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.
Catch a movie in the home theater at Sand and Surf, a Carolina Designs oceanfront estate in Nags Head where all eight bedrooms have their own private bath. This 6,300 square foot home spreads a cinema and a recreation room across its levels...
A 400 square foot rooftop terrace crowns Sea to Sound, capturing ocean views to the east and sound views to the west from a hilltop perch in Duck. This six-bedroom Carolina Designs home sits just three lots from the beach, 158 yards to beach...
Behind a Parade of Homes award-winning facade inspired by the kasbahs of Marrakech, Casa Blanca rises over 7,000 square feet at the ocean's edge in prestigious Pine Island, Corolla. This Carolina Designs oceanfront retreat pairs 9 bedrooms and...
Seacret Getaway is a rare find in the Carolina Designs collection: a flattop custom-built in 2022, tucked beneath mature live oaks just four homes from the east end of a quiet dead-end street in Southern Shores. Friday check-in lets you skip...
An EV charger is available at 12 NORTH, a six-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Corolla's Pine Island community where the neighborhood beach access is just 23 yards away. Inside, an elevator and a media room anchor the ground floor. Outside, a...
Settle in for a big-screen matinee in the home theater, then head upstairs to a suite that is yours alone: every one of the eight bedrooms at NIRVANA, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home at Milepost 17 in Nags Head, comes with its own private...
Ocean views open off the top-floor deck at Seaside Corner, a six-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Corolla's Ocean Sands, Section O, where an elevator carries luggage to every level. Just 137 yards from beach access, this OBX vacation rental...
With no development to the east or west, Midsomer looks out over the Atlantic at sunrise and the Currituck Sound at sunset, a rare Pine Island position Carolina Designs guests will not soon forget. This nine-bedroom oceanfront home in Corolla...
Carolina Surf pairs each of its 22 bedrooms with a private bath, so no one in your group ever waits a turn. Built in 2022 and managed by Carolina Designs, this oceanfront Kill Devil Hills home stacks four levels of living space served by an...
Claim a bedroom with its own private bath, seven times over: SEAVIEW from Carolina Designs gives each of its seven bedrooms a full en suite bath, then adds an elevator, a media room, and a heated pool just one lot back from the Atlantic in...
Skee-ball, Golden Tee, and a wet bar fill the ground-floor "barcade" at BellTide, a 9-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs near Milepost 12.5 in Nags Head. Every bedroom claims its own private bath, an elevator serves the upper floors...
Gather the entire family under one oceanfront roof at OCEAN ROYALE, a 24-bedroom estate from Carolina Designs in Kill Devil Hills. With 17 king suites, 21 full baths, an elevator, a home theater, and a 36 x 18 private pool at Milepost 7.5, this...
3 king suites, each with a private bath, and an elevator reaching every level make Birdseye a rare Carolina Designs find in Southern Shores. This custom crafted, semi-oceanfront home sits across the street from a beach access, so the sand is a...
Up one more flight from the great room, a lofted ship's watch turns a workday, or a good afternoon with a book, into a panoramic ocean view. This is Michael-Anne, a six-bedroom, four-bath Corolla oceanfront home from Carolina Designs. ...
Stand on the second-floor sun deck and count just two homes between you and the Currituck Sound. Duck Peach, a seven-bedroom Carolina Designs retreat in the quiet seaside community of Olde Duck Beach, turns sunset over the water into a nightly...
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...
From the sand volleyball court just beyond the fence to the poolside hot tub, Can't Take It With You keeps the fun outdoors in Duck. This eight bedroom Carolina Designs home in Duck Landing sits just 65 yards from the beach access and stacks...
Tucked beside the private pool, a cabana sets Royal Palm Paradise I apart, and that is only the beginning at this Carolina Designs semi-oceanfront retreat in Duck. Elevated for panoramic ocean views, the six-suite home also holds a home...
October 3, 2026
(+ more dates)Celebrate the arrival of fall at Island Farm! On the first four Saturdays in October, Island Farm will host its 15th Annual Pumpkin Patch event, happening October 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th from 9 A.M. until 3 P.M. Admission for visitors ages four...
Take a long and lingering trip along the coastline that includes two ferries, 21 coastal villages, and miles of stunning scenery in every direction with a trip along the Outer Banks Scenic Byway. Known as one of the most beautiful stretches of...
When it comes to gorgeous beaches and laid-back charm, Ocracoke Island is often considered the gem of the Outer Banks. Accessible only by boat, this small island has been separated from the rest of the world for centuries, and as a result, has one...
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...
























