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Whatever you do, put all the lights in appropriate dimmer switches. My electrician thought I was dumb for insisting but MY GOD how nice it is to use the bathroom first thing in the morning or in the middle of the night and not be blasted instantly awake. Dimmers. Seriously. More on reddit.com

I'm a believer that almost no area in your house should be cooler than 3000K, except maybe a utility room or workshop. 3500 can be a nice middle ground for commercial properties, but kinda hard to find in many residential fixtures. 4000+ in the house is just gross So I'd vote for 2700 or 3000k in the bathroom Do make sure you get 90CRI or better though as this is simplistic measurement of how well the light helps you see color (100 is sunlight) More on reddit.com

Do yourself a favor and get off of Amazon and find a local lighting store with a showroom to get ideas of what you personally like. I'd suggest a lighting store over something like a big box hardware store because you'll get a better selection, better quality brands (Try to avoid fixtures that have integrated LED's, but if you do go down this route, do not buy cheap builder-grade crap as the chances of failure and lack of customer support are higher), and much more knowledgeable sales staff. Trying to figure out what you want from Amazon pictures is not the way. Lamps Plus is an example of a common lighting store. That said, the lighting department in big box stores does tend to be good enough to get ideas on your own, so it's not like you have to avoid them. There are just better options. That said, I personally usually prefer frosted lights in a bathroom, but this is totally personal preference! You can do either! Clear lights can look nice if you already have plenty of task lighting and want to add some accent lights. Also, you're on the right track adding wall lighting. Having only recessed overhead lighting results in awful shadows, but the extra brightness on your countertop is very nice, so it's often worth having along with your wall lighting. More on reddit.com