Walls and Ceilings - Cinder Block Walls HELP!

I've just moved into a new home, and the previous owner never covered the interior cinder block walls. He just painted them. They look like something out of an old elementary school. Does anyone have any ideas? Can I stucco over them or even drywall? Will I need to hire someone? I would SO appreciate any help. Thanks. -- Meg

Stucco on the inside, just dosen't seem practical. You'd probably scratch yourself or tear clothing or furniture on it. I'd say drywall. It's not difficult to install, It breaks easy so uneven pressure would be a bad idea. As far as I know to cut it you use a boxcutter and cuT the paper, then it just breaks even.. If I remember right.

How about making frames from 1x1s the size of the walls, then stretching fabric over the frames, staplling to the back, and attaching the frames to the walls? Fabric covered walls are beautiful, and this would be a much faster and creative job then drywalling. And you wouldn't have to paint! You could even use flat sheets as fabric to give you some larger surface area without as many seams.

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just find out how to drywall them (probably like all the other walls of the house). then you won't have the later headaches of trying to figure out how to hang pictures, etc.

To install drywall above grade you can nail/screw furring strips to the block and then attach the drywall to the furring strips. If it is below grade you must erect a stud wall in front of the block and then drywall to it.