SOLVED. children's book about a man who paints his house differently [s]

[A]

children's book, probably published around 1980, about a neighborhood where everyone's houses look exactly the same but one man paints his front door with tons of pictures, everyone gets mad at him for spoiling their neighborhood initially...can't remember the rest

[Sara]

The Big Orange Splotch by Daniel Pinkwater? It's about a man in one of those neighborhoods where every house looks the same, and one day a flying bird drops a can of paint on one mans house, and he starts painting it.

[SparksofEmber]

Here is the link for Sara's suggestion. Sounds like a good match! The Big Orange Splot

[Cheryl]

Probably not this, but one with a similar theme is Mr. Pine's Purple House.

[SparksofEmber]

I messaged Aliza.

[A]

Thanks so much! The Big Orange Splotch it is... Sorry it took me so long to reply.