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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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...
A pool table and a shuffleboard game fill the ground-floor rec room at CAROLINA BY THE SEA, a nine-bedroom oceanfront retreat in Corolla's Pine Island community from Carolina Designs. Every bedroom has a private bath, an elevator serves all...
A private home theater sets the stage for movie night at CASUAL ELEGANCE, a seven bedroom Carolina Designs retreat in Southern Shores. Downstairs, a recreation room keeps the fun rolling, while the private pool, hot tub, and ocean view decks...
A seventh bedroom with its own full bath and media area gives Two Buoys a private king suite, a rare bonus among Carolina Designs homes in Duck. Down below, a 33 x 16 private pool, hot tub, and fully fenced backyard anchor this seven-bedroom...
Uncharted Waters answers the rainy-day question with a ground-floor media room, then sends everyone back outside to a private pool and hot tub. This seven-bedroom Corolla home from Carolina Designs sits in Section O of Ocean Sands, just 125...
Settle into a private home theater with surround sound, then head next door to the recreation room for games and lounging. Dune My Thing, a Carolina Designs oceanfront estate in Corolla's Whalehead community, pairs ten bedrooms, nine with...
Set 125 yards from a beach access in Section O of Ocean Sands, A Triple Delight is a six-bedroom Corolla home from Carolina Designs. An elevator serves all levels. Sun, fun, and ultimate relaxation... what can we say? That's A Triple Delight...
At the end of a private pier stretching into sound waters, shaded built-in seating waits for sunset watchers at Sound and Sea, a Carolina Designs soundfront home in Duck where three kayaks and a stand-up paddle board launch right from the...
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...
Nine bedrooms with nine private baths mean no one waits in line 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 top-floor rec room make this OBX...
Days Like This is a fully renovated five bedroom Carolina Designs home in Duck's Carolina Dunes. A 23 by 14 foot private pool and hot tub wait just outside, and the community beach access is 400 yards down the street. Overview Fully renovated...
Where an elevator eases trips between levels, Worth The Wait invites multiple generations to travel together. This seven-bedroom, semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Southern Shores sits between two beach accesses, with a 33-foot private...
Stand on the second-floor sun deck and count just two homes between you and the Currituck Sound. Duck Peach, a seven-bedroom Carolina Designs retreat in the quiet seaside community of Olde Duck Beach, turns sunset over the water into a nightly...
With a private oceanfront pool below and an open great room on top, Exta Sea stacks nine bedrooms, two rec rooms, and a private theater into one oceanfront Nags Head home from Carolina Designs. Eight of the nine bedrooms have a private...
Duckingham Palace assigns a private bathroom to every one of its six bedrooms, six full baths in all, and an elevator carries guests and luggage to all three levels of this Carolina Designs home in Duck's Sea Pines community. A free Tesla...
The Quarterdeck offers a hot tub for soaking away the salt and sand after a long day in the Atlantic surf. This seven-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Corolla's Pine Island subdivision also offers an EV charger, a 34-foot private pool, and...
A recreation room anchors Verandah Breeze, a Carolina Designs vacation rental in the heart of Duck Village, where guests gather to relax between beach days. Seven king suites with private baths, an elevator, and a sandy volleyball area fill...
With nine bedrooms spread across three levels and a dune-top deck facing the Atlantic, Aqua Vida delivers more than a beach day. This custom-built oceanfront home in central Nags Head, offered by Carolina Designs, pairs seven king bedrooms and an...
October 24, 2026
Celebrate the arrival of fall at Island Farm! On the first four Saturdays in October, Island Farm will host its 15th Annual Pumpkin Patch event, happening October 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th from 9 A.M. until 3 P.M. Admission for visitors ages four...
The Roanoke Marshes lighthouse is often one of the most overlooked of the Outer Banks lighthouses, simply because of its small stature, limited visibility and remote location tucked away at the quiet east end of the Manteo waterfront.
The Bodie Island Lighthouse, (pronounced "Body") is located just south of the town of Nags Head and Whalebone Junction, where Highway 158, Highway 64, and NC Highway 12 intersect. Visitors travelling towards Hatteras Island can't help but notice the...
A private dock with its own gazebo on the Currituck Sound anchors the back yard at Sounds Duckin' Awesome, a seven bedroom soundfront home from Carolina Designs tucked on a large lot just north of the village of Duck. Take a dip in the...
























