Wanted to have a family info board in the kitchen for a long time. But then these mirrors caught my eye and I instantly loved it. And when the MagicMirror project was featured Project #1 in MagPi I ran out of excuses not to make one.

Installation/setup is amazingly easy and well made!
Need to invest time now to learn more about github and node.js to make the most of it!

Finished project

Old Asus 22" monitor

Custom frame

Monitor fitted in frame and with cables

Last check before it goes onto the wall

Album with more pictures on Imgur

Got the two way mirror from Plexihof (Lucerne, Switzerland)

Problems faced
Had an old Raspi 2 laying around that was not really reliable and cost me lots of headaches (ie. dropped wifi connection)
So I swapped it for a new Raspi 3. Used a brand new installation of Raspbian Jessie (2017-03-02)

Installation was a breeze. Followed this tutorial.

Problem I could fix

• Screen went black. -> install xscreensaver

Problems I could not fix

• MagicMirror does not autostart after reboot. Haven’t really invested time yet as this does not bother me too much
• Mouse pointer still on screen visible after MagicMirror starts. Also not bothering me too much.

Answering myself here might help somebody with a similar problem.

Thanks to the latest Issue 60 of The MagPi I checked the wireless network with the Wifi Analizer and I realized that I had to change the channel. Looks much better now :)