I am so sorry for your loss.  An estate is generally divided in to two categories: real property and personal property.  When someone inherits "the house" the Will can play an integral part in determining exactly what that means overall.  If there are contents in the house that are given specifically in the Will to a beneficiary then one could assume that the contents were not considered part of the package.  Here you say that the contents are not specifically mentioned so State law will also help determine what goes with the house and what is distributed separately.  The attorney that helps to probate the estate should be able to answer this question more definitively.  Good luck to you.