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Richard, they mean to literally behead the plant (knife or clipper), at which point you will have a short stem sticking out of the soil and the top part of the plant with some stem. Don't leave that stem too long. Let that top part harden off over a period of days or more, in other words dry very well, and then stick it back into soil so it can grow new roots. You can search how to root a cutting, which is what you will be doing.

Pick out colors or whites like you want. Paint on poster board, or buy the peel and stick color patches and put on poster board. Leave a white border all the way around the poster board, so it doesnt clash with the color you have now. Since you want the whole house the same color, then pick a color that goes in your kitchen with your cabinets etc first. Then try it in the rest of the house. The color in there now, does not go with your cabinets. It has way too much yellow in it. I would look for colors that have no yellow hues.

Yes a runner would be safer on the stairs. That raised edge (if I am seeing right) is a terrible tripping situation. My good friend had that and it was really bad. Hope you can get that done.