[Biff]

I like the look you are going for, cedar definitely isn't the wood you want, while it is great on a deck it doesn't shout "Modern". I don't know if i am going to get beat down here but the only thing i can think of are the new composite wood materials out there - perfectly straight, no maintenance, but very expensive. I would think any wood you chose would require quite a bit of maintenance to keep it looking the way you want it to.

By the looks of your house, am i guessing right to say you are around Rossmere Golf Course?