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)                 
          December 28, 1994             





                              LADD FURNITURE, INC.
                             
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





 North Carolina                0-11577                   56-1311320
(State or other               (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
 jurisdiction                 File Number)            Identification No.)
of Incorporation)



One Plaza Center, Box HP-3, High Point, North Carolina         27261-1500
      (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code          (910) 889-0333


                                   N/A
        (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


          ITEM 1.   Changes in Control of Registrant.

                    Not Applicable.


          ITEM 2.   Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

                    Not Applicable.


          ITEM 3.   Bankruptcy or Receivership.

                    Not Applicable.


          ITEM 4.   Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

                    Not Applicable.


          ITEM 5.   Other Events.

                    On  December 28,  1994, LADD  Furniture, Inc.  ("LADD")
          entered  into  equipment  lease  financings  with  BOT  Financial
          Corporation  and  UnionBanc Leasing  Corporation,  both  of which
          equipment  lease  agreements  were effective  as  of December 15,
          1994.    The  transactions  involve  the  sale  and  leaseback of
          approximately $14.6  million of  manufacturing equipment  by LADD
          and three  of its wholly-owned  subsidiaries, Fournier Furniture,
          Inc.,   American  Furniture   Company,   Incorporated   and   Lea
          Industries, Inc.   The lease  term is for  an initial term  of 48
          months, with one renewal term of 21 months, and  provides for the
          right of  repurchase of  the equipment at  the end  of the  lease
          term.


          ITEM 6.   Resignations of Registrant's Directors.

                    Not Applicable.


          ITEM 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

                    a)   Exhibits

                         10.1 Equipment   Leasing  Agreement
                              dated as  of December 15, 1994
                              between      BOT     Financial
                              Corporation      and      LADD
                              Furniture, Inc.



                         10.2 Equipment   Leasing  Agreement
                              dated as of December  15, 1994
                              between    UnionBanc   Leasing
                              Corporation      and      LADD
                              Furniture, Inc.



          ITEM 8.   Change in Fiscal Year.

                    Not Applicable.


                                      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.



                                        LADD FURNITURE, INC.


          Date:  January 17, 1995            By: /s/William S. Creekmuir   
                                                    William S. Creekmuir

                                             Title: Senior Vice President, 
                                                    Chief Financial Officer,
                                                    Treasurer and Secretary