1


 
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Holmes Products
Corp. of our report dated March 12, 1999 relating to the financial statements of
Holmes Products Corp. as of and for the three years ended December 31, 1998
which are incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. We also consent to the
references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in
such Prospectus. However, it should be noted that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has
not prepared or certified such "Selected Financial Data." We also consent to the
application of such report to the Financial Statement Schedule for the three
years ended December 31, 1998 included under Item 21(b) of this Registration
Statement when such schedule is read in conjunction with the financial
statements referred to in our report. The audits referred to in such report also
included this schedule.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
Boston, Massachusetts
May 6, 1999