If you’re an antique buff and find yourself in Northeast Arkansas, take a drive over to Wildwood Antiques in Etowah.
Surrounded by cotton fields on the Wildy’s one-hundred-year-old home place, Wildwood Antiques is like a mirage in the Mississippi Delta, only it’s no mirage. The rambling farmhouse is filled to the rafters with silver and china and linens meticulously collected by proprietor Katherine Wildy.
On my hands and knees I searched through stacks of well-loved, hardback books written by Twain and Poe. I discovered an egg dish I couldn’t pass up (of course!)…
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This beautiful little watercolor now fills the blank space in my tiny Dallas powder room.
Her property is shaded by towering trees the same era as many of the vintage treasures inside. If you plan in advance, you can enjoy lunch in this bucolic setting. Wildwood Antiques is well worth the drive from Little Rock or Memphis or St. Louis. Its well worth a detour off Interstate 55 no matter where you’re headed.
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| Wildwood Antiques, Etowah, Arkansas |
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“Priceless things matter not for their value, but because they offer us an enduring reminder of stability and permanence.”
― Barbara Taylor Bradford
For directions, information, private showings or lunch appointments contact Ms. Wildy at (870) 531-2110.
How have I never been to this place?
I was thinking the same thing.
That looks like the type of place a person could get lost in. 🙂
Yes, I could have stayed all weekend:)
Interesting post Talya! Me and my office mates are also into antiques. We have plans of bringing in some antique furniture once we transfer to our new office space. 🙂
This is a magical place- some of the prettiest things are here- I brought back several, one is a gorgeous big round oak table in our eating bay. Sadly I just learned that Mrs Wildy passed away recently but I believe her daughter has carried on the business.
It is!! I have a few things from Wildwood too!