Integrate Vanilla Forum into Wordpress Site and Customise

Hi. I have a wordpress site that I want to integrate a Vanilla forum into. I'd like the forum and wordpress to be bridged so that each article automatically generates a new forum post so the forum will replace the existing comments section. I'd also like a small amount of design work done to make the forum more closely fit the look of my existing site. The Vanilla Green 1.0 style ([login to view URL];AddOnID=146) could perhaps be used as a starting point. Thanks, Nick.