Apparatus and method for controlling home device

An apparatus and a method for controlling home appliances are provided to conveniently control a home network by using the handset of a cordless phone. An apparatus for controlling home appliances comprises a cordless phone signal receiving part(210), a searching part(260), a control signal creation part(270), and a network interface part(280). The cordless phone signal receiving part(210) receives a cordless phone signal from the handset of a cordless phone and extracts key information from the received cordless phone signal. The searching part(260) searches for a home appliance control command mapped to the extracted key information. The control signal creation part(270) creates a home appliance control signal containing the searched home appliance control command. The network interface part(280) transmits the created home appliance control signal.