CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


The Board of Directors
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in the  registration  statements
(Nos.  333-47935 and 333-26949) on Form S-8 of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. of our
report dated August 4, 1999, except for Note 16, which is as of August 25, 1999,
relating to the  consolidated  balance sheets of Ethan Allen  Interiors Inc. and
Subsidiary  as of  June  30,  1999  and  1998,  and  the  related  consolidated
statements of operations,  shareholders'  equity, and cash flows for each of the
years in the  three-year  period  ended  June 30  1999,  and  related  financial
statement  schedule,  which report appears in the June 30, 1999 annual report on
Form 10-K of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

                                                     /s/ KPMG LLP



Stamford, Connecticut
September 22, 1999