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

Find the perfect Carolina Designs Realty rental home.

SEABATICAL

Claim any of the seven bedrooms at Seabatical and it comes with its own private bath, across five levels linked by an elevator. Brand new construction offered by Carolina Designs, this semi-oceanfront Kill Devil Hills home at Milepost 6 pairs ocean...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
SANDCASTLE WAVES

An east-facing wall of windows frames the Atlantic from the great room at Sandcastle Waves, a 7-bedroom oceanfront home new to the Carolina Designs program for 2026. Gathering is easy here, and so is getting to the sand: beach access sits right...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
AMERICAN WAVES

Five king suites, each with a private bath and Atlantic views, anchor AMERICAN WAVES, an oceanfront Corolla escape from Carolina Designs. Add a 36 by 18 private pool with free pool heat, a hot tub, and a rec room, and this seven-bedroom home in...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
QUACK OF DAWN

A volleyball net awaits in the backyard at QUACK OF DAWN, a seven-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Duck's Sea Pines community. Six of the seven bedrooms claim a private bath, the beach access sits just 335 yards away, and a well-stocked kitchen...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7.5 Bathrooms
BARNEY

A private home theater anchors the ground level at Barney, a six-bedroom semi-oceanfront escape in Southern Shores from Carolina Designs. An elevator travels all the way to the ocean, a hot tub on the rooftop deck overlooks the water, and the...

  • Southern Shores
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
WIND STAR

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...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
WISH GRANTED

3,300 square feet of Corolla living opens onto a ground-level rec room and media lounge, and climbs to a great room with ocean views. WISH GRANTED, a semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Crown Point, sits on a large corner lot directly...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
OCEAN WAVES

Ride the elevator from the pool deck to the ocean-view great room at OCEAN WAVES, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home in Duck where a den waits on every level. Four king bedrooms with private baths, a rec room, and a dune-top deck overlooking...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
THE CUNNINGHAM

With a sand volleyball court in the yard and a complimentary EV charger in the driveway, The Cunningham answers a few requests you would not expect a beach house to cover. This six-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Corolla's Whalehead...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
COASTAL INDULGENCE

COASTAL INDULGENCE puts a rec room with kitchenette, a home theater, and a 30x16 private pool under one Nags Head roof, and Carolina Designs hands you the keys to all nine bedrooms, eight of them king suites with private baths. Oceanfront at...

  • Nags Head
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 10 Bathrooms
A TRIPLE DELIGHT

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...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
SUMMER WIND

Summer Wind pairs oceanfront living in Duck with something few beach houses offer: full access to Schooner Ridge community amenities, including community pool access and tennis courts. This Carolina Designs home adds a screened porch, a lofted...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
A WAVE FROM IT ALL

Pull up to a 42' x 18' private pool: A Wave From It All, a nine bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs, gives South Nags Head groups a backyard built for entertaining, with a hot tub and a private walkway over the dune to the sand. ...

  • Nags Head
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 11 Bathrooms
SANDY CHATEAU

Sandy Chateau crowns its third floor with a lofted sports "tower," a late night gathering spot you will not find in many Outer Banks homes. This eight bedroom Carolina Designs home in Duck's Sea Pines also offers an elevator, a private pool...

  • Duck
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 8.5 Bathrooms
SHORELY BLESSED

A multi-arcade machine anchors the ground-floor rec room at Shorely Blessed, a Carolina Designs eight-bedroom escape in Duck's Sea Pines community. An elevator serving every level and an EV charger in the carport round out a home built for easy...

  • Duck
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
PICTURESQUE

Room after room reveals unique architecture and thoughtfully chosen furnishings at Picturesque, a Carolina Designs seven-bedroom oceanfront home in the Pine Island community of Corolla. Sunrise over the Atlantic to the east, sunset over the...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7.5 Bathrooms
SERENITY

Climb to the ship's watch for an unobstructed view of the Wright Brothers Monument rising over the dunes, then wander down to your own covered dune top gazebo and let the waves do the talking. Serenity, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home at...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
WIND AND SURF

Reimagined from the breezy flat-top architecture that defined Southern Shores in the 1950s, Wind And Surf is a four bedroom semi-oceanfront home from Carolina Designs where quartz countertops, custom carpentry in every room, and an elevator...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
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The 7 Best Beach & Fishing Coolers 2026

Nothing beats an ice-cold beverage while relaxing on the beach. Nothing is worse than reaching for an icy drink and finding your cans swimming. Coolers are essential for family days on the sand. A good modern cooler will keep food and drinks fresh...

Hatteras Inlet

The southernmost attraction on Hatteras Island is Hatteras Inlet, and fishermen, mariners, beachcombers, and island lovers all know this area of the Outer Banks shoreline very well. Located approximately half mile past the edge of the populated...

Currituck Beach Lighthouse

The Currituck Beach Lighthouse, located in the heart of Corolla, borders the historic Whalehead in Historic Corolla and still functions as a guide for passing mariners. At 162' feet tall, the lighthouse's First Order Fresnel light, (the largest size...

A PLACE IN THE SUN

7 TVs and a basketball hoop set the tone at A Place in the Sun, a six-bedroom Carolina Designs retreat on the quiet streets of Bayberry Bluffs in Duck. This oceanside escape sits equidistant between the award-winning Duck beaches and the...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms