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.
A dedicated home theater, a stately rec room, and an elevator serving every floor set Bella apart among Carolina Designs vacation rentals in Duck. Perched on a high oceanside dune with ocean and sound vistas, this Tuscan-inspired villa offers...
A private home theater sets the tone for indoor entertainment at Wild Horses, a Carolina Designs oceanfront escape in Duck. Every one of its six bedrooms has a private bath, and the decks use an "invisible" horizontal railing so ocean views...
A ground floor recreation room anchors Sea Shell-ter, a Carolina Designs vacation rental in the Avalon Beach neighborhood of Kill Devil Hills where all four bedrooms come with private baths. Milepost 6 places you 208 yards from the nearest...
Between a backyard volleyball area and a private walkway to the beach, Eastwick gives every member of your group somewhere to land. New to Carolina Designs for 2027, this five bedroom Southern Shores oceanfront home also offers an elevator, a...
Nine bedrooms, nine private baths: no one draws the short straw at Sapphire by the Sea, a semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home at Milepost 7.5 in Kill Devil Hills. Four levels of living space, an elevator, and a 22 x 12 semi-covered private pool...
Eleven bedrooms, each with its own private bath, set Stardust apart among Carolina Designs vacation homes in Corolla. Brand new for the 2025 season, this Whalehead home pairs a theater and a recreation room with an elevator, a 28' x 14' private...
An arcade machine anchors the ground-floor rec room at Happy As Clams, a 6-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs in Section D of Ocean Sands in Corolla. Add a private pool, hot tub, and an elevator, and this OBX vacation rental keeps...
12 king suites, each with a private bath of its own, set the tone at License to Chill, an oceanfront Corolla home from Carolina Designs where special events are welcome. A tiered-seating home theater, an elevator, a rec room, and a poolside...
Two hot tubs set this Corolla oceanfront estate apart: one on the sun deck with ocean views and one poolside so no one misses the party. Sunny Dayz, a Carolina Designs vacation rental in the Whalehead community, pairs them with ten spacious...
With no development to the east or west, Midsomer rises between the Atlantic surf and the Currituck Sound, a nine-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs where sunrise over the water and sunset over the sound bookend every day. Two hot...
A 25 x 16 private pool and hot tub anchored in an oversized landscaped backyard set Quack Of Dawn apart from the typical Duck vacation home, and that is just one part of what this Carolina Designs rental in Sea Pines offers. Seven bedrooms, six...
With eight bedroom suites, each claiming its own private bath, Simply Paradise settles the room assignments before anyone unpacks. This oceanfront Nags Head retreat from Carolina Designs counts nine full baths, an elevator serving all three...
Two large flatscreen TVs, a wet bar, and sliding doors onto the poolside deck anchor the ground-floor rec room at BellTide, a nine-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs near Milepost 12.5 in Nags Head. The fun flows easily from the bar...
Moon and Back is brand new construction, completed this April and ready for 2026 rentals with Carolina Designs, and it arrives with details you rarely find together in Duck: free pool heat on the 28' x 12' private pool, a free EV charger in the...
With twelve bedrooms, twelve private baths, and deck access from every one, Transcendence redefines group travel on the Outer Banks. This oceanfront Southern Shores estate from Carolina Designs is one of the largest rentals between Kill Devil...
3 floors connected by a private elevator set Birdseye apart among Carolina Designs semi-oceanfront homes in Southern Shores. Add a Friday check-in that lets you skip the weekend traffic, and this 4-bedroom OBX vacation rental makes arriving as...
A private home theater with tiered reclining seats awaits at Go The Distance, a Carolina Designs oceanfront estate in Corolla's exclusive Pine Island Reserve. Sink into the seats for movie night, then head downstairs to the private pool, where...
CAROLINA SUNRISE hides a home theater behind its oceanfront facade, made for rainy-afternoon movie marathons. This ten-bedroom Duck home from Carolina Designs also delivers a central elevator, a private pool, and an EV charger in the driveway...
August 26, 2026
(+ more dates)Lace up your running shoes and see the sights. Add the fun of a run and fitness to your vacation joining us for a Summer morning 5k run/walk through the Historic Village of Corolla Light. Enjoy the sights of the Northern Outer Banks. The WhaleHead...
In the waters off the coast of North Carolina lies a world of adventure and competition brought vividly to life by the TV series "Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks." This captivating show, an offshoot of National Geographic's highly successful "Wicked Tuna,...
Seasoned visitors to Ocracoke Island love to soak in its rich heritage and culture which dates back to the 1500s, and features some legendary and longstanding residents. Some of the most popular Ocracoke locals are the Wild Ponies, which are...
SOMETHING SPECIAL puts a few rare touches behind its Duck oceanfront walls: an oceanfront pool, a hot tub on an elevated platform, and a private beach walkway with a dune deck. This Carolina Designs home in Ocean Crest sleeps a crowd across six...
























