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

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BLUE BEACON RETREAT

Claim one of eight king suites, each with a private bath, at Blue Beacon Retreat, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home in Corolla where all 10 bedrooms have private baths: 10 full and 2 half in total. An elevator links three levels of upscale...

  • Corolla
  • 10 Bedrooms
  • 11 Bathrooms
EXTA SEA

Perched above the sand with uninterrupted views north, south, and east, EXTA SEA sets the tone for an oceanfront escape in Nags Head. This Carolina Designs vacation rental pairs nine bedrooms, each with a connected bathroom, with two rec rooms...

  • Nags Head
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 10 Bathrooms
ROYAL PALM PARADISE I

Tucked beside the private pool, a cabana sets Royal Palm Paradise I apart, and that is only the beginning at this Carolina Designs semi-oceanfront retreat in Duck. Elevated for panoramic ocean views, the six-suite home also holds a home...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
YELLOWTAIL

A glass-paned lift door rolls up between the ground-floor rec room and the poolside lounge at YELLOWTAIL, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home in Southern Shores where indoor and outdoor living blur together. Shoot pool with the salt breeze at...

  • Southern Shores
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
DROP ANCHOR

Sixteen bedrooms, each with its own private bath, anchor this oceanfront Kill Devil Hills estate from Carolina Designs, where fourteen king suites, an elevator, and a home theater make Drop Anchor a rare find for very large groups. Milepost 8...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 16 Bedrooms
  • 18 Bathrooms
GRAND CAYMAN

Behind a set of doors on the ground level, a custom home theater with a Smart TV and tiered sofa seating awaits, and that is only the beginning at Grand Cayman, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home at Milepost 13 in Nags Head. Eight bedrooms, an...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
PERIWINKLE PARADISE

A mid-level rec room hints at what sets Periwinkle Paradise, this Carolina Designs home in Southern Shores, apart. Seven bedrooms, an elevator, a 30 x 12 private pool, and a hot tub round out this oceanside estate, four houses from the ocean...

  • Southern Shores
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7.5 Bathrooms
A HOUSE WITH NO NAME

Break for the corner pocket in the ground-floor rec room, then step straight out to the pool: A House With No Name, a seven-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Duck Landing, pairs a 32 x 16 private pool and hot tub with community pool access and a...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
SURF AND SOUND

At the end of a quiet cul-de-sac where a private dock reaches the water's edge, Surf and Sound offers a soundfront escape from Carolina Designs. This five bedroom Corolla home in Monteray Shores pairs a private dock on the sound with a 30 x 14...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
BEBE

Beach access just 115 yards away sets the tone at BeBe, a Carolina Designs vacation rental in Duck. This seven-bedroom oceanside escape in Sea Pines pairs an elevator, private pool, and hot tub with a recreation room and an easy walk to the...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
SWEET CAROLINA

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...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
OCEAN ROYALE

Gather the entire family under one oceanfront roof at OCEAN ROYALE, a 24-bedroom estate from Carolina Designs in Kill Devil Hills. With 17 king suites, 21 full baths, an elevator, a home theater, and a 36 x 18 private pool at Milepost 7.5, this...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 24 Bedrooms
  • 22.5 Bathrooms
MOON BAY

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
SOUTHBOUND

Seven bedrooms, seven private baths: at SOUTHBOUND, a Carolina Designs vacation rental in Duck, no one in your group has to share a sink or wait for a shower. An elevator reaches every floor, an EV charger sits at the house, and the Duck Landing...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
BUFFELL DUCK

Buffell Duck sits within a few houses of two separate beach accesses, three lots north or two lots south, so the walk to the sand is measured in lots rather than blocks. New to Carolina Designs for 2026, this semi-oceanfront Duck home pairs...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
QUALITY TIME

Quality Time hides a real home theater beneath its decks: tiered, movie-house seating for ten, an 85-inch Smart TV, and a DVD player, all just steps from the rec room. This 6-bedroom semi-oceanfront home from Carolina Designs sits in Corolla's...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
CAMILLE'S LANDING

Gather everyone in an oceanfront great room with a kitchen and dining area built for a crowd at Camille's Landing, an 8-bedroom Duck home from Carolina Designs. Two hot tubs, a private pool, and a rec room with a convertible pool/ping pong...

  • Duck
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 8.5 Bathrooms
SANDY BOTTOMS

Where the dunes give way to open Atlantic in Duck's Carolina Dunes neighborhood, Sandy Bottoms settles the who-sleeps-where question before it starts: every one of the seven bedrooms in this Carolina Designs oceanfront estate has its own...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
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Outer Banks Seafood Festival
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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...

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Visitors to Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands will simultaneously be visiting the gorgeous Cape Hatteras National Seashore. One of the largest preserved parcels of the Outer Banks, the National Seashore stretches across 70 miles of shoreline...

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WIND AND TIDES

Finished in May 2025 and ready to welcome its first guests, Wind and Tides is a brand new six-bedroom semi-oceanfront home from Carolina Designs where every bedroom claims its own private bath and an elevator serves all three levels. Set in...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms