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

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CAROLINA SUNRISE

Carolina Sunrise sets a cinema-style home theater, an EV charger, and a central elevator inside one ten-bedroom Duck oceanfront home from Carolina Designs. Seven bedrooms have private baths, nine full baths in all, and the ground-level rec room...

  • Duck
  • 10 Bedrooms
  • 9.5 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
CAROLINA BY THE SEA

A pool table and a shuffleboard game fill the ground-floor rec room at CAROLINA BY THE SEA, a nine-bedroom oceanfront retreat in Corolla's Pine Island community from Carolina Designs. Every bedroom has a private bath, an elevator serves all...

  • Corolla
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 11 Bathrooms
BEACH VIBES

A private in-home theater and a rec room anchor the ground floor of Beach Vibes, a 6-bedroom Duck retreat from Carolina Designs where every bedroom has its own private bath. An elevator reaches all three levels, and an EV charger waits in the...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
AQUA VIDA

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...

  • Nags Head
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
HIPNAUTIC

Seven bedrooms with seven private baths mean no one in your group shares a sink at HIPNAUTIC, a brand new five-level semi-oceanfront home from Carolina Designs at Milepost 6 in Kill Devil Hills. An elevator connects the floors, ocean views...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
SEAERA

Step into a home where every one of the eight bedrooms comes with its own private bath: at SeaEra, a Carolina Designs oceanfront escape in Corolla, nobody negotiates for shower time. An elevator carries luggage and beach gear across three...

  • Corolla
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 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 SPACE BETWEEN

Claim any of the seven bedrooms here and a private bath comes with it, a rare luxury among Carolina Designs homes in Duck. The Space Between offers stellar views of the land and water around you, an elevator serves every level, and the...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7.5 Bathrooms
SWEET CAROLINA

Swing open the doors of the enclosed gear room beneath Sweet Carolina and watch an automatic light reveal bikes, boogie boards, skim boards, beach chairs, cornhole, and fishing rods, all yours for the week. This 5-bedroom Duck home from...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
OCEAN SPLENDOR

Ocean Splendor pairs a sauna, massage room, and multi-function gym with a custom wine room and poker room, all inside one oceanfront home on the Outer Banks. This 28-bedroom Kill Devil Hills retreat from Carolina Designs adds a home theater, a...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 28 Bedrooms
  • 29.5 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
OCEAN ODYSSEY

Just steps from the Atlantic, OCEAN ODYSSEY is an 8 bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs at Milepost 19 in Nags Head. A ground-level rec room, a 30 by 16 foot private pool, a hot tub, and a basketball hoop keep every generation...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
YELLOWTAIL

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...

  • Southern Shores
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
QUALITY TIME

Quality Time hides a home theater behind its front door, one of the more unexpected finds among Carolina Designs vacation rentals in Corolla. This 6-bedroom semi-oceanfront home in the Pine Island subdivision also adds a private pool, a...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
DROP ANCHOR

Sixteen bedrooms, each with its own private bath, anchor this oceanfront Kill Devil Hills estate from Carolina Designs, where fourteen king suites, an elevator, and a home theater make Drop Anchor a rare find for very large groups. Milepost 8...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 16 Bedrooms
  • 18 Bathrooms
BEACH THERAPY

Beach Therapy pairs a private elevator with a ground-level rec lounge. This five-bedroom oceanfront home in Corolla's Ocean Sands community, offered by Carolina Designs, also welcomes up to two dogs and opens to a private pool and hot tub. ...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
WHITECAPS

Whitecaps is a seven bedroom oceanfront Carolina Designs home at Milepost 16 in Nags Head, where morning walks and afternoon fishing lines fill in easily around beach days. Inside, 3,100 square feet unfold across three floors, from a ground...

  • Nags Head
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
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Outer Banks Seafood Festival
Oct 17

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...

Old Lighthouse Beach

Avid Outer Banks Surfers and sightseers alike are familiar with Old Lighthouse Beach, a stretch of sand in the heart of Buxton that was once the sight of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Convenient and renowned for its good shelling and great waves...

Wright Brothers National Memorial

The Wright Brothers National Memorial is a "Must See" attraction for any Outer Banks aviation enthusiast, history lover, and virtually any Kill Devil Hills vacationer who wants an up-close look at the towering granite structure that towers over the...

DUCK-N-SEA

Serve up a morning pickleball match on the community courts, then tee off with discounted green fees nearby. Duck-n-Sea, a six bedroom Carolina Designs retreat in Duck Landing, pairs those rare extras with a 32 by 16 private pool, hot tub, and...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms