18,458 |   |
| Expected                  return on plan assets |   |                           | (19,500 | )                              |   | (21,260 | ) |
| Net                  amortization and deferral  |   |                           | 4,727   |                           |   | 2,759 |   |
|                                            |   | $                              | 14,702  |                           | $      | 10,044 |   |

| (6) | The                  Company has provided guarantees related to store leases for certain                  independent dealers opening Company-branded stores (e.g., Thomasville                  Home                  Furnishings Stores). The guarantees range from one to fifteen years                  and                  generally require the Company to make lease payments in the event                  of                  default by the dealer. In the event of default, the Company has                  the right                  to assign or assume the lease. The total future lease payments                  guaranteed                  at September 30, 2005 were $93,148. The Company believes the risk                  of                  significant loss from these lease guarantees is                  remote. |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| (7) | The                Company recognizes sales when finished goods are shipped, with appropriate                provisions for returns and uncollectible accounts. Shipping revenues                have                historically been netted against related expenses. We have reclassified                these revenues to net sales, increasing net sales and cost of sales                by                $17,010 and $53,446 in the three months and nine months ended September                30, 2004, respectively. This reclassification had no impact on                earnings. |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

**RESULTS      OF OPERATIONS**

|                                                          |   | Three                  Months Ended |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                          |   | September                  30, 2005 |   | September                  30, 2004 |   |
|                                                          |   |                                |   | %                  of |   |   |   | %                  of |   |
|                                                          |   | Dollars                             |   | Net                  Sales |   | Dollars |   | Net                  Sales |   |
| Net                  sales                                    |   | $                                   | 557.9  |   |   | 100.0 | % | $ | 574.8 |   |   | 100.0 | % |
| Cost                  of sales                                |   |                                | 427.0  |   |   | 76.5 |   |   | 429.2 |   |   | 74.7 |   |
| Gross                  profit                                 |   |                                | 130.9  |   |   | 23.5 |   |   | 145.6 |   |   | 25.3 |   |
| Selling,                  general and administrative expenses |   |                                | 114.1  |   |   | 20.5 |   |   | 112.7 |   |   | 19.6 |   |
| Earnings                  from operations                     |   |                                | 16.8   |   |   | 3.0 |   |   | 32.9 |   |   | 5.7 |   |
| Interest                  expense                             |   |                                | 3.1    |   |   | 0.6 |   |   | 3.4 |   |   | 0.6 |   |
| Other                  income, net                            |   |                                | 0.9    |   |   | 0.2 |   |   | 0.6 |   |   | 0.1 |   |
| Earnings                  before income tax expense           |   |                                | 14.6   |   |   | 2.6 |   |   | 30.1 |   |   | 5.2 |   |
| Income                  tax expense                           |   |                                | 4.7    |   |   | 0.8 |   |   | 10.7 |   |   | 1.8 |   |
| Net                  earnings                                 |   | $                                   | 9.9    |   |   | 1.8 |   | $ | 19.4 |   |   | 3.4 |   |
| Net                  earnings per common share - diluted      |   | $                                   | 0.19   |   |   | - |   | $ | 0.36 |   |   | - |   |
|                                                          |   |                                |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

|                                                        |   | Nine                Months Ended  |          |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------|---------------|
|                                                        |   | September                30, 2005 |          | September                30, 2004 |   |
|                                                        |   |                              |          |   |   | %                of  |   |   |   |   |   | %                of |   |
|                                                        |   |                              | Dollars  |   |   | Net                Sales |   |   | Dollars |   |   | Net                Sales |   |
| Net                sales                                    |   | $                                 | 1,793.2       |   |   | 100.0 | % | $ | 1,845.5 |   |   | 100.0 | % |
| Cost                of sales                                |   |                              | 1,353.8       |   |   | 75.5 |   |   | 1,370.1 |   |   | 74.2 |   |
| Gross                profit                                 |   |                              | 439.4         |   |   | 24.5 |   |   | 475.4 |   |   | 25.8 |   |
| Selling,                general and administrative expenses |   |                              | 367.5         |   |   | 20.5 |   |   | 357.0 |   |   | 19.4 |   |
| Earnings                from operations                     |   |                              | 71.9          |   |   | 4.0 |   |   | 118.4 |   |   | 6.4 |   |
| Interest                expense                             |   |                              | 9.0           |   |   | 0.5 |   |   | 12.3 |   |   | 0.7 |   |
| Other                income, net                            |   |                              | 3.4           |   |   | 0.2 |   |   | 1.7 |   |   | 0.1 |   |
| Earnings                before income tax expense           |   |                              | 66.3          |   |   | 3.7 |   |   | 107.8 |   |   | 5.8 |   |
| Income                tax expense                           |   |                              | 22.0          |   |   | 1.2 |   |   | 38.6 |   |   | 2.0 |   |
| Net                earnings                                 |   | $                                 | 44.3          |   |   | 2.5 |   | $ | 69.2 |   |   | 3.8 |   |
| Net                earnings per common share - diluted      |   | $                                 | 0.84          |   |   | - |   | $ | 1.24 |   |   | - |   |
|                                                        |   |                              |          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

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**FINANCIAL      CONDITION**

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

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

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

|   | (a) | The                Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have                concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are                effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures                as of                the end of the period covered by this report. Notwithstanding the                foregoing, there can be no assurance that the Company’s disclosure                controls and procedures will detect or uncover all failures of persons                within the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries to disclose                material                information otherwise required to be set forth in the Company’s                report. |
|--------|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | (b) | No                change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting                has                occurred during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter that has                materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,                the                Company's internal control over financial                reporting. |
|--------|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| Item                  2. | Unregistered                  Sales of Equity Securities and Use of                  Proceeds |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**ISSUER      PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES**

|                                       |   |                       |      |    |   | Total                  Number     |   |                             |                         |
|--------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------|-----------|---------|--------|-----------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|                                       |   |                       |      |    |   | of                  Shares        |   | Approximate Dollar          |                         |
|                                       |   |                       |      |    |   | Purchased                  as     |   | Value                  of Shares |                         |
|                                       |   | Total                      |      | Average |   | Part                  of Publicly |   | that                  May Yet    |                         |
|                                       |   | Number                     |      | Price   |   | Announced                         |   | Be                  Purchased    |                         |
|                                       |   | Of                  Shares |      | Paid    |   | Plans                             |   | Under                  the Plans |                         |
| Period                                     |   |                       | Purchased |    |   | per                  Share        |   |                             | or                  Programs |   |   | or                  Programs |   |
|                                       |   |                       |      |    |   |                              |   |                             |                         |   |   |   |   |
| July                  1 - July 31          |   |                       | 229,676   |    |   | 21.80                             |   |                             | 229,676                      |   | $ | 100,000,000 |   |
|                                       |   |                       |      |    |   |                              |   |                             |                         |   |   |   |   |
| August                  1 - August 31      |   |                       | 919,090   |    |   | 19.28                             |   |                             | 919,090                      |   |   | 82,276,717 |   |
|                                       |   |                       |      |    |   |                              |   |                             |                         |   |   |   |   |
| September                  1 -September 30 |   |                       | 245,000   |    |   | 17.79                             |   |                             | 245,000                      |   |   | 77,917,698 |   |
|                                       |   |                       |      |    |   |                              |   |                             |                         |   |   |   |   |
| Total                                      |   |                       | 1,393,766 |    | $      | 19.44                             |   |                             | 1,393,766                    |   |   |   |   |

| Item                6. | Exhibits |
|------------------------|----------|

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

|   | 32 | Certifications                of W. G. Holliman, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Denise                L.                Ramos, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.                Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley                Act                of 2002. |
|--------|----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

| Exhibit                No. | Description |
|----------------------------|-------------|

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

| 32 | Certifications                of W. G. Holliman, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Denise                L.                Ramos, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.                Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley                Act                of 2002. |
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