http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:21:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As far as marble cleaning goes, it is best to leave the age-old remedies in their own era. Marble is very vulnerable to harsh chemicals. Therefore, it is best to use products specifically designed for natural marble cleaning Miami. Do not use any homemade products, like water and vinegar or ... http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/07/29/cleaning-your-marble-in-miami/ Marble is a natural rock generally used in fine building work, floorings, home décor items and for counter tops. Over the time it gets worn down and loses its shine. To maintain it and keep looking best, it is important to take the proper care of it. If there is ... http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/07/28/marble-polishing-ft-lauderdale/ Much of the existing architecture in South Florida, home of Colonial Floor and Stone Care, is the result of foreign settlers earlier in the history of the region. Their cultural influences also spread among the people and reflected in the architecture and constructions during each period. Before the Spanish intrusion of ... http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/06/25/a-brief-history-of-miami-and-its-architecture/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNHhalyFxQk&NR=1 Soong Ching Ling was a very important person in Chinese history. She was born in Sharghai in 1893 to well educated Christian Parents, Soong.Ching-ling traveled to the Unite States with her 2 sisters and were educated at Wesley College.  They all graduated as one of the first Chinese girls to get this type ... http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/04/03/soong-ching-ling-residence/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyaSpNBA69I&feature=related Continueing on my Orient adventure. Today I visited the Great Wall of China . 325.0 miles long.  It took 300 years to build, and tomorrow on to where a farmer, no in his eighties, found and wonder full treasure for his home land to preseve and keeps as a natural ... http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/04/01/terracotta-soldiers-and-terracotta-tiles/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWxN0OxsMCw After two days of being outside breathing in the polluted air it was time to find decent quality air and how did I do it?Go and find a Mall! And as always, I look at the floors.  This mall  also used terrazzo tiles, as they did in the Mass Rapid ... http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/03/30/blogging-from-hong-kong/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E1ZS2XJnJg Colonial Floor and Stone Care has been serving Southern Florida's customers for over 20 years, cleaning, repairing and restoringNatural Stone care such as Cuban Tile.  These tiles have been used in Southern Florida for decades.  They were discovered in Cuba by American's visiting in the early 1920's and brought back ... http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/02/16/cuban-tile-cleaning/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_DxI9CNinM The South east is home to many historical architecual designs and floors.  Examples of these floors are : Terrazzo which was incorporated in the Mid Modern architectural design and the Mediterranean  Revival architecture using Cuban Tile is one of the popular flooring materials used in the South Florida  homes found in Miami ... http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/02/10/cuban-tile-in-miami-history/ I have been hearing on the news and reading some articles that small business owners should be getting "some breaks" this year, and they should.As I am reading, Business like Colonial Floor and Stone Care, who has been in business for around a 1/4 of a century now, is one of the millions ... http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/02/07/small-business-owners-keeping-america-going/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_DxI9CNinM Mexican Tile is  used widely here in South Florida.  There are many styles of Mexican tile.  And while doing some research on these beautiful tile that the Colonial Floor and Stone Care has cleaned and polished, I found that they have a long and varied history. Mexican tile, would lead you to ... http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/02/04/mexican-tile-a-proud-tradition-in-hand-made-clay-tiles/