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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Fairwinds arrives with a golfer's bonus: discounted golf fees compliments of the homeowner of this Carolina Designs home in Whalehead. Just 168 yards from the beach access, furnished wraparound decks frame ocean, sound, and lighthouse views. ...
3 floors connected by a private elevator set Birdseye apart among Carolina Designs semi-oceanfront homes in Southern Shores. Add a Friday check-in that lets you skip the weekend traffic, and this 4-bedroom OBX vacation rental makes arriving as...
Eight bedroom suites, each with a private bath of its own, erase the morning bathroom lineup at Pirates Escape, an oceanfront Carolina Designs retreat at Milepost 16 in Nags Head. Nine full baths, two half baths, and an elevator serving all...
The Jade Wave puts a Carolina Designs oceanfront escape at your fingertips. This six-bedroom home at Milepost 11.5 pairs a 27-foot private pool and covered-deck hot tub with wide oceanside decks and tropical style. Ocean views reach three...
Just beyond the sliding doors of the ground-floor rec room, a shaded hot tub and 28-foot private pool set the tone at Five Little Ducks, a 6-bedroom Carolina Designs vacation rental in Duck with a pool table and plenty of lounge seating by the...
An arcade machine anchors the ground-floor rec room at Happy As Clams, a 6-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs in Section D of Ocean Sands in Corolla. Add a private pool, hot tub, and an elevator, and this OBX vacation rental keeps...
Line up a shot on the 14-foot shuffleboard table, rack the pool table, then pour a round at the covered tiki bar just steps from the surf. Stairway To Heaven, an oceanfront Duck home from Carolina Designs, pairs five bedrooms and an elevator...
Two honors from the 2019 Outer Banks Parade of Homes, the People's Choice Award and the Judges' Award of Excellence, belong to "650", a custom seven-bedroom Corolla retreat built by Mancuso Development and offered by Carolina Designs. Ocean breezes...
Sound of Tranquility pairs swim-up bar stools and an in-pool hot tub with a 38'x18' infinity pool that spills toward the Currituck Sound, a soundfront perch Carolina Designs guests will find hard to duplicate. Add a home theater and an...
Claim your own bedroom door and your own bathroom beyond it: every one of the eight bedrooms at THE KITE SURFER has a private bath, and a ninth full bath serves the shuffleboard and pool table crowd downstairs. This Carolina Designs oceanfront...
Turtle Time gives all nine bedrooms a private bath of their own, a rarity even among the large soundfront homes Carolina Designs represents in Corolla. An elevator to every floor and a private soundfront walkway with a launch set this Monteray...
This six-bedroom oceanfront Carolina Designs home sits just behind the dunes in the Village at Nags Head, steps from the surf. Overview Experience bright sunshine and serene oceanside living at Salty Surfer, a six-bedroom oceanfront...
Claim one of five king bedrooms in ATLANTIC BREEZE, a 7-bedroom oceanfront retreat from Carolina Designs in Corolla's Ocean Sands, Section O. Five of the seven bedrooms have private baths, and the top-floor king opens to the oceanfront deck...
Sand Piper in Four Seasons is a 7 bedroom Carolina Designs vacation rental in the gated Four Seasons community in Duck. A private 32 by 16 pool, hot tub, and a rec room set the tone, while the clubhouse adds community pool access and tennis...
Pointe East pairs an elevator serving all three levels with an oceanfront king bedroom whose bathroom is equipped for guests with special needs, a rare combination among Carolina Designs homes in South Nags Head. This 8 bedroom oceanfront...
Between beach volleyball matches in your own sand court and a free EV charger waiting in the driveway, THE CUNNINGHAM is built for a week of easy living. This six-bedroom Carolina Designs home on Whalehead Drive in Corolla sits 220 yards from...
Seven tiered theater seats face a projection screen and surround sound in the private cinema at No Worries, a 7-bedroom Carolina Designs retreat in Corolla's Ocean Sands. An elevator reaches every level, five bedroom suites have private baths...
Claim one of six king beds, then settle in at a home built for a full house. Sunshine Daze, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home at Milepost 14.5 in Nags Head, spreads eight bedrooms over three levels, with a private pool, hot tub, and a rec room...
October 17, 2026
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 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...
Vacationers will notice a handful of sailboats at every local Outer Banks port, either saddled up to the docks or breezing across the harbor, en route to the nearest sound for a cruise, or to the continent-spanning Intracoastal Waterway to continue...
Two hot tubs set this Corolla oceanfront estate apart: one on the sun deck with ocean views and one poolside so no one misses the party. Sunny Dayz, a Carolina Designs vacation rental in the Whalehead community, pairs them with ten spacious...
























