Hi Everyone

Let me begin this discussion by declaring that I have no sense of design! I cannot undertake any home project without a designer and ideas from Houzz! Unfortunately our designer is unavailable right now. So I need HELP!!

We are building a covered deck in our backyard. A picture is attached. The ceiling will be in clear tongue and groove cedar.

The width of each deck board is

6 inches. We are wondering if the clear cedar ceiling should be 2 inches or 6 inches to match the deck. Also, which direction should the cedar run in - parallel or perpendicular to the deck boards? The picture is taken from our patio door. We chose to run the deck boards horizontally so the gaps would not be visible.

Any help will be most appreciated

Thank you!