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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14 Palms counts eleven king suites among its fourteen bedrooms, spread across more than 9,000 square feet of oceanfront living in Kill Devil Hills. Carolina Designs guests reach every level by elevator, then unwind in a home theater, a...
7 bedrooms, 7 private baths, one for every room: Shandy's Sunset, a Carolina Designs soundfront home at Milepost 4.5 in Kitty Hawk, gives every guest their own retreat. An elevator reaches all three levels, a free EV charger waits in the...
A recreation room with a pool table anchors the ground floor at Sea Luxury, a custom-built 12-bedroom semi-oceanfront estate in Corolla from Carolina Designs. Each of the twelve bedrooms has its own private, custom-tiled bath, and outside a...
Island Epiphany raises its 38-foot pool up to first-floor level, so the Atlantic stays in view while you swim, a rarity among oceanfront homes. This Carolina Designs rental in Kill Devil Hills pairs that pool with 24 bedrooms, 20 of them kings...
Six bedrooms, each with a private bath of its own, give everyone in your group room to unwind at Villa Amarilla, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home in Kill Devil Hills. Next door stands Cay Mar, and the two houses can be rented together for...
A 35 by 20 foot private pool anchors the outdoor living at The Sandy Blue, a semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Section A of Ocean Sands in Corolla. Six bedrooms, five with king beds, a separate hot tub, and two outdoor showers set the...
Just steps from the Atlantic, OCEAN ODYSSEY is an 8 bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs at Milepost 19 in Nags Head. A ground-level rec room, a 30 by 16 foot private pool, a hot tub, and a basketball hoop keep every generation...
PORPOISE RUN greets arriving guests with a stained glass window of porpoises at sunrise, a tasteful signature that sets the tone for the whole week at this Carolina Designs semi-oceanfront home in Duck. The six-bedroom retreat pairs sweeping...
Set in Tuckahoe, an ocean-to-sound community in Duck with a tennis court and community pool, Wind Star is a six-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs with an elevator, a private pool, hot tub, and a private walkway to the dune-top deck...
Behind the dune line, Ocean's 88 raises the standard for oceanfront living in Southern Shores. This professionally decorated Carolina Designs home opens to million dollar ocean views, a covered hot tub, and a private pool. Four kings, a queen...
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...
10 full baths, an elevator, and a dune-top deck with sweeping ocean views set BEACH BLESSING apart among Duck oceanfront homes. This Carolina Designs 9-bedroom escape in Four Seasons adds a 30 x 16 private pool with hot tub and wall-to-wall ocean...
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...
Sea Watch makes big-group logistics easy: this oceanfront Carolina Designs home just north of the village of Duck fills eight bedrooms, and it comes with an elevator, a home theater, and 11 TVs. Overview Ocean vistas and long beach...
At TIDE TOGETHER, a 6-bedroom semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Corolla's Ocean Sands, the rec room and the backyard function as one big gathering space, complete with a private pool and a hot tub. Overview Situated on a larger...
Rack up a game on the regulation size pool table, then wander down the hall to a room devoted entirely to foosball. Down By The Sea, a Carolina Designs oceanfront escape at Milepost 15.5 in Nags Head, pairs that rec room with eight bedrooms, an...
Between games in the ground floor rec room and afternoons on the sand, there is always something to do at Egret's Landing, a seven bedroom oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Corolla's Whalehead community. Ocean views are a focal point from...
Pelican Cove pairs discounted golf fees with community pool access. This seven bedroom Carolina Designs home in Duck sits just 321 yards from beach access. Two dogs are welcome for a fee, and check-in is Saturday. Overview A popular...
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...
While the oceanfront of the Outer Banks gets plenty of morning glory, those in the know head soundside when sunset approaches. Located at Milepost 16 on the Roanoke Sound, The Soundside Event Site in Nags Head has transitioned from a wide-open...
Head south over the Marc Basnight bridge, or take the Hatteras / Ocracoke ferry from Ocracoke Island, and you'll land on the shores of Hatteras Island.
Fish Tales pairs 12 bedrooms with six kings, three queens, and three double bunks, a rare feat even among the largest homes in the Carolina Designs collection. This oceanfront Nags Head retreat at Milepost 19.5 adds an elevator, a rec room, and...
























