Should a deck match a wood sided house?

[Anonymous]

We are in the process of refinishing our cabin's cedar siding and two story deck and are debating whether we should match the deck to the house- I *think* that's the right approach, especially since the second story deck is connected to the house and it might look disconnected if we change up the colors. Thoughts?

FWIW we are going to choose one of the Sherwin-WIlliams solid stains (the old wood is too weathered for a transparent stain):
http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/stain-colors/exterior-stains/woodscapes-exterior-acrylic-solid-color-house-stain/
Lodge Brown SW3007
Spicewood SW3021
Pine Cone SW3046

[Anonymous]

Yes- match it since it's clearly part of the house.

[Anonymous]

Match if it's an exact match. Otherwise, make it very different because "close" doesn't look good.