Mail Stop 3561 July 20, 2005 Mr. Keith S. Krzeminski Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. 1649 Frankford Road W Carrollton, Texas 75007 		RE:	Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. 			Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 			Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004 			File No. 333-62021 Dear Mr. Krzeminski: 	We have completed our review of your Form 10-K and related filings and have no further comments at this time. 								Sincerely, 									George F. Ohsiek, Jr. 									Branch Chief