On Display: Personalize Your Space

You found it, you bought it, you love it – now you just need to figure out the best way to display it in your residence at Bay Meadows. Moving into a new home or apartment means personalizing the space with color, texture and decor that suits your style.  We’ve gathered a few tips to make hanging your photography, fun prints, and expressive paintings a little bit easier. It’s time to say “Goodbye” to those blank walls!

If you haven’t purchased your art yet, you may be asking:

What size art should I buy?

Determine where you want to place your art and measure the space. You need to make sure the art you choose is appropriately sized for the space. If you’re hanging your art above furniture, the golden rule is to hang it one-hand’s width above the piece. Art hung over a piece of furniture should not be wider than the width of the furniture, a general principle being that the art should be about 50-75% the width of the furniture.

Always consider the scale of your space. To fill a large horizontal space, hang two vertical pieces of art next to each other. To fill a large vertical space, hang two horizontal pieces of art on top of one another.

Some online resources for art shopping are Society6, The Citizenry, Etsy, Minted and Framebridge.  This article showcases all of these options and more.

Pro tip: Color may be the most important factor when choosing artwork. It will set the mood of the room.

Best Practices for hanging art?

It always helps to start with some helpful tips to hang art.  This article has a wealth of information and helpful tips for hanging wall art while addressing the popular question of placement.

Most people have the tendency to hang artwork too high. If you take one piece of information from this article, let it be this: 57″ on center. This means that the center of your art piece (not the hook) should be 57″ from the floor. This 57″ standard represents the average human eye-height and is regularly used as a standard in many galleries and museums. It also creates balance in the home because all of your art will share a visual midline. 

Generally, the piece of art or the collection should be in the same shape and orientation of the wall that it is trying to fill.  It’s also important to consider how you will hang your art, and when renting you want to ensure that you do as little damage as possible to your space. Discover the best practices for hanging art without damaging your walls in this article.

Pro tip: Trace your wall art on a piece of paper, creating a template to use. Make a mark on the template to show where the picture wire or hook will be by measuring out the same distance as from the wire to the top of the frame. With the marking-side out, match up the nail mark on your template to the nail mark on the wall and secure it in place with tape. This will give you a chance to step back and see how the wall art will look from farther away.

What if I have several pieces I want to hang in the same area?

When hanging two art pieces, treat them as one. This rule also applies to groups of three and four. Make sure they are spaced only a few inches apart, so they look together and not disconnected.

Go for a gallery wall! Be bold and use an odd number of art, mix photos with drawings and paintings, mix and match picture frames, and even toss your favorite clock or mirror in there. Choose a center item first at 57 inches and then build your layout around it.

Pro-tip: Trace templates for all pieces you want to include in your gallery wall and arrange them on the wall with painter’s tape before you commit to the placement.

Once you’re done hanging artwork in your home at Bay Meadows, it’s time to step back, admire, and enjoy your home. With high design in every detail, kitchens that take center stage, master suites defined by the finest finishes, spa inspired baths, separate dens for work or play and outdoor spaces made for you, isn’t it time you considered exploring life at Bay Meadows?

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Caltrain is Mere Steps Away from The Apartment Collection

Situate yourself in the heart of everywhere when you call Bay Meadows home. A true transit-oriented community with the Hillsdale Caltrain within walking distance, the Apartment Collection at Bay Meadows in San Mateo serves up life and living just the way you want. Adjacent to our neighborhood and close to the Hillsdale Shopping Center, the new elevated Hillsdale Station is approximately four blocks north of its previous location and is now accessible from 28th Avenue in San Mateo. Featuring a center-boarding platform and pedestrian underpass, the redesigned station eliminates the need for riders to wait at a crossing gate to get from one platform to the other making your walk to board from Bay Meadows apartments a breeze!

The station also offers riders city-run on-demand electronic lockers and traditional bike racks, two parking lots (one located between 25th and 28th Avenues and the other located between 28th and 31st Avenues), four ticket vending machines, and six connecting SamTrans routes, making the station a truly multi-modal transit hub.

Whether you’re planning a trip for business or a night on the town – Caltrain makes it a breeze to hop on and go. You can take a walk over to the Hillsdale Station or even drop your car if needed in the plenty of parking. You’ll find lots of benches (some with shade), in this great location across the street from the mall. Here are a few more examples of how easy Caltrain can make your transit lifestyle:

Oracle Ballpark. Take Caltrain from the Hillsdale station directly to the Oracle Ballpark in under an hour to catch a San Francisco Giants game. With the San Francisco Caltrain Station located one block from the ballpark, fans arrive quickly, safely and energized to cheer on our beloved San Francisco Giants. Caltrain provides post-game Express train for evening games on weekdays and weekends.

Levi’s^® Stadium. Football fans heading to Levi’s^® Stadium can ride CalTrain to the Mountain View Station in a little over half hour and transfer to VTA light rail. On event days, Caltrain transports passengers from all locations to connect with VTA light rail trains or buses at the MV Transit Center, located at Evelyn Ave, and Castro Street. Visit www.caltrain.com/levisstadium for train schedules and information. The official Caltrain Mobile Ticketing App lets you purchase and use fare instantly on your phone.

Chase Center. Your event ticket is your Muni pass for the day! On event days, Muni offers express service to/from BART connections to Chase Center. Check BART, Muni and Caltrain schedules to plan your trip. On event days, avoid ticket lines by purchasing a Caltrain Single Ride or Day Pass on the Caltrain Mobile Ticket App or at the Caltrain ticket machine before heading to San Francisco.

SAP Center. Ride Caltrain to the SAP Center in just over an hour. With the San Jose Diridon Caltrain Station located just across the street from SAP Center at San Jose, fans can leave the driving to Caltrain. Check the weekday and weekend train schedules for service to and from SAP Center.

Caltrain is a hub of public transportation on the peninsula and for Bay Meadows, which helps to combine the communal feeling of the suburbs with cultural aspects of the city. Get a schedule here and hop on Hillsdale!

 

From jewel box retreat to energetic hub, The Apartment Collection at Bay Meadows in San Mateo serves up life and living just the way you want. We have four unique communities to choose from for the one-of-a-kind you. The leasing center is open 9-6 daily at 3098 Kyne Street West. We invite you to tour the apartment communities today and find your perfect match!

Find Your Fit at The Bay Meadows Apartment Collection

Find your perfect match at Bay Meadows! Our San Mateo community is the perfect place to explore, discover, nosh, sip, chill and live. The Apartment Collection, composed of The Russell, Quimby, and Field House, offers an array of San Mateo apartments for rent in fully-amenitized buildings located among 18 acres of surrounding parks and trails with a million ways to enjoy them.

Field House keeps life in balance. Discover life in a laid-back community as you gather round the fire pit after a moonlight swim in the heated outdoor pool. Spend your Sundays harvesting seasonal bounties in your very own plot at Persimmon Park community garden and host an epicurean feast in the massive Club Room with chef’s kitchen. Nearby, kids large and small can burn off steam at Paddock Park followed by a sweet scoop from Tinpot Creamery in Bay Meadows’ Town Square, and everyone can make it a family game night with a shuffleboard table tournament in the Club Room.

Quimby centers you in more ways than one. A nature infused lobby offers a lush view onto Landing Green Park complete with sculpture art and spots to lounge. Stroll outside the doors and start mornings with your favorite cup of Blue Bottle. Recharge in the resident’s lounge with cozy seating and chef’s kitchen or work it out in the state-of-the-art fitness center. An outdoor heated soaking spa and meditation garden awaits, and an outdoor fireplace makes the perfect evening escape under the stars.

From dog wash to Pétanque court, The Russell puts home and play front and center. Live it up in a community with an energetic uptown vibe as you shoot billiards in the Club Room, chill around a fire pit, or make a splash on the poolside greens. All perfect spots to enjoy take-away Sicilian-style square pie from Slices San Mateo or a seasonal artisan burger from ROAM.

Home to a stunning sculpture from internationally-renowned artist Jeppe Hein, the Town Square is the dynamic core of our Mid-urban village. Steps away, residents can meet up for a game of bocce and beer at Fieldwork Brewing Company’s beer garden or head out for shopping and entertainment at adjacent Hillsdale Shopping Center. Venturing beyond Bay Meadows along the Peninsula to San Francisco or Silicon Valley has never been easier. When you live just steps from Caltrain, it’s easy to get from here to ‘there’ car-free.

 

All this, perfectly positioned between San Francisco and Silicon Valley on the Caltrain line. Find your fit by visiting the Bay Meadows Apartment Collection soon!