We’re hoping you had a chance to peruse our recent Home of the Year Awards winners here on ElectronicHouse.com. It’s an annual pleasure of ours to check out some of the loftiest home A/V and automation installations done by the professionals, including some truly amazing theater rooms.

But not everyone can hire a custom electronics pro to do the work, and in the last few years we’ve been proud to profile some incredible craftsmanship from the do-it-yourself crowd, particularly the faithful contributors to the AV Science (AVS) Forum and its fearless leader David Bott.

Contributing writer Rachel Cericola has spent plenty of time interviewing and drooling over the photos of the intrepid DIYers, and it seemed logical to follow up our award-winning professional theater installation showcase with a look back at some of our DIY favorites. Apologies in advance if yours isn’t in our slideshow.

We’re sure many of you missed some of these choice cuts the first time around, so enjoy, and check out the whole article and slideshow by clicking on the links after “Original story” included with these pics for more.

Click here to view a slideshow of 25 DIY Home Theater Favorites from our AVS friends.

Arlen Schweiger - Editor of Electronic House Magazine

Arlen writes about home technology installations and product news and reviews for electronichouse.com and Electronic House magazine.