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                                   EXHIBIT 23
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
Shareholders and Board of Directors
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Cleveland, Ohio
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-28585) pertaining to The Sherwin-Williams Company 1984 Stock
Plan, the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-52227) pertaining to The
Sherwin-Williams Company 1994 Stock Plan, the Post-Effective Amendment Number 5
to the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 2-80510) pertaining to The
Sherwin-Williams Company Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan, and the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 33-22705) of The Sherwin-Williams Company
and in the related prospectuses of our report dated January 19, 1995, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of The
Sherwin-Williams Company included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 31, 1994.
 


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

CLEVELAND, OHIO
MARCH 10, 1995
 
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