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.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Detroit, Michigan
April 24, 2001