LETTER FROM MATT WEBER

submitted for this year’s competition. Project categories ranged from Kitchen Remodel to Outdoor Living to Whole House Remodel, with the top award, the coveted Best in Show, being selected from among the top winners in all categories.

At our website, you can find a video of the award winners, showcasing the wealth of design and construction talent we have throughout the region, ranging in locations from upscale urban to rural country and waterfront projects.

The Ultimate Sports Basement caught my eye, not only due to personal taste, but because of the balance of features and function and how it all tied together beautifully. I’m always impressed when a designer with a sharp eye can envision aspects of a space that don’t yet exist, and then a skilled team of tradesmen can make that vision into a stunning new reality. You’ll find a lot of these examples among the 2023 AREA award winners.

We plan to cover more of these projects in the future. Although HIR magazine reaches all over the U.S. and beyond, we have a goldmine of design-and-build experts right in our back yard of central Alabama. We want to help share their expertise with the world. You’ll find more homegrown projects in the issues ahead, so if you’re reading this and you know of a hot lead that we should cover, please reach out and give us the scoop!

PUBLISHER JEREMY HOLLINGSWORTH jeremy@HIRpub.com

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MATT WEBER matt@HIRpub.com

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