What is the problem with furniture placement if you do the 6' window?

Thanks.

I just felt like in the kids' bedrooms, it would look funny to have their beds pressed up against windows that are that low.

We have low windows, and the biggest issue is the danger of a kid falling through one.

It's not a big deal. Although I would not put a bed up against a window. Is there an alternative arrangement that would allow the head of the bed to be against a wall?

Yes, there is an alternative arangement, but I worried that would make the window difference more prominent. I guess I'll just have to play with the furniture placement once we move in.

What's the head height of the windows?

There is not much difference when placing furniture in front of a 6' and a 5' window.

Yes, one 6' and one 5' in the same room will look like an oops.

What does the house look like -- elevations, perspectives etc?

Ugh, that's not what I wanted to hear. They are all about 1ft from the ceiling. We have 9ft ceilings. From the outside you won't be able to tell much of a difference, if any at all. The shorter window is on the west side (a side which won't be seen by neighbors, and is mostly surrounded by trees) of the house and the longer is on the north (front facing).

If two different height windows (i.e. starting heights and not finish heights) looks like an "oops" there are a bunch of "oops" out there. The distinction should be made here that I am talking about in different walls (i.e. elevations) inside of the same room. In this case, the exterior facade is what should be most consistent and if you are putting furniture or other things up on a wall which is the impetus behind the discussion of the different starting heights, the issue is almost entirely moot.

Well, I think I've made an error either way. Because it is ending height that will be different. (One will be 2 ft from the floor and the other will be 3 ft from the floor). Thanks for the help. Maybe I can talk to the framer and once again, correct my mistake....

If the upper edges (i.e. finish heights from the floor) are the same, that is not at all uncommon.

Have the windows already been ordered? Changing the framing is about a 10 minute undertaking in this case.

+1 on the easy framing change... The only concern at that point would be if it created any delays getting the change approved or caused an issue with egress or daylight area. Given the size of the openings it doesn't look like either would be the case, but that would be the only concern that I can think of.

That said, as far as design, being on two separate walls and being dramatically different and size and shape, I don't see much in the way of design faux pas. Just my $.02