The nice thing that I liked when I did it myself was that most of the equipment went with me when I moved to a new car. When that happened, if it fit I could keep the majority of the custom console and just create the sides and or bottom to mount in the newer car. When I altered it to go into my Mustang I had enough space that I was able to make a hidden compartment. I had a hidden hinge and hidden remote pin to keep it closed. I just controlled the pin through an old camera shutter release cable. Push the shutter release button and the door dropped open.
While it worked for me, it might not be for everybody, and while you might not be skilled in woodworking, there might be others. Lots of carpenters around with nothing to do might take that job for a lot less. I'm betting that while you might not be able to build it, you could certainly draw up the plans.