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UNITED STATES
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): May 14, 2010

FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		001-00091 (Commission File Number)		43-0337683 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


1 North Brentwood Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri (Address of principal executive offices)		63105 (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 filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


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Item 5.02.		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) The Board of Directors of Furniture Brands International, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Ann Spector Lieff to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors and to serve as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee effective May 14, 2010.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Lieff and any other persons pursuant to which she was elected director, and Ms. Lieff is not a party to any transactions with the Company that require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Ms. Lieff will participate in the Company’s standard director compensation program, which currently consists of a one-time grant for new directors of restricted stock awards with a market value on the date of the grant of $50,000.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the election of Ms. Lieff is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K.


Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

	99.1	Press Release of the Company dated May 19, 2010, announcing the election of Ann S. Lieff to the Board of Directors.

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 19, 2010


Furniture Brands International, Inc. (Registrant)
By:	/s/ Jon D. Botsford
	Name:	Jon D. Botsford
	Title:	Senior Vice President and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description

	99.1	Press Release of the Company dated May 19, 2010, announcing the election of Ann S. Lieff to the Board of Directors.

Exhibit 99.1


INFORMATION
		Furniture Brands International, Inc.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE		1 North Brentwood Blvd. St. Louis, Missouri 63105

		For Further Information Call
		John Hastings
		314-863-1100

FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL STRENGTHENS BOARD

St. Louis, Missouri, May 19, 2010 — Furniture Brands International (NYSE: FBN) announced today the appointment of a new member to the company’s board of directors.

Ann S. Lieff joins the board effective May 14. Ms. Lieff, 58, is the founder of The Lieff Company, a business consulting firm, and has been its President since 1998. Prior to this, Ms. Lieff was the president and chief executive officer of Spec’s Music, a publicly-held regional retail chain founded in 1948. Ms. Lieff is a member of the board of directors of Hastings Entertainment, a multimedia entertainment retailer, and Birks & Mayors, a jewelry designer and retailer, and the Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund. Ms. Lieff had previously served on the board of directors of Claire’s Stores.

Ms. Lieff’s appointment and the recent election to the board of James M. Zimmerman strengthen the retail and general management expertise of the board. From 1988 to his retirement in 2004, Mr. Zimmerman held a number of roles with Federated Department Stores, including chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and chief operating officer. He is currently a director of The Chubb Corporation and Fossil, Inc. and has also served on the boards of the H.J. Heinz Company, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and Convergys Corporation.

“Furniture Brands welcomes Ann and Jim to the board of directors. Their public company board service and experience with the retail consumer will complement the board’s expertise in this important commercial area,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ralph P. Scozzafava. “Our board now represents a broad cross-section of industry, financial, marketing, retail, and corporate governance experience. I look forward to working with Ann and Jim and the rest of the board to continue to drive Furniture Brands’ strategic mission.”

About Furniture Brands

Furniture Brands International (NYSE: FBN) is one of the world’s leading designers, manufacturers, sourcers, and retailers of home furnishings. It markets through a wide range of retail channels, from mass merchant stores to single-brand and independent dealers to specialized interior designers. Furniture Brands serves its customers through some of the best known and most respected brands in the furniture industry, including Broyhill, Lane, Thomasville, Drexel Heritage, Henredon, Pearson, Hickory Chair, Laneventure, and Maitland-Smith.