Exhibit 99.6

                              ACORN PRODUCTS, INC.
                          390 WEST NATIONWIDE BOULEVARD
                              COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215

                                                               November 22, 2002

To:      Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees:

         This letter is being distributed to brokers, dealers, commercial banks,
trust companies, and other nominees in connection with the rights offering (the
"Rights Offering") by Acorn Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), of shares of its common stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"),
pursuant to non-transferable rights (the "Rights") to purchase shares of common
stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), at a subscription price of $5.00 per
share of Common Stock (the "Subscription Price"). The Rights were distributed on
November 22, 2002 to all holders of record of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, as of the close of business on November 21, 2002 (the "Record Date"). The
Rights are described in the enclosed prospectus and evidenced by a Rights
Certificate registered in your name or in the name of your nominee.

         Each beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock registered in your name
or the name of your nominee is entitled to ten rights (each a "Right") for every
shares of Common Stock owned, or deemed owned by such beneficial owner as of the
Record Date.

         We are asking you to contact your clients for whom you hold shares of
Common Stock registered in your name or in the name of your nominee to obtain
instructions with respect to the Rights.

Enclosed for your information and forwarding to your clients are copies of the
following documents:

         1.       a prospectus;

         2.       instructions for use of the Company's rights certificates;

         3.       a form of letter which may be sent to your clients for whose
                  accounts you hold the Company's Common Stock registered in
                  your name or the name of your nominee;

         4.       a beneficial ownership election form, on which you may obtain
                  your clients' instructions with regard to the Rights;

         5.       a notice of guaranteed delivery;

         6.       a nominee holder certification form; and

         7.       a return envelope addressed to American Stock Transfer & Trust
                  Company, as Rights Agent.

YOUR PROMPT ACTION IS REQUESTED. WE URGE YOU TO CONTACT YOUR CLIENTS AS PROMPTLY
AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE RIGHTS OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW
YORK CITY TIME, ON DECEMBER 23, 2002, (THE "EXPIRATION DATE").

         To exercise the Rights, properly completion and executed Rights
Certificates and payment in full for all Rights exercised must be delivered to
the Rights Agent as indicated in the prospectus, prior to the Expiration Date,
unless the guaranteed delivery procedures described in the prospectus are
followed in lieu of delivery of a Rights Certificate prior to the Expiration
Date.

         Additional copies of the enclosed materials may be obtained by
contacting D.F. King, at ( ).

                                Very truly yours,

                              ACORN PRODUCTS, INC.


         NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE
YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON THE AGENT OF THE PURCHASER, THE COMPANY, OR THE RIGHTS
AGENT, OR ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OF THEM, OR AUTHORIZE YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO
MAKE ANY STATEMENT OR USE ANY DOCUMENT ON BEHALF OF ANY OF THEM IN CONNECTION
WITH THE OFFER OTHER THAN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS AND THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED
THEREIN.