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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A mid-level rec room hints at what sets Periwinkle Paradise, this Carolina Designs home in Southern Shores, apart. Seven bedrooms, an elevator, a 30 x 12 private pool, and a hot tub round out this oceanside estate, four houses from the ocean...
Eight bedrooms, each with its own private bath, set Villa Rosa apart among Carolina Designs oceanfront homes in South Nags Head. This Milepost 19.5 retreat adds a 32-foot private pool with free heat, a home theater, two rec rooms, an elevator...
With the Atlantic surf breaking just beyond the dune line, ALMOST HEAVEN sets the tone before you ever unpack. This Carolina Designs oceanfront home in Kill Devil Hills sleeps a crowd in ten bedrooms and sits directly across the street from the...
Unwind in the recreation room, then steam away the day in the dry sauna: Olivia stacks a rec room and a seasonal sauna into a seven-bedroom oceanfront home in the Village at Nags Head from Carolina Designs. Outside, a 28-by-16 private pool, hot...
A 400 square foot rooftop terrace crowns Sea to Sound, capturing ocean views to the east and sound views to the west from a hilltop perch in Duck. This six-bedroom Carolina Designs home sits just three lots from the beach, 158 yards to beach...
Swing open the doors of the enclosed gear room beneath Sweet Carolina and watch an automatic light reveal bikes, boogie boards, skim boards, beach chairs, cornhole, and fishing rods, all yours for the week. This 5-bedroom Duck home from...
Wake up to the sound of the waves at Sunshine Daze, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home at Milepost 14.5 in Nags Head. This 8-bedroom retreat pairs six king beds with a private pool and hot tub. Two dogs are welcome, too. Stairs from the pool...
Slip into the 35-foot private pool before breakfast: SOUTHERN COMFORT, a five-bedroom Duck home from Carolina Designs, offers an elevator, a rec room, and a hot tub. The beach access is just 294 yards away, and two dogs are welcome with a fee...
The Quarterdeck offers a hot tub for soaking away the salt and sand after a long day in the Atlantic surf. This seven-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Corolla's Pine Island subdivision also offers an EV charger, a 34-foot private pool, and...
Moon and Back keeps the fun going in its ground-floor rec room, plugs your car in at a free EV charger, and heats its 28' x 12' private pool at no extra cost. This brand new Duck home from Carolina Designs, completed in April and ready for...
Seven bedrooms, seven private baths, and five levels linked by an elevator make HIPNAUTIC a rare find among Carolina Designs vacation rentals in Kill Devil Hills. Brand new construction ready for 2026, this semi-oceanfront retreat at Milepost 6...
42 feet of sparkling private pool, a poolside cabana, and a volleyball area set Silver Shore apart from the ordinary. This semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home sits on an elevated lot in Duck's Carolina Dunes, just over the dunes from the...
Behind the dune line, Ocean's 88 raises the standard for oceanfront living in Southern Shores. This professionally decorated Carolina Designs home opens to million dollar ocean views, a covered hot tub, and a private pool. Four kings, a queen...
Just north of Jennette's Pier at Milepost 16, Summer Oasis rises above the sand as a Parade of Homes award-winning oceanfront home in the Carolina Designs collection. Every one of the eight bedrooms claims its own private bath, and a custom 20...
With twelve bedrooms that each claim a private bath, Transcendence rewrites what a group beach house can be. This oceanfront Southern Shores estate from Carolina Designs sleeps your whole crew in king-sized comfort, with an elevator, a theater...
In a downstairs theater with tiered seating and a big flatscreen, movie night becomes its own vacation tradition at Shore Pleasure, a six-bedroom oceanfront home in Corolla from Carolina Designs. Each of the six bedrooms has its own private...
2023 Parade of Homes winner and Judges Grand Champion Award recipient, Plan Beach is a 7-bedroom Southern Shores showpiece from Carolina Designs, set just 58 yards from the nearest beach access. A private 33 x 14 pool and hot tub anchor the...
Suspended between the first and second floor decks, the elevated pool at Daisy's Dune delivers ocean views right from the water's edge, a detail few Outer Banks homes can claim. Brand new for 2026, this Carolina Designs oceanfront retreat in...
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The Outer Banks Seafood Festival is rapidly becoming one of the highlights of the fall season, with plenty of fresh seafood, storytelling, and activities to keep everyone fully entertained. This all-day event takes place at the waterfront Event Site...
The southernmost attraction on Hatteras Island is Hatteras Inlet, and fishermen, mariners, beachcombers, and island lovers all know this area of the Outer Banks shoreline very well. Located approximately half mile past the edge of the populated...
Stand-Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) may be considered one of the Outer Bank's newest crazes to hit the water, but the sport itself is actually centuries old, originating in the Hawaiian and Polynesian Islands as an easy-going mode of transportation from...
Four stories up, the crow's nest rooftop deck at First View delivers 360 degree views east toward the ocean and west toward the Currituck Sound. This six-bedroom Carolina Designs home in the Carolina Dunes community sits high on a dune just...
























