I can only partially answer this. Humans cannot sense moisture on the skin, only temperature and tactile (e.g. something on the skin, or moving along the skin like a droplet)
Something that cannot transfer heat would, I assume, feel not like putting a hand in water, but rather something…else?
I have seen people get nice furniture second hand like a half cupboard/storage unit/etc from second hand shops and install racks into them and mount everything in there and cut some vent holes at the back.
For extra points wack some flowers and a photo of your wife on top with a doyley.
I have seen one guy even model the air flow on his computer to find the right ventilation setup