"Cool color temperatures suck" (for anything that's not a workspace) is objectively the correct opinion. Low CRI will make you feel foul, too. The overhead outdoor fixture in my living room, which has a pair of CFLs shining through a piece of yellow rock, gives me clinical depression whenever I turn it on.

You want the good bulbs? Go to Waveform Lighting and browse for a while. You want 2700k-3500k for living spaces. They make 95-CRI bulbs, better than almost all the competition. They're flicker-free because they're driven by a constant-current regulator. As far as I can tell, they are the best light bulbs on the market (and that's why they're $18 each). Their standard bulbs come in both A19 shape and A21 shape.

Check out that "decorative" section too. As far as I know, they're the only manufacturer making good high-CRI "filament-style" light bulbs. They even make a 2400k version.

There's other specialty options, too. Philips Warmglow bulbs are fun; they reduce their color temperature and get warmer as you dim them. I have one in my living room on a tiny variac. (Edit: per user @wantonviolins, Philips dropped the Warmglow name and incorporated the tech into their Ultra Definition 95 CRI bulbs.)

If you want something real cozy, Waveform makes 1700K Superwarm bulbs.

They also make all kinds of specialty bulbs, thanks to their high-CRI tech. Calibrated D50 color matching bulbs, "FilmGrade" tungsten and daylight bulbs for video, ABSOLUTE SERIES 99-CRI strips, RGBW strips, tunable white strips, T8 tubes that automatically work with both ballasts and direct-wire, shop fixtures, UVC strips, and a ton of other shit.

DISCLAIMER: I don't actually own any of their products because i don't have money, and for a while they couldn't sell them in California (because California LED light bulb regulations required both specific CRI and a power factor requirement they couldn't meet with their CC regulators). But I want them, and people I've recommended them to say they're very good.