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.
Over a mile of uninterrupted, rolling dunes unfolds north of Rainbow Connection, a Carolina Designs vacation home perched on a high dune in Duck's Sandy Ridge community. Bordering Army Corps of Engineers land, the view sweeps from ocean to...
Four bedrooms, four private baths, and two additional half baths give every guest at Sea Shell-ter room to spread out in this cheerful Carolina Designs home in Kill Devil Hills. A pool table anchors the rec room, while the private pool and hot...
Twenty bedrooms, 18 with private baths, fill four floors of ATLANTIC SUNRISE, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home at Milepost 8.5 in Kill Devil Hills. An elevator reaches every level, a theater anchors the ground floor, and one of two hot tubs...
Give every traveler a bedroom with a private bath: all five at Beachcraft, a Carolina Designs oceanfront cottage in Duck's Bayberry Bluffs, include en suite baths, even the two cheerful children's suites. Add in a half bath, a sheltered hot tub...
Oceans 18 spreads 18 bedrooms, 16 full baths, and a private pool across an oceanfront setting in Kill Devil Hills, and it welcomes special events. Reserved through Carolina Designs, this Milepost 7.5 landmark pairs an elevator, home theater...
Behind a circular driveway on beautifully maintained oceanfront grounds in Duck, FOUR SEASONS RETREAT unfolds across an unusual L-shaped floor plan: more than 6,000 square feet of professionally decorated living space from Carolina Designs...
A sand volleyball area and basketball hoop flank the 34-by-17-foot private pool at Flying South, a Carolina Designs eight-bedroom retreat in Duck's Duck Landing community, 267 yards from the beach access. A hot tub sits alongside the pool, and...
The old Tanarama Hotel once stood on this stretch of sand at Milepost 6, and its address now belongs to Tanarama II, a four-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs. An elevator carries guests and luggage between levels, while a rec room...
At Salty Surfer, six oceanfront bedrooms sit just steps from the beach behind the dunes. Bright sunshine, sweet salt air, and the gentle sound of crashing waves set the tone for serene oceanside living in the Village at Nags Head, while coastal...
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...
Just off the pool deck at Milepost 11.5 in Nags Head, Heart of the Sunrise offers something rare among Carolina Designs oceanfront homes: an elevator and eight bedrooms that each claim a private bath. Nine full baths and a half bath keep...
10 TVs, a recreation room, and complimentary K Club golf perks set the tone at Big Kahuna, a Carolina Designs oceanfront escape at Milepost 10.5 in Nags Head. Eight bedrooms, seven full baths, and an elevator serving every level make gathering...
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...
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...
Off The Hook devotes a private, custom-tiled bath to every one of its twelve bedrooms, and this Carolina Designs home only gets better from there: a home theater, a recreation room, and a cabana beside the private pool. It sits semi-oceanfront...
Rack the balls on the ground level pool table, flip the topper for a ping-pong rematch, and you have just scratched the surface of Blue Heaven Rendezvous. This six bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs sits in Section O of Ocean Sands...
Catch a movie in the home theater at Sand and Surf, a Carolina Designs oceanfront estate in Nags Head where all eight bedrooms have their own private bath. This 6,300 square foot home spreads a cinema and a recreation room across its levels...
Climb the outdoor stairs to the Birdie Crows Nest, a ships watch crowning this oceanfront Southern Shores estate, and take in 360 degree panoramic views. Below, Carolina Designs presents THE BIRDIE: seven bedrooms, each with its own private...
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 prestigious Whalehead in Historic Corolla has been a dominant attraction to Corolla visitors since it was renovated and opened to the public in 2002. As part of the Historic Corolla Park, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla serves as a northern...
Located just South of Salvo proper, the Salvo Day Use Area provides a peaceful haven for families, beachgoers, and watersports lovers. This park offers the perfect backdrop for taking in the Outer Banks' rich history and natural beauty. Everyone may...
Sunlight stacks four levels of decks in Corolla's Whalehead neighborhood, and this nine-bedroom Carolina Designs home is brand new to the program for 2027. An elevator, three levels of interior living space totaling over 5,500 square feet, and an...
























