5 Design Mistakes Making Your Heating Less Effective in Your Home — And the Easy Ways to Fix Them

70s style living room with curved sofa around a nesting coffee table, shag rug, and brick fireplace with two armchairs in front of it .

It's been an undeniably frosty start to the new year, and if your heating doesn't seem to be keeping your home warm enough, it may not just be due to the system alone — could you be the victim of a design mistake that's making it less effective?

That's right, certain interior design choices could, in fact, be standing between you and a warm, cozy home. You might now be thinking, 'Should curtains cover radiators?', or 'Is my furniture blocking a heat source?'. Incorrect furniture placement and the use of certain materials could be impacting your heating.