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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
consolidated 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.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Detroit, Michigan
December 18, 2001



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