I Painted My Wall Blue. I Regret Everything.

I thought I understood color theory. Blue and orange are opposites, right? I spent $120 on the perfect blue paint, convinced it would make my tiny rental feel calm. I didn’t even test a swatch. When it dried, the room looked cold—almost clinical. My orange throw pillows clashed, not complemented. I googled color wheels at 2AM, desperate for a fix. RYB, RGB, CMYK—every system had a different answer. I felt stupid for not knowing which one mattered. Now I’m stuck with a wall that makes my apartment feel smaller, and a pile of receipts I can’t return. All those color wheels and not one told me how bad regret would look in daylight. #DIYDisaster #HomeBudgetFail #RentalRage #Home