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.
Tucked behind a private dune deck at Milepost 7.5, Grande Atlantis hides something few Outer Banks homes can claim: a poolside cabana bar with bar-height seating, a mini-fridge, and a seasonal outdoor TV. This 10-bedroom oceanfront Carolina...
- Kill Devil Hills
- 10 Bedrooms
- 10.5 Bathrooms
Two 2019 Outer Banks Parade of Homes awards, the People's Choice Award and the Judges' Award of Excellence, went to Mancuso Development for the custom design and build of "650", a 7-bedroom Corolla home from Carolina Designs where an elevator and a...
- Corolla
- 7 Bedrooms
- 6.5 Bathrooms
Claim one of eight king suites, each with a private bath, at Blue Beacon Retreat, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home in Corolla where all 10 bedrooms have private baths: 10 full and 2 half in total. An elevator links three levels of upscale...
- Corolla
- 10 Bedrooms
- 11 Bathrooms
A seventh bedroom with its own full bath and media area gives Two Buoys a private king suite, a rare bonus among Carolina Designs homes in Duck. Down below, a 33 x 16 private pool, hot tub, and fully fenced backyard anchor this seven-bedroom...
- Duck
- 7 Bedrooms
- 7.5 Bathrooms
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
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
SONG OF THE SEA pairs an oceanfront perch in Duck's Wild Duck Dunes with a perk few beach houses offer: discounted golf fees, compliments of the homeowner. This 5-bedroom Carolina Designs home puts the surf and the fairways within easy reach of...
- Duck
- 5 Bedrooms
- 4.5 Bathrooms
Arching windows carry the view from the Currituck Sound to the Atlantic at CAROLINA SUNSET, a six-bedroom oceanfront estate from Carolina Designs in Corolla's exclusive Pine Island community. An onsite EV charger keeps your car ready while the...
- Corolla
- 6 Bedrooms
- 6.5 Bathrooms
Cool off in the pool before you unpack the car: HENNY PENNY, a Carolina Designs seven-bedroom in Corolla Village, pairs an indoor rec room with a basketball hoop and a 32 x 16 private pool, and the beach is just 104 yards down a quiet...
- Corolla
- 7 Bedrooms
- 5 Bathrooms
Piping Plover is a four-bedroom Carolina Designs vacation rental in Duck with just as much space to gather outside as there is inside. A 32 x 25 private pool anchors the outdoor space, and the Carolina Dunes community beach access sits 340...
- Duck
- 4 Bedrooms
- 3.5 Bathrooms
Seven bedrooms, seven private baths, and five levels linked by an elevator make HIPNAUTIC a rare find among Carolina Designs vacation rentals in Kill Devil Hills. Brand new construction ready for 2026, this semi-oceanfront retreat at Milepost 6...
- Kill Devil Hills
- 7 Bedrooms
- 9 Bathrooms
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
Arabella hands every one of its ten bedrooms a private bath, eight of them kings, so no one in your group draws the short straw. This oceanfront Kill Devil Hills estate from Carolina Designs pairs that rare layout with a home theater, an...
- Kill Devil Hills
- 10 Bedrooms
- 11 Bathrooms
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
Whatever, a Carolina Designs five bedroom retreat in Corolla, hides a cinema style home theater behind its doors, complete with surround sound. Add a recreation room, an elevator, and five private bedroom suites, and this 4,000 square foot home...
- Corolla
- 5 Bedrooms
- 6 Bathrooms
12 king suites, each with a private bath, make License to Chill one of the rare Corolla homes where nobody draws the short straw. This oceanfront Carolina Designs retreat in Ocean Sands Section C spans two connected wings with an elevator, a...
- Corolla
- 12 Bedrooms
- 14 Bathrooms
Claim one of eight bedrooms, each with its own private bath, at Vacation Oasis, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home at Milepost 16 in Nags Head where an elevator reaches all three levels. Nine full baths and two half baths mean no waiting in...
- Nags Head
- 8 Bedrooms
- 10 Bathrooms
10 full baths, a private elevator serving all three floors, and a home theater set the tone at DIAMOND KITTY HAWK, a Carolina Designs vacation rental at Milepost 4.5 in Kitty Hawk. This 9-bedroom semi-oceanfront retreat also offers an onsite EV...
- Kitty Hawk
- 9 Bedrooms
- 10.5 Bathrooms
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...
Stand-Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) may be considered one of the Outer Bank's newest crazes to hit the water, but the sport itself is actually centuries old, originating in the Hawaiian and Polynesian Islands as an easy-going mode of transportation from...
Perhaps the reason that this area of maritime forest goes unnoticed, (an area which in fact comprises the majority of Frisco Village), is simply because the oceanfront beaches just yards away are too alluring to ignore, and garner the lion's share...
A volleyball net awaits in the backyard at QUACK OF DAWN, a seven-bedroom Carolina Designs home in Duck's Sea Pines community. Six of the seven bedrooms claim a private bath, the beach access sits just 335 yards away, and a well-stocked kitchen...
- Duck
- 7 Bedrooms
- 7.5 Bathrooms