There is a lot of furniture in the room, but only you can see how to navigate around the space. That being said, I wouldn't want to look at a bunch of books/stuff in an open bookcase. Perhaps a closed piece where you could store things, but not see them.

I'm afraid that it would be too much. We can't see the room from the other direction, but it appears that every wall and surface has something on it. Sometimes, it's good to leave some open spaces. If you put in a bookcase, it would compete with the nice picture arrangement on the wall. You did a good job with that and it seems a shame to detract from it.

You didn't ask for it, but I would consider removing some footstools or poofs, too. That is unless you need them for additional seating.

Yes, I think a bookcase would be too much. Anyway, you wouldn't want so much stuff that it distracts from that fabulous table lamp.

It looks already busy without bookcase. May be you want to eliminate something?

Remove the mirrored screen and the room will appear a lot less crowded.

Some very nice pieces but I agree there's a lot going on.

I think it looks very pleasant, if a bit old fashioned. However, the mirrored screen is doubling what some might consider a lot of clutter. Relieve the cluttered feeling by removing the screen and the grouping of pictures behind the chairs. They are heavy and dark, IMO. Then get a tall piece of casegoods like a bookcase or an etagere to place behind the chairs, and load it with some of your lovely accessories. I gather from the reflection that your draperies are a tad dated and heavy. Can you remove the dark valances from them and see if the room lightens and brightens up a bit?

I don't know if it's too much furniture, But the furniture is too much--so busy.

And every table top is already full with gew-gaws. How do you use them as tables?

Your room is lovely and I like your curtains. Did you watch the Mario Buatta auction at Sotheby's? Your style is getting popular again ;-)

I vote for eliminating the mirrored screen. I am agnostic on the bookcase. Perhaps two tall bookcases in the corner where you have the screen?

I love it! It’s so warm and cozy. Go for the bookshelf! And don’t you dare remove those fabulous foot poofs!

It has a certain look to it. I like it, although it does seem a bit crowded.

what if you lost the two light chairs and put the two blue chairs over there? then you may have more breathing space for the black console.

However, that art is bothering me because it's hung too high! even if you do get a console, they all need to be lowered by 8-10". At least.

I actually love your idea of the low bookcase. It would be similar to mine which is about four feet tall, nine feet long and 30 inches in depth. (So more than a standard bookcase.) But ... to make it work in the room, I'd first remove the two small stools/ottomans in front of the small side table and chairs, remove half the stuff from the coffee table and round side table, and take out the (presumable) faux tall plant at the back. It will make the room breathe so much easier.

In addition, what I did to make my "bookcase" look and feel airy and light was to leave a lot of white space, that is, to put a few books (few relative to the size and space), a few valued decor items and a good amount of empty space. The top has very little on it, a few small LED candles on one end and a very pretty set of slender, tall, clear glass vases with some high quality faux white flowers flowing downward with a particularly nice tall slender AA sculptural woman. These two frame a huge picture I love of Paris.

In your case, I think you can keep the art you have if you remove other things and leave the top of your bookcase bare or nearly so.

Removing or moving the beautiful mirrored screen is key element. I too would change the wall hangings. The two small paintings look interesting and possibly getting two more to create smaller grouping of 4 would be lighter in feel. Definitely remove faux plant. A bit more editing of accessories will help too. I think I would try large orchid arrangement on the coffee table and a couple if the books on the small footstool. Slide footstool under chair. Do those things and let us see how it works then.

Books from footstool to coffee table.

I would remove poof, footstool with books and dark little chair next to the bigger tan ones. And the screen. Otherwise I think it looks really cozy and beautiful. Your furniture is really nice, just edit a bit

Cringel- any changes or new items? Just checking in.

Wow! I have never seen a pouf like that! I have a great appreciation for what you have done here. It could not be more different than any styles I’ve had through the decades, but I find it stunningly beautiful! I would love to see more photos of the room, and perhaps adjacent rooms.

If it is overwhelming to try so many suggestions, perhaps you could just start with one. Would you be able to show us a photo without the screen since several have suggested that it is making the room look more full than it really is?