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                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                          ----------------------------


                                    FORM 11-K


                                  Annual Report
                        Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Mark One):

(X)      Annual Report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
         of 1934 (No Fee Required) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000

                                       OR

( )      Transition Report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
         Act of 1934 (No Fee Required)

         For the transition period from _____ to _____


         Commission file Number 1-11806

               A. Full title of plan and the address of plan, if different from
         that of the issuer named below:

               THE ETHAN ALLEN RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

               B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and
         the address of its principal office:

               ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.
               ETHAN ALLEN DRIVE
               DANBURY, CT  06811




<PAGE>



                                 THE ETHAN ALLEN
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

                        Financial Statements and Schedule

                           December 31, 2000 and 1999

                   (With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon)



<PAGE>


                                 THE ETHAN ALLEN
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN


                                TABLE OF CONTENTS




                                                                        PAGE
                                                                        -----

Independent Auditors' Report                                              1

Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits,                     2
    December 31, 2000 and 1999

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits,           3
    Year Ended December 31, 2000

Notes to Financial Statements                                             4

SCHEDULE:

    Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes at End of Year       11


All other schedules have been omitted since they are not applicable.




<PAGE>




                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT


Ethan Allen Retirement Committee and Participants
The Ethan Allen Retirement Savings Plan:


We have audited the  accompanying  statements  of net assets  available for plan
benefits of The Ethan Allen Retirement  Savings Plan (the "Plan") as of December
31, 2000 and 1999, and the related  statement of changes in net assets available
for  plan  benefits  for the year  ended  December  31,  2000.  These  financial
statements are the responsibility of the Plan's  management.  Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the  United  States of  America.  Those  standards  require  that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a
test basis,  evidence  supporting  the amounts and  disclosures in the financial
statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant  estimates  made by  management,  as well as evaluating  the overall
financial  statement  presentation.   We  believe  that  our  audits  provide  a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits as of December
31, 2000 and 1999 and the changes in net assets  available for plan benefits for
the year ended  December 31, 2000,  in  conformity  with  accounting  principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audits  were  performed  for the  purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental  schedule of assets held
for investment purposes at end of year, as of December 31, 2000 is presented for
purposes  of  additional  analysis  and  is not a  required  part  of the  basic
financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department
of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee
Retirement  Income  Security  Act of 1974.  This  supplemental  schedule  is the
responsibility  of the Plan's  management.  The  supplemental  schedule has been
subjected  to the  auditing  procedures  applied  in  the  audits  of the  basic
financial  statements  and, in our  opinion,  is fairly  stated in all  material
respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.


/s/  KPMG LLP



June 26, 2001
Stamford, Connecticut


<PAGE>


                                 THE ETHAN ALLEN
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

              Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits

                           December 31, 2000 and 1999



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    2000             1999
                                                                 ------------    -----------

Assets:
<S>                                                              <C>             <C>
   Investments, at fair value                                    $137,114,591    $140,140,707
   Participant loans                                                5,020,839       4,375,076
                                                                 ------------    ------------

                       Total investments                          142,135,430     144,515,783

   Employer contributions receivable                                4,333,180       2,843,785
   Employee contributions receivable                                  208,317         315,932
                                                                 ------------    ------------

                       Total assets                               146,676,927     147,675,500

Liabilities:
   Refunds payable for excess contributions                            22,805          18,062
                                                                 ------------    ------------

                       Net assets available for plan benefits    $146,654,122    $147,657,438
                                                                 ============    ============
</TABLE>



See accompanying notes to financial statements.



                                       2
<PAGE>




                                 THE ETHAN ALLEN
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

         Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits

                          Year ended December 31, 2000




Additions to net assets:
  Net depreciation
    in fair value of investments                      $(18,300,129)
  Interest income                                          421,012
  Dividend income                                       10,915,874
                                                      ------------

    Net investment loss                                 (6,963,243)
                                                      ------------

  Contributions:
     Employer contributions                              4,360,068
     Employee contributions                             12,863,980
                                                      ------------

     Total contributions                                17,224,048
                                                      ------------


     Other receipts                                         48,895
                                                      ------------

     Total additions                                    10,309,700
                                                      ------------

Deductions from net assets:
  Distributions to participants                        (11,175,288)
  Other disbursements                                      (85,546)
  Administrative expenses                                  (52,182)
                                                      ------------

     Total deductions                                  (11,313,016)
                                                      ------------


     Net decrease                                       (1,003,316)

Net assets available for plan benefits:
  Beginning of year                                    147,657,438
                                                      ------------

  End of year                                         $146,654,122
                                                      ============



See accompanying notes to financial statements.


                                        3

<PAGE>


                                 THE ETHAN ALLEN
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                           December 31, 2000 and 1999



(1)    PLAN DESCRIPTION

       The  Ethan  Allen  Retirement  Savings  Plan  (the  "Plan")  is a defined
       contribution  savings  plan  sponsored  and  administered  by Ethan Allen
       Interiors Inc. (the "Company").

       The  following  brief  description  is provided  for general  information
       purposes only.  Participants should refer to the Plan Document for a more
       complete description of the Plan's provisions.

       GENERAL

       The Plan was  formed  effective  July 1, 1994  through  the merger of the
       Retirement  Program of Ethan Allen Inc. (the  "Retirement  Program") into
       the Ethan Allen 401(k) Employee  Savings Plan (the "401(k)  Plan").  As a
       result of the merger on July 1, 1994, all participant  investments in the
       Retirement Program (except for the Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.  restricted
       stock which was  transferred  directly) were  liquidated and the proceeds
       were  transferred to the Plan,  allocated to  participants'  accounts and
       invested, as directed, by each participant.  On January 1, 1999, the name
       of the Plan was changed  from The Ethan Allen  Profit  Sharing and 401(k)
       Retirement Plan to The Ethan Allen Retirement Savings Plan.

       In  1999,  the Plan was  offered  to all  employees  of the  Company  who
       completed 1,000 hours of service during their first year of employment or
       subsequent  Plan  year.  In  2000,  the  Plan was  amended  to allow  all
       employees who have completed at least three consecutive months of service
       with the  Company  to be  eligible  to enroll  in the  Plan.  The Plan is
       subject to the provisions of the Employee  Retirement Income Security Act
       of 1974 ("ERISA").

       CONTRIBUTIONS AND VESTING

       In 2000,  participants  may contribute from 1% to 20% (1% to 15% in 1999)
       of their  compensation  (as  defined  in the  Plan) up to a  maximum  tax
       deferred  contribution of $10,500 in 2000 ($10,000 in 1999) to the 401(k)
       portion of the Plan. Effective January 1, 2000, the Company matches $1.00
       for $1.00 on the first $500 of before-tax contributions and then $0.50 on
       the $1.00 up to a $1,000.  The maximum Company match is $1,000  annually.
       Prior to  January  2000,  the  Company  matched  $0.50 on the $1.00 up to
       $1,000 of  before-tax  contributions  up to the annual  maximum  match of
       $1,000.  Participants may, in addition,  contribute  amounts in excess of
       their tax deferred contribution on an after-tax basis in the amount of 1%
       to 20% of their compensation. The participant's tax-deferred contribution
       and after-tax contribution, in the aggregate, may not exceed 20% of their
       compensation.

       Employer  contributions,  if any,  to the profit  sharing  portion of the
       Plan,  on  behalf  of each  participant  are  determined  by the Board of
       Directors of the Company at the close of each fiscal  year,  although the
       maximum amount that can be contributed to a participant's  account in any
       year is the lesser of (i)  $30,000  (or,  if  greater,  25% of the dollar
       limitation in effect under Section  415(b)(1)(A) of the Internal  Revenue
       Code) or (ii) 25% of the  participant's  compensation for that Plan year,
       reduced by any other  contributions  on the  participant's  behalf to any
       other defined contribution plans of the Company. The actual contribution,
       if any,  is made in the  ensuing  year.  The  Company  declared no profit
       sharing contributions for the Plan in 2000 and 1999.


                                       4

                                                                     (Continued)
<PAGE>
                                 THE ETHAN ALLEN
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                           December 31, 2000 and 1999



       Participants  who are employed by the Company on the last day of the Plan
       year are  entitled  to the  employee  match.  Participant  contributions,
       employer 401(k)  contributions and profit sharing  contributions are 100%
       vested immediately.

       During  2000 and  1999,  certain  participants  contributed  $22,805  and
       $18,062, respectively, in excess of the allowable qualified contribution.
       The excess  contribution  amounts are  reflected  as a Plan  liability at
       December 31, 2000 and 1999. The excess contributions were refunded in the
       subsequent year within the penalty free deadline.

       INVESTMENT OF FUNDS

       During 2000 and 1999,  the amounts  contributed to the Plan were invested
       in one of the  following  funds at the direction of the  participants.  A
       brief description of the funds is as follows:

             American  Century Stable Asset Fund - The Stable Asset Fund invests
             in a diversified  portfolio of high-quality  investments  issued by
             major financial  institutions  and in  collateralized  stable value
             vehicles,  including guaranteed investment  contracts.  The fund is
             managed by SEI Trust Company and Dwight Asset Management Company.

             American  Century Select Investors Fund - The Select Investors Fund
             invests in common  stocks  considered  by fund  managers  to have a
             better than average prospect for appreciation.  In addition, 80% of
             the fund's stock  investments  must have a record of paying or have
             committed to paying regular dividends.

             American  Century Ultra  Investors Fund - The Ultra  Investors Fund
             invests in medium to large-sized  companies that show  accelerating
             growth and earnings.

             American  Century  International  Equity  Fund - The  International
             Equity  Fund  invests  in  common   stocks  of  foreign   companies
             considered to have better than average prospects for appreciation.

             Ethan Allen  Restricted/Unrestricted  Stock Funds - At December 31,
             2000 and 1999,  the Plan held  440,298 and  478,566,  respectively,
             restricted  shares of common stock of the Company,  and 373,540 and
             332,556,  respectively,  of unrestricted  shares of common stock of
             the Company.  All of the  restricted  shares are subject to proxies
             granted to Mr.  Kathwari,  the Chairman of the Board of  Directors,
             President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  which expire
             on the earlier of Mr. Kathwari's termination of employment with the
             Company  or  March  22,  2003,  and  399,733  of these  shares  are
             restricted from being sold by the Plan,  other than to the Company,
             in accordance with  applicable  securities  laws.  During 2000, the
             Company  purchased  approximately  26,000 of restricted shares at a
             market value of  approximately  $776,000.  Additionally,  the Ethan
             Allen   Restricted   Stock   Fund   restricts   participants   from
             transferring  their  balances  from this fund to other funds of the
             Plan. No such restrictions  exist on investments in the Ethan Allen
             Unrestricted Stock Fund.

             Ethan Allen  Interiors Inc. common stock is publicly traded and had
             a readily ascertainable market value of $33.50 and $32.06 per share
             at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively.


                                       5

                                                                     (Continued)

<PAGE>

                                 THE ETHAN ALLEN
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                           December 31, 2000 and 1999



             All share and per share  amounts have been  adjusted to reflect a 3
             for 2 stock split effected on May 21, 1999.

             Lord Abbott  Developing  Growth  Fund - The Lord Abbott  Developing
             Growth Fund invests in a  diversified  portfolio  of small  company
             stocks with long-range growth potential.

             American  Century  Strategic  Allocation  Conservative  Fund  - The
             Strategic  Allocation  Conservative  Fund invests in a  diversified
             portfolio  of stocks,  bonds and money  market  securities  with an
             emphasis on quality bonds and money market  securities over stocks.
             The Fund's targeted mix of assets is 45% bonds, 40% stocks, and 15%
             money market securities.

             American Century Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund - The Strategic
             Allocation  Moderate  Fund  invests in a  diversified  portfolio of
             stocks, bonds and money market securities.  The Fund's targeted mix
             of assets is 60% stocks, 30% bonds and 10% money market securities.

             American  Century  Strategic  Allocation   Aggressive  Fund  -  The
             Strategic  Allocation  Aggressive  Fund  invests  in a  diversified
             portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market securities.  The Fund's
             targeted mix of assets is 75% stocks, 20% bonds and 5% money market
             securities.

             Charles Schwab  Personal  Choice(R)  Retirement Fund - The Personal
             Choice(R)  Retirement  Fund allows the investor to purchase  mutual
             funds,  stocks and bonds offered through Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
             Participants  must  transfer a minimum of $2,500 from their current
             plan balance to elect this option.  Participants may transfer up to
             a maximum of 50% of their fully vested balance.

             American  Century Vista  Investors Fund - The Vista  Investors Fund
             invests  in  common  stocks  of  growing  small-  to   medium-sized
             companies  considered  to have better than  average  prospects  for
             appreciation.

             American  Century Value Fund - The Value Fund invests  primarily in
             equity  securities of well established  companies that appear to be
             undervalued at the time of purchase.

       LOANS

       The  Loan  Fund  is a  non-contributory  fund  used  to  account  for and
       administer loans to participants.  Each participant may apply to the Plan
       administrator for a loan against the 401(k) portion of that participant's
       account.  The maximum amount which may be borrowed by the  participant is
       limited to the lesser of (a) $50,000 or (b) 50% of the 401(k)  portion of
       such  participant's  account at the time of such loan.  The term of these
       loans  generally  shall not  exceed  the  earlier  of five  years or such
       participant's  termination  of  service,  and in  certain  circumstances,
       greater than five years as defined in the Plan document.


                                       6

                                                                     (Continued)

<PAGE>

                                 THE ETHAN ALLEN
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                           December 31, 2000 and 1999


       Loans are processed the first day of each month.  The Plan  administrator
       has determined  that loans shall bear interest equal to the Prime Rate as
       of the  preceding  month's  close plus 1%. The Prime Rate during 2000 and
       1999 ranged from 8.50% to 9.50% and 7.75% to 8.50%, respectively.

       PARTICIPANTS' ACCOUNTS

       A separate  account is maintained  for each  participant.  Net investment
       income/(loss)  is  allocated  daily to each  participant's  account  on a
       proportional  basis  according  to account  balances so that each account
       bears its proportionate  share of income or loss. Employer profit sharing
       contributions   are   allocated  to  each   participant   based  on  each
       participant's  compensation  to total  compensation  of all  participants
       during the year. In 2000 and 1999,  administrative  expenses,  other than
       certain transaction fees borne by the participants, were paid by the Plan
       sponsor.

       DISTRIBUTIONS AND WITHDRAWALS

       Participants  may elect to receive their benefits when they reach 59-1/2,
       or when they leave the Company.  The Plan also provides death benefits to
       the  designated  beneficiary  of eligible  participants.  An employee may
       withdraw any or all of his after-tax 401(k)  contribution  ($250 minimum)
       at any time;  early  withdrawal  of  before-tax  and Company match 401(k)
       contributions may only be made by a participant upon attaining the age of
       59-1/2 or because of serious financial hardship,  subject to limitations.
       Distributions  are usually made in cash. If your account  includes shares
       of Company  stock, a participant  can elect to receive a distribution  in
       cash or stock.

       In no event shall distributions  commence later than sixty days after the
       close of the Plan  year in  which  the  latest  of the  following  events
       occurs: the participant's attainment of age 59-1/2; the tenth anniversary
       of the date on which the participant began  participating in the Plan; or
       the  participant's  termination  date. These provisions  notwithstanding,
       participants   who  are  no  longer   active   employees   must  commence
       distributions from the Plan within a year of attaining the age of 71-1/2.


(2)    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

       BASIS OF PRESENTATION

       The accompanying  financial  statements have been prepared on the accrual
       basis of accounting.

       VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS HELD IN TRUST

       Under the terms of a trust  agreement  between Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
       (the "Trustee") and the Company,  the Trustee administers a trust fund on
       behalf of the Plan. The value of the  investments  and changes therein of
       this trust have been  reported to the Plan by the Trustee,  as determined
       through  the use of  quoted  market  prices,  except  for the  guaranteed
       investment contracts,  which are valued at contract value.  Purchases and
       sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.

       Loans to  participants  are valued at face value which approximates  fair
       value.

                                        7

                                                                     (Continued)

<PAGE>

                                 THE ETHAN ALLEN
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                           December 31, 2000 and 1999


       NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

       In June 1998, the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued SFAS No.
       133,  "Accounting  for  Derivative  Instruments  and Hedging  Activities"
       ("SFAS No.  133").  SFAS No. 133 requires  that an entity  recognize  all
       derivatives and measure those instruments at fair value.

       SFAS No. 133 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000.
       Pursuant  to SFAS No.  137,  the Plan is  required  to adopt SFAS No. 133
       effective  January 1, 2001.  Management has determined that the impact of
       the  adoption  of SFAS No.  133 would not be  significant  to the  Plan's
       financial statements.

(3)    INVESTMENTS

       The following table presents the Plan's investments which represent 5% or
       more of the Plan's net assets available for plan benefits at December 31,
       2000 and 1999:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    2000          1999
                                                                ------------  -----------

Investments at fair value as determined by quoted
  market price:
<S>                                                             <C>           <C>
Mutual funds:
       American Century Select Investors Fund                   $28,290,478   $31,021,657
       American Century Ultra Investors Fund                     25,428,442    29,752,664
       American Century International Equity Fund                 7,701,135     8,101,896
       American Century Strategic Allocation
           Moderate Fund                                          9,447,321     9,104,635

Common stock:
    Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. - Restricted                      14,795,821    15,349,355
    Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. - Unrestricted                    12,518,501    10,663,086

Collective trust:
    American Century Stable Asset Fund                           20,834,695    20,259,314
</TABLE>


(4)    USE OF ESTIMATES

       The  preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with  accounting
       principles  generally  accepted in the United States of America  requires
       management  to make  estimates and  assumptions  that affect the reported
       amounts of assets,  liabilities,  and changes therein,  and disclosure of
       contingent  assets and liabilities.  Actual results may differ from those
       estimates.


                                        8

                                                                     (Continued)

<PAGE>

                                 THE ETHAN ALLEN
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                           December 31, 2000 and 1999



(5)    OBLIGATION FOR PLAN BENEFITS

       Although  the Plan is intended  to be  permanent,  the Company  expressly
       reserves  the right to amend or  terminate  the Plan at any time.  In the
       event  that the Plan is  terminated,  participants  are  entitled  to 100
       percent of the current value of their vested account.


(6)    PARTIES-IN-INTEREST

       Certain  Plan  investments  are  shares of mutual  funds  managed by J.P.
       Morgan/American Century. J.P. Morgan/American Century is the recordkeeper
       as defined by the Plan,  therefore,  transactions  involving these mutual
       funds qualify as  party-in-interest  transactions.  Fees paid by the Plan
       for the investment  management  service  amounted to $52,182 for the year
       ended December 31, 2000.


(7)    PLAN TERMINATION

       Although  it has not  expressed  any intent to do so, the Company has the
       right under the Plan to discontinue its  contributions at any time and to
       terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.


(8)    TAX STATUS

       The Company has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue
       Service dated May 2, 1996 stating that the Plan is a qualified plan under
       Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and the  corresponding  trust
       is exempt from income tax under  Section  501(a) of the Internal  Revenue
       Code. The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter.
       However,  the Company and legal counsel  believes that the Plan continues
       to be  administered  in accordance  with the  applicable  sections of the
       Internal Revenue Code.


(9)    RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

       Net  assets  available  for plan  benefits  identified  in the  financial
       statements  presented  herein  have  not  been  reduced  for  participant
       benefits  payable of $189,371  and $83,526 at December 31, 2000 and 1999,
       respectively.  However, these amounts have been identified as a reduction
       to net assets  available  for plan  benefits in the Form 5500 to be filed
       with the Internal Revenue Service.


                                        9

                                                                     (Continued)


<PAGE>

                                 THE ETHAN ALLEN
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                           December 31, 2000 and 1999




The  following is a  reconciliation  of net assets  available  for plan benefits
reported in these financial statements and on the Form 5500:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       DECEMBER 31, 2000   DECEMBER 31, 1999
                                                       -----------------   -----------------

   <S>                                                  <C>                <C>
   Net assets available for plan benefits per the
      financial statements                              $146,654,122       $147,657,438

   Benefits payable to participants                         (189,371)           (83,526)
                                                         ------------       ------------

   Net assets available for plan benefits per the
      Form 5500                                         $146,464,751       $147,573,912
                                                         ============       ============
</TABLE>


The following is a reconciliation  of benefits paid to participants  reported in
these financial statements and on the Form 5500:

                                                         YEAR ENDED DECEMBER
                                                              31, 2000
                                                         -------------------

  Benefits paid to participants per the
     financial statements                                 $11,175,288

  Add:  Benefits payable to participants at
     year-end                                                 189,371

  Less:  Benefits payable to participants at
     previous year-end                                        (83,526)
                                                           -----------

  Benefits paid to participants per the
     Form 5500                                            $11,281,133
                                                          ===========


Benefits  payable to  participants  are  recorded  on the Form 5500 for  benefit
claims that have been  processed  and  approved  for  payment  prior to the Plan
year-end, but not yet paid as of that date.


(10)   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

       As described  in the press  release  issued on June 7, 2001,  the Company
       announced plans to consolidate three of its  manufacturing  facilities in
       Island Pond, Vermont,  Frewsburg, New York and Asheville, North Carolina.
       As a result,  the Plan was amended to allow  participants  of the Plan at
       these divisions to change their  percentage of deduction  without waiting
       until the first of the month.


                                       10

<PAGE>





                                 THE ETHAN ALLEN
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

         Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes at End of Year

                                December 31, 2000




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              IDENTITY OF ISSUE, BORROWER,                 DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT INCLUDING MATURITY DATE,
                LESSOR OR SIMILAR PARTY                   RATE OF INTEREST, COLLATERAL, PAR, OF MATURITY VALUE       CURRENT VALUE
------------------------------------------------------    ----------------------------------------------------       --------------

<S>                                                                                                                    <C>
*American Century Stable Asset Fund                       Collective Trust                                             $ 20,834,695

*American Century Select Investors Fund                   Mutual fund                                                    28,290,478

*American Century Ultra Investors Fund                    Mutual fund                                                    25,428,442

*American Century International Equity Fund               Mutual fund                                                     7,701,135

*Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.                               Restricted Common Stock                                        14,795,821

*Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.                               Unrestricted Common Stock                                      12,518,501

*American Century Strategic Allocation Conservative       Mutual fund
 Fund                                                                                                                     1,766,470

*American Century Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund      Mutual fund                                                     9,447,321

*American Century Strategic Allocation Aggressive         Mutual fund
 Fund                                                                                                                     4,077,821

*American Century Vista Investors Fund                    Mutual fund                                                     6,607,525

*American Century Value Fund                              Mutual fund                                                     3,783,931

Lord Abbott Fund Developing Growth Fund                   Mutual fund                                                       400,412

Charles Schwab Personal Choice(R)Retirement Fund          Mutual fund                                                     1,462,039

* Participant loans                                       Loans made to Plan participants at prime plus 1% (9.5%-10.5%)   5,020,839
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 Total investments                                                                                                     $142,135,430
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* Denotes a party-in-interest to the Plan.

See accompanying independent auditors' report.
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                                   SIGNATURES

      The Plan, pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc., as administrator of the Retirement Program of
Ethan Allen Inc., has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                  THE ETHAN ALLEN RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN



                                  By:     Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.


Date:  June 29, 2001              By:     /s/  Michele Bateson
                                         -------------------------------
                                         Name:   Michele Bateson
                                         Title:  Corporate Controller

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