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 19, 2004



                           THE BOMBAY COMPANY, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





                                   Delaware
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


                    1-7832                            75-1475223
            (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



         550 Bailey Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas            76107
        (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)


                                (817) 347-8200
              Registrant's telephone number, including area code



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





Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

   (c)  Exhibits

   Exhibit No.                       Description

     99               Press release dated May 19, 2004 containing the financial
                      results for the fiscal quarter ended May 1, 2004.


Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

   On  May  19,  2004,  The Bombay Company, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release reporting its financial  results for the first fiscal quarter ended May
1, 2004.  A copy of the Company's  press  release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.  This Form 8-K and the attached exhibit  are provided under Item 12 of Form
8-K  and  are furnished to, but not filed with,  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.





                                   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.

                                        THE BOMBAY COMPANY, INC.
                                        (Registrant)





                                        /s/ ELAINE D. CROWLEY
                                        ____________________
                                        Elaine D. Crowley
                                        Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
                                        Officer and Treasurer


Date:May 19, 2004