Nestling in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire is the famous and picturesque spa town of Ilkley. Here you will find Charles Wild Antiques,well-respected upholstery and antique restoration business.
(Photograph of the cow and calf rocks, Ilkley)
This extraodinary little shop close to the edge of Ilkley Moor looks as if it has been forgotten about for many a year and brings back memories of a bygone era. In the premises every nook and cranny is packed with antique -period furniture all in different stages of repair and finish. Just sitting there waiting to be restored. There's never a shortage of antique furniture for sale, including Victorian nursing chairs, chaise longue and knoll settees.
Some of the furniture that arrives to be restored looks just like it's come from a mistal and it probably has! To look at it you might think it was past restoring.
Charles Wild has been running his own business in the town for many years, with a love of antiques. The majority of this work comes through recommendation and repeat business. He does not just sell furniture but will restore your own furniture too.
Over the years Charles Wild has restored everything from Chippendale chairs for stately homes to the interiors of classic sports cars.
The business has an excellent reputation, and upholstery and restoration work is undertaken for customers from all over the UK and further afield. Recent work has included that for customers exhibiting in Frankfurt Germany and the National Exhibition Centre Birmingham UK.
