lux, the house we bought has a space for a very small built in oven (the space is i think 24 inches wide, the kitchen is from the mid 60s). there was no oven when we bought b/c of an oven fire when the place was last rented out. i've never been much of an oven gal anyways, have always been a stovetop, microwave, and grill cooker, so there was no real rush to find and install the oven. with the toaster oven i got for christmas, i can make my jiffy cakes and not even notice i don't have an oven.
plus, we can't decide if we want to stick with the current setup (dropin cook top which we bought for $50 and separate oven) or if we want a traditional range. the second option will require some pretty massive cabinet cutting and rewiring and i'm not sure that we feel up to it
