One thing that might be confusing (is to me at least), basing the lumens needed on the overall kitchen dimensions. I wonder if the space on the one wall taken up by cabinets, pantry and frig should have been deducted? Because there really isn't any floor/ceiling/counter/wall to illuminate in that area. But I am pretty sure that you do count counter area even though there are also cabinets-- you want to illuminate the interior of the cabinets a bit when opened also. But yes, you do count any oversink light and UCLs in the total lumens. Based on that calculation, I did overdo it -- I could have eliminated 2 of the ceiling cans. I did install a dimmer after I saw all the brightness.

DH is not in town right now but I'll have him install the new perimeter pendants in Sept. and then I can make a photo. This photo doesn't tell the whole story but you can see the ceiling fixtures and the fluorescents. Excuse the mess--I'm trying to move stuff around in the new space. Be patient here. Will try to explain. Our new kitchen is a 12 x 17 bumpout running the long way along the front of our house along our old 8 x 10 kitchen plus basement access, which have now morphed into a corridor and an eating nook and a closet; wrapped along the perpendicular end of the old kitchen/corridor and new kitchen is a new lobby. The Lobby and the old kitchen are really passageways--besides accessing the G-shaped kitchen through the gap in the G, the corridor-lobby has access doors to garage, front step, basement, dining room, kitchen closet, and coat closet. Not easy to understand this, but if you dig through my Flickr stuff you'll see the plan. Essentially, the halls make a T and the new kitchen cuddles into one side of the T and the dining room into the other side. So... We've put four matching 2-bulb Besa ceiling hugging fixtures along the T and two 3-bulb ones into the center of the kitchen. That means that we bought a total of 6 fixtures that all match, in order to try to homogenize the disparate parts. We'll also have matching white Quoizel pendants along the two parallel walls in the kitchen that run same direction as the stem of the T. (see a new post I made today). Are you using CFL's that were specifically designed for dimming? They ARE in the stores but I haven't tried them yet. Interesting that your kitchen code requires CFLs! I thought our community was restrictive but don't recall this requirement. The community does allow recessed cans in attics, but we chose not to do this because of energy and ice dam concerns. We are not allowed to put anything but fluorescents into closets. I have a young friend who has a 1950s kitchen that was always progressive and functional. She retained the ceiling fixture position when updating the space. She put in a large ceiling-mounted 1-foot hanging xenon? hallogen? something else? very bright mod light on her white ceiling which she feels is very sufficient for most kitchen activities. There is a light over the sink and another over the table and there is one in the range hood, but otherwise, I think that's it. She's 15 years behind me in the aging issues. Kitchen has a wall of windows. Please let us know how things progress in your project. Inquiring minds want to know. Here is a link that might be useful: note two ceiling lights and undercab fluorescents in partly finished kitchen

Continuing with something based off art work and color I would do something a bit more contemporary with an architectural edge. I am showing these for shape and color, size may not be correct but you could find something like these in the size you require.

A double light over each sink should be sufficient with a window and assuming the shower is directly across from the vanity and that is the extent of the room. Other options are three single sconces mounted on the mirror and an over head light to give more light to the shower. I have a four-light over a 60" vanity in a 5x11 windowless room. The vanity area is well-lit. The shower at the end of the room is a little more shadowed but not enough to make showering and cleaning an issue.