[Distinctivescenes]

Well you didn't mention what the cabinets were made of. If they are wood you can give then a light sanding to make the paint take. Fill and nicks and dings there might be with wood putty, and sand that. Then clean with tack cloth and paint them with regular latex paint. To make them cleanable, I would go with the minimum of a satin finish. The higher the gloss, the easier to clean. But if there are more imperfections and they are not filled and sanded smoothly, the higher the gloss of the paint, the more they will show too.

If the cabinets are made with formica, they need to be sanded considerably to get any shinyness off of them. The paint won't stick if they are shiny. You will need to clean them as above but also need to prime them before painting. You can still use latex paint. Whatever color you dicide to use, ex. Black. Then have your primer tinted a similar color. You won't need to tint the priment only if you are going to paint your cabinets a light color. Good luck.