The Builders Association of the Blue Ridge Mountains (BABRM) has announced the winners of the 2026 WNC STARS Awards, recognizing outstanding work by the region’s builders, remodelers, designers, trade professionals, and associates.
Honors were presented at BABRM’s Annual Awards Gala on October 22. Modeled after the North Carolina Home Builders Association’s (NCHBA) statewide STARS Awards, the local program celebrates achievements across the building industry, from new homes and renovations to interior design, marketing, and individual professional accomplishments.
“Western North Carolina is home to an incredible range of talented building professionals,” said Megan Carroll, executive officer of BABRM. “The WNC STARS Awards celebrate that talent and the creativity, craftsmanship, and teamwork our members bring to projects across the region.”
The 2026 WNC STARS Award recipients include:
- Sales Professional of the Year: Ben Roland, Semper Fi Custom Remodeling
- Marketing Professional of the Year: Stacey Sessions, Forest Millwork
- Superintendent of the Year: Johnny Silver, McCourry Builders Inc
- Construction Manager of the Year: Devar Brown, Semper Fi Custom Remodeling
- Best Humanitarian Member Project: River House Project — Sineath Construction Company, Inc. and Tykke Builders Inc.
- Best Brochure or Newsletter for a Builder: Semper Fi Custom Remodeling Sales Kit — Semper Fi Custom Remodeling
- Best Brochure or Newsletter for an Associate: Build More With Modular — Build Modular
- Best Logo for a Community: The Treadway — Lobo Builders, LLC
- Best Logo for an Associate: Warmstead
- Best Logo for a Builder: Innovex Renovations LLC
- Best Advertisement for a Builder: Lobo Builders’ Private Air Luxury Home Magazine Ad — Lobo Builders, LLC
- Best Advertisement for an Associate: Warmstead Rebrand Announcement — Warmstead
- Best Website for a Community: The Treadway — Lobo Builders, LLC
- Best Website for an Associate: Soulful Sanctuaries — Nicole Ward Designs, LLC
- Best Website for a Builder: TwinBrother Builders
- Best 30 to 60 Second Commercial: Leadership Certification — cLearn LLC
- Best Video Project for a Builder: Lobo Builders Brand Video — Lobo Builders, LLC
- Best Video Project for an Associate: ICFs — cLearn LLC
- Best Sales / Information Center: True Metal Supply Contractor App — True Metal Supply
- Best Interior Merchandising for a Home Under 2,500 Square Feet: Reynolds Mountain Villas — Buchanan Construction, LLC
- Best Interior Merchandising for a Home 2,501 to 4,000 Square Feet: Waynesville Modern — FS Design Group
- Best Interior Merchandising for a Home Over 4,001 Square Feet: Waterfall Overlook — ID.ology Interiors & Design
- Best Interior Design for a Home Under 2,500 Square Feet: Reynolds Mountain Villas — Buchanan Construction, LLC
- Best Interior Design for a Home Between 2,501 and 4,000 Square Feet: Casa Bonita: California Mountain Ranch — ID.ology Interiors & Design
- Best Interior Design for a Home Over 4,001 Square Feet: Orchard Farmhouse — Sineath Construction Company, Inc.
- Best Design Detail: Orchard Farmhouse Drawbridge — Sineath Construction Company, Inc.
- Best Home Landscape Design: The Arboretum Garden House — Living Stone Design + Build
- Best Outdoor Living Space: Waterfall Overlook — Living Stone Design + Build
- Best Outdoor Kitchen: Waterfall Overlook — Living Stone Design + Build
- Best Home Exterior Transformation: Beaver Lake Tea House — Painted Buckeye Builders LLC
- Best Specialty Construction Project: A Black Mountain Tradition Outdoor Addition — Semper Fi Custom Remodeling
- Best Green Single-Family Home: Waterfall Overlook — Living Stone Design + Build
- Best Green Home Remodel: The Evergreen House — Sycamore Builders, LLC
- Best Sustainable Project: Terra Futura Regenerative Neighborhood — Terra Futura Properties, LLC
- Best Green Home Feature: The Evergreen House — Sycamore Builders, LLC
- Best Kitchen Remodel Under $150,000: Ovine Haven — Buchanan Construction, LLC
- Best Kitchen Remodel Over $150,000: Fair Oaks Estate — Living Stone Design + Build
- Best Bathroom Remodel Under $100,000: Highland Blue Bathroom — Semper Fi Custom Remodeling
- Best Bathroom Remodel Over $100,000: Sunlit Bath — Semper Fi Custom Remodeling
- Best Room Remodel: Lakehouse Wine Room — Semper Fi Custom Remodeling
- Best Addition: Fair Oaks Estate — Living Stone Design + Build
- Best Addition: Retreat at Hawk Holler — TwinBrother Builders
- Best Addition: Lonesome Valley Carriage House — Buchanan Construction, LLC
- Best Whole Home Remodel Between $250,000 and $500,000: Room for Every Branch — Semper Fi Custom Remodeling
- Best Whole Home Remodel Between $500,000 and $750,000: The Split Level Reimagined — Masterpiece Custom Builders LLC
- Best Whole Home Remodel Between $750,000 and $1,000,000: The Evergreen House — Sycamore Builders, LLC
- Best Whole Home Remodel Over $1,000,000: Beaver Lake Tea House — Painted Buckeye Builders LLC
- Best One-of-a-Kind Home Remodel: The Arboretum Garden House — Living Stone Design + Build
- Best Aging in Place or Accessibility Residential Remodel: Montford Nest — Ward Enterprises & Ventures, LLC
- Best Historic Preservation / Restoration: Beaver Lake Tea House — Painted Buckeye Builders LLC
- Best Single-Family Production Home Under 2,250 Square Feet: Mountain Air Retreat — McCourry Builders Inc
- Best Single-Family Production Home Over 2,250 Square Feet: Mountain View Farmhouse — McCourry Builders Inc
- Best Single-Family Custom Home Under 2,500 Square Feet: Chestnut Craftsman — Sineath Construction Company, Inc.
- Best Single-Family Custom Home Between 2,501 and 3,500 Square Feet: Fern Cove Hideaway — Sineath Construction Company, Inc.
- Best Single-Family Custom Home Between 3,501 and 4,500 Square Feet: Orchard Farmhouse — Sineath Construction Company, Inc.
- Best Single-Family Custom Home Between 4,501 and 5,500 Square Feet: The Maple Ridge Model — CJM Communities NC LLC
- Best Single-Family Custom Home Over 5,500 Square Feet: Reems Creek Manor — Silver Dog Construction LLC
- Best One-of-a-Kind Home: Iron Ridge — Sineath Construction Company, Inc.
- Best Aging in Place or Accessibility Residential Project: Waterfall Overlook — Living Stone Design + Build
- Community of the Year: The Treadway — Lobo Builders, LLC
Local winners advance to the 2027 NCHBA STARS Awards, where their work will represent Western North Carolina in the statewide competition.tual tours, visit WNCParadeofHomes.com.
