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.
Rack up an evening in the ground-floor recreation room of Four Leaf Plover, a six-bedroom Duck estate from Carolina Designs where every bedroom has its own private bath. An elevator glides between levels, and a poolside cabana sits beside the...
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...
2057 N VIRGINIA DARE TRAIL earned the "People's Choice Award" in the Outer Banks Parade of Homes, and Carolina Designs guests discover why on arrival: this oceanfront Kill Devil Hills retreat pairs an amazing setting with views of the ocean and...
10 bedrooms, each with a private bath, mean no one negotiates for shower time at My Blue Heaven, a Carolina Designs vacation rental in Corolla's Whalehead neighborhood. An elevator reaches every level, a recreation room anchors the ground...
With twelve private baths for twelve bedrooms, Transcendence redefines what a group beach house can be. This oceanfront Southern Shores estate from Carolina Designs is one of the largest rentals between Kill Devil Hills and Corolla, with an...
Three levels of hand-painted murals line the glass elevator that carries you between floors at Great Expectations, an oceanfront Carolina Designs estate in Duck's gated Four Seasons community. Eight bedroom suites each have a private bath...
A glass-paned lift door rolls up between the ground-floor rec room and the poolside lounge at YELLOWTAIL, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home in Southern Shores where indoor and outdoor living blur together. Shoot pool with the salt breeze at...
When the sun slips below the dunes and the illuminated basketball hoop flicks on, the games keep right on going at OBX Re-Ducks, a seven-bedroom semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home in the sought-after Pine Island community of Corolla. Poolside...
Dream Awhile stretches across an extra large, seventy-five foot wide oceanfront lot at Milepost 7.5, where all seven bedrooms have private baths and a private pool and hot tub wait just outside. This Carolina Designs home in Kill Devil Hills...
A central elevator connects three levels of oceanfront living at Ocean Star in Duck. This eight-bedroom Carolina Designs estate in Sea Pines pairs eight private baths with a home theater, a rec room, and a 40-foot private pool. Sunrise views...
Heads Carolina hides a true home theater behind its genteel Southern exterior, one of the more unexpected finds in the Carolina Designs collection. Add eight bedrooms, each with a private bath, an elevator serving every level, and a rec room...
A private home theater sets the scene indoors at STAY ANCHORED, an 8-bedroom oceanfront retreat from Carolina Designs at Milepost 20.5 in South Nags Head. A ramp to the front entrance and pool area and an elevator reaching all three levels make...
Dim the lights in your own home theater, then head next door to the recreation room: Dune My Thing, a Carolina Designs oceanfront estate in Corolla's Whalehead community, gives ten bedrooms and eight king beds room to spread out, with an...
Twelve bedrooms, each with its own private custom tiled bath, anchor Sea N Sea, one of the largest semi-oceanfront homes in Whalehead and a Carolina Designs standout in Corolla. Over 7,600 square feet of living space and 2,000 square feet of...
Six bedrooms, each with a private bathroom and five of them with king beds, set Sea Winds apart among Carolina Designs vacation rentals in Kill Devil Hills. This semi-oceanfront home at Milepost 6.5 pairs that rare bedroom lineup with a 32 x 16...
The 30 x 10 private pool, hot tub, and ground-floor recreation lounge keep every generation content, and the beach is 287 yards away. Guests also enjoy access to the private Ocean Lakes Swim & Tennis Club, plus tennis courts in Ocean Sands...
Claim one of 21 bedrooms, then head out to the private pool or the hot tub. OCEAN LUXE, a Carolina Designs oceanfront estate at Milepost 7.5 in Kill Devil Hills, sleeps your extended family in style, with 16 kings, 17 private baths, an...
Casa de Playa crowns its top floor with a loft furnished with armchairs and a telescope for scanning the Atlantic horizon, an unexpected touch in this 4,000 sq. ft. oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Corolla. Bordered by open space, the home...
September 9, 2026
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...
Bodie Island tends to cause a lot of confusion, for both the pronunciation of its name as well as its precise location. This small strip of the Outer Banks doesn't get a lot of attention, and most North Carolina visitors simply pass through the area...
Canadian Hole may be an unfamiliar term to the typical, laid-back Hatteras Islander vacationer, but to windsurfers around the world, the phrase invokes thoughts of an exact, postcard-perfect locale on the Outer Banks, where windsurfing and water...
La Ventana answers the biggest question in group travel with room for everyone, so Carolina Designs guests vacationing with a full house never feel crowded. This semi-oceanfront Duck home sleeps a crowd across eight bedrooms, five with private...
























