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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SEASIDE CORNER

Ocean views open off the top-floor deck at Seaside Corner, a six-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Corolla's Ocean Sands, Section O, where an elevator carries luggage to every level. Just 137 yards from beach access, this OBX vacation rental...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
DOWN BY THE SEA

Rack the regulation-size pool table, then take the rivalry down the hall to a room devoted entirely to foosball: DOWN BY THE SEA, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home at Milepost 15.5 in Nags Head, gives eight bedrooms and an elevator room to...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
LICENSE TO CHILL

12 king suites, each with a private bath, make License to Chill one of the rare Corolla homes where nobody draws the short straw. This oceanfront Carolina Designs retreat in Ocean Sands Section C spans two connected wings with an elevator, a...

  • Corolla
  • 12 Bedrooms
  • 14 Bathrooms
CHASING THE DREAM

Pack your racquet alongside your beach bag at CHASING THE DREAM, a seven-bedroom Corolla home from Carolina Designs where guests enjoy access to community tennis. Rally in the morning, then walk 71 yards to the beach access for an afternoon of...

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

Soak in two separate hot tubs, one tucked poolside and one on the ground level deck, at Camille's Landing, an 8 bedroom oceanfront escape in Duck from Carolina Designs. Six king beds, a convertible pool/ping-pong/tabletop table, an elevator and...

  • Duck
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 8.5 Bathrooms
650
650

Two 2019 Outer Banks Parade of Homes awards, the People's Choice Award and the Judges' Award of Excellence, went to Mancuso Development for the custom design and build of "650", a 7-bedroom Corolla home from Carolina Designs where an elevator and a...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
DUCK RETREAT

Perched on the highest elevation lot in the private, gated Four Seasons community, Duck Retreat is a six-bedroom Duck estate from Carolina Designs where a hand-painted glass elevator and a home theater set the tone. Ocean views, a 34' x 19...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
PIPING PLOVER

Piping Plover is a four-bedroom Carolina Designs vacation rental in Duck with just as much space to gather outside as there is inside. A 32 x 25 private pool anchors the outdoor space, and the Carolina Dunes community beach access sits 340...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
GRANDE ATLANTIS

Tucked behind a private dune deck at Milepost 7.5, Grande Atlantis hides something few Outer Banks homes can claim: a poolside cabana bar with bar-height seating, a mini-fridge, and a seasonal outdoor TV. This 10-bedroom oceanfront Carolina...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 10 Bedrooms
  • 10.5 Bathrooms
TEQUILA SUNRISE

40 feet long by 15 feet wide, the private saltwater pool at Tequila Sunrise is only the start. This oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Duck pairs east and west facing decks on two levels, so sunrise watchers and sunset lovers never have to...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
GOLFIN' DOLPHIN

Golfin' Dolphin, a Carolina Designs six-bedroom retreat in Corolla, was built overlooking the Currituck Club golf course and offers ocean, sound, pond, and golf course views. Guests also enjoy discounted golf fees, plus a private pool and hot...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
SANDY PAWS

Carolina Designs invites you to this Corolla retreat in Ocean Sands Section O, just 189 yards from the beach access. Private pool, hot tub, and a recreation room round out the stay. Overview Make tracks and enjoy all the natural beauty...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
SOMETHING SPECIAL

SOMETHING SPECIAL keeps its best trick outdoors: a 28 x 12 private pool and hot tub sit just steps from the sand at this oceanfront address. This Carolina Designs home in Duck also offers six large bedrooms with ocean views, spacious decks, and...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
WHATEVER

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...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
FAIRWINDS

Fairwinds comes with something few Outer Banks rentals can offer: discounted golf fees compliments of the homeowner. Carolina Designs guests find six bedrooms, a private pool, and lighthouse views from the wraparound decks. This traditional...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
SEA LIFE

With acres of undeveloped Army Corps of Engineers land stretching north from the dunes, Sea Life, a five-bedroom Duck home from Carolina Designs, has no neighbors to block the view from ocean to sound. Uninterrupted water views, a 32 x 14...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
SEA CASTLE

Dim the lights in the tiered-seating home theater, then roll back the accordion wall to the pool table waiting on the other side. SEA CASTLE, a nine bedroom oceanfront escape from Carolina Designs at Milepost 10 in Nags Head, pairs eight king...

  • Nags Head
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 10 Bathrooms
ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT

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...

  • Southern Shores
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
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Outer Banks Milepost System

Many newcomers to the Outer Banks who are browsing the local restaurants, shops and area attractions online or in the local guide books notice an interesting addition to the standard address. Besides the typical business name, street name, street...

Outer Banks Museums

The Outer Banks is rich in history, from the early explorers who first set foot on its shores 400 years ago to the groundbreaking first flight that launched modern aviation. Every community has a story and a resonant heritage, and as a result, the...

Haulover Day Use Area (Canadian Hole)

Canadian Hole may be an unfamiliar term to the typical, laid-back Hatteras Islander vacationer, but to windsurfers around the world, the phrase invokes thoughts of an exact, postcard-perfect locale on the Outer Banks, where windsurfing and water...

AGAINST THE WIND

6 bedrooms with 6 private baths means nobody in your group waits in line. Against The Wind is a brand new Southern Shores home from Carolina Designs, built by Finch & Company with interiors by Urban Cottage, and it pairs an elevator and a rec room...

  • Southern Shores
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms