Photos: At Home with Jamie Kopf and Josh Winstral in University City
Jamie Kopf and Josh Winstral have lived in their 110-year-old colonial style home in University City for over 10 years and have slowly worked on updating each room in their home, complete with a vintage 1970s pinball machine and a working Wurlitzer jukebox.
A wooden table and chandelier are the centerpieces in the dining room in Jamie Kopf and Josh Winstral’s home in University City, on Friday, March 27, 2026.
“I found in looking at houses that you start to learn what you gravitate toward. I learned that I like symmetrical houses. The foursquare colonials and the center hall layouts were the ones that I was more drawn to,†Kopf says.
A black and white photo of Jamie Kopf and Josh Winstral hangs in the stairwell of their home in University City, on Friday, March 27, 2026.
Green tile was installed in the third floor main bathroom in Jamie Kopf and Josh Winstral’s home in University City, on Friday, March 27, 2026.
The sun room in Jamie Kopf and Josh Winstral’s home features a photo wall, a record player and a 1970s vintage pinball machine passed down from a family friend in University City, on Friday, March 27, 2026.
After their daughter, Josie, was born, Kopf and Winstral updated an attic storage space into a serene primary suite.
A chalk wall with messages and drawings is in Jamie Kopf and Josh Winstral’s daughter’s room in their home in University City, on Friday, March 27, 2026.
The main bedroom bathroom on the third floor has a stained glass window in Jamie Kopf and Josh Winstral’s home in University City, on Friday, March 27, 2026.
Each track is labelled in a working Wurlitzer jukebox in the living room of Jamie Kopf and Josh Winstral’s home in University City, on Friday, March 27, 2026. The jukebox was passed down to Winstral from his grandparents.
Kopf and Winstral transformed an existing but fairly unusable bathroom into a luxurious primary bath, taking color inspiration from the original stained-glass window. The glass-enclosed shower features multi-hued green subway tile. Black vinyl floor tiles mimic the look of marble.
As music lovers, one of the family’s most cherished heirlooms is a 1940s Wurlitzer jukebox that once belonged to Winstral’s grandparents.
A light-filled room at the back of the house that was once a playroom for the kids is now a cozy space where the family enjoys listening to records together or playing a game of pinball on a vintage machine that was in Kopf’s grandmother’s basement when she was growing up. A gallery of family photos hangs on the wall.
The sunny dining room is a fun mix of modern and antique furnishings with built-in corner China cabinets. The gold-painted embossed vinyl wallcovering under the chair rail is reminiscent of old tin ceilings.
 Daughter Josie picked out the paint color for her room, Sherwin-Williams Amaryllis. A chalkboard wall allows for daily creative expression.
The second floor bathroom for their kids has gold and navy accents in Jamie Kopf and Josh Winstral’s home in University City, on Friday, March 27, 2026.
The living room features large windows, crown molding and original hardwood floors. Kopf and Winstral recently added built-in shelving on either side of the gas fireplace.
From left, Josh Winstral and Jamie Kopf pose for a portrait in their home in University City, on Friday, March 27, 2026. They have lived in their 110-year-old colonial-style house for 10 years.
Liz Rymarev | Post-Dispatch
Photographer
Ten years ago, Jamie Kopf and Josh Winstral moved from Brooklyn, N.Y., to a 1915-built brick colonial in University City.
