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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Uncharted Waters pairs a ground-floor media room with a private pool and hot tub just outside, giving this seven-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Corolla plenty of gathering space for a large group. An elevator makes moving between levels...
Six tiered theater seats face a big screen with surround sound on the ground floor of KOKOMO 7, an oceanfront Corolla home from Carolina Designs where movie night rivals beach day. Add a rec room with a wet bar, a private pool with a hot tub...
With acres of undeveloped Army Corps of Engineers land stretching north from the dune line, Sea Life is a Carolina Designs five bedroom escape in Duck where no neighboring homes interrupt the view from ocean to sound. Uninterrupted water views...
Claim a seat in the covered dune top gazebo at the top of your private beach walkway and let the Atlantic set the pace of the week. Serenity, an eight bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs at Milepost 7.5 in Kill Devil Hills, pairs it...
A seasonal fireplace warms the cathedral ceilings of the 1,200 square foot great room at Not Soon Enough, where a large leather sectional invites the whole group to gather. This 4,600 square foot Carolina Designs home in Ocean Crest pairs that...
Piping Plover is a four-bedroom Carolina Designs vacation rental in Duck with just as much room to gather outside as there is inside. Out back, a 32 by 25 foot pool and a poolside hot tub anchor the backyard, just 340 yards from the beach...
A ship's watch tucked above the great room invites card tournaments and puzzle marathons while the Atlantic rolls past the windows at BEARING SOUTH, an oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Duck's Schooner Ridge neighborhood. Five bedrooms, a hot...
Twelve bedrooms, each with a private custom tiled bath, anchor Sea N Sea, a custom built estate in Corolla's Whalehead neighborhood. Carolina Designs welcomes your group to over 7,600 square feet on three levels served by an elevator, plus a...
Tucked three lots back from the beach on a quiet Southern Shores cul-de-sac, Hi'iaka takes its name from a Hawaiian goddess and lives up to it: six bedrooms, an elevator reaching every floor, and elevated ocean views from the top-floor great...
9 bedrooms, an elevator, and a dune-top deck reached without a single stair set BEACH BLESSING apart from other Outer Banks oceanfront homes. This Carolina Designs rental in Duck adds a remodeled pool area with cabana bar, hot tub, and gas...
A loft suite above the detached garage sleeps eight in three daybeds with twin trundles and a queen Murphy bed, complete with its own private bath, deck, and media area. That is just one of the surprises waiting at THE WARD HOUSE, a 6-bedroom...
Walk down to a beach already set for you: the owners of Pinch Me, a 6-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs, provide six beach chairs and two umbrellas with complimentary daily set-up and take-down. Sunrise over the Atlantic, sunset...
Just 100 yards from the beach access, PERIWINKLE PARADISE gives every generation something to cheer about. This seven-bedroom Southern Shores home from Carolina Designs pairs a private pool and hot tub with an elevator and a rec room built for...
With inviting living spaces on every level, Wind Dance is built for the kind of big group that fills all seven bedrooms. This Corolla home from Carolina Designs pairs a fenced private pool and sheltered hot tub with a ground floor rec room and...
40 feet of private pool stretch across the sandy backyard at Happy Crab, a Carolina Designs cottage in Duck where swimming laps, spiking volleyballs, and soaking in the hot tub all happen within a few steps of each other. Two levels of...
5 private baths for 5 bedrooms means no one waits their turn at Tiramisu Too, a lakefront Carolina Designs retreat in Ocean Sands, Corolla, with panoramic views over a stocked fishing lake and a 30 x 10 private pool. A hot tub, recreation...
Between beach volleyball matches in your own sand court and a free EV charger waiting in the driveway, THE CUNNINGHAM is built for a week of easy living. This six-bedroom Carolina Designs home on Whalehead Drive in Corolla sits 220 yards from...
Framed by vaulted great room windows, every Atlantic sunrise, passing pelican, and distant shrimp boat becomes an event at Tiempo Sera, a 4-bedroom oceanfront home in Corolla from Carolina Designs. Set on a private street in Section B of Ocean...
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...
The prestigious Whalehead in Historic Corolla has been a dominant attraction to Corolla visitors since it was renovated and opened to the public in 2002. As part of the Historic Corolla Park, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla serves as a northern...
The Outer Banks is known for its breathtaking sunsets. Watching sunsets is a popular activity for both locals and visitors, and there are plenty of photogenic sunset spots to create special memories. Here are the top places to watch a sunset on the...
A large projection screen anchors the ground floor theater at BREAKWATER, a 10-bedroom oceanfront home in Pine Island. This Carolina Designs vacation rental in Corolla also offers two hot tubs available year round, one poolside and one on the...
























