
  [DESCRIPTION]    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statements  of Ameriwood Industries International Corporation  on
Forms S-8 (File Nos. 2-99965, 33-46777, 33-67494, 333-43667,  and
333-43699)  of our report, dated February 6, 1998, on our  audits
of  the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule of Ameriwood Industries International Corporation as  of
December  31, 1997 and 1996, and for each of the three  years  in
the  period ended December 31, 1997, which report is included  in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
February 6, 1998


