Center Console Restoration Help

Making something better from this console has been tried. Search related threads.
Cup holders at the storage compartment area, behind the hand and/or elbow just don't work. That's where a armrest belongs. One cup holder in front of the shifter, if the shifter mechanism isn't in the way. A cup holder behind the shifter where the ash tray door is could work. Either way, a shorter shifter could be desired if not required. Good luck though.