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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on this Form S-1
of our reports dated February 25, 1998, except for Note 15 for which the date is
June 30, 1998, on our audits of the financial statements and financial statement
schedules of LifeStyle Furnishings International Ltd. and the Masco Home
Furnishings Group. We also consent to the references to our firm under the
captions "Experts" and "Selected Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Financial
Data."
 
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Greensboro, North Carolina
   
December 11, 1998