Seeing as you may not be able to move the windows as already stated go with a nice head board that will just cover the windows.

If privacy is not an issue I would simply add (buy or have made) a square mirror the exact same size as the two windows and center it between the two windows.

saludos...desde el punto de vista del Feng Shui , las ventanas no deberan estar localizadas en la cabezera , esto es para evitar que la energia de la coronilla (cabeza )se disperce, y evite concretar ideas, proyectos. quiza ya hayan contemplado la idea de hacer los analisis anteriores a la decoracion tomando en cuenta esta maravillosa escuela de la distribucion de la energia para lograr la armonizacion del entorno con el ser humano.

Add a row of five shadow boxes above the windows, leave the windows just as they are and line up the 2nd and 3rd shadow boxes with the two windows below. It can be made all as a single piece with five divisions or 5 single boxes. Keep it simple to match the depth of the windows. Easy to install, doesn't require putting a hole in the wall for a new window, gives you more space for books or things you like to look at and can be removed easily if you move. I think they have lots of potential to look good and provide storage.

I say embrace the odd and you will have the most unique room around. Keep it simple. You don't want to change the bed but if you can lower it without changing the effect on your back needs it could be super.

You can integrate the openings into a statement headboard as jjdesignkloos suggested. Use similar cutouts in the headboard large and small and have mirrored glass inserted into them but leave the ones at the window open to the natural light. This way you get to benefit from the natural light and the additional mirrors bounce light around the room and add interest. The headboard needn't be as heafty as the attached images but I hope you get the idea. Definitely build the freestanding partition wall using a similar design aesthetic with varying rectangles closed and open that allow for storage and limited views into the bathroom area. Choose the peek-a-boo areas wisely ;) Good Luck!

How about moulding around the windows, breadboard to the side with chair rail? I like the idea of covering as well.

Make a headboard of curtains. Hide such small windows for privacy. This will soften the room. Depending on your bed covering use the opposite for curtains in one of the same colors. Good luck.

How about stained glass for each window? You could find them at an antique store, or salvage or have 2 small ones made to go with your decor. Also what about a futon type bed to showcase the windows?

Have two long narrow Roman Blinds made, same height as big window, drop them down to top of windows move bed a little forward and add open frett work or iron head board. Hang a series of three pictures down the middle space.

Could you have them removed and open up the wall for a larger window to be put in their place? If this is not an option, I might consider hanging long curtains/drapes from ceiling to floor with the option to open them for light.

I agree with you, the windows are very low and awkward!covering them with a nice headboard would do the trick. And you do have another nice regular window to the left, right?

Just realized....these windows probably are built in between studs and therefore do not have or require a header. If so, changes could be relatively simple...just a bit of carpentry, plus patching stucco outside and drywall inside. If you still want light and/or views (if only of sky), why not consider adding an extra window and moving all of them up about 2 feet or so? Obviously, you need to make sure the new location is correct and not awkward. Bottom edge about 5' above floor seems right and side-to-side centering is preferred.

Doing this could change a very difficult situation to a great feature. Example: http://www.geometricswindows.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Geometrics-Windows-Brochure.pdf

Cover the windows with mirror inserts - add more mirrors around them - makes the room look wide open and endless.

Use them to your advantage; Get a reasonably large frosted glass sheet and have it set proud of the wall by about 1" thereby having a nice diffused light with great accent piece. You may have to use some form of reflectors to push the light to where you want it. Good luck.

Design a headboard that has some cool shutters built in so you can still use the natural light when you need it.

Custom bookshelf that goes to ceiling. Windows are the size of open shelves. Accessorize with books and objects...colored vases in cubbies with windows

Decorate with art! paint a headboard taht incorporates the windows….

Please don't cover up the windows! Frame them as if they were pictures and then add other framed art around as a gallery, depending on your personal style.

I would incorporate the windows into a custom clad headboard that continues up to the ceiling (it could actually contiinue onto the ceiling and down the opposite wall for a more dramatic look). I would just cut in the windows to make them belong in the heaboard. You could use a barnwood material for a rustic contemporary look or a more refined wood for a cleaner contemporary look! There are a few options coming to mind to treat the window (even though you wouldn't really have to)... You could have some custom iron inserts made to attach to the windows, or you could even leave windows blank and hang a large letter (your last name initial) in between but slightly higher than the windows. Good Luck!

I kinda like the windows. Could be a bit whimsical. How cool to wake up and pull up the shades and admire the weather. Could they be opened for fresh air?, Depends then on the shades then.

Hi shaistag! lots of ideas coming at you....where are you at in your thinking?

Hi! Still thinking through the main options. I am considering a frosted Perspex headboard as Shamir suggested but still need to research the look. Otherwise leaning towards covering up and wallpapering over and using A normal headboard, or doing a floor to ceiling upholstered headboard with matching wallpaper on the sides. An attracted by many of the more creative ideas but concerned that with my limited skills it could go very wrong- so tempted more by options that are easier to achieve. I also like the coronet idea, but hubby vetoed it :)

Hi you could frame them like picture frames , Then add more with some kind of scenery so that it looks like it is build into the design of the headboard .

If you do plan on covering the windows with drywall or the like. Please keep a few things in consideration. Some windows are poorly done, and there could be a chance of heat leakage as well as condensation. A prolonged time without checking could cause mildew growth. You should seal the window properly, then place insulation and then drywall it.

thanks shaistag for the update! I'm just looking at it again; and I like your original idea of the contemporary look with low minimalist side tables. Could you build out the wall under the windows about 6 in.; and either leave it drywall; or face it with a dark wood. Add your side tables to that; and use the top like a shelf for decor, books, lamps, etc.; and even a vase or so in front of the windows.. Then your windows, shelf, headboard, side tables, and decor are all incorporated.

What if you moved your bed so that the headboard was just about four feet or so from the edge where the bath begins and hang curtains behind the bed as shown here.... You could either use a sheer fabric as shown here or something more opaque for privacy. You would install the curtains so they hang from a ceiling rod. This would allow you to move your bed off the small window wall and you could then cover the windows with shades if you want or put a writing desk under the windows. The curtain behind the bed would help to divide the bedroom area from the bath.

so here's a (very amateur!) sketch of what I was thinking:

How about getting a low bed?. That way the windows will be higher than the head level.
The windows would provide good natural reading light.
Also try if you can break open the 2 windows and make it on long window instead.

Don't cover them. Frame each of them with a picture frame and then add pictures in similar frames around them to form a mock headboard.

I absolutely would cover them. They are useless and if you frame them you lose even more space. Many great suggestions for headboards curtains etc that will really give you a focal point and give you some "greatness" and style impact to your room...

Using decorative glass blocks would be an easy way to maintain privacy and still get light in these mini windows without having to rework the openings (the glass blocks are available in 2" increments). There are either frosted glass blocks or ones with high privacy patterns.

Another option will be decorative glass windows. They can be quite stylish.

I'll include links to both below:

http://innovatebuildingsolutions.com/products/glass-block/colored-frosted-glass-blocks

http://innovatebuildingsolutions.com/products/glass-block/acrylic-block-egress-decorative-windows

Eco Chic has some contemporary paper that you might like. Here is a pattern that would fit your room.

Well a cheap trick I used was to have mirrors cut to fit, inserted them in the windows facing out and then just dry walled over the poorly placed window in my home. From the outside they looked "normal" as the mirrors reflected the sky and inside I then had a wall I could work with. You could also have mirrors cut the same size as the windows and create a grid of squares to make a feature/ crazy but might end up cool

I wonder if the room was ever a bathroom? I just saw something similar with the tub under the window, so the window height actually made sense.

Couldn't you put the bed on an angle and then dress up the windows with treatments ?

Good Grief.

Hi. Maybe position the bed horizontally so the windows would be at the bedside, not head of.
A nice shade or super narrow window shelf on each with a nice trim? Do you not like the light coming in or just where the windows are?

The glass block idea sounds wonderful!

I wouldn't cover it with the headboard.. Rather find a solution that makes this strange detail become a very particular and characteristic feature of your room.. Would you prefer to substitute with glass blocks or use it as book shelves or the shelves for the succulent or any other type of plant you love.. It is still my favorite solution to design a "canopy type of bed". There come a vast number of solutions :transparent tule curtains or a semi transparent Lino drapers

I'd go with minimalist. Lay pillows flat. Use Maple with windows cut out. Espresso colored. Attach night stand to headboard.

Do send a picture of your finished room!

It would be great if you could either post a pic of the entire other sides of the room or a drawing to show what you are working with! The open bathroom is not a hard fix really, you could close that in (from what I can see) without much issue! If you can't place the bed across from the windows (or another wall) then I like something like what eagledzines posted!...

Even though its nice to have as much natural light as possible I think you should either move the windows higher or just cover them up with a nice headboard.

There are some stained glass windows that may be the size that might let you do something creative - allow light but not look so odd. If you Google stained glass windows you'll find numerous square examples at reasonable prices. Another thought is to just cover them with a larger headboard. What feels right to you?

This is very interesting. Is the window size as small as they appear in this shot or o they go behind the bed.

Unless the little windows are really adding a lot of light, I would cover with a tall padded headboard.

Shaistag, this is a very popular dilemma -- many people like to offer their ideas and help. :) Please post photos of your progress! :)

Scrolled all the way down to eagledzines before I saw "lay the pillows flat". The first thing that hit me was not that the windows looked so bad .. but that the pillows were in the way. Your bed and the wall will look completely different if you just make this one simple adjustment. Like Eagle's headboard design. I like the stained glass window idea too.

While you're considering the more expensive options, buy four edgeless plexiglass frames the same dimensions as the windows and put three on top, and one in the middle with pictures of whatever you like. That will at least give you something until you decide on the more expensive option. http://indigoframeandmat.com/Glass-Clip-Frame-53-5001.htm