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): October 24, 2001
                                                  (October 24, 2001)

                      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 October 24, 2001, the Company announced  operating results for the third
quarter and first nine months of 2001.

     Net sales for the third  quarter  were $448.7  million,  off 10.2% from the
third quarter in 2000. For the nine months,  net sales were $1,414.5 million,  a
decrease of 11.4% from the same period in 2000.

     Net earnings for the third  quarter were $13.9 million or $0.27 per diluted
common  share.  Restructuring  charges  related to the  realignment  of selected
domestic  manufacturing  operations  totaled  $1.2 million (net of an income tax
benefit  of  $0.6   million)  or  $0.02  per  common  share.   Excluding   these
restructuring charges, the company's net earnings would have been $15.1 million,
or $0.29 per common share.  Net earnings for the nine months were $35.2 million,
or  $0.69  per  common  share.   Excluding  all  asset   impairment   and  other
restructuring  charges,  net earnings for the nine-month  period would have been
$49.4 million, or $0.96 per common share.

     Excluding  noncash charges for depreciation  and amortization  related to a
1992 asset revaluation (most of which will no longer be required  beginning next
year due to a recent change in accounting  rules) and the asset  impairment  and
other  restructuring  charges,  the  Company  would have  reported  diluted  net
earnings per common share of $0.34 for the third  quarter and $1.11 for the nine
months.

     The Company also  announced  that its current  projection  for earnings per
share in the fourth  quarter is 34 to 39 cents and for full-year  2001 is in the
$1.30 to $1.35 range.


Item  7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)      Exhibits

                  99       Press Release, dated October 24, 2001




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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:   October 24, 2001
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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): October 24, 2001
                                                  (October 24, 2001)

                      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 October 24, 2001, the Company announced  operating results for the third
quarter and first nine months of 2001.

     Net sales for the third  quarter  were $448.7  million,  off 10.2% from the
third quarter in 2000. For the nine months,  net sales were $1,414.5 million,  a
decrease of 11.4% from the same period in 2000.

     Net earnings for the third  quarter were $13.9 million or $0.27 per diluted
common  share.  Restructuring  charges  related to the  realignment  of selected
domestic  manufacturing  operations  totaled  $1.2 million (net of an income tax
benefit  of  $0.6   million)  or  $0.02  per  common  share.   Excluding   these
restructuring charges, the company's net earnings would have been $15.1 million,
or $0.29 per common share.  Net earnings for the nine months were $35.2 million,
or  $0.69  per  common  share.   Excluding  all  asset   impairment   and  other
restructuring  charges,  net earnings for the nine-month  period would have been
$49.4 million, or $0.96 per common share.

     Excluding  noncash charges for depreciation  and amortization  related to a
1992 asset revaluation (most of which will no longer be required  beginning next
year due to a recent change in accounting  rules) and the asset  impairment  and
other  restructuring  charges,  the  Company  would have  reported  diluted  net
earnings per common share of $0.34 for the third  quarter and $1.11 for the nine
months.

     The Company also  announced  that its current  projection  for earnings per
share in the fourth  quarter is 34 to 39 cents and for full-year  2001 is in the
$1.30 to $1.35 range.

Item  7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)      Exhibits

                  99       Press Release, dated October 24, 2001
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:   October 24, 2001