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.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.


/s/ PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Detroit, Michigan
December 11, 2002