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 stone gas fireplace anchors the 1,200 square foot great room at Not Soon Enough, a 4,600 square foot semi-oceanfront home in Duck from Carolina Designs. Cathedral ceilings crown the top level, while a private pool, hot tub, and recreation...
- Duck
- 5 Bedrooms
- 4.5 Bathrooms
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
THE JADE WAVE puts the breaking Atlantic surf within an easy stroll of your oceanfront deck. This six-bedroom Carolina Designs vacation home at Milepost 11.5 pairs tropical interiors with a 27 x 12 private pool, a covered-deck hot tub, and...
- Nags Head
- 6 Bedrooms
- 5.5 Bathrooms
On the top oceanview deck, where a custom surfboard shaped wet bar catches the afternoon sun, WISH UPON A STAR reveals what sets this Carolina Designs oceanfront home apart. This 10-bedroom Corolla retreat in Whalehead pairs a private pool and dune...
- Corolla
- 10 Bedrooms
- 10.5 Bathrooms
An elevator reaches all three levels of Salt and Sol, a brand new seven bedroom semi-oceanfront home from Carolina Designs at Milepost 2 in Kitty Hawk. Inside, five kings, a queen, and two twin bunks spread across seven bedrooms, four with...
- Kitty Hawk
- 7 Bedrooms
- 6.5 Bathrooms
An oceanside "Rum Shack" cabana bar, complete with a Smart TV, sink and cooler pit, sets the tone at Sunrise Cay, a seven bedroom oceanfront escape from Carolina Designs in Duck. Inside, an elevator glides between three levels of ocean view...
- Duck
- 7 Bedrooms
- 7 Bathrooms
Two 2019 Outer Banks Parade of Homes awards, the People's Choice Award and the Judges' Award of Excellence, went to Mancuso Development for the custom design and build of "650", a 7-bedroom Corolla home from Carolina Designs where an elevator and a...
- Corolla
- 7 Bedrooms
- 6.5 Bathrooms
From the elevator serving every level to a mid-level king suite with a low-barrier shower, seat, and grab bar, Moon Bay was designed to bring everyone together. This Carolina Designs oceanfront estate in Nags Head pairs eight bedrooms, six of...
- Nags Head
- 8 Bedrooms
- 7.5 Bathrooms
As You Wish hides a recreation room on the first floor, with a surround-sound theater waiting next door. Carolina Designs invites you into this 7-bedroom oceanfront home in Southern Shores, where an elevator climbs to a top floor wall of...
- Southern Shores
- 7 Bedrooms
- 7 Bathrooms
Just Peachy counts not one but two in-ground hot tubs in its oceanfront pool area, where a poolside cabana anchors the fun. This ten-bedroom Carolina Designs estate at Milepost 7.5 in Kill Devil Hills pairs that pool area with a rec room with a...
- Kill Devil Hills
- 10 Bedrooms
- 10.5 Bathrooms
Days Like This is a fully renovated five bedroom Carolina Designs home in Duck's Carolina Dunes. A 23 by 14 foot private pool and hot tub wait just outside, and the community beach access is 400 yards down the street. Overview Fully renovated...
- Duck
- 5 Bedrooms
- 4.5 Bathrooms
12 bedrooms, each with a private bath: at Casa Tua, no one waits for a shower. This Carolina Designs home in Corolla's Whalehead neighborhood spreads over three levels and 6,000 square feet, with a rooftop deck for 360-degree views, an elevator...
- Corolla
- 12 Bedrooms
- 13 Bathrooms
SOMETHING SPECIAL keeps its best trick outdoors: a 28 x 12 private pool and hot tub sit just steps from the sand at this oceanfront address. This Carolina Designs home in Duck also offers six large bedrooms with ocean views, spacious decks, and...
- Duck
- 6 Bedrooms
- 5.5 Bathrooms
Welcome to JEWEL OF THE ISLE, a Carolina Designs eight-bedroom estate in the Sea Pines community of Duck. Four king suites with private baths, a 32 x 18 private pool, and a rec room fill three distinct levels, just 215 yards from the beach...
- Duck
- 8 Bedrooms
- 7 Bathrooms
Eleven flatscreen TVs and a ground-floor rec room signal that Barefeet Retreat was built for the big group vacation. This Carolina Designs oceanfront home at Milepost 16.5 in Nags Head pairs nine bedrooms with a 30 x 14 private pool and an...
- Nags Head
- 9 Bedrooms
- 6.5 Bathrooms
Six tiered theater seats face a 75" flatscreen in the private home cinema at KOKOMO 7, a Carolina Designs oceanfront retreat in Corolla where a pool table, a 40 x 20 private pool, and elevator to all three levels keep seven bedrooms of family...
- Corolla
- 7 Bedrooms
- 7.5 Bathrooms
Step outside to a sandy volleyball area and basketball hoop at PINE ISLAND TIME, a semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home on a quiet Corolla cul-de-sac. Five bedrooms, an elevator, a private pool, and a hot tub complete this Pine Island retreat...
- Corolla
- 5 Bedrooms
- 6 Bathrooms
At the end of a private pier stretching into sound waters, shaded built-in seating waits for sunset watchers at Sound and Sea, a Carolina Designs soundfront home in Duck where three kayaks and a stand-up paddle board launch right from the...
- Duck
- 6 Bedrooms
- 7 Bathrooms
October 24, 2026
Celebrate the arrival of fall at Island Farm! On the first four Saturdays in October, Island Farm will host its 15th Annual Pumpkin Patch event, happening October 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th from 9 A.M. until 3 P.M. Admission for visitors ages four...
The Southern Outer Banks, particularly Ocracoke Island, is notorious as the stomping grounds for some of history's most infamous pirates. Notable swashbucklers from Calico Jack to Anne Bonney and Mary Reed, arguably the most famous women pirates...
Located just south of Nags Head, Coquina Beach is a refreshingly undeveloped stretch of shoreline that's close to the central Outer Banks towns of Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, and Kitty Hawk, but feels like it's miles away.
POINTE EAST removes the stairs from a big beach vacation: an elevator reaches all three levels of this 8 bedroom oceanfront home at Milepost 19 in South Nags Head, and an oceanfront king bedroom on the first floor has a bathroom equipped for...
- Nags Head
- 8 Bedrooms
- 6.5 Bathrooms