I cut my heating bill by 40 percent just by rearranging my furniture and I can’t believe I never noticed this

So this fall I kept thinking my apartment felt weirdly cold even after I turned the heat up. My bills were climbing but the place still felt like a fridge. I assumed the building was just old and drafty . Last week I was cleaning and decided to move my couch away from the wall to vacuum behind it and that’s when I realized my giant sofa was sitting directly in front of the main heater vent . Completely blocking it. Like a big fluffy heat shield. I felt so stupid because the moment I pulled it forward even a little bit the whole living room warmed up in maybe ten minutes . I didn’t even know furniture placement could make that much difference. I ended up shifting a couple other things too . Moved a low shelf that was covering another small vent. Rolled up a rug that was absorbing half the warm air like a sponge. Suddenly the air actually circulates instead of getting trapped behind stuff. For the last two weeks I’ve barely run the heat at all and the apartment feels warmer than before. The bill just came in and it’s noticeably lower. It honestly blows my mind that such a tiny fix changed so much. I always thought “heating hacks” meant buying gadgets or sealing every window but this was literally just moving things a bit. If your place feels colder than it should maybe check what’s blocking your vents. Apparently my couch was the real enemy the whole time.