<p>Sounds like great ideas. I so wish that I had a dry basement. I have a friend who bought those blue insulation panels, covered them in fabric and spaced them along the walls after painting the cinderblock a coordinating color. She also hung floor to ceiling drapes over open doorway to the laundry and furnace area. She did not put down carpet, but used an epoxy(?) floor paint and added inexpensive washable throw rugs.</p>