Hullo Miss Kathy,
Yup, the peeps are walking, (and in the case of one very small peep, jumping), down the stairs and up whenever they wish. As for the red zone between the two rooms, I'm glad to hear it's normal, but I have to admit that empty space bothers me. It's probably just me, lol, but an unused space just seems so wrong somehow! That room is often part of the master suite in my houses. I use it for a study or library. The master bedroom is the room that connects on the other side of the bath. Just wish the bath and what they call the second bedroom was any other color than blue, I don't like blue, sigh.... Neutral colors are so nice on walls, (hint, hint....)