The Home of the Year Awards always bring out of the best of the best within the CEDIA channel. And with this gathering of some of the industry’s top integration firms comes a stiff set of competitors. But now the projects have been viewed. The votes have been tallied. We have the winners of the 2023 CE Pro Home of the Year Awards, so, for those of you who may have been unable to attend the ceremony at CEDIA Expo 2023, let’s celebrate all the same.
In all, the 2023 Home of the Year Awards looked at projects in 16 categories, with winners being judged by an esteemed panel of representatives throughout the smart home industry. The winners were chosen from a list of 46 entries and announced at a ceremony in Denver, Colorado during CEDIA Expo 2023.
Without further ado, let’s get to the winning projects and categories.
Winners of the 2023 Home of the Year Awards
Having been judged on the criteria that include ability to overcome challenges, uniqueness, scope, and design.
Best Before/After Retrofit Project
- Gold: frayednot – never left stranded! – Moose
- Silver: Atlantic Control Technologies – Luxury Retrofit
- Bronze: Audio Impact – Casa Azul
Best Budget-Compromises Project
- Gold: frayednot – never left stranded! – The Project w/ Robin
Best Combo Design + Tech Project
- Gold: Monarch AV – Net Zero ICONIC Home
- Silver: SmartXp – Ganem MX
- Bronze: Elite AV & Lighting – Construction Office
Best Health & Wellness Project
- Gold: Audio Impact – Coastal Point
Best Lighting Control Project
- Gold: ETC Florida – Twilight Landscape Oasis
- Silver: Elite AV & Lighting – Greenville Room
- Bronze: Elite AV & Lighting – Magner Automation and More
Best Shade Control Project
- Gold: Mozaic Integrated Technology Design – Lakeside Retreat
Best Home Theater Between $25K – $100K
- Gold: Fusion Audio + Video – Starry Home Theater
- Silver: Soundvision, LLC. – Best of Lake Norman
Best Home Theater Over $100K
- Gold: Audio Impact – Casa Azul
- Silver: Theater Advice – Modern True Home Theater
- Bronze: Denote – Bridge View
Best Kitchen & Bath Project
- Gold: Gramophone, Ltd. – Elegant & Understated Kitchen Remodel
Best Master Suite Project
- Gold: Premium Digital Control & Automation – Miami Luxury Condo Master Suite
- Silver: TSP Smart Spaces – Cinema with a View
Best Media/Den/Multipurpose Room
- Gold: SmartXp – Ganem MX
- Silver: Audio Breakthroughs – A Basement for Entertaining Friends and Family!
- Bronze: Gramophone, Ltd. – Modern & Elegant Basement Renovation
Best Rack/Equipment Room
- Gold: Denote – Bridge View
Best Showroom
- Gold: System 7 – System 7 Experience Center
- Silver: Gramophone, Ltd. – Gramophone Experience Center
- Bronze: ETC Florida – ConferLuxe Showroom
Best Strange/Specialty Area
- Gold: Mozaic Integrated Technology Design – Historic Home Turned Modern Event Venue
- Silver: Gramophone, Ltd. – The Greater Baltimore Hindu-Jain Temple
Best Whole-House Smart Home Project Over $1M
- Gold: Atlantic Control Technologies – Contemporary Estate
- Silver: Design Electronics – Iceberg
- Bronze: Audio Impact – Casa Azul
Best Whole-House Smart Home Project Over $150K
- Gold: Denote – Bridge View
- Silver: SAV Digital Environments – Tranquil Mountain Retreat
- Bronze: Premium Digital Control & Automation – Fort Lauderdale Home
Best Whole-House Smart Home Project Under $150K
- Gold: Elite AV and Lighting – Linear Fun
Additional photos of the winning projects can be found on the Home of the Year Awards site.
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