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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Two hot tubs bubble away at Sunny Dayz: one on the oceanview sun deck, one poolside so no one misses the pool party. Add a tiered home theater, a rec room with a pool table and sports bar, an elevator, and 10 bedrooms with 8 private baths, and...
A private dock with its own gazebo reaches out over the Currituck Sound at Sounds Duckin' Awesome, a seven bedroom soundfront retreat from Carolina Designs just north of the village of Duck. Tucked back on a large lot, this Duck OBX vacation...
Moon and Back keeps the fun going in its ground-floor rec room, plugs your car in at a free EV charger, and heats its 28' x 12' private pool at no extra cost. This brand new Duck home from Carolina Designs, completed in April and ready for...
Seven tiered theater seats face a projection screen with surround sound in the dedicated home cinema at NO WORRIES, a 7-bedroom Corolla retreat from Carolina Designs. Add a recreation room with wet bar, an elevator, a 24 x 12 private pool and...
Beyond the sliding glass doors of the rec room, a private pool and hot tub set the tone at Five Little Ducks, a six-bedroom Carolina Designs retreat in Duck where lounge seating sits steps from the 28-foot private pool. Four king suites, a pool...
Eight king bedrooms, a tiered home theater, and a shuffleboard rec room set Beach Treasure apart from the average oceanfront escape. This nine-bedroom Nags Head home from Carolina Designs welcomes special events, rides an elevator between all...
40 feet of private pool stretch across the sandy backyard at Happy Crab, long enough for actual lap swimming, with a volleyball court beside it and a hot tub for evening soaks. This five-bedroom Duck cottage from Carolina Designs adds two...
SUNRISE OASIS gives each of its eight bedrooms a private bath, nine full baths and two half baths in all, so no one in your group ever waits a turn. This Carolina Designs oceanfront home at Milepost 16 in Nags Head pairs six king suites with an...
A 34-foot private pool anchors the backyard at Royal Palm, a Carolina Designs eight-bedroom retreat in Duck's Four Seasons community. Poolside, a cabana bar sits near the hot tub, and the ground floor rec room waits just 456 yards from the...
A lush waterfront yard in Duck stretches down to sound waters at Sound and Sea, a soundfront Carolina Designs cottage that provides three kayaks and an inflatable stand-up paddle board (bring own lifejackets) for launching right from your own...
THE SEA SWEET hides a rec room stocked with games on its ground floor, and ocean views come with the upper levels. This Carolina Designs six bedroom home in The Villages at Ocean Hill sits 100 yards from beach access in Corolla. Saltwater pool...
Up on the top oceanview deck, a custom surfboard shaped wet bar waits for sunset toasts above the Atlantic, one of many details that make WISH UPON A STAR a standout Carolina Designs home in Corolla. This 10-bedroom oceanfront retreat in...
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...
In a downstairs theater with tiered seating and a big flatscreen, movie night becomes its own vacation tradition at Shore Pleasure, a six-bedroom oceanfront home in Corolla from Carolina Designs. Each of the six bedrooms has its own private...
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...
Just off the pool deck at Milepost 11.5 in Nags Head, Heart of the Sunrise offers something rare among Carolina Designs oceanfront homes: an elevator and eight bedrooms that each claim a private bath. Nine full baths and a half bath keep...
Seaside Serenade is a six bedroom semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Southern Shores where an elevator reaches every level. Inside, a rec room with pool table and kitchenette keeps everyone busy. Outside, a 26' x 14' private pool, hot...
At the end of a quiet cul-de-sac where a private dock reaches the water's edge, Surf and Sound offers a soundfront escape from Carolina Designs. This five bedroom Corolla home in Monteray Shores pairs a private dock on the sound with a 30 x 14...
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...
For families travelling to the beach, or fishermen carrying tackle/coolers, a beach cart can be the best purchase of your vacation. These carts feature extra-wide wheels to move across soft sand, even when loaded. Carts are often built for specific...
Take a day trip or an afternoon off the beach to explore the heart of Historic Corolla Park, and you’ll find one of the Outer Banks’ newest and most noteworthy attractions, the Currituck Maritime Museum.
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...























