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.
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...
Buffell Duck sits within a few houses of two separate beach accesses, three lots north or two lots south, so the walk to the sand is measured in lots rather than blocks. New to Carolina Designs for 2026, this semi-oceanfront Duck home pairs...
THE SEA SWEET hides a rec room stocked with games on its ground floor, and ocean views come with the upper levels. This Carolina Designs six bedroom home in The Villages at Ocean Hill sits 100 yards from beach access in Corolla. Saltwater pool...
Where the dunes give way to open Atlantic in Duck's Carolina Dunes neighborhood, Sandy Bottoms settles the who-sleeps-where question before it starts: every one of the seven bedrooms in this Carolina Designs oceanfront estate has its own...
Twelve at the dining table, eight bedrooms upstairs and down, and a pool waiting past the screen door: this house keeps pace with your whole crew. CAROLINA ON MY MIND is an eight-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Corolla's Crown Point, where...
Relaxing beneath the shade of a pergola, or gathering in the covered outdoor recreation area, is just one way to spend an afternoon at HAPPY ENCHILADA, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home in the Village at Nags Head. Six bedrooms, a 30 x 14...
Set 125 yards from a beach access in Section O of Ocean Sands, A Triple Delight is a six-bedroom Corolla home from Carolina Designs. An elevator serves all levels. Sun, fun, and ultimate relaxation... what can we say? That's A Triple Delight...
Four king suites with private baths mean no negotiating over bathroom time: Ocean Crest Paradise is a split-level Carolina Designs vacation rental on a quiet cul-de-sac across from the beach in Duck, with a 28 x 14 private pool and an oversized...
Two hot tubs bubble away at Sunny Dayz: one on the oceanview sun deck, one poolside so no one misses the pool party. Add a tiered home theater, a rec room with a pool table and sports bar, an elevator, and 10 bedrooms with 8 private baths, and...
30 bedrooms and 27 full baths make Ocean Grandeur the largest home in the Carolina Designs program. This oceanfront estate at Milepost 9 in Kill Devil Hills pairs a custom wine room, Thai-inspired massage room, and home theater with a 36 x 18...
A private dock with its own gazebo reaches out over the Currituck Sound at Sounds Duckin' Awesome, a seven bedroom soundfront retreat from Carolina Designs just north of the village of Duck. Tucked back on a large lot, this Duck OBX vacation...
Dim the lights, claim a seat in the tiered home theater, and let the big screen and surround sound take over movie night at Pebble Beach, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home in Duck. Six of the seven bedrooms are king suites with private baths...
Just off the pool deck at Milepost 11.5 in Nags Head, Heart of the Sunrise offers something rare among Carolina Designs oceanfront homes: an elevator and eight bedrooms that each claim a private bath. Nine full baths and a half bath keep...
Climb the steps to your own dune-top gazebo, where built-in seating and elevated Atlantic views wait just beyond the pool fence at Splish Splash, a six-bedroom oceanfront home in Nags Head from Carolina Designs. A private walkway drops you onto...
A dedicated home theater room, a spacious recreation room, and a 30 x 16 private pool spread across one of the largest lots in Nags Head set Beach King apart from the usual oceanfront rental. This nine-bedroom Carolina Designs home pairs nine...
SALTY SUMMERS hands every one of its eight bedrooms a private bath, a rarity even among Outer Banks estates, then adds a home theater, an elevator, and free pool heat. This Carolina Designs home in Ocean Hill sits 214 yards from beach access at...
Claim your seat in the tiered, cinema-style home theater at ENDLESS SUMMER, a 9-bedroom oceanfront escape from Carolina Designs in Southern Shores. Just steps away, the rec room waits for friendly competition, while an elevator reaches every...
A private home theater sets the stage for movie nights at Sir Walter Raleigh, an eight bedroom oceanfront estate from Carolina Designs in Nags Head. The adjoining recreation room keeps every generation entertained. An elevator makes moving...
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...
Vacationers adore the Outer Banks for its unspoiled stretches of undeveloped shoreline, and some may not initially realize that this sporadic lack of development is completely intentional, and is the result of decades of careful environmental...
The Roanoke Marshes lighthouse is often one of the most overlooked of the Outer Banks lighthouses, simply because of its small stature, limited visibility and remote location tucked away at the quiet east end of the Manteo waterfront.
Wake up to the sound of the waves at Sunshine Daze, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home at Milepost 14.5 in Nags Head. This 8-bedroom retreat pairs six king beds with a private pool and hot tub. Two dogs are welcome, too. Stairs from the pool...
























