The 2025 CE Pro Home of the Year Award winners were announced at a special ceremony during CEDIA Expo 2025 this week in front of a packed crowd of onlookers following the conclusion of the show’s opening-day festivities. After weeks of deliberation by our expert panel of judges, this year may have been the most competitive we have seen in a long while.
One hundred and nineteen entries were made across a scant 22 categories this year, nearly doubling the number of entries from last year. Our most competitive category (Best Whole-House Smart Home Project Over $150K) saw 19 entries alone.
As per usual, entries were judged based on their ability to overcome challenges and reconcile constraints as well as their individual uniqueness, scope and design when compared to peers. In short, the winners of the Home of the Year Awards serve as, in our opinion, a mileage marker for how far the industry has come over the years.
For those of you who weren’t able to attend the ceremonies at CEDIA Expo 2025, let’s raise a glass, as we always do, to some of the best and brightest of custom integration.
Be sure to stay tuned as we dive deeper into the details of these projects in our upcoming November/December issue in addition to uploading the winning projects (as well as runners up) onto cepro.com.
Winners of the 2025 CE Pro Home of the Year Awards
Best Before/After Retrofit Project
- Gold: SAV Digital Environments – Rouse House
- Silver: Nerve Park City – Old Ranch Renovation
- Bronze: World Wide Stereo – A Technological Showcase
Best Combo Design + Tech Project
- Gold: Newport Home Theaters – Casa Coastal
- Silver: SAV Digital Environments- Rouse House
- Bronze: Elite AVL – Tech Haven
Best Health & Wellness Project
- Gold: Horner Networks – Mentor CARES
- Silver: Newport Home Theaters – Casa Coastal
- Bronze: Audio Impact – The Ranch
Best Integrated Security Project
- Gold: Newport Home Theaters – Casa Coastal
Best Lighting Control Project
- Gold: Innovative Sight & Sound (Atlanta) – Lake Home Interior & Exterior Lighting Proejct
- Silver: ZIO – Modern Lakefront Intelligent Estate
- Bronze: Elite AVL – Elite Lighting
Best New Technologies Project
- Gold: Global Wave Integration – Brentwood
- Silver: Newport Home Theaters – Casa Coastal
- Bronze: Audio Impact – Twin Palms
Best Shade Control Project
- Gold: Quality Audio Video – Woven into Place
- Silver: Wicked Smart Homes – St. Regis Penthouse
- Bronze: AV Outfitters – Palmieri Project
Best Sound/Audio Project
- Gold: Denote – Blue Note
- Silver: Mozaic Smart Technology Design – Neoclassical Vanguard
- Bronze: Nerve Park City – Old Ranch Renovation
Best Home Office/Gaming Space
- Gold: Gramophone – Modern Home Office For Deep Focus
Best Home Theater Between $25K to $100K
- Gold: Innovative Home Systems – Neon vibes and city lights
- Silver: Lifestyle Solutions – Blade Runner Theater
- Bronze: Theater Advice – Surgeons Dream Theater
Best Home Theater Over $100K
- Gold: Elliston Systems – The Vancave
- Silver: Lifestyle Solutions – Family Oasis Home Theater
- Bronze: Cantara – The Auteur
Best Home Theater Under $25K
- Gold: Theater Advice – Definition of Custom
Best Kitchen & Bath
- Gold: Gramophone – Lutherville Luxury Primary Bath
- Silver: Gramophone – Gold + Grain
- Bronze: ZIO – Modern Lakefront Intelligent Estate
Best Master Suite
- Gold: AV Outfitters – Palmieri Project
- Silver: Innovative Technology – South Beach King Suite
- Bronze: Mozaic Smart Technology Design – Neoclassical Vanguard
Best Media Room/Den/Multipurpose Room
- Gold: RevampIT Audio Video – Herder Multi-Game Lounge
- Silver: Innovative Sight & Sound (30/Destin Location) – 30A Game Room & Bar
- Bronze: Innovative Technology Solutions – Where Minimalist Design Meets Intelligent Living
Best Outdoor Entertainment Area
- Gold: World Wide Stereo – The Entertainment Pavillion
- Silver: ListenUp – Entertainment Elevated: Outdoor Living in the Rockies
- Bronze: Audio Impact – Twin Palms
Best Rack/Equipment Room
- Gold: So Cal West Coast Electric – The Ridge
- Silver: ClearDevice – 14 North
- Bronze: ZIO – Modern Lakefront Intelligent Estate
Best Showroom
- Gold: Innovative Technology Solutions – Innovative Ketra Showroom
- Silver: MAXICON – Experience Intelligent Living
- Bronze: Frayednot – never left stranded! – The Loft on Morrison
Best Strange & Specialty Area
- Gold: Horner Networks – Mentor CARES
- Silver: RevampIT Audio Video – Herder Multi-Game Lounge
- Bronze: SoundVision LLC – Hoke Piano Room
Best Whole-House Smart Home Project Over $1M
- Gold: Nerve Park City – Old Ranch Renovation
- Silver: AudioVisions – Tran House
- Bronze: Boston Automations – Oceanfront Paradise
Best Whole-House Smart Home Project Over $150K
- Gold: Fusion Audio + Video – Connected Living, Elevated Style & Entertainment
- Silver: Quality Audio Video – She’s a Brick House
- Bronze: Elite AV and Lighting – Elite Tech Haven
Best Whole-House Smart Home Project Under $150K
- Gold: Theater Advice – Striking Lake House
- Silver: Smarthome Solutions – Brilliant Park City Masterpiece
For a list of last year’s winners, be sure to check out this article and stay tuned for ongoing coverage of CEDIA Expo 2025, as well as for when we announce the openings for next year’s awards.
