SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 12, 2002
                                                       (August 12, 2002)

                      Furniture Brands International, Inc.
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)


        Delaware                   I-91                      43-0337683
-------------------------      -------------        --------------------------
(State of Incorporation)       (Commission                (IRS Employer
                                File Number)          Identification Number)




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




                                 (314) 863-1100
                         (Registrant's telephone number)


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Item 5. Other Information

     On August 12,  2002,  the Company  mailed to the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission for filing on August 13, 2002 Statements  Under Oath of the Principal
Executive  Officer of the  Company,  W. G.  Holliman,  and  Principal  Financial
Officer of the  Company,  David P.  Howard,  Regarding  Facts and  Circumstances
Relating to Exchange  Act  Filings.  The  Statements  Under Oath are being filed
pursuant  to the Order  Requiring  the Filing of Sworn  Statements  Pursuant  to
Section  21(a)(1) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (File No. 4-460,  June
27, 2002).

Item  7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibit

          99.1 Statement  Under  Oath  of  W.G.  Holliman,  Principal  Executive
               Officer,  Regarding Facts and Circumstances  Relating To Exchange
               Act Filings.

          99.2 Statement  Under  Oath of David P.  Howard,  Principal  Financial
               Officer,  Regarding facts and Circumstances  Relating To Exchange
               Act Filings.





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                                    SIGNATURE




     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.




                                   By:   /s/Lynn Chipperfield
                                      ----------------------------------------
                                         Lynn Chipperfield
                                         Senior Vice President and
                                             Chief Administrative Officer





Dated: August 12, 2002


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                                                                Exhibit 99.1


                   STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE
                     OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
                   REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING
                             TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS


I, W. G. Holliman, state and attest that:

     (1)  To the  best of my  knowledge,  based  upon a  review  of the  covered
          reports  of  Furniture  Brands  International,  Inc.  and,  except  as
          corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report:

          o    no covered  report  contained  an untrue  statement of a material
               fact as of the end of the period covered by such report(or in the
               case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of
               the date on which it was filed); and

          o    no covered  report  omitted to state a material fact necessary to
               make  the  statements  in the  covered  report,  in  light of the
               circumstances  under which they were made,  not  misleading as of
               the end of the period  covered by such report(or in the case of a
               report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials,  as of the date
               on which it was filed).

     (2)  I have  reviewed the  contents of this  statement  with the  Company's
          audit committee.

     (3)  In this statement  under oath,  each of the following,  if filed on or
          before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":

          o    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
               2001 of Furniture Brands International, Inc.;

          o    all  reports  on Form  10-Q,  all  reports  on  Form  8-K and all
               definitive  proxy  materials of Furniture  Brands  International,
               Inc.  filed with the  Commission  subsequent to the filing of the
               Form 10-K identified above; and

          o    any amendments to any of the foregoing.



s/ W. G. Holliman                          Subscribed and sworn to before
--------------------                       me this 12th day of August, 2002
Name:  W. G. Holliman
Date:  August 12, 2002
                                           /s/ Linda McKinney
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Notary Public

                                           My Commission Expires:
                                           May 15, 2005



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                                                                Exhibit 99.2


                   STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE
                     OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
                   REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING
                             TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS


I, David P. Howard, state and attest that:

     (1)  To the  best of my  knowledge,  based  upon a  review  of the  covered
          reports  of  Furniture  Brands  International,  Inc.  and,  except  as
          corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report:

          o    no covered  report  contained  an untrue  statement of a material
               fact as of the end of the period covered by such report(or in the
               case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of
               the date on which it was filed); and

          o    no covered  report  omitted to state a material fact necessary to
               make  the  statements  in the  covered  report,  in  light of the
               circumstances  under which they were made,  not  misleading as of
               the end of the period  covered by such report(or in the case of a
               report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials,  as of the date
               on which it was filed).

     (2)  I have  reviewed the  contents of this  statement  with the  Company's
          audit committee.

     (3)  In this statement  under oath,  each of the following,  if filed on or
          before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":

          o    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
               2001 of Furniture Brands International, Inc.;

          o    all  reports  on Form  10-Q,  all  reports  on  Form  8-K and all
               definitive  proxy  materials of Furniture  Brands  International,
               Inc.  filed with the  Commission  subsequent to the filing of the
               Form 10-K identified above; and

          o    any amendments to any of the foregoing.



s/ David P. Howard                      Subscribed and sworn to before
------------------------                me this 12th day of August, 2002
Name:  David P. Howard
Date:  August 12, 2002
                                        /s/ Robert Lee Kaintz
                                        -----------------------------
                                        Notary Public
                                        My Commission Expires:
                                        August 22, 2002
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 12, 2002
                                                       (August 12, 2002)

                      Furniture Brands International, Inc.
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

        Delaware                   I-91                      43-0337683
-------------------------      -------------        --------------------------
(State of Incorporation)       (Commission                (IRS Employer
                                File Number)          Identification Number)

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

                                 (314) 863-1100
                         (Registrant's telephone number)
Item 5. Other Information

     On August 12,  2002,  the Company  mailed to the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission for filing on August 13, 2002 Statements  Under Oath of the Principal
Executive  Officer of the  Company,  W. G.  Holliman,  and  Principal  Financial
Officer of the  Company,  David P.  Howard,  Regarding  Facts and  Circumstances
Relating to Exchange  Act  Filings.  The  Statements  Under Oath are being filed
pursuant  to the Order  Requiring  the Filing of Sworn  Statements  Pursuant  to
Section  21(a)(1) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (File No. 4-460,  June
27, 2002).

Item  7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibit

          99.1 Statement  Under  Oath  of  W.G.  Holliman,  Principal  Executive
               Officer,  Regarding Facts and Circumstances  Relating To Exchange
               Act Filings.

          99.2 Statement  Under  Oath of David P.  Howard,  Principal  Financial
               Officer,  Regarding facts and Circumstances  Relating To Exchange
               Act Filings.
SIGNATURE

     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.

                                   By:   /s/Lynn Chipperfield
                                      ----------------------------------------
                                         Lynn Chipperfield
                                         Senior Vice President and
                                             Chief Administrative Officer

Dated: August 12, 2002
Exhibit 99.1

                   STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE
                     OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
                   REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING
                             TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS

I, W. G. Holliman, state and attest that:

     (1)  To the  best of my  knowledge,  based  upon a  review  of the  covered
          reports  of  Furniture  Brands  International,  Inc.  and,  except  as
          corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report:

          o    no covered  report  contained  an untrue  statement of a material
               fact as of the end of the period covered by such report(or in the
               case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of
               the date on which it was filed); and

          o    no covered  report  omitted to state a material fact necessary to
               make  the  statements  in the  covered  report,  in  light of the
               circumstances  under which they were made,  not  misleading as of
               the end of the period  covered by such report(or in the case of a
               report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials,  as of the date
               on which it was filed).

     (2)  I have  reviewed the  contents of this  statement  with the  Company's
          audit committee.

     (3)  In this statement  under oath,  each of the following,  if filed on or
          before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":

          o    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
               2001 of Furniture Brands International, Inc.;

          o    all  reports  on Form  10-Q,  all  reports  on  Form  8-K and all
               definitive  proxy  materials of Furniture  Brands  International,
               Inc.  filed with the  Commission  subsequent to the filing of the
               Form 10-K identified above; and

          o    any amendments to any of the foregoing.

s/ W. G. Holliman                          Subscribed and sworn to before
--------------------                       me this 12th day of August, 2002
Name:  W. G. Holliman
Date:  August 12, 2002
                                           /s/ Linda McKinney
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Notary Public

                                           My Commission Expires:
                                           May 15, 2005
Exhibit 99.2

                   STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE
                     OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
                   REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING
                             TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS

I, David P. Howard, state and attest that:

     (1)  To the  best of my  knowledge,  based  upon a  review  of the  covered
          reports  of  Furniture  Brands  International,  Inc.  and,  except  as
          corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report:

          o    no covered  report  contained  an untrue  statement of a material
               fact as of the end of the period covered by such report(or in the
               case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of
               the date on which it was filed); and

          o    no covered  report  omitted to state a material fact necessary to
               make  the  statements  in the  covered  report,  in  light of the
               circumstances  under which they were made,  not  misleading as of
               the end of the period  covered by such report(or in the case of a
               report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials,  as of the date
               on which it was filed).

     (2)  I have  reviewed the  contents of this  statement  with the  Company's
          audit committee.

     (3)  In this statement  under oath,  each of the following,  if filed on or
          before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":

          o    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
               2001 of Furniture Brands International, Inc.;

          o    all  reports  on Form  10-Q,  all  reports  on  Form  8-K and all
               definitive  proxy  materials of Furniture  Brands  International,
               Inc.  filed with the  Commission  subsequent to the filing of the
               Form 10-K identified above; and

          o    any amendments to any of the foregoing.

s/ David P. Howard                      Subscribed and sworn to before
------------------------                me this 12th day of August, 2002
Name:  David P. Howard
Date:  August 12, 2002
                                        /s/ Robert Lee Kaintz
                                        -----------------------------
                                        Notary Public
                                        My Commission Expires:
                                        August 22, 2002