Don't do a recessed light above the sink, you will get shadows.

- You should do a double light fixture on the wall over the sink or a sconce on each side of the sink.

- two 4" cans over the tub.

- fan/light combo over the toilet

- one 4" can centered on door.

I tend to like lots of lighting and add dimmers to all of them, so I can adjust as necessary. You can always choose not to turn something on, but not much you can do if you didn't install enough lights.

Thank you for the advice. This is exactly what I'm kind of planning. The only issue is that I have a very small space between the two small windows and most likely the mirror will be small with no space for lights on both sides. I was wondering wether I should do a light above mirror or two small pendants but I feel this way would be too crowded.

Is there a particular brand for the 4'' you'd recommend specially for the tub/shower area? Thank you!

Sorry, don' have a brand. My contractor got them from his lighting supply store. Just make sure they are compatible with a dimmer.

One last question: Isn't one 4'' in the shower/tub area enough or I should go with two cans? Thank you!

For me, just one light in the tub/shower area seems to cause shadows, so I like to do 2 of them for more even lighting.

I also used pretty glass tile in the showers and it looks really nice when illuminated with 2 lights and dimmed just a bit. Ambiance lighting for when guests use the full bath downstairs!

Don't do a recessed light above the sink, you will get shadows.

Don't do ONLY a recessed light above the sink.

I also used pretty glass tile in the showers and it looks really nice
when illuminated with 2 lights and dimmed just a bit. Ambiance lighting
for when guests use the full bath downstairs!

That sounds so nice!

Two additional thoughts, not related to the above note:

As you plan your lighting, consider your color scheme. If you're going with today's trendy lots-of-white, maybe-some-gray color scheme, light's going to bounce off those stark whites and could feel harsh. On the other hand, if you're using a softer, darker color scheme, those darker colors will "absorb" some of the light; so you'd need to ask whether you'd need more light fixtures.

I like to read in the tub, so I definitely plan to have a light of some sort "behind me" for that purpose.