How do you store your needles?

I have the Boye Interchangeables that come with a case. My straights are in two containers. The 10" ones are in a tall coffee mug that I like, but can't use b/c the handle broke. The 15" ones are in a cylindrical vase and they sit on my desk or on the dresser that houses the craft stuff next to the desk. I can't imagine what I'd do with fixed circulars though. I can see where your current method would drive you nuts. Maybe you can store them in a needle or hook case that has slots/pockets for each needle, and just space the separate ends of the needles a few slots apart so the cords don't get quite as tangled. In case you need further visuals... say you have 3 sets of circs (for the sake of argument here) 7's, 10's, 12's and all 16 inches long. You get a needle case that has 12 pockets across for each of the needles. You put one end of the 7 in slot 1, 10 in slot 2, 12 in slot 3. Then move the other ends to slot, 12, 11, and 10 accordingly.
Not sure how that would work, but it might be worth a shot. Otherwise you can get a corkboard and a bunch of pushpins, and hang each set of circulars from a pushpin. Or a french message board with the criss-crossed ribbons, tuck one end behind a ribbon and hang the circs from the ribbons that way. Then they'd be sort of on display.