CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements 
(Forms S-8 Nos. 33-2838 and 33-21816) pertaining to the Amended and 
Restated 1983 Incentive Stock Option Plan of LADD Furniture, Inc. of our 
report dated July 14, 1993, with respect to the consolidated financial 
statements of Pilliod Holding Company included in the Current Report on 
Form 8-K dated February 14, 1994.


	ERNST & YOUNG


Toledo, Ohio
February 14, 1994