8-K

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 16, 2007 (March 14, 2007)

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)

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Item 8.01.

Other Events

On March 14, 2007, the Company adjusted the guidance provided in late January by announcing that it expected net sales in the first quarter to be down nearly 15 percent versus a very strong first quarter last year. The Company revised its net earnings per diluted common share to be in the 3 to 7 cent range. Included in this range is the effect of 2 cents of previously disclosed restructuring, asset impairment and severance charges as well as the effect of 3 cents in increased interest expense due to the upfront recognition of the gain on interest rate swaps at the end of the first quarter of 2006.

Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)	Exhibit
	99	Press Release, dated March 14, 2007

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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: March 16, 2007

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99	Press Release, dated March 14, 2007

EX-99

INFORMATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL

COMMENTS ON OUTLOOK FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2007

St. Louis, Missouri, March 14, 2007 - Furniture Brands International (NYSE: FBN) commented on recent business trends and operations in the first quarter of 2007.

W.G. (Mickey) Holliman, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Retail conditions remain challenging across the industry and are softer than expected when we last commented on the business.

“We now expect net sales in the first quarter to be down nearly 15 percent versus a very strong first quarter last year. We also expect our net earnings per diluted common share to be in the 3 to 7 cent range. Included in this range is the effect of 2 cents of previously disclosed restructuring, asset impairment and severance charges as well as the effect of 3 cents in increased interest expense due to the upfront recognition of the gain on interest rate swaps at the end of the first quarter of 2006. We will report the actual results for the first quarter of 2007 on May 2, 2007.”

Furniture Brands International is one of America’s largest residential furniture companies. The company produces, sources and markets its products under six of the best-known brand names in the industry - Broyhill, Lane, Thomasville, Henredon, Drexel Heritage and Maitland-Smith.

Statements in this release that are not strictly historical may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties, and Furniture Brands undertakes no obligation to update any such statement to reflect later developments. These include economic conditions, competitive factors, raw material pricing and restructuring efforts, among others, as set forth in the Company's most recent Form 10-K filed with the SEC.