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.

YANKEE BELLE

Yankee Belle is a six-bedroom oceanfront Carolina Designs home in the Village at Nags Head, pairing a 30 x 15 private pool, hot tub, and wrap-around oceanfront decking. Three levels of beautifully decorated living space give the whole group...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
PIPING PLOVER

A 32 x 25 private pool with fountains and in-pool lighting anchors Piping Plover, a four-bedroom Duck home from Carolina Designs. A poolside hot tub, an enclosed outdoor shower, and a large grassy yard round out the outdoor space, all just 340...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
SHORE PLEASURE

Set on the Corolla oceanfront, Shore Pleasure hands each of its six bedrooms a private bath of its own, then adds an elevator that reaches every floor and a ground-level home theater. Carolina Designs guests also enjoy a recreation room and a...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
VILLA ROSA

Eight bedrooms, each with its own private bath, anchor Villa Rosa, an oceanfront Carolina Designs retreat at Milepost 19.5 in South Nags Head. Two rec rooms, a cinema-style home theater, an elevator to all levels, and a private pool with free...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
OCEAN SPLENDOR

Ocean Splendor devotes an entire floor to indulgence: a multi-function gym, sauna, massage room, poker room, and rec room with attached bar, all inside a 28-bedroom oceanfront home at Milepost 9 in Kill Devil Hills. Carolina Designs invites...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 28 Bedrooms
  • 29.5 Bathrooms
SALTY SURFER

Experience bright sunshine and serene oceanside living at Salty Surfer, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home in the Village at Nags Head, situated directly behind the dunes with the Atlantic just steps away. With the smell of sweet salt air and...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
SILVER SHORE

42 by 14 feet of private pool anchor the backyard at SILVER SHORE, a semi-oceanfront Duck home from Carolina Designs. Add a hot tub, volleyball area, and an elevator serving every level, and this seven-bedroom retreat just over the dunes...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
ALMOST HEAVEN

With panoramic ocean views from the top floor, ALMOST HEAVEN is a Carolina Designs oceanfront retreat in Kill Devil Hills where ten bedrooms, an elevator, and a game room welcome big families. Across the street stands the Wright Brothers...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 10 Bedrooms
  • 10.5 Bathrooms
SIMPLY PARADISE

With all eight bedrooms opening onto their own private bath, Simply Paradise erases the morning bathroom wait entirely. This oceanfront Carolina Designs home at Milepost 19.5 in Nags Head adds nine full baths, a half bath, an elevator to all...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9.5 Bathrooms
ENDLESS SUMMER

Claim a seat in the tiered, cinema-style theater room, then rack up a game in a rec room with a pool table. Endless Summer is a 9-bedroom oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Southern Shores with an elevator to every level, a private pool, and a...

  • Southern Shores
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 8.5 Bathrooms
NOT SOON ENOUGH

A seasonal gas fireplace warms the 1,200-square-foot top-floor living area at Not Soon Enough, a 4,600-square-foot Carolina Designs home in Duck's Ocean Crest community. Cathedral ceilings crown this semi-oceanfront retreat in the Outer Banks...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
HAPPY AS CLAMS

A ground-floor recreation room and a separate media room give everyone space to spread out at Happy As Clams, a 6-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs in Section D of Ocean Sands in Corolla. An elevator, private pool, and hot tub round...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
THE SANDMAN

6 bedrooms, 6 private baths: at THE SANDMAN, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home in Nags Head, every bedroom has its own bathroom, and a central elevator reaches all three levels. Add a 24 x 14 private pool, a hot tub, a gas grill, and a ground...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
BAREFEET RETREAT

Five king beds anchor the nine-bedroom layout at Barefeet Retreat, a Carolina Designs oceanfront escape at Milepost 16.5 in Nags Head where a 30-by-14 private pool sits behind the dune. Eleven TVs and a hot tub with ocean views round out this OBX...

  • Nags Head
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
OCEAN CREST PARADISE

Gather ten around the dining table at OCEAN CREST PARADISE, a semi-oceanfront Duck home from Carolina Designs where the kitchen's icemaker makes twice the ice and four king suites keep everyone comfortable. Tucked on a quiet cul-de-sac across...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
OFF THE HOOK

OFF THE HOOK counts twelve bedrooms and twelve private, custom-tiled baths, one for every room, in a 6,000-square-foot semi-oceanfront Corolla home from Carolina Designs. Designed by twenty-year Corolla vacationers, it also holds an elevator, a...

  • Corolla
  • 12 Bedrooms
  • 13 Bathrooms
SUNNY OUTLOOK

Watch the sun sink into the Currituck Sound from a cul-de-sac perch where every one of the six bedrooms has its own private bath. Sunny Outlook is soundfront in the Currituck Club and new to the Carolina Designs program for 2026, pairing a...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
AMERICAN WAVES

36 feet by 18 feet of private pool, heated free of charge in season, anchor the oceanfront yard at American Waves, a seven bedroom Carolina Designs home in Corolla's Ocean Hill Estates. Five king suites, an elevated hot tub deck, two outdoor...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
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Outer Banks Seafood Festival
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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...

Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station

The Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station is one of Rodanthe's greatest treasures. This historical lifesaving station has been a popular attraction for Hatteras Island visitors for decades, and stands on the very edge of the small town of Rodanthe. Over...

DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE

A home theater, a regulation size pool table and a 28-by-14-foot private pool set DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE apart from the usual OBX vacation rental. This 6-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Duck's Schooner Ridge community also offers a hot tub and...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms