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I'm certainly no carpenter, but I love to remodel so I have a little experience with it. If you have a relatively clean concrete floor, consider the faux painting as ETERNAL WARMING mentioned. I also love this look.

Several years ago I was about to move into a house and had to decide what to do with the floor. We had ripped up the old carpet because it was so nasty, leaving only the concrete foundation. We couldn't decide what to put down (carpet vs. tile vs. wood), so I started experimenting with paint and burlap. By the time I was done, I had somehow managed to achieve a floor that had a "warm feel" to it and looked like brown crumpled leather, believe it or not. Way cool! And with a few well-placed rugs, it looked like I had spent a lot more money on that floor than I really had.

If you're interested tell me and I'll elaborate on the method used.

Regarding the sheetrock, use sheetrock screws and a rechargable drill. My Ryobi 9 volt has been sufficient to get the job done, but on several occasions I wished I'd been working with a 12 volt drill. Just whatever you do, don't use nails. Nails are easier to work with in the short run but the screws absolutely will not budge! By using sheetrock screws, you'll never have to mess with touching up the sheetrock when a nail pops loose.