The impetus for movable walls is that the people whom Ikea considers its target demographic are occupying ever-smaller spaces. The average size of a two-bedroom apartment built in Sweden this year ...

So Ikea started to wonder — could you use the floor, ceilings, or walls to create a flexible, open space in a tiny apartment?

Colorful Gramercy apartment with a quirky movable wall seeks $900K Bright colors also give this junior one bedroom plenty of personality By Emily Nonko Oct 3, 2016, 3:48pm EDT ...

Swedish furniture company Ikea is testing movable walls and sliding power sockets that residents of small apartments can shuffle around to create subrooms and much-wanted privacy.

Convertible Spaces apartments in Melbourne, Australia, employ movable walls to open up a living space or cut it in two to create a bedroom area with a pull down bed and storage units.