Smart Mirror

A Raspberry Pi information display hidden behind see-through mirror glass.

The finished display behind the see-through mirror glass, before the frame went on.

I decided to build a smart mirror as a fun personal project.

The image shows a see-through (two-way) mirror that reflects most of the light that hits it but lets a bright screen behind it shine through. Behind it is a monitor driven by a Raspberry Pi. I used Magic Mirror to render all the information seen on the display. Once it was working, I built a wooden frame with miter joints around the glass so it hangs like an ordinary mirror.

The display shows:

• Time and date, plus a list of upcoming holidays
• Weather: current conditions and a multi-day forecast
• Moon phase, with the countdown to the next full moon
• Hockey scores for the games I’m following
• Chuck Norris facts, because every mirror needs one