Exhibit 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


     We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in Valhi,  Inc.'s (i)
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8  (Nos.  33-53633,  33-48146,  33-41507  and
33-21758) and related  Prospectus  pertaining to the Valhi,  Inc. 1987 Incentive
Stock Option - Stock Appreciation Rights Plan and (ii) Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (No.  333-48391) and related  Prospectus  pertaining to the Valhi, Inc.
1997 Long-Term  Incentive  Plan, of our reports dated March 30, 2005 relating to
the  consolidated   financial   statements,   financial   statement   schedules,
management's  assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, of
Valhi, Inc., which appear in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.




                                                PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Dallas, Texas
March 30, 2005