My favorite way to store knives is on a magnetic strip. If you don't care to permanently add to a kitchen wall, a wooden knife block works just as well, even if it takes up a bit of precious counter ...
The big, bulky, wooden knife block is cancer unto your kitchen. You know the ones — the 6″ x 12″ x 8″ 10-pounders that harbor more slots than there are knives in existence. Walk into any commercial ...