The good news is that once you get past the difficulty of assembling the mirror, MagPi has made it so you can install all the software you need to actually run this on a Raspberry Pi with a single ...

A Raspberry Pi doesn't have built in memory, so you're going to have to fix that if you're making a smart mirror. The software you're loading onto it has to live somewhere.

As you’d expect, the mirror uses Windows 10 running on a Raspberry 2 or 3. Like the various other DIY options out there, it simply includes a two-way mirror with a monitor strapped to the back.

Using a Raspberry Pi mini PC as the core Srivishnu has been able to create his smart mirror for less than $80. This includes creating your very own wooden framework.