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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BLUE HEAVEN RENDEZVOUS

Rack the balls on the ground level pool table, flip the topper for a ping-pong rematch, and you have just scratched the surface of Blue Heaven Rendezvous. This six bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs sits in Section O of Ocean Sands...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
DUNE OUR THING

Claim one of eight king bedrooms behind private bath doors at Dune Our Thing, a Carolina Designs oceanfront estate in Corolla's Whalehead neighborhood. Ten bedrooms, nine with private baths, an elevator, and an onsite EV charger set this Outer...

  • Corolla
  • 10 Bedrooms
  • 11 Bathrooms
TANARAMA II

The old Tanarama Hotel once stood on this stretch of sand at Milepost 6, and its address now belongs to Tanarama II, a four-bedroom oceanfront home from Carolina Designs. An elevator carries guests and luggage between levels, while a rec room...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
THE KITE SURFER

Claim a private bath with every bedroom: all eight bedrooms at THE KITE SURFER come with their own baths, nine full baths and a half bath in all, in this oceanfront Nags Head escape from Carolina Designs. An elevator serves every level, six...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9.5 Bathrooms
PEACEFUL BREEZE

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...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
SHORELY BLESSED

A multi-arcade machine anchors the ground-floor rec room at Shorely Blessed, a Carolina Designs eight-bedroom escape in Duck's Sea Pines community. An elevator serving every level and an EV charger in the carport round out a home built for easy...

  • Duck
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
LIVIN THE DREAM

LIVIN THE DREAM gives each of its ten bedrooms a private bath, a rare luxury even among the oceanfront homes Carolina Designs represents in Corolla. Add a home theater, two hot tubs, and an elevator, and this Whalehead retreat earns its name...

  • Corolla
  • 10 Bedrooms
  • 11.5 Bathrooms
TRI THE SURF

Tri the Surf is a 6-bedroom Corolla home from Carolina Designs, just 78 yards from beach access. Poolside, a covered tiki bar and hot tub overlook the private pool, and the recreation room offers even more space to gather. Overview Jump right in...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
MICHAEL-ANNE

Up one more flight from the great room, a lofted ship's watch turns a workday, or a good afternoon with a book, into a panoramic ocean view. This is Michael-Anne, a six-bedroom, four-bath Corolla oceanfront home from Carolina Designs. ...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
STORK'S LANDING

Six full bathrooms for five bedrooms, plus an elevator to carry bags and beach gear to every level: Stork's Landing in Duck is an oceanfront Carolina Designs home built around the little conveniences that make a week at the beach effortless...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
ROYAL PALM

A 34-foot private pool anchors the backyard at Royal Palm, a Carolina Designs eight-bedroom retreat in Duck's Four Seasons community. Poolside, a cabana bar sits near the hot tub, and the ground floor rec room waits just 456 yards from the...

  • Duck
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
SUMMER SAND

A lofted hot tub perched above the poolside cabana sets the tone at Summer Sand, an 8-bedroom semi-oceanfront Carolina Designs home at Milepost 13.5 in Nags Head. Below it, a private pool, a cabana with its own half bath, TV, and refrigerator...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
SOL MATE

Covered outdoor living space wraps the ground level of Sol Mate, a 10-bedroom oceanfront home in Corolla from Carolina Designs, where a 36-foot saltwater pool, a hot tub, and an outdoor shower overlook the Atlantic. An elevator serves all three...

  • Corolla
  • 10 Bedrooms
  • 11 Bathrooms
OFF THE HOOK

Off The Hook devotes a private, custom-tiled bath to every one of its twelve bedrooms, and this Carolina Designs home only gets better from there: a home theater, a recreation room, and a cabana beside the private pool. It sits semi-oceanfront...

  • Corolla
  • 12 Bedrooms
  • 13 Bathrooms
QUALITY TIME

Quality Time hides a real home theater beneath its decks: tiered, movie-house seating for ten, an 85-inch Smart TV, and a DVD player, all just steps from the rec room. This 6-bedroom semi-oceanfront home from Carolina Designs sits in Corolla's...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
SAND AND SURF

Catch a movie in the home theater at Sand and Surf, a Carolina Designs oceanfront estate in Nags Head where all eight bedrooms have their own private bath. This 6,300 square foot home spreads a cinema and a recreation room across its levels...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
SUMMER WIND

Summer Wind pairs oceanfront living in Duck with something few beach houses offer: full access to Schooner Ridge community amenities, including community pool access and tennis courts. This Carolina Designs home adds a screened porch, a lofted...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
FOLLOW APOLLO

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...

  • Corolla
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
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Surfing on the Outer Banks

Forget Hawaii and California - on the East Coast, the best place for surf is on the Outer Banks, and this region is renowned as one of the best surfing destinations from New York to Florida. Surfers from all over the country and the world flock to...

Currituck Beach Lighthouse

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...

Historic Corolla Park

Most all visitors to Corolla will spend at least a sunny afternoon or two at the Historic Corolla Park. This 39 acre site is home to three of the Northern Outer Banks' biggest attractions, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla, the Currituck Beach...

SOL MATE

Covered outdoor living space wraps the ground level of Sol Mate, a 10-bedroom oceanfront home in Corolla from Carolina Designs, where a 36-foot saltwater pool, a hot tub, and an outdoor shower overlook the Atlantic. An elevator serves all three...

  • Corolla
  • 10 Bedrooms
  • 11 Bathrooms