The invention discloses an intelligent household control system and method. The system comprises an infrared receiving part, an infrared signal emitting control air conditioner, a fire smoke sensor, a combustible gas sensor, a brightness and humidity and the like analog signal expanding acquirer, a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) network signal command, a TC35 module, an amplifying converter, an amplifying shaper, a voltage converter, an RS232 serial communicator, a PC, an LED liquid crystal display system, a photoelectric isolator, a switching device, a window motor, a smoke exhaust ventilator, a hall map, a stair lamp, a sound system controller, a power controller, an electric water heater, an electric cooker executing device and an MCU (Microprogrammed Control Unit) minimum master control system; the infrared receiving part is used for receiving a 38KH infrared signal from a demodulating remote controller and transmitting to the MCU controller by the external interrupting mode, then the 38KH infrared signal is decoded through the software and used for recognizing the key value of a remote controller. The intelligent household control system has the characteristics that the whole structure is small and convenient to use; the intelligent household control system is applicable to popularization and application.