nonfunctional baseboard heater?

I moved into this apartment last week and this is the corner of my bedroom. from what I understand, the baseboard heating is no longer used and instead everything is done with the wall unit. it's not a big deal, but the heater comes out from the wall by like 10 inches and it's just kind of ugly and annoying to have to figure out how to arrange things around it without looking weird. if it wasn't there I'd be able to put my nightstand flush again the wall. has anyone else dealt with this? I feel like I'll probably end up using it like a shelf, there's another one in the corner of my living room and that's where I have my modem and router are sitting.

I moved into this apartment last week and this is the corner of my bedroom. from what I understand, the baseboard heating is no longer used and instead everything is done with the wall unit. it's not a big deal, but the heater comes out from the wall by like 10 inches and it's just kind of ugly and annoying to have to figure out how to arrange things around it without looking weird. if it wasn't there I'd be able to put my nightstand flush again the wall. has anyone else dealt with this? I feel like I'll probably end up using it like a shelf, there's another one in the corner of my living room and that's where I have my modem and router are sitting.