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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Claim any bedroom you like at SEAVIEW: all seven come with a private bath, so no one in your group negotiates for the shower. This Carolina Designs semi-oceanfront home in Southern Shores is one lot from the sand, with an elevator, a heated 32...
A ship's watch tucked above the great room comes furnished with a table and chairs for puzzles, children's games, and late-night card tournaments, one of many quiet corners in BEARING SOUTH, a five-bedroom oceanfront cottage from Carolina...
As You Wish hides a recreation room on the first floor, with a surround-sound theater waiting next door. Carolina Designs invites you into this 7-bedroom oceanfront home in Southern Shores, where an elevator climbs to a top floor wall of...
Break for the corner pocket in the ground-floor rec room, then step straight out to the pool: A House With No Name, a seven-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Duck Landing, pairs a 32 x 16 private pool and hot tub with community pool access and a...
Off The Hook devotes a private, custom-tiled bath to every one of its twelve bedrooms, and this Carolina Designs home only gets better from there: a home theater, a recreation room, and a cabana beside the private pool. It sits semi-oceanfront...
COSTA AZUL offers families a rare measure of ease at the water's edge. This eight-bedroom oceanfront Nags Head home from Carolina Designs pairs six king beds with a 29-foot private pool, a hot tub, and a rec room built for rainy-day...
Tranquil lake views shimmer just beyond the decks at Carolina Waves, a custom-built, professionally decorated lakefront home in the Ocean Sands community of Corolla. Guests of this 2,500 square foot Carolina Designs rental soak up water views...
Piping Plover is a four-bedroom Carolina Designs vacation rental in Duck with just as much space to gather outside as there is inside. A 32 x 25 private pool anchors the outdoor space, and the Carolina Dunes community beach access sits 340...
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...
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...
Whatever, a Carolina Designs five bedroom retreat in Corolla, hides a cinema style home theater behind its doors, complete with surround sound. Add a recreation room, an elevator, and five private bedroom suites, and this 4,000 square foot home...
Just south of Jennette's Pier, where surfers carve the waves alongside the pier, The High Tider makes its Carolina Designs debut for the 2027 season. Every one of its eight bedrooms has a private bath. Set directly on the oceanfront at Milepost...
Twelve bedrooms, each with its own private, custom-tiled bath, anchor Sea Luxury, a custom-built semi-oceanfront estate in Corolla. Carolina Designs welcomes your group to over 6,300 square feet across three levels, with an elevator, home...
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...
Island Epiphany raises its 38-foot pool up to first-floor level, so the Atlantic stays in view while you swim, a rarity among oceanfront homes. This Carolina Designs rental in Kill Devil Hills pairs that pool with 24 bedrooms, 20 of them kings...
Settle into tiered theater seating in the home theater, then step into either of two rec rooms for games and downtime. Coastal Harmony, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home at Milepost 10 in Nags Head, pairs three levels of entertainment space...
Three lots back from the sand on a quiet cul-de-sac, HI'IAKA, meaning "Goddess," is a six-bedroom Carolina Designs escape where elevated ocean views fill the top-floor great room and wrap-around decks. An elevator reaches every level, a rec...
A theater room with tiered sofa seating and its own raised bar with barstools anchors the ground level of Cay Mar, a six bedroom oceanfront escape from Carolina Designs at Milepost 6.5 in Kill Devil Hills. Every bedroom claims a private bath...
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...
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...
Here is a list of some of our favorite beach toys for kiddos. We gravitate to unique, high-quality toys that inspire creativity. Some of these toys are classics, and some add a twist.
Fairwinds comes with something few Outer Banks rentals can offer: discounted golf fees compliments of the homeowner. Carolina Designs guests find six bedrooms, a private pool, and lighthouse views from the wraparound decks. This traditional...
























