Carolina Designs Realty

Carolina Designs Realty

Plan your Outer Banks vacation with Carolina Designs!

Browse our inventory of 350+ select Outer Banks vacation rentals located in the towns of Corolla, Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, and Nags Head. Book online anytime, or reach out to our friendly reservationists seven days a week. With Carolina Designs, you can secure your vacation dates over a year in advance.

ABOUT OUR VACATION RENTALS

At Carolina Designs, we represent premier Outer Banks vacation rentals, including oceanfront, pet-friendly, and new construction options. Browse homes ranging in size from 4 to 30 bedrooms with guest-favorite amenities like private beach accesses, private pools, hot tubs, elevators, rec rooms, home theaters, and more. All of our rentals provide 100% keyless entry, freshly made beds, towel sets, and our signature welcome package of starter supplies.

ABOUT CAROLINA DESIGNS

Carolina Designs has been family-owned and operated on the Outer Banks since 1988, and we are consistently voted "Best of the Beach." Our focus on exceptional customer service sets us apart, and our experienced team of local reservationists, housekeeping professionals, maintenance technicians, and property managers stands behind every Outer Banks vacation booked with us. We look forward to hosting your next stay!

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Carolina Designs Realty Vacation Rentals

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PIRATES ESCAPE

Eight bedroom suites, each with its own private bath, set Pirates Escape apart among oceanfront Nags Head homes from Carolina Designs. A media lounge with custom tiered seating, a rec room, and an elevator make this Milepost 16 oceanfront...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 10 Bathrooms
STORK'S LANDING

Six full bathrooms for five bedrooms, plus an elevator to carry bags and beach gear to every level: Stork's Landing in Duck is an oceanfront Carolina Designs home built around the little conveniences that make a week at the beach effortless...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
DUCK-N-SEA

Serve up a morning pickleball match on the community courts, then tee off with discounted green fees nearby. Duck-n-Sea, a six bedroom Carolina Designs retreat in Duck Landing, pairs those rare extras with a 32 by 16 private pool, hot tub, and...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
EVERYBODY DUCK

EVERYBODY DUCK crowns a high dune three lots from the Atlantic, where a private pool, a hot tub, and a volleyball area anchor the backyard. This eight-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Duck catches sunrises over the ocean and sunsets over the...

  • Duck
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
OCEAN GRANDEUR

30 bedrooms and 27 full baths make Ocean Grandeur the largest home in the Carolina Designs program. This oceanfront estate at Milepost 9 in Kill Devil Hills pairs a custom wine room, Thai-inspired massage room, and home theater with a 36 x 18...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 30 Bedrooms
  • 28.5 Bathrooms
THE CUNNINGHAM

With a sand volleyball court in the yard and a complimentary EV charger in the driveway, The Cunningham answers a few requests you would not expect a beach house to cover. This six-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Corolla's Whalehead...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
ARIA

An elevator and an onsite EV charger set the tone at Aria, a 7-bedroom oceanfront home in Ocean Sands, Section Q, from Carolina Designs. Park, plug in, and ride up to a top-floor great room framed by an east-facing wall of windows. Below, a...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
STAY ANCHORED

A private home theater sets the scene indoors at STAY ANCHORED, an 8-bedroom oceanfront retreat from Carolina Designs at Milepost 20.5 in South Nags Head. A ramp to the front entrance and pool area and an elevator reaching all three levels make...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
OCEAN GRAND

A poolside cabana and gas grill anchor the backyard at Ocean Grand, a nine-bedroom oceanfront estate in Corolla from Carolina Designs. Every one of the nine bedrooms claims its own private bath, the pool is heated at no extra cost, and a...

  • Corolla
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 12.5 Bathrooms
SHANDY'S SUNSET

7 bedrooms, 7 private baths: every sleeping space at Shandy's Sunset has its own bathroom, a rarity even among Carolina Designs' soundfront homes. This Kitty Hawk retreat sits directly on the Currituck Sound at Milepost 4.5, with an elevator to...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7.5 Bathrooms
AMADEUS

Amadeus hides a private sauna in its ground-floor rec room, a rarity among Outer Banks rentals and a welcome retreat after a long day in the salt air. This oceanfront Nags Head home from Carolina Designs pairs that indulgence with a 28' x 16...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 8.5 Bathrooms
TEN TAN TOES

A ground-floor recreation room anchors the fun at Ten Tan Toes, a five-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Section O of Ocean Sands, Corolla. Add a private pool, hot tub, EV charger, and a beach access just 176 yards away, and every day has a...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
E=M(SEA)2

E=M(SEA)2 wears its name proudly, with a playful nod to physics and nine bedrooms. New to the Carolina Designs program for 2027, this Whalehead retreat in Corolla sits only two rows off the oceanfront, 233 yards from the beach access. A short...

  • Corolla
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
SOUTHERN COMFORT

SOUTHERN COMFORT, a 5-bedroom Duck home from Carolina Designs, sits on the quiet side roads of Sea Pines and pairs an elevator with a 35-foot private pool, a rec room, and five well-appointed bedrooms. Overview Welcome to Southern...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
TEQUILA SUNRISE

40 feet long by 15 feet wide, the private saltwater pool at Tequila Sunrise is only the start. This oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Duck pairs east and west facing decks on two levels, so sunrise watchers and sunset lovers never have to...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
AN OCEAN NOTION

Eleven tiered theater seats, bean bag chairs, a projection screen, and surround sound set An Ocean Notion apart from other Duck oceanfront homes, and that private cinema is only the beginning of what Carolina Designs has waiting inside this...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
OCEAN MIST

139 yards from the beach access in Duck's Schooner Ridge, OCEAN MIST climbs to a rooftop deck ships watch where ocean views open over the live oaks. This 4-bedroom Carolina Designs home also hides a loft, plus wrap-around decks and access to...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
SEA ESCAPE

A 28 x 14 private pool, an elevator, and eight bedrooms, six of them kings, set the stage at Sea Escape, a Carolina Designs vacation rental in Duck. A recreation room opens to the pool deck, a sandy volleyball area, and a sheltered hot tub...

  • Duck
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
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Outer Banks Birding

For bird lovers, the Outer Banks is hard to beat. This delicate chain of barrier islands is not only home to dozens of different native shorebirds, but also thousands of migrating birds who make a rest stop on the Outer Banks every year. Add to this...

Bodie Island Lighthouse

The Bodie Island Lighthouse, (pronounced "Body") is located just south of the town of Nags Head and Whalebone Junction, where Highway 158, Highway 64, and NC Highway 12 intersect. Visitors travelling towards Hatteras Island can't help but notice the...

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum

More than 2,000 shipwrecks sunk off the Coast of North Carolina in what’s called the Graveyard of the Atlantic. With all that history floating around, it was only natural to build a museum to honor and preserve the maritime culture of the...

FLYING SOUTH

A sand volleyball area and basketball hoop flank the 34-by-17-foot private pool at Flying South, a Carolina Designs eight-bedroom retreat in Duck's Duck Landing community, 267 yards from the beach access. A hot tub sits alongside the pool, and...

  • Duck
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms