Drop down lights for the kitchen ! And sky lights if you do dry wall! IKEA is the best for these kind of lights very very reasonable!

LED pot/can lights in the kitcheb bulkheads. LED's under the kitchen uppers. If you have the budget and no upstairs, you might consider a skylight in the center of the kitchen. In the bath, LED pots to highlight the sinks and add lights or sconces at eye level so you can see yourself better.

For bathroom, having light only above the mirror casts shadow on face. Sconces flanking the mirror are better, and light above mirror along with sconces flanking the mirror are best. For the bathroom make sure your fixtures provide enough lumens for the room size: google the formula

In addition to the above suggestions, your rooms look pretty dark and with limited natural light. Explore "solar tubes" which are amazing and can bring in a ton of natural light. Of course, you still need regular lighting and best to have several layers of lighting but these devices are great. I don't have a photo handy, but you can google "solar tubes" and find a lot of good types and information. Pretty easy installation as well.

flanking sconces

FYI, my vanity mirror has ceiling pot light which puts a shadow on my face for applying makeup and shadow on DH face when he shaves. Maybe a damp-rated pendant light wojld have worked but I haven't addressed this problem yef

I think we have the same whole vanity area. I did exactly what you did and pulled out my original soffit and scraped the popcorn, re-texed, and put in 2 4" LED cans (on a dimmer) splitting center, downlighting the basins. I love it.

But, the biggest change I made in the area was after putting in new countertops, I mirrored the whole facing wall from splash cap to ceiling, from wall to wall. No seams or edges. I've been really happy with how it turned out and the amount of light that gets reflected out into the space.

Hang in there - cheers!

Love mirrors in bathrooms. Expands the feeling too.