Something Special
207 Main Street
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
228.216.3739
Antique mall with vintage and collectibles, plus multi-media art gallery including oil, pottery, glass, photography, jewelry, woodworking and chainsaw carvings.
Althea D. Boudreaux, owner of Something Special on 207 Main Street, is a collector of special things.
"I've been collecting since I was in my twenties. I was born in 1954 and we were pretty poor,” Boudreaux said. “Both my parents worked hard in the '50s, which was rare back then for mothers to work and when my grandparents died we got one chair — there were no antiques passed down.”
With four kids running around, there wasn’t a lot of room, or money, for new things. “If something happened to something we fixed it instead of buying something new,” Boudreaux remembered.
Those childhood memories grew into a love of old things, refurbished things, special things.
“I used to be a professional recruiter and I put antiques in my office,” Boudreaux said. “People thought I was crazy, but I wanted to surround myself with special things that make me feel good.”
Boudreaux wanted to share these special collections with the public. “I got my start in the back of Century Hall (now Bay emporium) then across from Starfish Cafe on Main Street,” said Boudreaux.
Now her collection of art and antiques resides at Something Special in a space on 207 Main Street, which allows her continue to bestow some of her favorite handpicked things on the public. It’s her own shop, but she shares it with some special local talents.
“We feature 22 artists in two rooms and additionally there are four merchants in the building,” said Boudreaux.
The youngest featured artist is 18 and the oldest is 75 years old. There are lots of familiar names like Linda Walton, Chuck Tippitt and Al Hooks (of Hooks Gallery), and lots of up-and-coming artists, too.
Boudreaux even features her own two daughters — Melinda and Sarah — who started creating and selling artworks at a very young age. One is a photographer and the other is a multi-media graphic artist.
Aside from paintings and antiques, there are plenty of other treasures in Something Special. Pottery, jewelry, wood carvings, hand-painted purses and clothing, glass art and a candy station all make Boudreaux’s shop… special.
"The reason why I did the antiques and the art together because I felt like people who can appreciate the fine craftsmanship of antiques can appreciate art, and vice versa,” Boudreaux said.
"People can come in looking for something different,” she said. "I want people to feel the way I do when I was collecting treasures and the way I feel when I find… something special."
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
228.216.3739
Antique mall with vintage and collectibles, plus multi-media art gallery including oil, pottery, glass, photography, jewelry, woodworking and chainsaw carvings.
Althea D. Boudreaux, owner of Something Special on 207 Main Street, is a collector of special things.
"I've been collecting since I was in my twenties. I was born in 1954 and we were pretty poor,” Boudreaux said. “Both my parents worked hard in the '50s, which was rare back then for mothers to work and when my grandparents died we got one chair — there were no antiques passed down.”
With four kids running around, there wasn’t a lot of room, or money, for new things. “If something happened to something we fixed it instead of buying something new,” Boudreaux remembered.
Those childhood memories grew into a love of old things, refurbished things, special things.
“I used to be a professional recruiter and I put antiques in my office,” Boudreaux said. “People thought I was crazy, but I wanted to surround myself with special things that make me feel good.”
Boudreaux wanted to share these special collections with the public. “I got my start in the back of Century Hall (now Bay emporium) then across from Starfish Cafe on Main Street,” said Boudreaux.
Now her collection of art and antiques resides at Something Special in a space on 207 Main Street, which allows her continue to bestow some of her favorite handpicked things on the public. It’s her own shop, but she shares it with some special local talents.
“We feature 22 artists in two rooms and additionally there are four merchants in the building,” said Boudreaux.
The youngest featured artist is 18 and the oldest is 75 years old. There are lots of familiar names like Linda Walton, Chuck Tippitt and Al Hooks (of Hooks Gallery), and lots of up-and-coming artists, too.
Boudreaux even features her own two daughters — Melinda and Sarah — who started creating and selling artworks at a very young age. One is a photographer and the other is a multi-media graphic artist.
Aside from paintings and antiques, there are plenty of other treasures in Something Special. Pottery, jewelry, wood carvings, hand-painted purses and clothing, glass art and a candy station all make Boudreaux’s shop… special.
"The reason why I did the antiques and the art together because I felt like people who can appreciate the fine craftsmanship of antiques can appreciate art, and vice versa,” Boudreaux said.
"People can come in looking for something different,” she said. "I want people to feel the way I do when I was collecting treasures and the way I feel when I find… something special."
