Love the lights! Post when installed.

Great job! Very interesting to me because I had requested brushed nickel hinges on my cabinets and they were delivered with polished nickel. The cabinet maker said he is going to "brush" them. I guess this is what he means.
I love those fixtures, by the way. Where did you get them?

Great job, the brushing looks terrific! I'm a little jealous that you have those lights, as I really wanted them in my family room, but they were beyond my budget. (shadesoflight.com) I'm glad I can live vicariously through you!

Great job!! Absolutely beautiful pendants.

Love them. Can you post a link to them please?

Great job. Who knew?

You are very luck there was enough plating to even 'brush' without going through to the base material.

Unlike brushed stainless, brushed nickel is mostly in the base material.

Nickel plating is not all that thick.

Thanks everyone! If you look at the unbrushed light you'll see it takes on the yellow hue of my cabinets and wall paint. The original finish was so shiny and mirror like, it reflected everything. NOT what I wanted. The brushed finish is truly silver and lovely.

@brickeyee, I did notice that when I brushed the top curved part, after a while it would take on the red color of the abrasive ball. Perhaps the plating was thinner there? It was in an inconspicuous spot. After that I took care to brush a little lighter.

@fouramblues and redlover I saw the exact pendants on shades of light ($319 each) and found them much cheaper on Bellacor ($220). They are a few inches smaller though, but the larger ones are too big for island pendants IMO. The cage part on mine are about 11W x 14H, add about 6H for the curved part. Bellacor also carries the larger size for $309. Oh and I saved 10% by using the code CAP10 so they were actually $198 each. If you look at the site they have 4 on clearance for $121.97!!!! That wasn't offered when I bought mine and I would have been all over that!!! It says re clearance items.....Find the biggest mark-downs in Bellacor's Clearance Center. Items have been returned and inspected/verified to be in new condition. Due to the substantial price reduction that is offered through the Bellacor Clearance center, items purchased on clearance are not returnable. Product warranties may apply; contact us for complete details.
Worth a look. Here is a link to the pendants....

Here is a link that might be useful: Capital Lighting Fixture Company Midtown Polished Nickel One-Light Lantern Pendant on Bellacor

Thank you!!! This is exactly the info I need! What level of abrasiveness did you use? I googled those balls and i think the balls come in course, medium and fine.

Please help with more information on the abrasive ball. There are many different types. I also have expensive polished nickel pendants that I need to change to satin. There's also a carbide one. Please help with more info. Thank you very much.

What grit abrasive ball did you use?