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                                                                   Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 14, 2001 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Masco
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Detroit, Michigan
March 29, 2001

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