1 EXHIBIT 24.2 [COOPERS & LYBRAND LETTERHEAD] CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 21, 1996 on our audits of the financial statements of D.I.Y. Home Warehouse, Inc. as of December 30, 1995 and December 31, 1994 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 30, 1995. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts." Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Cleveland, Ohio May 21, 1996