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):  September 12, 2002
                                                        (September 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 Matters

     On September 12, 2002, the Company  announced that it expects third quarter
earnings per share to be in the $.43 to $.45 range.  The Company also  announced
that it expects  full year 2002  earnings  per share to be in the $2.15 to $2.20
range.

Item  7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibit

     99   Press Release, dated September 12, 2002.





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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/Steven W. Alstadt
                                   -------------------------------
                                   Steven W. Alstadt
                                   Controller and Chief Accounting Officer





Dated: September 12, 2002

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INFORMATION
 101 South Hanley Road
 St. Louis, Missouri 63105
 314-863-1100

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                   FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL COMMENTS ON
                  OUTLOOK FOR THIRD QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2002


St. Louis, Missouri,  September 12, 2002 - Furniture Brands International (NYSE:
FBN),  announced  today it expects third quarter  earnings to be in the $0.43 to
$0.45 per share range on a diluted basis.

W.G. (Mickey) Holliman,  Chairman,  President and Chief Executive Officer, said,
"When we  released  our second  quarter  earnings  in late July,  we revised our
second half expectations to contemplate a continued flat business environment at
the high-end  throughout  the balance of the year. At that time, we said we were
removing some of the  assumptions  for growth that we had built in for the third
and fourth quarters of this year."

"As the third quarter has  progressed,  our business in the middle  price-points
(primarily  Broyhill and Lane) has remained strong,  but has moderated  somewhat
from the extraordinarily  strong business we enjoyed in the first half. Business
at the upper-end (primarily  Thomasville,  Drexel Heritage and Henredon) remains
very soft and shows no signs of  recovery  before the end of the year.  While we
continue to believe there is significant  pent-up demand among  consumers at the
higher  price-points,  we don't  believe we will see the benefits of that demand
during 2002."

Mr. Holliman concluded,  "For these reasons, we are currently projecting diluted
earnings per share in the $0.43 to $0.45 range for the third  quarter and we are
adjusting our  full-year  expectation  range to $2.15 to $2.20.  We will provide
further  guidance upon the issuance of our third quarter  results on October 23,
2002."

Furniture   Brands   International   is  America's   largest  home   furnishings
manufacturer,   manufacturing  and  sourcing  its  products  under  six  of  the
best-known brand names in the industry - Broyhill, Lane, Thomasville,  Henredon,
Drexel  Heritage and  Maitland-Smith.  The Company markets its products across a
broad  spectrum of price  categories  and  distributes  its products  through an
extensive system of independently owned national, regional and local retailers.

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe
harbor"  provisions  of the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.
These  forward-looking  statements  include our expected earnings per share, the
prospects for the overall business  environment,  and other statements which may
contain words such as, "expects,"  "anticipates,"  "estimates,"  "believes," and
"projects." We caution  investors that any such  forward-looking  statements are
not guarantees of future  performance  and that certain factors may cause actual
results to differ materially from our present expectations and projections. Such
factors include, but are not limited to: changes in economic conditions; loss of
market share due to competition;  failure to anticipate or respond to changes in
consumer tastes and fashion trends;  failure to achieve projected mix of product
sales;  business  failures of large customers;  distribution  and  manufacturing
realignments and cost savings programs;  increased reliance on offshore (import)
sourcing of various products; fluctuations in the cost, availability and quality
of raw  materials;  product  liability  uncertainty;  impairment of goodwill and
other intangible  assets;  and other risk factors  discussed in our filings with
the SEC  including  our most  recent  reports  on Forms  10-Q and 10-K.  We also
caution  investors  that our  forecast  for the third  quarter and the year 2002
represent  our outlook only as of this date,  and we undertake no  obligation to
update or revise  any  forward-looking  statements,  whether  as a result of new
developments or otherwise.
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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):  September 12, 2002
                                                        (September 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 Matters

     On September 12, 2002, the Company  announced that it expects third quarter
earnings per share to be in the $.43 to $.45 range.  The Company also  announced
that it expects  full year 2002  earnings  per share to be in the $2.15 to $2.20
range.

Item  7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibit

     99   Press Release, dated September 12, 2002.
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/Steven W. Alstadt
                                   -------------------------------
                                   Steven W. Alstadt
                                   Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

Dated: September 12, 2002
INFORMATION
 101 South Hanley Road
 St. Louis, Missouri 63105
 314-863-1100

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                   FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL COMMENTS ON
                  OUTLOOK FOR THIRD QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2002

St. Louis, Missouri,  September 12, 2002 - Furniture Brands International (NYSE:
FBN),  announced  today it expects third quarter  earnings to be in the $0.43 to
$0.45 per share range on a diluted basis.

W.G. (Mickey) Holliman,  Chairman,  President and Chief Executive Officer, said,
"When we  released  our second  quarter  earnings  in late July,  we revised our
second half expectations to contemplate a continued flat business environment at
the high-end  throughout  the balance of the year. At that time, we said we were
removing some of the  assumptions  for growth that we had built in for the third
and fourth quarters of this year."

"As the third quarter has  progressed,  our business in the middle  price-points
(primarily  Broyhill and Lane) has remained strong,  but has moderated  somewhat
from the extraordinarily  strong business we enjoyed in the first half. Business
at the upper-end (primarily  Thomasville,  Drexel Heritage and Henredon) remains
very soft and shows no signs of  recovery  before the end of the year.  While we
continue to believe there is significant  pent-up demand among  consumers at the
higher  price-points,  we don't  believe we will see the benefits of that demand
during 2002."

Mr. Holliman concluded,  "For these reasons, we are currently projecting diluted
earnings per share in the $0.43 to $0.45 range for the third  quarter and we are
adjusting our  full-year  expectation  range to $2.15 to $2.20.  We will provide
further  guidance upon the issuance of our third quarter  results on October 23,
2002."

Furniture   Brands   International   is  America's   largest  home   furnishings
manufacturer,   manufacturing  and  sourcing  its  products  under  six  of  the
best-known brand names in the industry - Broyhill, Lane, Thomasville,  Henredon,
Drexel  Heritage and  Maitland-Smith.  The Company markets its products across a
broad  spectrum of price  categories  and  distributes  its products  through an
extensive system of independently owned national, regional and local retailers.

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe
harbor"  provisions  of the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.
These  forward-looking  statements  include our expected earnings per share, the
prospects for the overall business  environment,  and other statements which may
contain words such as, "expects,"  "anticipates,"  "estimates,"  "believes," and
"projects." We caution  investors that any such  forward-looking  statements are
not guarantees of future  performance  and that certain factors may cause actual
results to differ materially from our present expectations and projections. Such
factors include, but are not limited to: changes in economic conditions; loss of
market share due to competition;  failure to anticipate or respond to changes in
consumer tastes and fashion trends;  failure to achieve projected mix of product
sales;  business  failures of large customers;  distribution  and  manufacturing
realignments and cost savings programs;  increased reliance on offshore (import)
sourcing of various products; fluctuations in the cost, availability and quality
of raw  materials;  product  liability  uncertainty;  impairment of goodwill and
other intangible  assets;  and other risk factors  discussed in our filings with
the SEC  including  our most  recent  reports  on Forms  10-Q and 10-K.  We also
caution  investors  that our  forecast  for the third  quarter and the year 2002
represent  our outlook only as of this date,  and we undertake no  obligation to
update or revise  any  forward-looking  statements,  whether  as a result of new
developments or otherwise.