I chose to use some of my Cedar to cover to front of the cabin. The cedar is so rich and has a reddish tint to it. I know the longer the summer's sun shines against it, the color will turn. My plan is to reface the entire outside of the cabin this summer.
I decided to leave the old wood siding on the cabin. We just covered it with black paper and went over that with the cedar.
We nailed the boards, then added screws.