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.
Beyond a fenced 30 x 14 private pool, a sandy volleyball court waits for barefoot matches at Sea Light, a seven-bedroom Duck escape from Carolina Designs. Set 258 yards from beach access in the Duck Landing community, this sunlit oceanside...
A 60' x 16' private pool anchors THREE SONS, a six-bedroom Carolina Designs vacation home in Duck's Four Seasons community. Beach access sits 311 yards away, and a recreation room on the ground level gives everyone a place to gather. ...
A tiered-seating home theater and a sports bar rec room with pool table anchor the ground floor of BLUE WAHOO, a nearly 8,000 square foot oceanfront estate at Milepost 8 in Kill Devil Hills. This Carolina Designs vacation rental sleeps large groups...
Poolside under the cabana, where a Smart TV turns an afternoon swim into an all day hangout, Plover Place reveals what sets it apart. This semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home at Milepost 6.5 in Kill Devil Hills pairs a private pool with a hot...
Ride the elevator from the pool deck to the ocean-view great room at OCEAN WAVES, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home in Duck where a den waits on every level. Four king bedrooms with private baths, a rec room, and a dune-top deck overlooking...
Why Knot counts two sheltered hot tubs among its amenities, one just outside the fenced pool area and a second on the wraparound deck, and this 8-bedroom Corolla home from Carolina Designs also adds a 34 x 14 private pool, a recreation room...
Just steps from the Atlantic, OCEAN ODYSSEY is an 8 bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs at Milepost 19 in Nags Head. A ground-level rec room, a 30 by 16 foot private pool, a hot tub, and a basketball hoop keep every generation...
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...
With twelve bedrooms and twelve private baths spread across three levels, plus two half baths, Moon Shine is a Carolina Designs vacation home in Corolla built for large groups that still value privacy. An elevator reaches every floor, a home...
POINTE EAST removes the stairs from a big beach vacation: an elevator reaches all three levels of this 8 bedroom oceanfront home at Milepost 19 in South Nags Head, and an oceanfront king bedroom on the first floor has a bathroom equipped for...
Over a mile of uninterrupted, rolling dunes unfolds north of Rainbow Connection, a Carolina Designs vacation home perched on a high dune in Duck's Sandy Ridge community. Bordering Army Corps of Engineers land, the view sweeps from ocean to...
La Ventana answers the biggest question in group travel with room for everyone, so Carolina Designs guests vacationing with a full house never feel crowded. This semi-oceanfront Duck home sleeps a crowd across eight bedrooms, five with private...
Claim any of the seven bedrooms at Seabatical and it comes with its own private bath, across five levels linked by an elevator. Brand new construction offered by Carolina Designs, this semi-oceanfront Kill Devil Hills home at Milepost 6 pairs ocean...
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...
Suspended between the first and second floor decks, the elevated pool at Daisy's Dune delivers a poolside view over the Atlantic that few homes can match. New for 2026 and offered by Carolina Designs, this 20 bedroom oceanfront retreat in Kill...
A detached garage topped by its own guest suite is one of the surprises at THE WARD HOUSE, a six-bedroom Carolina Designs escape in Corolla where three daybeds and three trundles sleep six above the backyard. An elevator serves all three floors...
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...
Eight private baths, one for every bedroom, plus an elevator, make Turtle Cove an effortless gathering place for large groups vacationing in Duck with Carolina Designs. Four kings, three queens and a pyramid bunk room each open to their own...
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 Currituck Beach Lighthouse, located in the heart of Corolla, borders the historic Whalehead in Historic Corolla and still functions as a guide for passing mariners. At 162' feet tall, the lighthouse's First Order Fresnel light, (the largest size...
The Ocracoke Island Lighthouse may not be the most imposing of the Outer Banks lighthouses, but as North Carolina's oldest lighthouse in operation, (and the second oldest in the United States), it is certainly one of the most beloved. At just 65...
THE JADE WAVE puts the breaking Atlantic surf within an easy stroll of your oceanfront deck. This six-bedroom Carolina Designs vacation home at Milepost 11.5 pairs tropical interiors with a 27 x 12 private pool, a covered-deck hot tub, and...
























