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The managing agent’s advice seems reasonable to me. If this is simply maintenance and not substantially different from what was there before and within the budget for maintenance, then just get on with it.
If the EC has some doubt about whether most owners would regard its proposed paint and carpet as sufficiently similar, then perhaps it could do an informal straw poll or just knock on some doors with the carpet swatch and ask enough people if they would be happy with the EC’s choice, or pick your top three and ask people to express their preference among those.
Don’t be intimidated by just one or two who are noisy about not liking a choice. They probably won’t like anything you choose. Just reassure yourself that a silent majority will be happy that the carpets are getting fixed.
If anyone complains tell them that all the owners could be sued collectively for failing to fix the worn carpet if someone trips and falls down the stairs because you didn’t replace it soon enough.