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.

BEBE

Beach access just 115 yards away sets the tone at BeBe, a Carolina Designs vacation rental in Duck. This seven-bedroom oceanside escape in Sea Pines pairs an elevator, private pool, and hot tub with a recreation room and an easy walk to the...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
BLUE HEAVEN RENDEZVOUS

Rack the balls on the ground level pool table, flip the topper for a ping-pong rematch, and you have just scratched the surface of Blue Heaven Rendezvous. This six bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs sits in Section O of Ocean Sands...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
TEQUILA SUNRISE

40 feet long by 15 feet wide, the private saltwater pool at Tequila Sunrise is only the start. This oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Duck pairs east and west facing decks on two levels, so sunrise watchers and sunset lovers never have to...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
VILLA ROSA

Eight bedrooms, each with its own private bath, set Villa Rosa apart among Carolina Designs oceanfront homes in South Nags Head. This Milepost 19.5 retreat adds a 32-foot private pool with free heat, a home theater, two rec rooms, an elevator...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
ABRACADABRA

Behind each of the ten bedroom doors at ABRACADABRA, a Carolina Designs home in the Whalehead neighborhood of Corolla, you will find a private bath. Nine king suites, an elevator, a 16 x 30 foot private pool with hot tub, and a recreation room...

  • Corolla
  • 10 Bedrooms
  • 11 Bathrooms
SUMMER SAND

A lofted hot tub crowns the poolside cabana at Summer Sand, a Carolina Designs 8-bedroom semi-oceanfront home at Milepost 13.5 in Nags Head. Below it, a private pool and a cabana with high-top seating, a TV, and a refrigerator keep the party...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
MORNING GLORY

Six bedrooms and easy beach access set the tone at Morning Glory, a semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs escape at Milepost 5 in Kitty Hawk, where private baths, a rec room, and ocean-view living space greet a large group. Across the street, a...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
BEARING SOUTH

A ship's watch tucked above the great room comes furnished with a table and chairs for puzzles, children's games, and late-night card tournaments, one of many quiet corners in BEARING SOUTH, a five-bedroom oceanfront cottage from Carolina...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
EDGEWATER VIEW

Spend an evening in the recreation room, settle in for a movie in the home theater, then step out to the oceanfront pool: Edgewater View, a Carolina Designs oceanfront estate in Pine Island, Corolla, NC, gives all ten bedrooms a private bath...

  • Corolla
  • 10 Bedrooms
  • 11.5 Bathrooms
WHALEHEAD SUNRISE

Between the pool deck and the private beach walkway, there is room for the whole group to spread out at Whalehead Sunrise, a seven-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs. Sunrise over the Atlantic, a private pool and hot tub below, and a...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
ATLANTIC BREEZE

Claim one of five king bedrooms at ATLANTIC BREEZE, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home in Corolla where seven bedrooms, six full baths, and two half baths give everyone room to spread out. Gather with the group in the rec room, then soak in the...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
SIMPLY PARADISE

With eight bedroom suites and nine full baths, nobody in your group waits a turn at Simply Paradise, an oceanfront Nags Head home from Carolina Designs. A three-level elevator, a home theater, and a rec room complement the 26-by-14 private pool...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9.5 Bathrooms
TRI THE SURF

Tri the Surf is a 6-bedroom Corolla home from Carolina Designs, just 78 yards from beach access. Poolside, a covered tiki bar and hot tub overlook the private pool, and the recreation room offers even more space to gather. Overview Jump right in...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
OCEAN GRAND

A poolside cabana with a hot tub, gas grill, and outdoor shower sets the tone at Ocean Grand, a nine-bedroom oceanfront estate offered by Carolina Designs in Corolla. All nine bedrooms claim their own private baths, an elevator reaches every...

  • Corolla
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 12.5 Bathrooms
DREAM AWHILE

Dream Awhile stretches across an extra large, seventy-five foot wide oceanfront lot at Milepost 7.5, where all seven bedrooms have private baths and a private pool and hot tub wait just outside. This Carolina Designs home in Kill Devil Hills...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 8.5 Bathrooms
SALTY BREEZES

At the end of a quiet street in Duck Ridge Shores, where the pavement gives way to sand, Salty Breezes puts the village of Duck within walking distance of your own oceanfront doorstep. This six-bedroom Carolina Designs home pairs a private dune...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
TIRAMISU TOO

The 30 x 10 private pool, hot tub, and ground-floor recreation lounge keep every generation content, and the beach is 287 yards away. Guests also enjoy access to the private Ocean Lakes Swim & Tennis Club, plus tennis courts in Ocean Sands...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
THE SWELL

Two 4-burner stoves, two ovens, and two dishwashers anchor the granite kitchen at The Swell, a ten-bedroom oceanfront home in South Nags Head from Carolina Designs, where cooking for a big group never means waiting in line. Out back sit a 30x15...

  • Nags Head
  • 10 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
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Pumpkin Patch Saturdays at Island Farm
Oct 3

October 3, 2026

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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...

The Soundside Park and Boardwalk

While the oceanfront of the Outer Banks gets plenty of morning glory, those in the know head soundside when sunset approaches. Located at Milepost 16 on the Roanoke Sound, The Soundside Event Site in Nags Head has transitioned from a wide-open...

Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse

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.

2057 N VIRGINIA DARE TRAIL

2057 N VIRGINIA DARE TRAIL earned the "People's Choice Award" in the Outer Banks Parade of Homes, and Carolina Designs guests discover why on arrival: this oceanfront Kill Devil Hills retreat pairs an amazing setting with views of the ocean and...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms