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Wildwood Antiques

July 27, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 9 Comments

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!)… 

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.
Wildwood Antiques, Etowah, Arkansas

talya

“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.

Filed Under: Arkansas, Crafts Tagged With: antiques, Mississippi County, Mississippi Delta, Northeast Arkansas

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  1. Staci Sandquist says

    July 27, 2013 at 6:07 am

    How have I never been to this place?

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      July 27, 2013 at 7:37 am

      I was thinking the same thing.

      Reply
  2. Gary Henderson says

    July 27, 2013 at 6:47 am

    That looks like the type of place a person could get lost in. 🙂

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      July 27, 2013 at 7:37 am

      Yes, I could have stayed all weekend:)

      Reply
  3. Crown @ Robinson says

    January 22, 2015 at 7:11 pm

    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. 🙂

    Reply
  4. Sharmon Loggains says

    September 25, 2019 at 10:08 am

    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.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      October 5, 2019 at 9:22 am

      It is!! I have a few things from Wildwood too!

      Reply

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