Do-it-yourself and gardening pros Bouches-Du-Rhône

Maison Empereur is the oldest hardware store in France (opened in 1827!). In this Ali Baba's cave, you can really find everything! From kitchen accessories, cutlery and drugstore to gardening accessories, not to mention objects from yesteryear to be rediscovered. A must-see institution in Marseille! Newlyweds can open their wedding list there. A quick tour of the website also gives you an idea of the products available. But, as Petit Futé believes, nothing beats a little visit to the boutique!

A stone's throw from the Old Port and facing the Cours Estienne-d'Orves, it is one of the only DIY stores located in the city centre. Very handy when you urgently need a lead or a light bulb that has blown! The challenge of this specialized chain: proximity and advice, thanks to human-sized shops. The one in the Old Port has two floors. Surprise assured behind a discreet facade, the space is immense and Ali Baba's cavernous impression is there: the first floor is more about tools and appliances such as heating or fans depending on the season (!) and the second offers paints and floor coverings. The address to know.

There, it's a little above the small plain gardener, since this establishment offers large-scale services, not gardening equipment. With their assets: maintenance, landscaping, tree surgery, clearing, phytosanitary treatment, fencing and sprinkler, paving around the swimming pool, etc. The team consists of 12 people and has vans, tractors and truck trucks. There is no concern for them to maintain large ownership or co-ownership throughout the region. So you see, a cran above…

A real DIY realm, Leroy Merlin continues to grow at incredible speed. This shows the huge white and green buildings that grow in every region of France. DIY, materials, carpentry, tile, health, electricity, heating, air conditioning, painting, decoration, gardening: everything is there! All parts of the house are affected and sellers master everything that revolves around the radius assigned to them. Don't hesitate to see them, they know the store like their pocket. We also appreciate the bricolage, installation, glass and wood cutting, equipment rental and after-sales service. As the slogan says, here your desires take life!

It is a site for the online sale of materials for plumbing, heating, health and building. This is only an Internet address and a telephone number, but when you go on the website you will soon realize that these are very good materials, normally offered only to professionals and now open to individuals too. Do not hesitate to test, you will soon realize that your portfolio is doing very well.

Brico Repository plays the all-terrain bricolage card. One might think that the principle of "deposit" is reserved for professionals, but no! Even Sunday's diy are affected. The difference with other DIY brands? Stock in large quantities, permanent arrivals indicated on the site and attractive prices. Here you will find a wide choice of products for plumbing, carpentry, electricity, painting, but also kitchen, bathroom… The brand also highlights its sustainable development policy, with "eco-products" and "eco-premium". The website is also provided, and allows you to see the number of pieces available in the store before you go!

At the very beginning of the avenue de Toulon, a few steps from the place Castellane, this branch of the big national sign allows you to get all kinds of material, from simple screws to material for your works. Faithful to the spirit of the sign, the prices are competitive, the choice is there and the advices advised. Mr Bricolage Castellane will allow you to repair, fit out or decorate your interior without any hassle. A part of the store is dedicated to the exterior design of your garden. Wood and glass cutting services. Possibility to park in the surrounding car parks. If you order online, you will be able to collect your order within two hours.

Since 2008, Jard'ideal offers a wide range of garden furniture. With a wealth of industry experience, the team has been putting all of the know-how since 2008 at your service to help you find the products that suit you. Discover furniture made of woven resin, aluminum, teak or natural stone, as well as parasols, greenhouses and various accessories. Don't look further, you will find on-line what you need, and will make your garden, a relaxing atmosphere.

In this Saint-Barnabé branch, which Marseillais have known since the 1980s under a different name, the emphasis is on a smiling welcome and friendly advice from the teams. In a spacious store with a welcome underground parking lot, you'll find everything you need for DIY, repairs, building and furnishing. From your garden to your bathroom, it's all there. There's also a decorating corner and a cutting workshop for your specific needs. Prices may be a little higher than elsewhere, but the advice you'll find here and the wide, comprehensive choice in all departments are well worth the detour.

Strada Métropole is a company specialising in interior furniture and garden furniture. For 40 years in La Ciotat, this company is building space. Several French and foreign designers come to this company every year to offer customers a quality service. In your garden, the professionals of the Strada Deco will also take care of the surroundings of your swimming pool with sun loungers, the terrace with a teak table, wooden chairs and colorful métal.

The company Alu Vigouroux has been in existence since 1975 in Marignane to say whether its experience with garden furniture is large. Here everything is home in the manufacturing shop. The materials most resistant to weather and heat are selected and after-sales service is assured. You can therefore confidently order the salon of your dreams in Alu Vigouroux in the aluminium or exotic wood ranges. To go further, the company also proposes to ask you for shade sails, to install a pergola or to equip you with plancha.

Niwaki is a Japanese word that designates a garden tree on which the man intervened in the taillant. And it's not trivial if Cathy Hamnel's shop bears that name. Indeed, the patronne of Niwaki noticed that the garden was, in the country of the rising sun, a place where many people come to recharge and relax. They are there in real places of life. She wanted to reproduce this in France and created this interior design and design company. Depending on the space they have and the specificities of their gardens (wind, spray, screw screws…), it offers its customers adapted solutions (terraces, pergolas, basins, plants, trees…). Once this first step made, place in the decoration! Niwaki has selected a range of sofas, deckchairs, flower pots, fountains… which will fit harmoniously into the décor.

Insense opened its doors in 2001 in Aubagne. Since then, it has been offering an increasing range of furniture to a growing clientele. In the showroom of the industrial zone Les Paluds, you can see a large number of rooms for interior and exterior fittings. For the garden, the style proposed by Insense is contemporary and design. The lines of the furniture are very clean and the colours especially trend. Finally, all products are guaranteed 3 years. So you don't have any reason to break on a beautiful lamp, an outside ", or a pair of deckchairs. Please note that the shop also offers products from Keller, Varaschin and Fatboy brands.

The location is much more than a garden furniture store, it is an outdoor decoration shop. Of course, there are massive teak garden lounges, rattan sofas, colourful sun baths and shade sails, and all this will be beautiful and of excellent quality. Above all, you will not be able to miss the géants of giant and bright flowers, made-on-site pottery, torchlight and planters. This is the ideal place for a garden. Because the outside is at least as important as inside your home, nothing has been left to chance.

If you dream of one of these terraces that you can see in the large decoration magazines, you'll find here what you're looking for. It can be said that the creators of the brand (of Corsica origin) have succeeded in achieving their ambition: create solutions to fit the exterior as if it were inside! The same sense of detail is found in all products of the range: from the "sun bath" to the smallest cache… No wonder the small artisanal company has become a European leader in the garden furniture market! If the price could stop some of them, the best sales of the range are available at half price on the brand website. 

A veritable Ali Baba's cave on the Canebière, Y-store is a well-known address for anyone looking for just about anything! A comprehensive drugstore offering home decoration, DIY, bathroom and kitchen equipment, small electrical appliances, hardware and even food on clearance. It's a one-stop shop, and few can fail to find what they're looking for. The welcome isn't always smiling, but rather rushed. And yet, it's a smart address at low prices (although it's always a good idea to compare elsewhere, especially for small household appliances). Open 7 days a week, it's ideal for emergency repairs or last-minute purchases. In summer, beach business.

This store in the south of France is very well stocked. And that's only natural, since its mission is to serve businesses and private customers alike! Building materials, waterproofing, insulation, sanitaryware and heating, joinery and even pool and garden products are all available in the store. You can also choose to consult the catalogs dedicated to each theme, in hard copy or online on the site, which are practical and well produced. The depot is open at "worker's hour", i.e. early in the morning, which is ideal for tackling a good day's work. Bulky products can be delivered to the customer's door, and a host of services are available (advantage card, Eco-Dyneff voucher partner, etc.). A local business offering advice and professionalism.

Since 1959, this company has been supplying the people of Aix-en-Provence with pans and knives. Only beautiful material! The owner and his sons continue the adventure by proposing multiple articles, cast iron or copper saucepans, knives "which cut", string to make all, products of maintenance for the pieces of furniture, drugstore, curtain rods, locks, fittings and other objects of brass and wrought iron manufactured in a craft way. But also garbage cans, shopping carts... Jura brand coffee machines and... a knife sharpening service.

A specialist in cleaning and related services for over 45 years, Marie-Eugénie doesn't look tired! In addition to concierge services, this company is active on all fronts of cleanliness for professionals and individuals. The list of its activities, which is not exhaustive, ranges from the maintenance of common areas in condominiums (building halls, stairwells, weeding of the surroundings...) to restoration after a building site, a move, the departure of a tenant... or even the renovation of a parquet floor (sanding, stripping, glazing, polishing) or glaziery services. Rates are provided on free estimate: the site manager will travel, and the intervention should start within a week after the agreement.

A DIY store in the center of town has become a rarity! And still very practical, despite the lack of parking (you have to walk a few steps and park in the Rotonde parking lot). The clientele tends to be local. Here, you'll find everything you need for DIY at home: screws, nails and hooks, sockets and wires, paint pots, glues and coatings. There are also sections devoted to framing, decoration, tools, hardware and even animal feed. And let's not forget the garden section, with plants and trees in winter (watering, various products, tools and pool maintenance). In season, there's also a corner dedicated to garden furniture, with tables and chairs, deckchairs and various pots. A bath, shower and electrical department. Everything you need to equip your home. With a small equipment rental service. Of particular note: a wood and glass cutting service, and the option of stopping your vehicle at the back of the store to pick up large parts. A long store like you'd expect to find in a city center, with a seductive layout and the same competent staff who've been there for years. A plus compared with the big DIY stores on the outskirts of town.