Cedar Adirondack Chair

Hi everyone, I’m starting a new project building Adirondack chair(s) out of cedar. It’s my first time working with this stuff and need some guidance on how to protect the wood once it’s completed. The chair(s) will be used outdoors around my fire pit. I want to preserve the look and colors in the wood, so painting is not an option. I have read that although you don’t have to do anything to the wood, I don’t like the idea of fading to a “silver weathered look”.

Interested to hear your thoughts!