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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Casa Antonio pairs a 30 x 15 private pool with a poolside cabana, a rarity even among Carolina Designs' luxury Nags Head homes. This semi-oceanfront eight-bedroom retreat at Milepost 13.5 adds a rec room, a home theater, an elevator, and nine...
30 feet of private pool, with pool heat included at no extra charge, anchors the backyard at Seahawk, a five-bedroom Carolina Designs home tucked into the quiet Sea Hawk community in Duck. Add a hot tub, a volleyball area, an EV charger in the...
Behind a private pool and a sand volleyball court in Duck Landing, OCEAN JOURNEY hands every one of its seven bedrooms a private bath, so no one in your group ever waits a turn. This Carolina Designs vacation rental in Duck also counts two half...
5 parking spaces, a basketball hoop, and homeowner-provided discounted golf fees set PEACEFUL BREEZE apart from the usual beach house. This five-bedroom Carolina Designs retreat in Duck's Sea Acres community pairs a 32 x 16 private pool and hot...
Claim any of the seven bedrooms here and a private bath comes with it, a rare luxury among Carolina Designs homes in Duck. The Space Between offers stellar views of the land and water around you, an elevator serves every level, and the...
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...
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...
Settle in for movie night in the home theater, then take your pick of ten bedrooms that each come with a private bath. Wild Goose, a 10-bedroom Carolina Designs estate in the Whalehead community of Corolla, backs that rare one-bath-per-bedroom...
A private in-home theater and a rec room anchor the ground floor of Beach Vibes, a 6-bedroom Duck retreat from Carolina Designs where every bedroom has its own private bath. An elevator reaches all three levels, and an EV charger waits in the...
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...
Sunlight stacks four levels of decks in Corolla's Whalehead neighborhood, and this nine-bedroom Carolina Designs home is brand new to the program for 2027. An elevator, three levels of interior living space totaling over 5,500 square feet, and an...
Just Peachy counts not one but two in-ground hot tubs in its oceanfront pool area, where a poolside cabana anchors the fun. This ten-bedroom Carolina Designs estate at Milepost 7.5 in Kill Devil Hills pairs that pool area with a rec room with a...
Claim your seat in the private theater, then rack the balls in the rec room: Pirates Treasure, new to the Carolina Designs program for 2026, is a nine-bedroom semi-oceanfront Corolla home where every single bedroom has its own private bath. An...
Serve up a morning pickleball match on the community courts, then tee off with discounted green fees nearby. Duck-n-Sea, a six bedroom Carolina Designs retreat in Duck Landing, pairs those rare extras with a 32 by 16 private pool, hot tub, and...
In a downstairs theater with tiered seating and a big flatscreen, movie night becomes its own vacation tradition at Shore Pleasure, a six-bedroom oceanfront home in Corolla from Carolina Designs. Each of the six bedrooms has its own private...
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...
Carolina Designs invites you to this Corolla retreat in Ocean Sands Section O, just 189 yards from the beach access. Private pool, hot tub, and a recreation room round out the stay. Overview Make tracks and enjoy all the natural beauty...
Buffell Duck sits within a few houses of two separate beach accesses, three lots north or two lots south, so the walk to the sand is measured in lots rather than blocks. New to Carolina Designs for 2026, this semi-oceanfront Duck home pairs...
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...
Vacationers will notice a handful of sailboats at every local Outer Banks port, either saddled up to the docks or breezing across the harbor, en route to the nearest sound for a cruise, or to the continent-spanning Intracoastal Waterway to continue...
Ask any crowd of visiting kiteboarders about Kite Point, and they'll readily give you exact directions to this unmarked but internationally renowned soundside beach. Located in between Avon and Buxton villages abutting the Pamlico Sound, Kite Point...
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...
























