Not for everyone I realize but I went this route
blue piping to match my interior, easy to make this look factory at the base with stock pieces
http://shop.vendio.com/crowderscustomizing/item/933895145/?s=1267088163
With this knob
http://shop.vendio.com/crowderscustomizing/item/798550752/index.html
I love it, as a Sicilian I can tell you the Italians know leather my friends, at 150 it spanks the factory unit IMO.