Exhibit 32


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



     In connection with the quarterly report of Furniture Brands  International,
Inc.  (the  "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2003 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
I, W. G. Holliman, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company. of the Company.


                                     /s/ Wilbert G. Holliman
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                                         W. G. Holliman
                                         Title:  Chief Executive Officer
                                         Furniture Brands International, Inc.
                                         August 11, 2003