We did! I'm out of town right now or I'd take a photo to share. I got cold feet when the paint went partially up because it was browner in shady conditions than my sampling showed. But several neighbors stopped by to comment on what an intriguing color it is and encourage us to stick with it. The lovely black raspberry undertones that appealed to us come out more in the sun. We used AF Thunder as a trim, fyi. Also, I've noticed caponata-like colors as accent doors in some historic houses in the Northeast.

Newtoremodeling, you have to choose what fits your painting style best because painting is a lot of work. Don't need a product that adds on more stress and effort. The blotchy areas and roller marks are most typical for DIYers who struggle with Aura so you aren't alone as far as I'm concerned. Thing is there isn't much understanding out there for a DIY painter. Pro painters can't remember or can't relate very well to what it's like for someone not to be good with a brush because it comes so easily for most of them -- and really the worse off a DIYer is the better hiring a pro looks. lol! :D Paint stores are usually very unsympathetic and don't quite understand either. If they acknowledge anything deficient about the product, then they might have to do something about it. So they tend to gloss things over or go the opposite direction and over-caution so they can say I told ya so. Practice with Aura on a board first is what I've been telling my DIYers lately. Just jumping in and hitting a wall with Aura is a mistake. A little practice is needed. Also start on an inconspicuous wall that doesn't get hit with direct light. Usually, the more you paint with Aura the easier it gets. Definitely have to have some refined and/or efficient painting skills to be successful with Aura. Aura is not DIY user friendly.

I've been using Aura since it came out. I am not a professional painter but repaint my rooms frequently. I do love Aura in any room but bathrooms. I have used it in 2 different houses, and painted in 4 different bathrooms in 2007, 2008, 2012. Each of the bathrooms has proper ventilation and the exhaust fan is always used when showering. All of the walls were properly cleaned before painting. In every bathroom where it was used, the paint has streaks. Some of these can be "washed" off but re-appear soon again. Do a search on Aura paints and you will see this is a wide-spread problem in bathroom use. I will continue to use it in other rooms but no more bathrooms!

Will it be exact - no. Will it make a difference? Probably not. Human perception of color is dependent both on the color and the reflectivity of a surface, so as soon as you change sheen it looks lighter or darker. Paint color is also not mixed identically - every can of paint can be ever so slightly different than the next - this is why professional painters mix the cans together before painting and never let one can completely run out before mixing in a new can. Temperature and dry time changes the color of paint - the quicker it dries the lighter it is. Again, not enough that most people notice unless they are trying to patch a wall and the paint isn't drying the same color as before. If the entire job is going to be done in either Aura or another BM paint it won't make enough of a difference that anyone would notice.