Long hailed as a restorative Sedona getaway, Enchantment Resort, part of the Enchantment Group portfolio, now authentically reflects its soothing desert palette thanks to an $11 million renovation of all 218 guestrooms. Following a $4 million expansion of the resort’s onsite Meeting Village, Dallas-based Flick Mars was brought in to oversee this crucial second design phase.

“This property is all about location and the beauty of Boynton Canyon; they truly complement one another,” explains architect and partner Matt Mars. “There’s a fantastic approach out here, but after seeing the red rocks outside, it was a major disconnect inside. It sounds cliché to say we took inspiration from the surroundings, but here they are truly amazing to pull from.”

The deluge of rocks, bearing striking red hues and elegant strata, set the stage for everything from casegood pieces to millwork for the interiors. “We gave the rooms more of a contemporary tailored edge, a minimalist design,” says Mars, who singles out senior designer Kathy Moran for taking the lead on the project. “The challenge was how do we achieve the richness of this region with clean lines to satisfy owner’s personal tastes?”

One way was by swapping out old terracotta floors for sustainable bamboo ones, and updating bathrooms to feature five-fixture baths and exotic Pakistani onyx vanity tops. Perhaps the most striking element of the design is Flick Mars’ referencing of the local Native American community. “We didn’t want to go Southwest; this is more about Native American culture and the Yavapai nation influence,” Mars notes. And so, door panels and living room rugs call to mind traditional basket weaving, fireplaces boast sculptures made by the ancient process of weaving boiled tule (a long grass), and two-feather paintings, symbolizing the coming together of the Yavapai and Apache tribes, adorn bedrooms.