We learned the hard way and Transparacy is a must! A small committee, one Board member and two Shareholders who are very well known interior designers came up with two choices and the Shareholders voted. Even those who did not like the final choice, agreed that this was fair.
HOWEVER -- years ago two Board members redesigned the halls -- to their personal taste. The horrible black doors that cant be maintained (one Board member wanted an artistic look) suck up the light in the halls, and the pink wall paper make the halls look like a cheap bordello -- we also learned that one of the Board members used the left over wall-paper for the bed rooms in her country house.
Our last "decorating commettee" was two board members who installed cheap linoleum in our wood planeled elevator -- looked cheap and within three months had to be replaced. -- So, being a Board member does NOT make you a designer or a person with good taste.