8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) DECEMBER 2, 2004
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                                MASCO CORPORATION
               (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



          DELAWARE                      1-5794                    38-1794485
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(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)



 21001 VAN BORN ROAD, TAYLOR, MICHIGAN                               48180
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                           (Zip Code)



                                 (313) 274-7400
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code





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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE, ELECTION, OR APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS.

     (d) On December 2, 2004, the Board of Directors increased the size of the
Board to ten directors and unanimously appointed Dennis W. Archer as a director
of the Company, subject to shareholder approval at the 2005 Annual Meeting. Mr.
Archer, 62, is the Chairman of Dickinson Wright PLLC, a Detroit-based law firm,
and was the President of the American Bar Association from 2003 to 2004. He
served two terms as Mayor of the city of Detroit, Michigan, from January 1994
through December 2001, and as an Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
from 1985 to 1994. Mr. Archer currently serves on the board of directors of
Compuware Corporation and Johnson Controls, Inc.

     There are no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Archer and any
other person pursuant to which Mr. Archer was selected as a director. He
presently does not serve on any committees of the Company's Board, although in
the future he may be appointed to serve on a committee. There are and have been
no transactions either since the beginning of the Company's last fiscal year or
currently proposed, regarding Mr. Archer that are required to be disclosed by
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

     A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Archer's appointment is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated by reference.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

   (c)   Exhibits

   99    Press release of Masco Corporation dated December 3, 2004, regarding
   the appointment of Dennis W. Archer as a director.








                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                             MASCO CORPORATION



                                             By: /s/ Timothy Wadhams
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                                             Name:  Timothy Wadhams
                                             Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer


December 7, 2004







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


     99       Press release of Masco Corporation dated December 3, 2004,
     regarding the appointment of Dennis W. Archer as a director.

EX-99

                                                                      Exhibit 99


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                              Contact:
                                                                   Samuel Cypert
                                                                   313-792-6646


                           MASCO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
                           APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTOR

     Taylor, Michigan (December 3, 2004) -- Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS),
announced that its Board of Directors has appointed a new Director:

     Dennis W. Archer, 62, is the Chairman of Dickinson Wright PLLC, a
Detroit-based law firm, and was the President of the American Bar Association
from 2003-2004. Mr. Archer served two terms as Mayor of the city of Detroit,
Michigan, from January 1994 through December 2001, and as an Associate Justice
of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1985 to 1994. Mr. Archer currently serves on
the boards of directors of Compuware Corporation and Johnson Controls, Inc.

     "Masco is honored to have Dennis Archer join its Board of Directors. His
broad-based legal experience and numerous leadership positions make him an
excellent addition to our Board," said Richard A. Manoogian, Masco's Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer. "I am certain he will play an important role and
make meaningful contributions as an independent member of our Board and its
committees."

     Headquartered in Taylor, Michigan, Masco Corporation is one of the world's
leading manufacturers of home improvement and building products as well as a
leading provider of services that include the installation of insulation and
other building products.

     Masco Corporation's press releases and other information are available
through the Company's toll free number, 1-888-MAS-NEWS, or under the Investor
Relations section of Masco's website at www.masco.com.

     Statements contained herein may include certain forward-looking statements
regarding Masco's future sales, earnings growth potential and other
developments. Actual results may vary materially because of external factors
such as interest rate fluctuations, changes in consumer spending and other
factors over which management has no control. Masco believes that certain
non-GAAP performance measures and ratios, used in managing the business, may
provide users of this financial information with additional meaningful
comparisons between current results and results in prior periods. Non-GAAP
performance measures and ratios should be viewed in addition to, and not as an
alternative for, the Company's reported results under accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States. Additional information about Masco's
products, markets and conditions, which could affect Masco's future performance,
is contained in Masco's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
is available on Masco's website at www.masco.com. Masco undertakes no obligation
to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.

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