Thanks for all of the great comments.
The wraps were not terribly difficult to install but there is definitely a learning curve, the second one was much easier than the first therefore it turned out better. It is, however, nowhere near as easy as the guy on youtube made it look.
As for allowing the grain to show through, that was actually the wrap that has that look, which is why I chose these designs, they are actually just covering a piece of plywood.