Set the Table: Local interior designer selected to star on TV series

Wilfredo Emanuel grew up wondering if he'd ever make it onto a TV show. After being selected for a new HGTV series, he doesn't have to wonder anymore.

  • By Amanda Postma
  • | 12:00 p.m. November 26, 2021
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Courtesy. Naples-based architectural interior designer Wilfredo Emanuel was one contestant chosen to star on HGTV's new Table Wars series.
Courtesy. Naples-based architectural interior designer Wilfredo Emanuel was one contestant chosen to star on HGTV's new Table Wars series.
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Growing up as a young child in Puerto Rico watching TV, Wilfredo Emanuel always dreamed of the spotlight. Now at 58-years-old, that dream finally came true. 

Before the pandemic paused the world, HGTV began looking for designers to compete on its new Table Wars series that features eight contestants as they design immersive event tables. Emanuel was one of those selected. 

 

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