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):  January 29, 2002
                                                      (January 23,2002)

                      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 January 23, 2002, the Company  announced  results for the fourth quarter
and full year ended December 31, 2001.

     Net sales for the fourth  quarter  were $476.8  million,  off 8.2% from the
same quarter in 2000. For the full year 2001, net sales were $1,891.3 million, a
decrease of 10.6% from the same period in 2000.

     Net  earnings  for the  fourth  quarter  were $22.8  million,  or $0.44 per
diluted  common  share.  Restructuring  charges  related to the  realignment  of
selected  domestic  manufacturing  operations  totaled  $3.0  million (net of an
income tax benefit of $1.6 million) or $0.06 per common share. Other income, net
included a gain  related to the sale of a minority  interest in a company  which
owns real estate,  partially  offset by additions to reserves related to certain
discontinued operations.  This non-operating income totaled $5.2 million (net of
income tax expense of $2.8 million) or $0.10 per common share.  Net earnings for
the full year 2001 were  $58.0  million,  or $1.13  per  diluted  common  share.
Excluding all asset impairment and other restructuring  charges of $17.2 million
or $0.33 per common share, as well as the non-operating income, net earnings for
all of 2001 would have been $70.0 million, or $1.36 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 this
year due to a change  in  accounting  rules),  the  asset  impairment  and other
restructuring  charges as well as the  non-operating  income,  the Company would
have  reported  diluted net  earnings  per common  share of $0.44 for the fourth
quarter and $1.55 for the full year 2001.

     The Company also  announced  that its current  projection  for earnings per
share in the first quarter of 2002 is $0.45 to $0.50 and for full-year is in the
$2.20 to $2.30 range.


Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

        (c)  Exhibits

             99  Press Release, dated January 23, 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
                                     -----------------------
                                     Controller and Chief Accounting Officer





Dated:  January 29, 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):  January 29, 2002
                                                      (January 23,2002)

                      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 January 23, 2002, the Company  announced  results for the fourth quarter
and full year ended December 31, 2001.

     Net sales for the fourth  quarter  were $476.8  million,  off 8.2% from the
same quarter in 2000. For the full year 2001, net sales were $1,891.3 million, a
decrease of 10.6% from the same period in 2000.

     Net  earnings  for the  fourth  quarter  were $22.8  million,  or $0.44 per
diluted  common  share.  Restructuring  charges  related to the  realignment  of
selected  domestic  manufacturing  operations  totaled  $3.0  million (net of an
income tax benefit of $1.6 million) or $0.06 per common share. Other income, net
included a gain  related to the sale of a minority  interest in a company  which
owns real estate,  partially  offset by additions to reserves related to certain
discontinued operations.  This non-operating income totaled $5.2 million (net of
income tax expense of $2.8 million) or $0.10 per common share.  Net earnings for
the full year 2001 were  $58.0  million,  or $1.13  per  diluted  common  share.
Excluding all asset impairment and other restructuring  charges of $17.2 million
or $0.33 per common share, as well as the non-operating income, net earnings for
all of 2001 would have been $70.0 million, or $1.36 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 this
year due to a change  in  accounting  rules),  the  asset  impairment  and other
restructuring  charges as well as the  non-operating  income,  the Company would
have  reported  diluted net  earnings  per common  share of $0.44 for the fourth
quarter and $1.55 for the full year 2001.

     The Company also  announced  that its current  projection  for earnings per
share in the first quarter of 2002 is $0.45 to $0.50 and for full-year is in the
$2.20 to $2.30 range.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

        (c)  Exhibits

             99  Press Release, dated January 23, 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
                                     -----------------------
                                     Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

Dated:  January 29, 2001