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.

SERENDIPITY

A pool table, a private pool, and a hot tub wait just off the deck in Olde Duck Beach at Serendipity, a 6-bedroom Carolina Designs home. Four king suites, a 28-foot private pool, and 100 yards to beach access make this six-bedroom Duck escape...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
HEADS CAROLINA

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...

  • Corolla
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9.5 Bathrooms
DUCK RETREAT

Perched on the highest elevation lot in the private, gated Four Seasons community, Duck Retreat is a six-bedroom Duck estate from Carolina Designs where a hand-painted glass elevator and a home theater set the tone. Ocean views, a 34' x 19...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
SAND PIPER IN FOUR SEASONS

Sand Piper in Four Seasons is a seven-bedroom Carolina Designs home inside Duck's gated Four Seasons community, where community pool access and community tennis are part of your week at the beach. Overview Providing a floor plan...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
WORTH THE WAIT

Where an elevator eases trips between levels, Worth The Wait invites multiple generations to travel together. This seven-bedroom, semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Southern Shores sits between two beach accesses, with a 33-foot private...

  • Southern Shores
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7.5 Bathrooms
WHITECAPS

Whitecaps is an oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Nags Head at Milepost 16, near Jennette's Pier. Seven bedrooms, four bunk beds, and a rec room keep every age in the group happy. Overview Spread across 3,100 square feet of living...

  • Nags Head
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
SILVER SHORE

42 feet of sparkling private pool, a poolside cabana, and a volleyball area set Silver Shore apart from the ordinary. This semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home sits on an elevated lot in Duck's Carolina Dunes, just over the dunes from the...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
VILLAGE DIAMOND

A poolside tiki bar sets Village Diamond apart from the usual beach house, and Carolina Designs pairs it with seven bedrooms, a custom-shaped private pool, and a hot tub in Nags Head. Oceanside decks on every level catch the breeze. ...

  • Nags Head
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
JEWEL OF THE ISLE

Welcome to JEWEL OF THE ISLE, a Carolina Designs eight-bedroom estate in the Sea Pines community of Duck. Four king suites with private baths, a 32 x 18 private pool, and a rec room fill three distinct levels, just 215 yards from the beach...

  • Duck
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
14 PALMS

14 Palms spans more than 9,000 square feet with fourteen bedrooms, eleven private baths, and an elevator. Carolina Designs invites your group to this oceanfront Kill Devil Hills estate, where a cinema-style theater is ready for movie nights and...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 14 Bedrooms
  • 15 Bathrooms
E=M(SEA)2

E=M(SEA)2 wears its name proudly, with a playful nod to physics and nine bedrooms. New to the Carolina Designs program for 2027, this Whalehead retreat in Corolla sits only two rows off the oceanfront, 233 yards from the beach access. A short...

  • Corolla
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
PINE ISLAND TIME

Step outside to a sandy volleyball area and basketball hoop at PINE ISLAND TIME, a semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home on a quiet Corolla cul-de-sac. Five bedrooms, an elevator, a private pool, and a hot tub complete this Pine Island retreat...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
GRAND BAHAMA

Where each of eight bedrooms opens to its own private bath, GRAND BAHAMA gives every guest a suite to call their own. This Carolina Designs oceanfront estate at Milepost 16 in Nags Head layers tropical decor over panoramic Atlantic views, and...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 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
DREAM ON THE BEACH

Break at the pool table in the ground-floor rec room, then drift out to the hot tub beneath the stars. Dream On The Beach, a nine-bedroom oceanfront escape from Carolina Designs at Milepost 17 in South Nags Head, pairs six king beds and an EV...

  • Nags Head
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
THE CHEL-SEA

A dog crate, leashes, bowls, and toys wait by the door for your four-legged family members at The Chel-Sea, a Carolina Designs vacation rental in Duck where two dogs are welcome with a fee. Inside, a kid's area with a table for games and...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
SEAPHORIA

Hand every guest their own private bath: all 12 bedrooms at SEAPHORIA, a Carolina Designs semi-oceanfront home in Kill Devil Hills, come with one, backed by 13 full baths, 2 half baths, and 11 king beds. An elevator reaches all four levels, an...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 12 Bedrooms
  • 14 Bathrooms
SEA WINDS

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...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
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Educational Activities

On the Outer Banks, it's easy to throw in a little education in with a vacation filled with fun, adventures, and new explorations.

Currituck National Wildlife Refuge

It's easy to see why vacationers fall in love with Carova. Located almost literally off the Outer Banks map, while other towns along the barrier islands of North Carolina grew and developed over the decades and became popular East Coast tourism...

Salvo Day Use Area

Located just South of Salvo proper, the Salvo Day Use Area provides a peaceful haven for families, beachgoers, and watersports lovers. This park offers the perfect backdrop for taking in the Outer Banks' rich history and natural beauty. Everyone may...

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