The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Pinkwater

An errant seagull drops orange paint on Mr. Plumbean's house (no one knows why). What he does next involves murals of elephants and lions and pretty girls, plantings of frangipani, baobabs, and onions, and a pet alligator. One by one, his horrified neighbors visit to try and talk sense into him, only to be told: "My house is me and I am it. My house is where I like to be and it looks like all of my dreams." This is a jolt, and as the neighbors begin to consider their own dreams and houses, the...

Indoctrinating children against HOAs maybe? Anti conformist message, solid dose of nonsense, engaging illustrations full of subtextual details. Published in 1977. “My house is me and I am it My house is where I like to be, and it looks like all my dreams.”