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

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COROLLABUNGA

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...

  • Corolla
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 8.5 Bathrooms
ARIA

An elevator and an onsite EV charger set the tone at Aria, a 7-bedroom oceanfront home in Ocean Sands, Section Q, from Carolina Designs. Park, plug in, and ride up to a top-floor great room framed by an east-facing wall of windows. Below, a...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
SUNRISE CAY

An oceanside "Rum Shack" cabana bar, complete with a Smart TV, sink and cooler pit, sets the tone at Sunrise Cay, a seven bedroom oceanfront escape from Carolina Designs in Duck. Inside, an elevator glides between three levels of ocean view...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
SPECIALTY

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...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
BLISS

Settle into the home theater, then challenge the family to a game in the recreation room below: Bliss, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home in Southern Shores, devotes 6,700 square feet to play. Seven bedrooms each have a private bath, and a 16 x...

  • Southern Shores
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 8.5 Bathrooms
MIDSOMER

With no development to the east or west, Midsomer claims an Outer Banks vantage point where sunrise over the Atlantic and sunset over the Currituck Sound both belong to you. This nine-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs pairs a 34' x...

  • Corolla
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 9 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
PINCH ME

Wake to sunrises over the Atlantic and close the day with sunsets over the Currituck Sound at PINCH ME, a Carolina Designs oceanfront home on Pine Island in Corolla. This 6-bedroom retreat also delivers a private pool and hot tub, decks on each...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
THE LIGHTSHIP

The Lightship gives every one of its nine bedrooms a private bath of its own, eight of them with king beds, so no one in your group has to share or compromise. This oceanfront Carolina Designs home at Milepost 10 in Nags Head also holds an...

  • Nags Head
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 10 Bathrooms
CROWDER'S RETREAT

Rack up a game in the rec room, then cool off in the backyard: CROWDER'S RETREAT is a Carolina Designs vacation rental in Duck Landing where a Nags Head style cottage with a wraparound deck pairs a 28 x 14 private pool and hot tub with a rec...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
CAROLINA BREEZE

With 24 bedrooms and 24 private baths arranged across four oceanfront levels, Carolina Breeze gives everyone a room of their own. This Carolina Designs estate at Milepost 9 in Kill Devil Hills spans more than 11,000 square feet, with an...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 24 Bedrooms
  • 25 Bathrooms
CASA DE PLAYA

Casa de Playa crowns its top floor with a loft furnished with armchairs and a telescope for scanning the Atlantic horizon, an unexpected touch in this 4,000 sq. ft. oceanfront Carolina Designs home in Corolla. Bordered by open space, the home...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
TROPICAL L'ATTITUDES-DUCK

Tee off with discounted green fees reserved for guests of this Carolina Designs home. TROPICAL L'ATTITUDES is an eight-bedroom Duck retreat in Duck Landing, where a 34-foot private pool comes with free heat and the community beach access sits...

  • Duck
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
SOUND AND SEA

At the end of a private pier stretching into sound waters, shaded built-in seating waits for sunset watchers at Sound and Sea, a Carolina Designs soundfront home in Duck where three kayaks and a stand-up paddle board launch right from the...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
DUCK RETREAT

Perched on the highest elevation lot in the private, gated Four Seasons community, Duck Retreat is a six-bedroom Duck estate from Carolina Designs where a hand-painted glass elevator and a home theater set the tone. Ocean views, a 34' x 19...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
FOUR LEAF PLOVER

Rack up an evening in the ground-floor recreation room of Four Leaf Plover, a six-bedroom Duck estate from Carolina Designs where every bedroom has its own private bath. An elevator glides between levels, and a poolside cabana sits beside the...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
SEAVIEW

Claim any bedroom you like at SEAVIEW: all seven come with a private bath, so no one in your group negotiates for the shower. This Carolina Designs semi-oceanfront home in Southern Shores is one lot from the sand, with an elevator, a heated 32...

  • Southern Shores
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
NO WORRIES

Seven tiered theater seats face a projection screen with surround sound in the dedicated home cinema at NO WORRIES, a 7-bedroom Corolla retreat from Carolina Designs. Add a recreation room with wet bar, an elevator, a 24 x 12 private pool and...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
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Buxton Woods

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...

Outer Banks Scenic Byway

Take a long and lingering trip along the coastline that includes two ferries, 21 coastal villages, and miles of stunning scenery in every direction with a trip along the Outer Banks Scenic Byway. Known as one of the most beautiful stretches of...

The 10 Best Beach Canopies & Umbrellas for 2026

Beach canopies and umbrellas create shade, lower ambient temperatures and block UV rays on hot, sunny Summer days. Sitting under the canopy of a quality beach umbrella can make the difference between comfort and sweltering. When choosing an...

CASA LUNA

A pool table anchors the ground-level rec room at Casa Luna, a 7-bedroom oceanfront home in Corolla from Carolina Designs. Upstairs, a mid-level media lounge with a wet bar and a top-floor gourmet kitchen keep a large group comfortable, while...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms