1 EXHIBIT 23.1 [Letterhead of Deloitte & Touche LLP] INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Conso Products Company on Form S-8 of our report dated August 14, 1996, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Conso Products Company for the year ended June 29, 1996. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Greenville, South Carolina January 27, 1997