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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23.1.8
                                       
                            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                         CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Home Products International, Inc.

     We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this
Registration Statement of our report dated January 24, 1997, relating to the
combined financial statements of Tamor Plastics Corporation and Houseware
Sales, Inc. as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each of the three years in
the period ending December 31, 1996, which is contained in this Registration
Statement.

     We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement.

                                                  BDO Seidman, LLP

Gardner, Massachusetts
July 9, 1998