Yes, see photos in prior post, camera and block painted. I have painted all my cameras to match or blend in with my house. Painting is the easy part, just a couple light coats and you're good. Practice on something else if you lack experience. There are four mounting holes in the camera base, see above pictures for how I mounted the camera to the block with nuts, bolts and washers with one set of mounting holes. I used the other set of mounting holes in the camera base to attach to the house using 2" stainless steel screws. I'm no siding expert either, I used a combination of a siding removal tool and an electricians fish rod to get the cable behind the siding. I didn't actually have to fully remove any siding, just sort of peeled it back to gain access. the tricky part of the cabling was the transition near the ceiling. You're going to have to get creative getting from behind the siding into the soffit. Tip when working with vinyl siding, don't try to flex it too much in cold weather or you risk cracking it. That was my biggest fear. I have mounted approximately 12 cameras and each one has been it's own "adventure" . Hope this helps.