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.
Step into a home where every one of the eight bedrooms comes with its own private bath: at SeaEra, a Carolina Designs oceanfront escape in Corolla, nobody negotiates for shower time. An elevator carries luggage and beach gear across three...
13 TVs, a home theater, and a recreation room fill COROLLABUNGA with things to do, and Carolina Designs is welcoming this oceanfront Corolla home into the program for 2026. Nine bedrooms, seven with private baths, an elevator, a 26-foot private...
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...
Four stories up, the crow's nest rooftop deck at First View delivers 360 degree views east toward the ocean and west toward the Currituck Sound. This six-bedroom Carolina Designs home in the Carolina Dunes community sits high on a dune just...
14 king beds anchor the 18 bedrooms at ATLANTIC STARLET, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home in Kill Devil Hills where 14 of those bedrooms have a private bath. Add an elevator, a home theater, a rec room, 20 TVs, and 18 parking spaces at...
Whatever hides a private home theater behind its ground-floor door. That is one room in this 4,000 square foot Carolina Designs home in Corolla, which also holds a recreation room, an elevator, five private suites, and a 30 by 14 foot private...
Carolina Surf gives all 22 bedrooms a private bathroom of their own, a rarity even among the largest homes in the Carolina Designs collection, and an elevator reaches all four levels of this oceanfront Kill Devil Hills home. Eighteen kings...
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...
The ground-floor rec room at OBX Waves keeps the whole group happy long after the beach towels are hung up. This seven-bedroom, three-story Carolina Designs home sits semi-oceanfront in Ocean Sands, Corolla, with the beach access just one lot...
SEA FOREVER is a seven bedroom Carolina Designs home in Corolla. Set in Section F of Ocean Sands, just 117 yards from a beach access, the home pairs sweeping views of rolling dunes and sunrises over the Atlantic with a private pool, hot tub...
Rising past hand-painted murals and ornate Italian marble, the glass elevator at Royal Palm Paradise II hints at the craftsmanship behind this regal Duck estate from Carolina Designs. Six bedrooms, each with a private bath, share a home that...
With no development to the east or west, Midsomer claims an Outer Banks vantage point where sunrise over the Atlantic and sunset over the Currituck Sound both belong to you. This nine-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs pairs a 34' x...
ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT hands every one of its seven bedrooms a private bath, a rare luxury in a Southern Shores home of this size, and Carolina Designs pairs that perk with an onsite EV charger and ten parking spaces. The beach access sits just...
A central elevator connects three levels of oceanfront living at Ocean Star in Duck. This eight-bedroom Carolina Designs estate in Sea Pines pairs eight private baths with a home theater, a rec room, and a 40-foot private pool. Sunrise views...
Just 290 yards from the beach access in Duck Landing, THE SANDLOT combines Carolina Designs service with eight bedrooms, eight full baths, and 4,200 square feet of living space in the village of Duck. Free pool heat extends the swim season on...
Hand every guest their own private bath: all 12 bedrooms at SEAPHORIA, a Carolina Designs semi-oceanfront home in Kill Devil Hills, come with one, backed by 13 full baths, 2 half baths, and 11 king beds. An elevator reaches all four levels, an...
Moon and Back keeps the fun going in its ground-floor rec room, plugs your car in at a free EV charger, and heats its 28' x 12' private pool at no extra cost. This brand new Duck home from Carolina Designs, completed in April and ready for...
Seven tiered theater seats face a projection screen with surround sound in the dedicated home cinema at NO WORRIES, a 7-bedroom Corolla retreat from Carolina Designs. Add a recreation room with wet bar, an elevator, a 24 x 12 private pool and...
Here is a list of some of our favorite beach toys for kiddos. We gravitate to unique, high-quality toys that inspire creativity. Some of these toys are classics, and some add a twist.
The Ocracoke Harbor is easily the busiest quarter mile stretch of Ocracoke Island. Consisting of a small, lagoon-like section of saltwater, and lined by a semi-circle of docks, restaurants, shops, marinas and motels, visitors will find that any and...
More than 2,000 shipwrecks sunk off the Coast of North Carolina in what’s called the Graveyard of the Atlantic. With all that history floating around, it was only natural to build a museum to honor and preserve the maritime culture of the...
Four king suites with private baths mean no negotiating over bathroom time: Ocean Crest Paradise is a split-level Carolina Designs vacation rental on a quiet cul-de-sac across from the beach in Duck, with a 28 x 14 private pool and an oversized...
























