PORT GAMBLE — As a light breeze carries the scent of saltwater through one of Port Gamble’s historical houses, sunlight glints off the different treasures shop owner Katherine Klint has collected over the years and is now offering to shoppers in her new store Harmony by the Bay.

Featuring primarily antiques and collectibles, Klint has filled the downstairs rooms since June 1 with treasures and surprises just waiting to be discovered.

“It started with me always being into antiques and collectibles,” she said. “I used to have booth space in different antique malls, and I also have an accounting business with my fiance. I took all the antiques I had in storage and at the booths and combined them all together. I have more control this way.”

In addition to the historical items, Klint made sure to provide space for local artists to display their work. She feels some of the lesser known painters and residents wanting to start small in selling their artwork should have a space to do so. She said once she’s more established, she’d like to feature a different artist each month with an open house.

“I like to take on people who are just doing it to see how it sells,” Klint said. “The focus, in addition to the antiques, is the art, pottery and jewelry. I’ve been talking to a few of my friends, and I have some of their stuff here.”

The store features handmade signs done by a friend of hers that are already carved with fun, generic phrases, or can be personalized as the customer desires. Also tucked into the shop are shelves of antique books collected by Klint’s future brother-in-law, who she said likes to go with her to garage sales and poke through dusty items looking for something special.

“He does a lot of the shopping with me,” she said. “Between the two of us, we have tons of stuff. He knows what to buy as far as books, and I don’t.”

Klint is hoping to add a Web site to her business in the near future to showcase different antiques and collectibles, and wants to leave her own history in the North End community.

“I realize retail is a very difficult, difficult business to be in,” she said. “I want to have a good store that locals shop at all the time, not just the tourists.”

The store is based entirely on serving the customer, which Klint said she has plenty of experience doing between her accounting business, the antique mall booths and having run Kats Walk Consignments in downtown Kingston for several years.

“People don’t go to Macy’s if they receive bad service,” she said. “We provide good customer service, and I have a lot of experience in customer service.”