EXHIBIT 23
 
                         Independent Auditors' Consent

The Board of Directors
Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc.:

    
We consent to the inclusion of our report dated January 19, 1996, with respect 
to the consolidated balance sheet of Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. and 
subsidiaries as of December 29, 1995, and the related consolidated statement of 
operations for the year then ended which report appears in the Form 8-K/A-2 of 
INTERCO INCORPORATED dated February 1, 1996.      
    
Our report refers to the ommission, in the consolidated financial statements of
the Company, of the consolidated statements of shareholder's equity and
cash flows for the year ended December 29, 1995 and notes to the consolidated
financial statements which are required by generally accepted accounting
principles and results in an incomplete presentation.     

Our report also refers to the Company's acquisition by INTERCO INCORPORATED on 
December 29, 1995. The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method 
of accounting. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include
the effects of push down accounting.


Greensboro, North Carolina
    
February 1, 1996