When you're stitching a little house such as this one, the siding is basically the equivalent of background on another canvas. I've chosen to treat the siding as clapboards, so my "go-to" stitch is a slanted Gobelin over two canvas threads, worked with three strands of DMC cotton floss 415.
The roof has been started with more slanted Gobelin stitches of DMC #5 perle cotton 414 and shaded with 413. I'll wait until the whole section is finished before setting the "nails."
The first window has been given shutters of DMC #5 perle cotton 414, shaded with black perle cotton and illuminated with tent stitches of Kreinik #12 tapestry braid 091. I'll keep working on the clapboards, treating myself from time to time by working one of the many details.
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Your clapboards look so realistic. Great stitch for them.
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