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    <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong></font></div>
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    <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Washington,
      D.C. 20549</font></div>
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      8-K</strong></font></div>
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    <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>CURRENT
      REPORT</strong></font></div>
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        <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>(314)
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
                March 9, 2006, the Company reaffirmed the guidance given at the end
                of
                January when it announced that it expected first quarter 2006 earnings
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                share of $0.43 to $0.47 cents including the effect of $0.02 cents
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                previously disclosed restructuring, asset impairment and severance
                charges.</font></div>
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    <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>SIGNATURE</u></strong></font></div>
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Furniture
                Brands International, Inc.</font></div>
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">/s/
                Steven W. Alstadt</font></div>
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    <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Dated:
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Form 8-K dated 03/10/06
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): March 10, 2006 (March 9,
      2006)
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) (zip code)
(314)
          863-1100
(Registrant's
          telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former
          name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
      the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
      satisfy the obligation of the registrant under any of the following
      provisions:
[
                ]
Written
                communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17CFR
                230.425)
[
                ]
Soliciting
                material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17CFR
                240.14a-12)
[
                ]
Pre-commencement
                communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
                CFR
                240.14d-2(b))
[
                ]
Pre-commencement
                communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
                CFR
                240.13e-4(c))
Item
                8.01.
Other
                Events
On
                March 9, 2006, the Company reaffirmed the guidance given at the end
                of
                January when it announced that it expected first quarter 2006 earnings
                per
                share of $0.43 to $0.47 cents including the effect of $0.02 cents
                of
                previously disclosed restructuring, asset impairment and severance
                charges.
Item
                9.01.
Financial
                Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibit
99
Press
                Release, dated March 9, 2006
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:
      March 10, 2006
EXHIBIT
      INDEX
Exhibit
                No.
Description
99
Press
                Release, dated March 9, 2006