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.
Claim one of 21 bedrooms, then head out to the private pool or the hot tub. OCEAN LUXE, a Carolina Designs oceanfront estate at Milepost 7.5 in Kill Devil Hills, sleeps your extended family in style, with 16 kings, 17 private baths, an...
Just one lot from the beach, Blue Oasis frames views of the Atlantic and the Corolla coastline from its wrap-around decks. With five bedrooms, a private pool, and a hot tub, this OBX vacation rental keeps beach days and poolside afternoons only...
TURTLE TIME hands every one of its nine bedrooms a private bath, then adds a private soundfront walkway with its own launch on the Currituck Sound. This Carolina Designs home in Corolla's Monteray Shores also offers an elevator to all three...
Plug in at the EV charging station, then settle into the home theater for a movie with your travel companions. ABSOLUTE ELEGANCE, a ten-bedroom oceanfront estate from Carolina Designs, pairs these rare extras with sweeping Atlantic views in...
Watch the sun rise over the Atlantic from one seven-bedroom home. Specialty, a Carolina Designs oceanfront retreat in the premier Pine Island community of Corolla, frames ocean-to-sound vistas through full-length windows. Overview A...
COSTA AZUL offers families a rare measure of ease at the water's edge. This eight-bedroom oceanfront Nags Head home from Carolina Designs pairs six king beds with a 29-foot private pool, a hot tub, and a rec room built for rainy-day...
A sandy volleyball area and a basketball hoop set the pace at Carolina Cabana, a six bedroom Duck retreat from Carolina Designs built for families who like to play. Inside, the ground level recreation room offers a comfortable spot to gather...
A pool table and a shuffleboard game fill the ground-floor rec room at CAROLINA BY THE SEA, a nine-bedroom oceanfront retreat in Corolla's Pine Island community from Carolina Designs. Every bedroom has a private bath, an elevator serves all...
42 feet of sparkling private pool, a poolside cabana, and a volleyball area set Silver Shore apart from the ordinary. This semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home sits on an elevated lot in Duck's Carolina Dunes, just over the dunes from the...
A private home theater sets the scene indoors at STAY ANCHORED, an 8-bedroom oceanfront retreat from Carolina Designs at Milepost 20.5 in South Nags Head. A ramp to the front entrance and pool area and an elevator reaching all three levels make...
Amadeus hides a private sauna in its ground-floor rec room, a rarity among Outer Banks rentals and a welcome retreat after a long day in the salt air. This oceanfront Nags Head home from Carolina Designs pairs that indulgence with a 28' x 16...
7 TVs and a basketball hoop set the tone at A Place in the Sun, a six-bedroom Carolina Designs retreat on the quiet streets of Bayberry Bluffs in Duck. This oceanside escape sits equidistant between the award-winning Duck beaches and the...
13 TVs, a home theater, and a recreation room fill COROLLABUNGA with things to do, and Carolina Designs is welcoming this oceanfront Corolla home into the program for 2026. Nine bedrooms, seven with private baths, an elevator, a 26-foot private...
Sea Watch makes big-group logistics easy: this oceanfront Carolina Designs home just north of the village of Duck fills eight bedrooms, and it comes with an elevator, a home theater, and 11 TVs. Overview Ocean vistas and long beach...
A second-floor great room framed by the Atlantic to the east and the Currituck Sound to the west gives Both Sides Of The Sun its name and Carolina Designs invites you to see both sunrise and sunset from one room in this oceanfront 8-bedroom...
As You Wish tucks a recreation room and a home theater one floor below the great room, with a hot tub waiting beside the pool. This 7-bedroom oceanfront Southern Shores home from Carolina Designs pairs serious play with a 180 degree vista of...
A 35 by 20 foot private pool anchors the outdoor living at The Sandy Blue, a semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Section A of Ocean Sands in Corolla. Six bedrooms, five with king beds, a separate hot tub, and two outdoor showers set the...
One single row of homes stands between the Atlantic Ocean and the Currituck Sound in Pine Island, and FOLLOW APOLLO sits right in the middle. This 8 bedroom oceanfront estate from Carolina Designs delivers unobstructed water views in both...
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...
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, with its black and white candy-cane stripes, is one of the most famous and recognizable lighthouses in the world. Protecting one of the most treacherous stretches of the Outer Banks, with a beam of light that spans 20...
Anyone with a fascination of history and America's European roots will love a day exploring the Elizabeth II, a historic 16th century sailing vessel that is docked along the borders of the Roanoke Island Festival Park. This ship can be admired by...
TURTLE TIME hands every one of its nine bedrooms a private bath, then adds a private soundfront walkway with its own launch on the Currituck Sound. This Carolina Designs home in Corolla's Monteray Shores also offers an elevator to all three...























