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!
Find the perfect Carolina Designs Realty rental home.
A 119-inch projection screen anchors the cinema-style theater room at Bella, a Carolina Designs luxury rental in Duck where tiered recliners seat eight for movie night. This Tuscan-inspired retreat crowns a high oceanside dune with ocean and...
A private home theater and a recreation room set the tone at Wild Horses, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home in Duck, NC where all 6 bedrooms have private baths. Outside, "invisible" deck railings keep ocean views virtually uninterrupted from...
Four bedrooms, four private baths: no one in your group has to share at Sea Shell-ter, a Carolina Designs vacation rental tucked on a quiet Avalon Beach street in Kill Devil Hills. A pool table and kitchenette anchor the ground-floor rec room...
Between a backyard volleyball area and a private walkway to the beach, Eastwick gives every member of your group somewhere to land. New to Carolina Designs for 2027, this five bedroom Southern Shores oceanfront home also offers an elevator, a...
Nine bedrooms, each with its own private bath, set Sapphire by the Sea apart among Carolina Designs homes in Kill Devil Hills. Spread across four levels served by an elevator, this semi-oceanfront retreat pairs elevated ocean views with a...
A tiered-seat home theater, a rec room, a poolside cabana, an elevator to every floor, and an onsite EV charger set this semi-oceanfront retreat apart, while a Corolla beach access waits across the street. Stardust, a brand new Carolina Designs...
A ground-floor recreation room and a separate media room give everyone space to spread out at Happy As Clams, a 6-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs in Section D of Ocean Sands in Corolla. An elevator, private pool, and hot tub round...
12 king suites, each with a private bath, set the tone at License to Chill, an oceanfront Corolla escape from Carolina Designs where special events are welcome. An elevator, home theater, and an abundance of decks give every guest room to...
Two hot tubs, one on the oceanview sun deck and one in the pool area, distinguish Sunny Dayz, a 10-bedroom oceanfront estate with a 35 by 14 foot private pool in Corolla's Whalehead community. Carolina Designs guests also enjoy a tiered home...
With no development to the east or west, Midsomer captures sunrise over the Atlantic and sunset over the Currituck Sound from the same oceanfront address. This nine-bedroom Corolla retreat from Carolina Designs pairs a custom 34' x 19' private...
Quack Of Dawn is a Carolina Designs vacation rental set halfway between the beach and the village of Duck. This 7-bedroom home offers a 25 x 16 private pool, hot tub, volleyball area, and a Sea Pines beach entrance just 13 houses away, about...
With all eight bedrooms opening onto their own private bath, Simply Paradise erases the morning bathroom wait entirely. This oceanfront Carolina Designs home at Milepost 19.5 in Nags Head adds nine full baths, a half bath, an elevator to all...
A recreation room with two large flatscreen TVs anchors the ground floor of BellTide, a nine-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs near Milepost 12.5 in Nags Head. Every bedroom has its own private bath, and an elevator carries you and...
Moon and Back keeps the fun going in its ground-floor rec room, then opens the sliding doors onto a 28' x 12' private pool with free pool heat and a hot tub. Brand new construction in Duck's Sea Hawk community, this six-bedroom Carolina Designs...
Behind the flat-top roofline of a classic Outer Banks beach house, twelve bedrooms each claim a private bath and their own deck access, a rarity among Carolina Designs oceanfront estates. This 12-bedroom oceanfront estate in Southern Shores...
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...
A private home theater with tiered reclining seats awaits at Go The Distance, a Carolina Designs oceanfront estate in Corolla's exclusive Pine Island Reserve. Sink into the seats for movie night, then head downstairs to the private pool, where...
CAROLINA SUNRISE offers a private pool and a home theater inside a ten-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs. An elevator reaches every level, an EV charger waits in the drive, and a private walkway leads to the sand in Duck Landing on...
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...
You’ve made the drive, gathered the family, packed the cooler with lunches and drinks, and you’re heading out onto the sand on a bright Summer day. You unfold your beach chair and SNAP, it breaks, or bends, or the rotting fabric rips. It...
The Currituck Beach Lighthouse, located in the heart of Corolla, borders the historic Whalehead in Historic Corolla and still functions as a guide for passing mariners. At 162' feet tall, the lighthouse's First Order Fresnel light, (the largest size...
36 feet by 18 feet of private pool, heated free of charge in season, anchor the oceanfront yard at American Waves, a seven bedroom Carolina Designs home in Corolla's Ocean Hill Estates. Five king suites, an elevated hot tub deck, two outdoor...
























