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

Find the perfect Carolina Designs Realty rental home.

FAIRWINDS

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. ...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
BIRDSEYE

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...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
PIRATES ESCAPE

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...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 10 Bathrooms
THE JADE WAVE

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...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
FIVE LITTLE DUCKS

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...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
HAPPY AS CLAMS

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...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

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...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
650
650

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...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
SOUND OF TRANQUILITY

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...

  • Corolla
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9.5 Bathrooms
THE KITE SURFER

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...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9.5 Bathrooms
TURTLE TIME

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...

  • Corolla
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 10 Bathrooms
SALTY SURFER

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...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
ATLANTIC BREEZE

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...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
SAND PIPER IN FOUR SEASONS

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...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
POINTE EAST

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...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
THE CUNNINGHAM

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...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
NO WORRIES

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...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
SUNSHINE DAZE

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...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
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Outer Banks Seafood Festival
Oct 17

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...

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...

Sailing the Outer Banks

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...

SUNNY DAYZ

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...

  • Corolla
  • 10 Bedrooms
  • 10 Bathrooms