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 13, 2002 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, 2001.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Detroit, Michigan
October 10, 2002